If you could inhabit the world of any video or computer game, which one would you choose?

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• OH! Me too! That would be my pick, Myst, Riven, all those places! Thanks so much for mentioning my fav:-)

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  by Galeanda on April 15th, 2008

• cool, I'd never have thought you played computer games Galeanda :). Yeah, Riven.. the only game I decided not to seek help with on the internet, and the only game I haven't beaten yet *grrr*...

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  by GreenFreak on April 15th, 2008

• Riven was difficult in parts. So many puzzles to figure out just right, so many clues, lots of places to wander. It was terrific!!! I'm a long time gamer, especially adventure, or role-playing without too much hacking up bad guys. I loved Syberia, too, not a difficult game but a beautiful one. I started out with the old text-based games like Zork lol!

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  by Galeanda on April 16th, 2008

• (sorry if I'm double posting, AB wouldn't let me post my comments)
  Don't think I've ever heard of Zork though.. I tried a text based game once though, but the commands confused the hell out of me, so even though I like old games, I haven't looked that far back since then ;)

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  by GreenFreak on April 16th, 2008

• cool :). Well, I'm not old enough to have played the really old titles, the first games I played for a while and did actually have some understanding of was probably Diablo (the first one) and Warcraft II (although I didn't understand a single English word back then). I first discovered Myst Exile, then the remade Myst, then Myst Revelation and Myst End of Ages (which was a violation to the series and sooo sad to play, because there was hardly none of the elements I loved from the other games - the environments, the ambience, the graphics, the use of live actors, the characters, and especially the story line). Riven was the last game I bought, as it took me YEARS to find a copy and then another few months to find a way to make it run smoothly on my computer.
  After that, I didn't want to rush through it :)

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  by GreenFreak on April 16th, 2008

• End of Ages was horrible and I never bothered to finish it. It just never felt right. Hated the perspective it had. Everything I liked in Myst was gone. I just finished Revelation last year after having to restart it on a new computer since going through an old PC meltdown lol! Have you read the books about Myst? Those added so much to my understanding and enjoyment of the worlds. I'm amazed at the thought and care that went into the development to this game.

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  by Galeanda on April 16th, 2008

• not to mention the ingame music ^^. Got a (illegal) downloaded cd with the soundtrack from Myst, the intro song still gives me (pleasant) chills.
  Thanks for the tip about the books, might actually buy some of them when I can affort it :)

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  by GreenFreak on April 16th, 2008

• You're very welcome. Great to talk to a Myst fan:-)

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  by Galeanda on April 16th, 2008

• Always welcome :). As a final note, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about when I say that I had to choose one age to live in, it would probably be Serenia or Tomahna :)

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  by GreenFreak on April 16th, 2008

• GreenFreak, the FBI will be at your door in a few minutes. ;) Myst has an actual soundtrack? I must get it.

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  by gondola on April 16th, 2008

• I had Riven for about two months when I let someone borrow it. Then I got sick and spent a week in a hospital and have not seen my game since. Great game, though.

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  by gondola on April 16th, 2008