It turned
out to be a story about a man who had written lots of books about very unique
lands that he created in his mind. This man had learned a special way of
writing the stories which caused them to actually come into existence. He was
able to travel through the books and visit the lands he had created. These lands
had their own population of people with their own culture and way of life. However,
someone had destroyed many of his lands and he needed my help to find out who
it was and stop them.
Suddenly
I found myself on his team and I really needed to help him rescue his beloved
lands. I had to search the entire island and find clues. There were switches to
turn on, levers to pull and elevators to ride in. It was very intriguing and challenging
to try to figure out all of the clues. It took a lot of time to solve all of
the mysteries and figure out who the culprit was, but it was worth every
minute.
After I finished
it I discovered that the story continued in a second game called Riven. I didn’t
even hesitate to buy the second game. It turned out to be even more involved
and harder to solve. The graphics were incredibly beautiful and life like. While
playing these games you really do find that you get to really know your way
around the lands and feel like you are part of the story. It was very sad when
the game was done. But, guess what, there was a third chapter to the story. The
third one was called Exile.
When I got
part way through Exile, my mother became ill and needed help so I moved in with
her. After that I didn’t have time to play the game anymore. A couple of years
later my mother passed away. Then I met and started dating my husband. We got
married so I had another distraction. I was working about ten hours a day and
then coming home and spending the evening with him.
In January
of this year I retired. Now I have more time and I am really getting in the
mood to start playing the game again. I am even thinking about reloading the
first game and starting the whole adventure all over again. That way I can
share it with my husband.
Oh, and
guess what. After I finish with Exile, I can continue on with Uru, and End of
Ages. Yes, they have come out with two more games in the series.
These
games are unlike any others I have ever seen. Figuring out the clues and
solving the mysteries is very challenging. I highly recommend the whole Myst
series if you enjoy that sort of thing. They can be found online, on Amazon and
on Ebay. There are also books to help you if you get stuck. Be prepared to
write down the clues you find and where you found them. It will really help
you. Also, remember to turn around and look behind you as you go down the
paths, and so on. Sometimes you will see things looking backwards that you don’t
see looking forward.
If you
do take the challenge, you will never look at your computer the same way again.
Have fun.
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