10 Indies Games that Matter

[Alec]

Aye, the thing I liked a lot about Myst was that everything worked together really well. Like the puzzles were all really well thought out in terms of how they fit into the world, and there was so much detail in how everything operated that you felt like you were really there. The music and sound effects also helped sell the atmosphere. It was fun to just wander around in those worlds.

The Myst books are also really great, its a really fleshed out and interesting universe.

I still would get retardedly stuck on the puzzles though, lol.

[Archeus]

Aye, the thing I liked a lot about Myst was that everything worked together really well. Like the puzzles were all really well thought out in terms of how they fit into the world, and there was so much detail in how everything operated that you felt like you were really there. The music and sound effects also helped sell the atmosphere. It was fun to just wander around in those worlds.

The Myst books are also really great, its a really fleshed out and interesting universe.

I still would get retardedly stuck on the puzzles though, lol.

Lol. Your not the only one that would be stick on those things.

Oh yeah, definately... its great when gameplay mechanics mesh well with the atmosphere... like if your messing with a crystal puzzle in a magical area setting instead of a computer, which shouldn't be there.. or with music... they arent playing bluegrass in that area xD they are playing mystical (no pun intended) sounding music. :p

Things meshing together to create atmosphere really helps a game out.. and goes a long long way to really immerse people in a game. Its one of the reasons i plan on becoming a game creator in the near future.

[Alec]

Yeah, realizing that games are interactive multimedia format and uniting all those mediums is something I'm a big fan of.