Official PC Thread

**arjue** · 18 Dec 2009, 10:51 AM

if there is anyone who hasn't bought TF2 yet they should go fly a kite.

Less rocket jump damage and higher damage for accurate shots is making me very scared of already scary skilled soldiers though.

**Frogacuda** · 18 Dec 2009, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by epmode

How are the Myst games, anyway? I was considering Myst 1 and Riven on GOG.

Myst is a good adventure game that gets some backlash because it tapped into the casual market and led to a tide of games trying to do the same. It's a very accessible game to someone who has zero familiarity with gaming, but maybe somewhat trying for someone who does because it requires a lot of reading and some note taking.

Riven is really pretty and really ambitious, but it's so obtuse it seems almost impossible to me. Flip a switch and something on another island changes. Requires really good observational skills. Also fuck anything that isn't the DVD version, because the disc swapping was nightmarish.

**bVork** · 18 Dec 2009, 03:39 PM

I still think Myst and Riven have some of the most logical puzzles ever seen in an adventure game. There are no cat hair mustaches or giving people monocles because they want a necklace with an eye on it. Everything makes perfect sense and is well integrated within the worlds. Sure, figuring out the puzzles may not be easy since you can't just use everything with everything, but I never once felt cheated by a puzzle.

By the way, the new Team Fortress 2 update added crafting. So now you don't have to wait around forever hoping to get a hat dropped - you can make one yourself! If you have the 81 or so items required. Speaking of which, I think Valve screwed up a bit. The item drop rate is batshit insane. I ended up with FOUR camera beards last night.

**Tain** · 18 Dec 2009, 04:13 PM

Myst is sweet. Myst 3 is cool too.

Riven is gorgeous (prettier than 3), but fuck that part where you have to close the doors behind you to find hidden passages, that got me like augh.

**YellerDog** · 18 Dec 2009, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by Melf

New retro gaming control stick coming from Microprose (!):

What the hell is that monstrosity?

**Yoshi** · 18 Dec 2009, 04:46 PM

For the love of God don't give Myst any more sales.

**epmode** · 18 Dec 2009, 04:58 PM

OK, most of you think it's good. Mzo hates it but he yells at me for waiting for the PC version of Assassin's Creed 2 so fuck him. Yoshi hates it but I don't think he played Machinarium while Frog did so fuck him too.

I might get it! Stay tuned for more updates TNL!

**Changeling** · 18 Dec 2009, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by YellerDog

What the hell is that monstrosity?

Its more for old emulation stuff. I think its pretty neat.

**Yoshi** · 18 Dec 2009, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by epmode

OK, most of you think it's good. Mzo hates it but he yells at me for waiting for the PC version of Assassin's Creed 2 so fuck him. Yoshi hates it but I don't think he played Machinarium while Frog did so fuck him too.

I might get it! Stay tuned for more updates TNL!

I haven't played Machinarium yet, but I will. The demo is 100x better than the entire Myst series.