Text Adventures like Myst
Which of the Infocom text adventure games is most like Myst?
I'm looking for a text adventure game (Z-code) with logic based,
interelated puzzles (ala Myst) rather than inventory combination (use
ink with pen). I'd prefer something from a well known publisher such
as Infocom.
Cheers,
Dave
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Other similar adventure games:
-The Last Express
-Obisidian (by Rocket Science)
-The Curse of Monkey Island (by Legend Entertainment; Salon.com calls it "one of the best adventure games of 1997")
Here is a list of Infocom Adventure games you can play online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/ you might want to try a few and see which ones you like. (Apparently Zork is very popular, but I don't know how similar it is to Myst.)
Because you like Infocom, you might want to check out their website: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/
Also you might want to check out adventure games by Activision, they took over Infocom.
Text Adventure games are also called Interactive Fiction. The Interactive Fiction Archive has tons of information:http://www.ifarchive.org/
Other well-known companies: Adventure International, Legend Entertainment
http://www.geocities.com/ataniel/rivenreview.htm
http://www.justadventure.com/articles/The_Adventure_Game_Is_Dead/Adventure_...
Classic Text Adventure Games of Infocom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Text_Adventure_Masterpieces_of_Infocom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_fiction#Commercial_era
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Adventure Classic Gaming ( http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com ) - This is the only contemporary adventure game sites I know that also actively reviews classic interactive fiction games, including games from Infocom and Legend.
IFWiiki ( http://www.ifwiki.org ) - This is a great resource to check on a particular interactive fiction title. It catalogs both commercial and amateur text adventure games, so you will need to refine your search if you are only interested in commercial titles.
Brass Lantern ( http://www.brasslantern.org ) - This site has a great list of articles on the background of interactive fiction. It also has a news section on modern IF movement.
Linda
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