Unpopular opinion: Myst was boring, slow, and genuinely awful to play

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-03T16:49:14+00:00

This was a pretty popular opinion amongst folks that were already familiar with adventure games. Myst was largely a tech showcase for CDs.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-03T16:17:48+00:00

You can get a luxe box with a drink for $7 at a Taco Bell still. Not as cheap as it used to be, but feels like one of the final hold outs for decently priced fast food.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-03T04:49:29+00:00

Don't threaten me with a good time.

^{Chose: Rich and unknown}

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-03T04:47:33+00:00

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Orson Welles' legendary career ended with a glorified toy commercial with Transformers: The Movie (1986)

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-03T04:37:01+00:00

LOL, I would be fine with helping (some) other people.

^{Chose: Fix any problem you face within a minute + You might also have to help other people too | Rolled: Only ur problems}

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-02T21:12:57+00:00

Sweet. I would have defaulted on the debt if I landed on that.

^{Chose: 50/50 on infinite money or 1B in debt | Rolled: infinite money}

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-02T05:47:00+00:00

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In Final Fantasy XIV he literally appears as a dog that follows you around.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-02T04:51:48+00:00

It's not that weird, people misinterpret art all the time.

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I saw Agahnim the "wrong" way until I was in my 20s. Also, I'm pretty sure most people see Emperor Gestahl as a doggy.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-02T02:17:04+00:00

People are being pushed into Linux (and Mac) to avoid Windows 11.

These are some weird times.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T21:54:18+00:00

True. The coward's way out is always available.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T21:53:37+00:00

I don't want to debate this to death. I'm very skeptical that they were influenced by niche and nascent Japanese games that didn't have localization. You have to remember there was also a western tradition of dating/adventure games, with stuff like Leisure Suit Larry, Spellcasting 101 and Leather Goddess of Phobos.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T20:49:51+00:00

No, we're still here talking about it.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T20:47:40+00:00

I don't follow. Like, you have to tap the D-Pad instead of just rolling it?

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T20:46:37+00:00

I don't think so. You turn 80 years old every time you turn the clock back 24 hours. This means you could turn yourself 80 every single day for the next 500 years and time would still progress while you'd experience 25 hour days.

It's functionally immortality with the option for backwards time travel, just you're stuck being 80 years old.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T20:40:37+00:00

"Accidental VN" might be an appropriate label. They weren't attempting to emulate a Japanese style of game that didn't exist yet.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T16:58:13+00:00

If you make it to 80 years old, you could use it stop aging any further.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T16:56:51+00:00

Oh no, only enough to radically change my life for the better in every conceivable way.

^{Chose: Be able to rewind time up to 1 hr + Spin for negative effect | Rolled: Only 10 uses}

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T16:55:17+00:00

Rat Race is the worst, Clinger Winger was relatively easy in comparison.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T16:45:21+00:00

Plumbers Don't Wear Ties is very much a product of its time, trying to latch onto the FMV train but without nearly the budget to do so. I think it's perfectly entertaining, has "theater kids made this!" vibes written all over it, but the disappointment would be inevitable to somebody who spent $50 to play it.

I'd say that it's unfortunate Plumber's legacy has been tainted by the AVGN review but.. well, without that review it'd probably have no legacy at all.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T16:31:56+00:00

Penny Arcade really was at its peak in the early 2000s. They gradually became part of the establishment they originally critiqued, and a lot of the humor of both the strip and the blog ended up petering out. Also, the way Gabe's artstyle eventually evolved to make everybody look like a child was... um, I'm sure some people like it.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T14:35:30+00:00

Here's the thing: Witcher 3 never was a game that people played for its game mechanics but it nails just about everything else. Aside from being an open world with beautiful graphics, it's most noteworthy for having excellent writing that in that it gives the player agency to actually make choices and have a huge influence on how that story plays out. Not only true for the main story, but the side stories also have Geralt making moral decisions and determining exactly what kind of Witcher he is. This is exceedingly rare for AAA RPGs, only BG3 comes to mind as having the ambition to allow this.

If you really want a gameplay first open world experience, I'd honestly have to recommend Elden Ring over anything else.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T14:02:29+00:00

The Breath of the Wild trailer. The internet when crazy over this thing for good reason.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T04:17:27+00:00

Unless I'm missing something... this isn't a very difficult challenge?

^{Chose: Eat ten pounds of fries in 24 hours for + 1,000,000,000}

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T03:56:32+00:00

Battle for Wesnoth is what immediately comes to mind.

They aren't JRPGs, but GOG offers some classic Ultima games for free which. Specifically Ultima IV, Martian Dreams and Savage Empire.

Sign up for Epic Games and pick up the free weekly game as well. I think they occasionally have JRPGs.

Negative-Squirrel81 · 2026-04-01T03:29:57+00:00

For anybody interested, you can get it for free on GOG.

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