How many Zork fans are also Myst fans?

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Baryon
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How many Zork fans are also Myst fans?

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The Zork and Myst series are very similar in some ways. Both concern lost and/or fallen underground civilizations with special powers or abilities. Both are oriented around puzzles and story more than other games. Both have ended due to reasons best described by the phrase 'commercial viability'.

I like both Zork and Myst. Do you?
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Myst just never endeared me the way Zork did.  I've always found Zork games to be very rewarding to play, fail, and win.  

Myst just bored me for some reason.  

I'm sure I'm in the minority though. :)  
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I kinda liked Myst1 and Myst3 wasn't too bad. However, they were very boring.

On the other hand we have Zork, very fun and not boring.
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Re: How many Zork fans are also Myst fans?

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I like the MYST series very much.  Visually stunning, great puzzles, emersive environment.  I think Nemesis is pretty MYST-like.  My favorite of the MYST series, by far,  is Riven.
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Graphically Myst is better. It's a treat to the eyes at first. Atmospherically I'm always impressed with each Myst game in the beginning but as you continue into the game it becomes rather sedate.
Zork TGI is a ridiculous yet clever game, Nemesis is creepy and claustrophobic but still retains a sense of humour.
It's funny though, the Zork adventurer seems to me more isolated even though in Myst you are sort of invisible. I suppose it's because it's easier to get involved in Zork as the storytelling and character of the game is stronger.
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