cristianolopes: I'm in serious doubt. I've never played any Myst games (although I always wanted to)...what should I do? Purchase the 2D Myst or RealMyst? The 3D one looks more interesting (the slide show thing looks a bit disorienting, and 3D just feels more...natural), but I really don't know what to do...help, anyone?
Oh, and what about The Manhole? Is it any good?
I'll quote myself:
Personally I think the two games are actually very different concerning mood and atmosphere, so I like to play them both for different reasons.
Advantages Myst Masterpiece:
-better lighting and texture/model/polygon detail (curved surfaces, etc.), it was just not possible in real time at the time realMYST was released
-simpler and more intuitive controls, navigation is a lot quicker
-very low hardware requirements
Advantages realMYST:
-free 3D movement (makes exploration much less confusing and disorienting sometimes)
-much higher screen resolutions and even antialising possible (Masterpiece is stuck at 640*480)
-changing weather, day & night cycle & more animations in general (water etc.)
-additional age to explore