Unlimited ZALGO appreciation thread!

[LMNO]

he comes.



















ZALGO.

[Cainad (dec.)]

I fucking loved that game.

I know, right? I played all the sequels except Uru (which the rotten bastards didn't release for Mac), and every once in a while I check up on the status of Uru Live. Apparently Cyan Worlds plans to release the code as open source so fans can run the game.

[Richter]

There are a few private servers, AFAIK. 
Glad folks got the refference   I still play the original every few years, when I've forgotten the puzzles.

[LMNO]

Truth be told, I didn't like Riven very much.

Maybe my mentality had changed, but I thought that the clues and riddles in Myst were much more "believable" than in Riven.  I mean, I loved the "no rulebook, no rules, figure it out as you go along," but it just seemed you had to do a lot more pointless guessing, and less actual thinking to solve the puzzles.

[Cainad (dec.)]

I was kind of obsessed with the series. In addition to all the games, I've read all three novels (which are actually decent reads, IMO, and fill in a LOT of backstory) and personally find the storyline pretty compelling. Probably has something to do with being exposed to the game at such a young age.

Truth be told, I didn't like Riven very much.

Maybe my mentality had changed, but I thought that the clues and riddles in Myst were much more "believable" than in Riven.  I mean, I loved the "no rulebook, no rules, figure it out as you go along," but it just seemed you had to do a lot more pointless guessing, and less actual thinking to solve the puzzles.

Riven was freaking hard. You're right; the puzzles made sense after you read the solutions, but the thought process from clues to solutions did seem like a real stretch.





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[LMNO]

HE COMES!

[Cain]

 

HE COMES!

[Richter]

Truth be told, I didn't like Riven very much.

Maybe my mentality had changed, but I thought that the clues and riddles in Myst were much more "believable" than in Riven.  I mean, I loved the "no rulebook, no rules, figure it out as you go along," but it just seemed you had to do a lot more pointless guessing, and less actual thinking to solve the puzzles.

Riven was a step more towards an "Adventure" game than the series really needed.  Figuring out the D'ni numerical system was a pain in the ass too.

[LMNO]

Thoughts on Exile?


PS - there are plans to adapt it to the iPhone.





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[Cainad (dec.)]

Exile had a compelling story and a killer ending (or set of endings). After doing the "good" ending, I tried the "you win, but he loses and commits suicide" ending just to see it before turning the game off and going to bed. I felt so bad about it I actually got out of bed, turned the computer back on, and did the good ending again just to soothe my conscience.

Yeah, that's right. I was an extremely kind, sensitive, and sympathetic human being before I got hooked on this place.

As far as puzzles, my dad and I (we always combined our brainpower and played the games side-by-side) got a lot farther on our own in Exile than in Riven before we wimped out and bought the cheat book.


Myst 4, anyone?






...He came!




oh yuck...

[P3nT4gR4m]

Exile had a compelling story and a killer ending (or set of endings). After doing the "good" ending, I tried the "you win, but he loses and commits suicide" ending just to see it before turning the game off and going to bed. I felt so bad about it I actually got out of bed, turned the computer back on, and did the good ending again just to soothe my conscience.

Yeah, that's right. I was an extremely kind, sensitive, and sympathetic human being before I got hooked on this place.

As far as puzzles, my dad and I (we always combined our brainpower and played the games side-by-side) got a lot farther on our own in Exile than in Riven before we wimped out and bought the cheat book.

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[Richter]

As far as puzzles, my dad and I (we always combined our brainpower and played the games side-by-side) got a lot farther on our own in Exile than in Riven before we wimped out and bought the cheat book.

2 or 3 of us would do this in college, sit down and plow through a few similar games.  It's a fun way for a small group to swap ideas about the diff puzzles.  Loom by Lucasarts took us 4 hours, Zork: Nemesis took a couple sittings. 

[Elder Iptuous]

So, this ZAlgo meme has been going on for over 4 years, and i never heard of it?
did it just not get much further than 4chan, or something?

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

I didn't even know it was from 4chan...

[Cain]

Its not, its from b3ta, and I believe its only about a month old, but thats all 4chan needs to drive something into the ground, sadly.

Cain,
thinks Lovecraftian-esque horror should be the next Steampunk