Vacuosity

More missing link

Since the server doesn't seem to appreciate my verbosity, this post will exist in two parts.

When I first heard about Myst III, I was excited. There was a bit of media hoopla building it up, but then it seemed to disappear. I wasn't even aware that it was out until a couple months ago when it quietly surfaced on the shelves. It seemed an undeservedly quiet arrival for such a significant event.

We have just started playing, Jordan included, and it is no disappointment so far. The scenery is as beautiful as ever, the gameplay seems complex, and the worlds might be the most imaginative yet. They even have new music, a significant part of the originals, supplied by a Philharmonic composer. It's incredible. Jordan is blown away, and we've only just begun to turn knobs, crank dials and shift gears.

It's a shame that such a work of art, a masterpiece of creative vision and imagination should suffer such an ignominious demise, especially when the competition are games like Blood Rayne and Mortal Kombat, shameful testaments to a degraded society. Brutality over beauty. This little gem, now available for PS2, was being sold (new, not even on sale) for only $30. It was the cheapest PS2 title available. Sad, especially when not even a decade ago, its predecessor was the best selling video game of all time.

To those of you who would rather slice and dice in a dark and fetid underworld than experience an astoundingly serene environment, you have my pity. You have lost your ability to appreciate beauty. I, for one, will happily hermit myself away with our new game and leave the bloodshed to you.

posted by David @ 12:45 a.m.