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The next day...
Starlight Glimmer sits in her room, surrounded by kites and framed photos of friends.
She fills out School of Friendship paperwork, yawning every once in a while before taking sips from a mug of tea.
There's a knock on her door.
“~Come in~” she says.
The door opens. Spike waddles in, dragging a bookbag over his shoulder.
“Hey, Starlight.”
“Good afternoon, Spike.” She smiles over her shoulder. “What's up?”
“Nothing much.” He raises an eyecrest. “Although I'm surprised to find you here working. I thought you and Trixie had a mare's-day-out planned for this evening.”
“We did. Butttttt...” Starlight rests the mug of tea back down onto her coaster—which happens to be a blue-tinged tome. “...that's gonna be delayed for a bit.” She huffs. “At least until after I can find a friggin' walkthrough.”
“Oh, cool... I guess...”
“Did you need something, Spike?”
“Well, now that you mentioned it...” Spike reaches into the bookbag. “Something popped out of the portal in the basement overnight. Looks kinda cursed to me.”
“You don't say?” Starlight turns around and motions at him. “Here. Let me see.”
Spike hands her a red-colored antique book.
“Uhhhhh...” Starlight's ears fold back. With a nervous breath, she slowly peels the book up to its very middle.
There's a picture frame on the top right corner. It dances with static snow.
And then...
Sscrkkkt-scttt-“Achenar???”-Scct-ssctt-sccdtt!!!
Sunset Shimmer's distressed pony face looms into view, squinting. She blushes—matching the static all around her.
Ssccrst-ssst-sst-“Oh. Starlight. Hi there. Eheheheh...”-Scct-scrkkkst-sttt-scct-“Anyways, can you find me the red pages?"-Scrrcckt-scctt-sckktt-“Pretty pleeeeeease?"-Scrkkkt-scccttt!!!
Starlight slaps the book shut, making Spike flinch.
“Oh Celestia dammit!!!”
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God I need to play Myst again sometime.
This was fucking glorious. Brought back tons of memories. Fear (I was so freaking afraid of getting jumpscared), confusion, frustration... I had to get the guide from the library just to complete the damned thing!
... I honestly have no idea what the fuck I just read. In a good way I might add. But I honestly don't get what this is a crossover of or what the point of all Starlight's suff was.
It sounds like a game. But I've never played it by what I read.
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Myst. It was a very, very confusing game with no hints on how to proceed. Starlight's adventure pretty well sums up the experience.
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That helps, as much as it can anyway. I know the game Myst at least, but only in name. Never played it myself. Probably never will.
Out of all the things to feel nostalgic about, I was not expecting this. And yikes, if that was how it felt to play the game without a walkthrough... Yeah, no wonder Starlight took a break.
(Heck, even with the guide, I could never figure out that slider puzzle with the piano. Seriously, what even the crap.)
Delightful little tale of one of the most patient mares in Equestria.
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Oh it got worse as the game progressed. There was a fucking maze at one point that had no map. And it was a node type maze with up to EIGHT different directions you could go. Myst was a massive exercise in frustration.
https://www.riumplus.com/mystbook/
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To be fair, you could get a clue to what the sounds meant from another rotating puzzle that used similar sounds. Not the same sounds, just a mostly similar set with I think one different. Also, the puzzle is located in an entirely different Age. Also, you can't leave Ages that you've entered until you manage to complete them. Also, you can do the Ages in any order.
10204451
Even WITH a guide I could never get the slider to Selenitic to work just right.
Oh, God, a MYST crossover? My sister and I played MYST, RIVEN, and EXILE, and read the three-part book series. It's a staple of my childhood. I might not have a choice but to add this to my RiL.
On a related note, fans of MYST should probably try Obduction.
With Starlight, you have flawlessly captured the experience of playing Myst. Well Done!
Ponies and mystical books *shakes head*
Starlight better hope she never gets stuck in the Fifth Age, if she has this much trouble with Myst.
Although it would be pretty funny to watch her try to figure out the marble puzzle.
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I take it from the tone of this comment that you haven't read Aitran yet? That one is a far more in-depth story, and it has sequels covering the other games! It's also the reason I own them all, as a blog post notified me of the Kickstarter behind rereleasing them all on Steam. And, yeah, that does mean they're all on Steam now.
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Ooooh. I must investigate. Thanks for the heads up!
You can has review!