My wife and I were playing together one night, and both of us went “HOLY SHIT!!” when we turned around and this dude straight murdered us.
The thing is, up until that point Myst had been a totally safe place. We walked around knowing that although you might have made a mistake, it could be undone. You just needed to find the right solution. It was warm and comfortable.
Even when he ran up the path, we just figured it was the next part of the plot. It was super unsettling to be MURDERED and find out you COULD actually LOSE. Violently. With the dude running straight at you like in a nightmare.
It really, really doesn’t help that it is Brad Dourif murdering you.
It actually is the game that gave me the biggest jump scare of any game I’ve ever played, too. Which is really really weird.
Which jump scare?! I’m so curious hahaha
There’s a couple, but this one in particular:
SPOILER
https://youtu.be/JSuhE1ndwjc
My wife and I were playing together one night, and both of us went “HOLY SHIT!!” when we turned around and this dude straight murdered us.
The thing is, up until that point Myst had been a totally safe place. We walked around knowing that although you might have made a mistake, it could be undone. You just needed to find the right solution. It was warm and comfortable.
Even when he ran up the path, we just figured it was the next part of the plot. It was super unsettling to be MURDERED and find out you COULD actually LOSE. Violently. With the dude running straight at you like in a nightmare.
It really, really doesn’t help that it is Brad Dourif murdering you.