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   Michael (michaelklamerus@dosgame.club)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 23:58:28 JST Michael

   I didn’t realize the Riven remake comes out so soon

   https://youtu.be/LN1TQm942_U?si=Zk-kLZorHWtXLEMK

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     powersoffour (powersoffour@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 23:58:24 JST powersoffour

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     • BogusMeatFactory

     @Bogusmeatfactory @MichaelKlamerus I don't see why it can't be both. They tiptoed into that territory with the teacup in Manhole, anyway, where it was both a teacup with a boat in it *and* a representation of Man's Yearning For Connection Amidst Chaos.

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     BogusMeatFactory (bogusmeatfactory@dosgame.club)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 23:58:25 JST BogusMeatFactory

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     @MichaelKlamerus get ready to hear me rant about the nature of the star fissure and how it is a narrative device meant to physically represent the emotional rift between a father and son and not some REAL LIFE NATURAL PHENOMENA!

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     Michael (michaelklamerus@dosgame.club)'s status on Monday, 03-Jun-2024 23:58:27 JST Michael

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     I will still be on leave when this comes out so I can play this game about shitty dads with my kids

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     powersoffour (powersoffour@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 00:11:47 JST powersoffour

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     • BogusMeatFactory

     @Bogusmeatfactory @MichaelKlamerus I feel justified in asserting that a rational, science-driven explanation of a steam-powered tree elevator would increase my holistic enjoyment of the game.

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     BogusMeatFactory (bogusmeatfactory@dosgame.club)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 00:11:49 JST BogusMeatFactory

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     • powersoffour

     @powersoffour @MichaelKlamerus this is, again, me getting crotchety about people's need to scientifically calculate and explain how everything works in Myst games with real-world science.

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     BogusMeatFactory (bogusmeatfactory@dosgame.club)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 00:11:50 JST BogusMeatFactory

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     • powersoffour

     @powersoffour @MichaelKlamerus oh no, I mean, not an actual natural phenomena that can be explained with real science in the real world.

     In the myst universe, sure, it is naturally happening... there are reasons behind it.

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     powersoffour (powersoffour@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 00:23:24 JST powersoffour

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     • BogusMeatFactory

     @Bogusmeatfactory @MichaelKlamerus I have no counterexamples to offer, merely the statement that an adherence to a self-consistent set of rules is something that I absolutely think helps with the immersion Myst provides.

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     BogusMeatFactory (bogusmeatfactory@dosgame.club)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 00:23:25 JST BogusMeatFactory

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     • powersoffour

     @powersoffour @MichaelKlamerus I always like to stress that Myst games create a set of rules and play by them thoroughly. There is contextual reasons for almost everything, and how everything works follows the constraints of those rules, but in the end, they create the rules. They are not bound by the rules of the natural world we live in.

     So we will have that steam powered tree elevator and we will understand how it works and love it even if it wouldn't work in real life!