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by HCIdivision17 4631 days ago
Absolutely. I am thrilled they're going back to making games that give that sense of lost curiosity. Even before Myst there was The Manhole, which I remember visiting as a little kid, very cool.

Someone made a great word that I forgot and can't find that described this feeling. Of being unstuck in time and space, a sort of vertigo upon realization that the universe is huge. Cyan Worlds manage to nail that effect while removing fear or tension. It's a childlike feeling that is rarely focused on, and they're masters of it.

Heh, I spent too many words in that, but Rand had trouble describing it too, so I don't feel too bad.