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		glenra on Sept 25, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Looking back on the game 'Myst' on its 20th annive... Marathon (released in 1994) did the same sort of thing - lots of backstory revealed in drips and drabs via computer terminals. The team that did the Marathon series (originally a Mac-only title) later went on to develop Halo.

tomlu on Sept 25, 2013 [–]

Remember Pathways into Darkness? AFAIK that was their very first game. Brutally hard, and revealed the story in a similar fashion.

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