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The casual/core dichotomy has existed for ages, but only recently has the premise become so pronounced as to become cliche. Before games like Wii Fit had Nintendo rolling in coin like Scrooge McDuck, there were a number of games that catered to the casual set that were arguably more hardcore than first imagined. For example, MYST looked and played like a mouse tutorial for octogenarians, but contained a great many innovations in narrative delivery that grandpa probably wasn’t patient enough to explore. The mixture between casual-appeal and core-longevity thrust MYST’s sales into the stratosphere, making it the top selling PC game of all time [DOT][DOT][DOT] Continue reading →