Comments on: In Praise Of: Bungie Software, Part Two.

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Anonymous — Tue, 26 May 2026 01:49:20 +0000

We still play myth to this day (2026)!! Look for us in discord channels like Bagrada!

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 07:02:48 +0000

I think your history is off on Myth, both Myth 1 and 2 were very well received by critics (only the non-Bungie Myth 3 got panned). Myth 1 was strategy game of the year in the three biggest magazines at the time in North America (PCGamer, Computer Gaming World, Computer Strategy Games Plus). Also I thought graphics were great at the time of release. The terrain, the gore, the broken arrows, and general debris on the battlefield were amazing in 1997.

By: Ross

Ross — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 06:13:22 +0000

Thanks for reminding me how awesome these games were. I’m off to look for my copies.

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The Difficulty Of Difficulty. « The Scientific Gamer — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:02:29 +0000

[...] have always had an unorthodox approach to game difficulty (see the article on Myth for more info) and Halo was no exception. It had an advantage in that the sci-fi game universe [...]

By: innokenti

innokenti — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:30:14 +0000

Oh I think it did, but it also shed more light on the interesting aspect of how the Myth world worked with the cycles. Which is a pretty cool fantasy element, and well-worth exploring. It kind of made the first two myths more melancholic.

Myth 3 itself wasn’t all that great or coherent, but it was playable, and it was reasonably fun, and it injected a little more background into the world.

By: hentzau

hentzau — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:26:27 +0000

I will play Reach and ODST when I have enough money to buy a new 360.

Also you didn’t think the character driven gameplay of Myth 3 (look, there’s Balor! And Shiver! And Soulblighter! And the Deciever! And they’re BEST FRIENDS 4 EVA!) went against everything the series had done up until that point?

By: innokenti

innokenti — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:50:31 +0000

I am going to talk to you about ODST and Reach…

Actually I’ll leave that. Save to say that I think ODST managed something very good and soulful. So do try it out.

Re: Myth. Almost completely in agreement on each and every point. I would go so far as to say that Myth 1 and 2 are simply the best tactics/strategy games out there full stop. Nothing has beaten them and it is sad that it looks like nothing will for a while.

I fortunately still possess both my Myth CDs but they are somewhere in my pile of stuff back home in Russia so I have no easy access. My one hope is that they’ll get round to being released on GoG sooner or later…

I think I enjoyed Myth 2 a little more – there was perhaps a little less vigour to the story, but I found the tactical challenges more interesting and varied and I think I’ve replayed and re-enjoyed Myth 2 a few more times than 1.

And a word on Myth 3 – I don’t think it’s all that awful. It doesn’t hold the same charm or style at the Bungie games, but the gameplay itself is robust enough. There are some duff missions, but I can’t say I was pained to complete it.

Still, I don’t think it’s beyond Bungie to return with something as good as Myth or Marathon. They’ve at least switched their tack a few times now, and clearly aren’t keen on getting bogged down with one franchise or style or even approach (lucky escape from Halo there though). I don’t know if their Activision partnership will produce anything amazing, but perhaps after that?