But I was disappointed that it never mentions Shadow of the Colossus, which definitely couldn't have existed without Myst, and is one of the single greatest games ever made.
Now that you mention it, I can see the connection. Loved Myst; Riven, not so much. I played through SOTC for the first time, just a couple of months ago. Great game! Incredible soundtrack too. Only a couple of downsides - the PS3 version has freeze/lag problems sometimes; and there's almost no replay value there. Small defects for such a masterpiece, though.
and there's almost no replay value there.
Yes. I've seen that article. Hunting down glitches in a game is not my idea of replay value; but, to each his own. Compared to, say, GTA:SA - I still fire that up on my old Xbox (original! not 360!) once in a while, climb in to the Hydra or some other plane, and buzz downtown SF for kicks.