this is an old game i used to play as a kid...its along the lines youre looking for i believe
http://www.amazon.com/Gadget-pc/dp/B0009FCA40/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1277217907&sr=1-5
I have been looking for a long time to find any new adventure games that are graphically rich and intellectually interesting and fun like the old Myst style of games. What I liked best is the detail of the environments without any violence. Lots of adventure games now are good games with mediocre graphics at best. I cannot even find a good game on DVD, its all CD based with a few hundred MB at best. I would love to see a company become the new Cyan. My HD TV and Blu-Ray are begging for some non violent super detailed content.

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