Let's Play realMyst ME 12: Minecart Madness
145I am quite confident that there was a clue that I missed in another age that would've made this puzzle a little simpler to figure out. Either way, I'm glad that even with the clue I doubtless missed it's still possible to logically figure out the puzzle with only what's presented in the age you're in. It took longer then it probably should've done but I got there in the end.
What I don't think is particular good however is that if you can't hear this puzzle would have be brute-forced and would take an exceptionally long time. The puzzle on the surface was also sound based but using the symbols by each sound it would be possible to solve it that way by aligning the dishes to the place where the symbols match. There's no such thing for the puzzle in this video.
Games that have an option to provide alternate cues for people who are deaf or hard of hearing for puzzles that rely on sound or colour respectively are doing what I believe all games should. That this game doesn't have subtitles was surprising enough but the minecart puzzle without audio would be all-but impossible.
This video contains closed caption subtitles for the voice acting within the game. If you would like to see those please turn on close captions and subtitles in the video options (bottom right hand corner of the screen)
This video was recorded when I wasn't entirely feeling 100% so my voice may be a little strained.