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If you can't play the new VR version of Myst, why not play the Apple II demake

127 points| deater | 5 years ago |deater.net | reply

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[+] jrootabega|5 years ago|reply
Tangential, but if you're looking for a game to scratch the Myst itch, consider Outer Wilds. It's similar to Myst in a Spaceship. In terms of software ethics the game does have some concerning events in its history, and I know people here are interested in that stuff more than elsewhere. But it's on Game Pass.

I only mention this because I just finished it recently. I'm not affiliated with the game or its owners/makers in any way.

[+] terracatta|5 years ago|reply
The Witness (by the same person who developed Braid) felt very Myst-like to me as well. Highly recommended, the puzzles are incredibly clever and a lot of fun to solve with a partner.
[+] stryan|5 years ago|reply
There's also "Obduction", which was made by the creators of Myst, and "Quern", which is very heavily inspired.

I'd also recommend the Submachine series. They're 2D point-and-click adventures instead of the 3D approach but still very much the same vibes.

[+] mackman|5 years ago|reply
It’s one of my favorite games of all time. Unfortunately, like Myst, once you’ve played through, you know too much to truly appreciate it again. Wish there were more games like this.
[+] dafoex|5 years ago|reply
Not to detract from the amazing work done in this article, but I didn't even know there was a VR Myst game. I'll have to look into both.
[+] fsewe20|5 years ago|reply
it was released a couple of days ago, been playing it on my quest it is good fun
[+] eps|5 years ago|reply
It came out on Dec 10.

Damn pity it's on a Facebook-infested Oculus only. At least for now.

[+] p1mrx|5 years ago|reply
Imagine trying to play this without previous experience. Myst is hard enough in full detail!
[+] djsumdog|5 years ago|reply
Yea, it's very difficult to tell what anything is if you haven't played the game. At first I thought he may have just automated converting all the assets, but no .. there' is a video of the conversation process. Looks like he's doing at least some, if not all of it, by hand.

The stoneship age video looks better/playable, but I guess the developer is just hitting the hard limits of that platform.

[+] jrootabega|5 years ago|reply
That tracks with my experience of game difficulty from this era of computing. eg Wizard of Oz, the Hobbit, etc. Then again, I was a young kid.
[+] toast0|5 years ago|reply
I've never really played Myst (although I have intended to for a while). My Apple IIe has a monochrome monitor, and it was a little bit too hard to follow what was on the screen. I'll have to try it on a color monitor, but both the computer and the appropriate monitor are rather heavy. :)
[+] hertzrat|5 years ago|reply
Obduction was by the myst creator, no? I found that to be too laggy in VR. I bet myst runs faster though