But this Kickstarter brings it all together for a whole new generation, with some real-world treats thrown in for the longtime fans.
That’s a bit of a drag, given that the series started its life on the Mac - but Cyan says getting everything running on the Mac would take resources they “just don’t have.” Cyan notes that while they’ll continue to sell the updated games once the Kickstarter is over, the special box set is a Kickstarter-only deal.Īs arstechnica points out, much of the Myst series is already available for Windows 10 - only Myst III and IV had never been updated for compatibility, as the rights were held by a different publisher. The bad news: most of the games won’t work on MacOS. They’ve updated the games to work on “modern systems, but there’s a bit of a good news/bad news situation there. (For the unfamiliar: in the Myst universe, “Linking books” transport those that touch the book to a far-off destination.) Oh, and they built a friggin’ Linking book, complete with a 800×480 LCD screen that plays video fly-throughs of the game’s environments when the book is opened. Tiers above that include a bunch of real-world goodies, from a recreation of Gehn’s in-game pen/inkwell to original, hand-drawn concept art.
$49 gets you digital copies of each game, while $99 gets you DVD copies in a box built to look like a Myst book. As someone who really like these old point & click adventure games (even the old graphics is. Thats a pretty good price for a bundle for seven (I assume) long games. The Myst Linking Book can be charged using the supplied USB cable. As mentioned in the title, the Myst Collection has reached a historical low: Myst 25th Anniversary Collection. Tag: Myst 25th Anniversary Top Myst-like Games A few weeks ago I saw that Cyan Worlds had put up a Kickstarter campaign for a 25 th Anniversary Collection of Myst, a series of games I adore but because of limitations, mostly incompatibility with modern systems and being unavailable for purchase, haven’t been able to play as much as I’ve. Here is a diagram of the controls Linking Page Watermark Functions. The linking panel page of the Myst Linking Book can be controlled by pressing buttons that are hidden beneath subtle watermarks on the page. Cyan Inc. Whatever is the case though, we likely wont hear anything until the games 25th anniversary in September draws nearer. realMyst: Masterpiece (the 3D Myst re-make released in 2000) Myst 25th Anniversary Linking Book Help Page. Cyan Inc., the developer of the 1993 game 'Myst,' posted this photo on Twitter.As we get a feeling for how much funding the Kickstarter provides we’ll be able to provide more specifics in updates.
“Lastly, we are hoping (but definitely not certain) that we will be improving the look a bit here and there on certain products, but original Myst is a long-shot because of the logistics. Myst 25th Anniversary Kickstarter Book & Inkwell Rewards Review. Unused 25th Anniversary Icon As with the other games that received updates for Myst ' s 25th anniversary (with the exception of realMyst: Masterpiece Edition ), the game's Myst 25th Anniversary Update added an unused '.ico' file in the main directory, named Myst.ico.
Beyond that, we are hoping to fix little bugs here and there,” said a Cyan rep to PC Gamer. “Changes in the products are first and foremost compatibility with Windows 10. All of these games will be updated to run on Windows 10, but there’s a chance that none of them will be remastered beyond any enhancements featured in the chosen version of each title. This collection will include all seven Myst games ( Myst, Riven, Exile, Revelation, End of Ages, Uru, and RealMyst: Masterpiece Edition).
According to the Kickstarter notes, the goal of this campaign is to compile funding for a 25th Anniversary Collection of the Myst titles. To help fund the development of those remasters, Cyan has started a Kickstarter campaign which has already achieved its $247,500 funding goal (it’s currently sitting at over $550,000).
has revealed their plans to release a special collection of every Myst game. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Myst, developer Cyan Inc.