Myst

The 1993 classic needs no introduction. Neither does this, seeing as it's essentially the same thing. This is Myst re-tooled for a world dominated by games using full, real-time rasterization as opposed to pre-rendered stills, and more or less seen as the definitive version of the title. You can take a stroll down Memory Lane and keep the default puzzles for that nostalgia kick of being able to navigate the Selenetic Age's tram system by memory alone, or you can have the game randomize its puzzle solutions if you want an excuse to fully immerse yourself, the way we all did during our very first run in the days of SCSI flatbed scanners and 28.8K modems. Let's say you're new, though. What's Myst about? Well, it's a tale of Ages, of places that may or may not have been written into being - shush, you old-timers, let the kids get some sense of whimsy! - of filial betrayal, crippling choices and family. The game's distinct worlds still ooze charm to this day, in that definitive sense that world-building wasn't quite so much a concern for the Miller brothers as lore-building was, if that makes sense. You'll need novelizations to have some vague sense of where Atrus and company eat, live and sleep on Myst Island, so the game sadly isn't quite as diegetic as its meticulous diary entries might have you believe. It's also more than a little crazy to revisit Myst and to consider that not long ago - by a few decades, at least - Myst was being side-eyed by Disney, of all people... Things have changed, since then, and other games have had bigger and more chart-topping successes that made Myst's initial novelty feel like the start of the gaming press' hype cycle - so it's a little hard to imagine someone talk about Atrus as an Obi-Wan Kenobi analogue, nowadays. Back in the nineties, entire theses were written about Myst. To get back on track, however, I'll mention that this version of Myst was Cyan's initial foray into VR, and that barring a few tiny proportion-related flubs with a headset on, the translation is 100% faithful. Myst in VR is, finally, as the game's initial tagline claimed, an adventure that will become your world. Stay away if you want guns, more or less - and welcome to those of you looking to bake their noodle for a few hours - or to do what I did and blitz through the Classic Mode because the puzzle solutions might as well be etched into my DNA, at this point.

I went into this game with rather high expectations. Having played games like Quern, I had heard and read that this was essentially the start of it all. Unfortunately, i was just met with disappointment. This game is old, and its age shows. So many of the puzzles just felt like chores. The controls at times were clunky, finding myself going between a controller and keyboard depending on what i needed to do. If you played this when it first came out and are nostalgic for it, i can absolutely understand. But i simply cannot recommend this to new players.

Playing this after Blue Prince with moderate expectations knowing it's old puzzle game and yet I'm very dissapointed as there's no puzzles and there's barely any game. Every "puzzle" on a main island is just a code. How do you know the code? By finding it written for you. How do you know where to find the codes? By finding a message that spells it for you. How do you find a message? By inserting a code. How do you know a code? From a note laying on a random rock. The subworlds puzzles take 2 minutes to figure out and then another 10 to complete. Rest is just very slow walking. The story itself is bland and unisnpiring. The only redeeming quality may be nostalgia but it you want to try this after finishing the games inspired by Myst, it's gonna be very dissapointing.

A beautiful refurbish of the OG. If you're not familiar with the term "OG", it simply means "original gangster". So in other words I am basically saying that this game is a great version of the original gangster version of Myst. Now onto the new Riven remake so that I can compare it to the original gangster version of Riven.

Always tried to play this game back in the day but couldn't get through it. Updating it to a First Person exploration game unlocked it for me. That and a few walkthroughs...

It´s an old game in nature, and it shows, but it is also videogame history. Experiencing it in VR I think is the best option nowadays, it makes it more magical, and very enjoyable. Most puzzles are good and interesting, some may be a pain in the ass (remember, this is an old game), but in general it is worth it.

I honestly prefer the other Myst versions; the graphics are very pretty, but various puzzles have been edited in a way that in some ways makes things harder, for some reason? Just taking the Selenitic age for example, they removed the numbers on all the panels, and trying to turn a dial to specific sounds when it doesn't have any marker saying which direction it's pointing to is honestly pretty confusing. Also, the option for subtitles is helpful, but I switched the CGI faces to the original FMV ones, and the subtitles consequently disappeared... If you're playing on a computer screen rather than with a VR headset, I definitely recommend getting RealMyst or Myst Masterpiece Edition.

大名鼎鼎的神秘岛系列开山作品的重制版。除了一如既往的引导差，本作还是很不错的，好玩

Myst - 3/10 ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Я не играл в оригинал и начал знакомство с игрой сразу в VR, что оказалось самой большой ошибкой. Субтитров нет, «старая классика» не ведет за ручку, а искать подсказки, бегая часами в VR, просто нереально. Также в VR после часа игры меня сильно укачало, хотя в других играх я провожу много часов и такой проблемы не было. Возможно, это связано с тем, что здесь весь геймплей заточен на постоянную беготню из точки А в точку Б, а также на необходимость постоянно крутиться на 360 градусов, чтобы не упустить важный момент или подсказку. В общем, после этого опыта в VR у меня окончательно отбилось желание проходить игру. Возможно, я вернусь к прохождению позже, но уже точно на ПК.

Great puzzle game with beautiful visuals. I don't love all the updates in this newer release - I understand the reasons and some of it is genuinely helpful for quality of life, but as a player of the original and every release they've had (yes, I keep buying it every time) I do prefer the original and just enjoyed this.