realMyst: Masterpiece Edition remakes Myst remake

February 12, 2014 10:00 AM

Released in 1993, Cyan's adventure game Myst used shiny new CD-ROM technology to deliver then-astonishing pre-rendered graphics. Released in 2000, realMyst was a 3D remake showing, hey, we can do that in real-time now. Released last week, realMyst: Masterpiece Edition remakes realMyst because hey, you guys like HDified remakes, right? realMyst's Masterpiece Edition rebuilds the remake entirely with new 3D graphics, for you to explore either at your leisure in a free-roaming perspective or the classic Myst on-rails view. It makes everything fancier, with dynamic water and foliage, depth-of-field, bloom, and all that jazz. t also adds day and night cycles and, as a nice little touch, a torch so you can explore in the dark. It hit Steam last week at $17.99. People who own the semi-original realMyst on Steam get 33% off.

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February 12, 2014 10:00 AM

Alice O'Connor posted a new article, realMyst: Masterpiece Edition remakes Myst remake.

Released in 1993, Cyan's adventure game Myst used shiny new CD-ROM technology to deliver then-astonishing pre-rendered graphics. Released in 2000, realMyst was a 3D remake showing, hey, we can do that in real-time now. Released last week, realMyst: Masterpiece Edition remakes realMyst because hey, you guys like HDified remakes, right?
- RomSteady
  
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  February 12, 2014 10:03 AM
  
  I just hope this version is actually stable.
  
  I really liked realMyst, but it was almost as unstable as Courtney Love on a coke bender.
- RevRaven
  
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  February 12, 2014 10:05 AM
  
  Myst still stands as one of the most successful screen savers of all time.
  - ajvitaly
    
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    February 12, 2014 10:08 AM
    
    Hahah my thoughts exactly. I remember back when Myst was still on store shelves. I bought it, installed it, and after about 5-10 minutes put all the contents in the box and returned it.
- helvetica
  
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  February 12, 2014 10:16 AM
  
  I hope Riven comes out as a HD remake. That's my favorite out of the Myst series.
  - Mecha Tofu Pirate
    
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    February 12, 2014 10:20 AM
    
    Yeah, you'd think that would get a remake with all of the times Myst had been redone but that one has aged a lot better, so maybe that's why?
    - helvetica
      
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      February 12, 2014 10:31 AM
      
      That makes sense. If they bring it around again I will purchase! I want to romp around in Myst too, but I'm going to wait for a Steam sale for this one.
  - JunctionEight
    
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    February 12, 2014 10:35 AM
    
    http://www.starryexpanse.com/
    
    They have a demo of Prison Island up when they were focused on the Unity version but they've switched over to Unreal 4. They've had Cyans blessing for a while and I believe there's some asset sharing at this point.
    - Mecha Tofu Pirate
      
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      February 12, 2014 4:59 PM
      
      That's pretty awesome of Cyan
  - Journeyman114
    
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    February 12, 2014 10:37 AM
    
    You should keep an eye on the Starry Expanse Project, they're working on doing exactly that (with Cyan's blessing as well): http://www.starryexpanse.com/
    - helvetica
      
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      February 12, 2014 10:40 AM
      
      Thanks to you and JunctionEight - I hadn't heard of this! This is very exciting.
- Karrdeful
  
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  March 2, 2014 4:02 PM
  
  I made a side-by-side video comparison of the two games that you can watch here:
  http://youtu.be/W79CC2EW4vo