![]() ![]() Everything is just too small and too "just so", as if someone made a papier-mache model of a world. The original Myst was groundbreaking for its time, but a modern gamer won't be able to escape noticing all the ways the design was limited by the technology of the time. While it hits the nostalgia button for a lot of people, I don't think this game will have much impact in bringing a new generation into the Myst universe because the design is so dated. The designs, layout, and puzzles will be almost identical to that 30-year-old game. ![]() It's maybe more accurate to describe it as a modern reproduction. That said, I wish Cyan had been more ambitious with this remake. This is a complete remake with realtime 3D graphics, not just some minor update to a 30-year-old slideshow game. Congratulations, you weren't paying attention. I feel sorry for the folks who fall for this marketing garbage and buy a game expecting it use even 1% of their hardware. There's absolutely no reason why a game that just plays back videos would have caused "noisy fans" to turn on. This game was nothing but static images and pre-rendered video sequences. ![]()
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