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Myst Comes to the Net in 2003

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the click-on-everything dept.

erichj writes "Reuters is reporting that Cyan Worlds announced that they will be releasing an online version of the popular adventure game Myst for internet play in 2003. Users will pay a fee for the privilege of unraveling the mystery online." The article mentions some multiplayer functionality, but I can't really tell if the online version will be new puzzles or not.

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  1. The announcement's been around for a while... by The+Great+Wakka · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's been codenamed "Mudpie". It's going to focus less on traditional Myst-style puzzles and more on Dn'i culture, traditions, etc. This may be a rumor, but I've heard that you can write your own ages (!) I actually can't wait, the screenshots look incredible.

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  2. Theme of the game (no, it's not original Myst!) by Fwongo · · Score: 5, Informative
    I submitted some much more detailed info as a stor. I'm a member of the Myst fan community (and to a very limited extent an "insider" ) ... here is what I sent, hope it's informative:
    Cyan and UbiSoft just announced Myst Online, a MMORPG based on the Myst universe. It will take place in the present, with you playing a modern-day adventurer (you could even customize your character's model to look like yourself) exploring the ruins of the ancient underground city of D'ni, the inhabitants of which practiced the art of creating portals to parallel universes (called "Ages") by describing them in great detail in special books (the original Myst and Riven games each took place in one of these parallel universes). You will also get the ability to explore some of these Ages, and more and more as Cyan adds them on.

    The game will be focused on cooperative puzzle solving and exploration, and as with all Cyan games, violence will not be a focus (or maybe not present at all - that would be a first for an MMORPG, wouldn't it? <g>). It will feature voice-based communications via your computer microphone, as well as traditional text-based chat.

    Based on advance screenshots (this being the most impressive one) the game is just gorgeous. This and this are some more screenshots. The release date is set at 2003, pricing is as yet undisclosed.

    Finally, here's the official press release at Avault (which has a screenshot of its own, click the thumbnail for a larger version :P).

    Incidentally, the original Myst is way too small to fit the typical population of a MMORPG. :)