Myst Creators Announce Obduction

vivIsel writes "Cyan, the company behind Myst, is taking another shot at an game in that vein — this time in a new game universe, with the Unreal 4 engine. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they haven't gotten a lot of traction with traditional game publishers, so they are turning to Kickstarter with a $1.1M total ask. The Kickstarter video also has some neat shots of the Cyan headquarters — which looks a bit like one of the buildings on Myst island itself."

Comments

It's called Solitaire

[Gothmolly]

and comes free with Windows. What other game has you endlessly clicking on things, hoping that something will do... anything.

Re:For PC?

[lgw]

Yep - it's the Unreal 4 engine.

I just finished playing through RealMyst (the version with a 3D engine and modern movement). Gaming has come such a long way, but as a small puzzle game it still stands up. Just a tiny amount of "hunt the pixel", mostly solvable without clicking everywhere to see what moves. These guys knew their stuff - here's hoping they still do.

Off to check out the kickstarter - I love that method of funding games.

As a Linux user I want to support them, but...

[wjcofkc]

I use Linux exclusively. According to their kickstarter page, Linux support is currently up in the air with no promises. This makes me weary as in the end that usually equates to no. I suppose I could dust of my MacBook, but all the same, I would rather be able to play it on my main OS of choice. If they could commit 100% to Linux support, they would already have my money. As long as they are not sure, then neither I am I.

Re:What a bunch of Ossholes

[Anaerin]

Sorry, but as Webster's dictionary notes:

Obduct
Ob*duct"\, v. t. [See Obduce.] To draw over; to cover. [Obs.]

So this isn't made up (At least, not by Cyan) at all. Perhaps you should endeavour to expand your vocabulary somewhat. Or, to put it in terms you might more easily understand: "Use dictionary, learn words, speak better."

Re:For PC?

[Enderandrew]

Licensing the Unreal engine means Linux ports are less likely, and the game is much more expensive.

For what they're trying to do, why not go Unity like so many other Kickstarter games?

Re:Oculus Rift support??

[cplusplus]

Buried deep in the Kickstarter info: "We are excited about Oculus Rift (we have a dev kit) and VR in general, and we'd love to have a stretch goal that heads that direction." Woot!