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."

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

[westlake]

This is quite typical for kickstarter. "Maybe we'll do Linux, you know, if the Windows users give us a lot of money." It's awkward.

But honest.

You only have to glance at the pie sales charts posted with every Humble Bundle to see that much.

Re:Why not an actual Sequel

[Zobeid]

I feel just the opposite. I loved Myst but never really got into the sequels, and all their accumulated lore is just confusing to me. I'm sure it would be confusing and daunting to new players too, who haven't done any of the old games -- and many, many of today's gamers weren't even born back in the Myst days. It's sort of like going into the comic shop and seeing Fooble's Adventures #50 and thinking, "Neat cover... But do I even have a hope in Hell of understanding what's going on, if I haven't read the first 49 of them?"

A new world means no baggage, no preconceptions, a fresh start. Anybody can dive into it without misgivings.