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."

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.

Re:Should read

[Samantha Wright]

Given that they've almost met 20% of their funding goal in the first of thirty days, I wouldn't give up on the ol' girl just yet. The core Myst franchise fanbase is exceptionally devoted—they've been keeping the Uru Live servers going for a few years now entirely through donations.