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Remastered 'Myst Mobile' Game Now Available on iPhone and iPad

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Re: Remastered 'Myst Mobile' Game Now Available on iPhone and iPad

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mortenjorck wrote: post #19
dmix wrote: post #11

Is this better than the Real Myst version in the store? New https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/myst-mobile/id6444813759 Real Myst https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/realmyst/id524988885 Real is $10 (CAD, probably $7.99 usd) and the new one is "free" with in app purchases. Not sure what that means in practice. Edit: unlocking new is $13.99 CAD which is probably $10 USD

This is a nice visual comparison of the five major releases over the past 30 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdZGXTTB65k

Maybe it’s just because I’m old and Myst was such a big deal at the time, but though the quality of the graphics is way better I find myself disappointed that the modern versions look so different from an artistic point of view.

Yes it’s recognizably the same game, but the color pallet is so different. I can see changing some objects because the original modeling was so constrained it seems like they went further than necessary.

It’s sort of too different to be a remaster but not different enough to be a remake. So it feels oddly like messing with history a bit to me.

I’m kind of amazed the game is still popular enough to justify something like this commercially. I’m glad to see that.

Re: Remastered 'Myst Mobile' Game Now Available on iPhone and iPad

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Post by MBCook »

qbasic_forever wrote: post #13
dmix wrote: post #11

Is this better than the Real Myst version in the store? New https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/myst-mobile/id6444813759 Real Myst https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/realmyst/id524988885 Real is $10 (CAD, probably $7.99 usd) and the new one is "free" with in app purchases. Not sure what that means in practice. Edit: unlocking new is $13.99 CAD which is probably $10 USD

Real Myst was the first fully 3D remake of Myst, it came out for PC in the mid 2000s so the graphics are good but still a bit dated (it looks kinda like Half Life 2). This newest Myst remake is a big leap in quality beyond Real Myst--you can see some trailers and such on YouTube to get an idea.

I thought you had to be wrong, but you’re right. Real Myst was around 2000. I would have placed it far later (the updated version was 2014).

I remember when it (or a demo) was first released.

Wow.

Re: Remastered 'Myst Mobile' Game Now Available on iPhone and iPad

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Post by MBCook »

qbasic_forever wrote: post #28
tobyjsullivan wrote: post #22

YouTube says the trailer was uploaded in September 2021. What’s the deal there?

It came out on PC and VR a few years ago. This is coming out now explicitly on iOS.

Seems it was first released on the Quest on Dec 2020.

Too bad I had sold mine at that point. I would have liked to have tried it in VR.

Re: Remastered 'Myst Mobile' Game Now Available on iPhone and iPad

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Post by mensetmanusman »

uptown wrote: post #18
cramjabsyn wrote: post #2

> Myst can be played on devices that have an A12 chip or later, or an M1 or M2 chip. uhh Myst can be played on a 486

Does it need the math co-processor or a turbo button?

Someone should do the equivalent calculation, how many turbo buttons is the m1?

Re: Remastered 'Myst Mobile' Game Now Available on iPhone and iPad

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Post by qbasic_forever »

MBCook wrote: post #32
qbasic_forever wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Real Myst was the first fully 3D remake of Myst, it came out for PC in the mid 2000s so the graphics are good but still a bit dated (it looks kinda like Half Life 2). This newest Myst remake is a big leap in quality beyond Real Myst--you can see some trailers and such on YouTube to get an idea.

I thought you had to be wrong, but you’re right. Real Myst was around 2000. I would have placed it far later (the updated version was 2014). I remember when it (or a demo) was first released. Wow.

Yeah it was one of the first games that didn't run great on my Nvidia GeForce 256 (the very first GeForce card they made). The game had pretty amazing graphics for the time.

Re: Remastered 'Myst Mobile' Game Now Available on iPhone and iPad

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Post by MBCook »

qbasic_forever wrote: post #36
MBCook wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I thought you had to be wrong, but you’re right. Real Myst was around 2000. I would have placed it far later (the updated version was 2014). I remember when it (or a demo) was first released. Wow.

Yeah it was one of the first games that didn't run great on my Nvidia GeForce 256 (the very first GeForce card they made). The game had pretty amazing graphics for the time.

I had that same card. I think that was the last desktop I used for gaming. I must have done the same thing.

I became a mostly laptop person shortly after with most of my gaming going to consoles.

Re: Remastered 'Myst Mobile' Game Now Available on iPhone and iPad

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Post by telman17 »

00F_ wrote: post #24

recently cyan announced a full re-make of riven. im excited. they said it will be free-roam and presumably will have an on-rails option as well. i would have preferred on-rails only really -- the world is more romantic when your view of it is limited. im disappointed in cyan. for decades (?) after riven they just made weird mobile games and remasters of their old games that werent any good, broken even. then they mad…

I miss the pre-rendered games too. I’ve been eagerly awaiting Neyyah- it’s indie and made by one guy but it looks so good.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289720/Neyyah/

Re: Remastered 'Myst Mobile' Game Now Available on iPhone and iPad

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Post by explaininjs »

hcrisp wrote: post #39
explaininjs wrote: post #35

Has anyone been able to get this to work? I downloaded the full app on my iPad Air (4th gen) and it just crashes the instant I open it.

The article says it needs M1 or M2 chip.

Article said it needs A12 or M1 or higher.

That said, works after updating the OS.

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