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The Myst Graph: A New Perspective on Myst

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252 points tobr | 2 comments | 01 Apr 25 17:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.468s | source
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anon84873628 ◴[01 Apr 25 18:43 UTC] No.43550123[source]▶
For those, like me, wondering how to play it today. It seems the original studio has released a modernized version available on many platforms (including VR):

https://cyan.com/games/myst/

I missed out on Myst in its heyday, but have always wanted to check it out after hearing so many great things.

Curious if any superfans think it would be better experienced as the original in an emulator or similar.

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1. moron4hire ◴[02 Apr 25 00:58 UTC] No.43552789[source]▶
Incidentally, I found the VR version quite easy. I had played the original when it was new and had quite a difficult time with it. There were times I thought I was never going to get through it. But the VR version I breezed through in a few hours.

Now, you might say that I just remembered the puzzle solutions, to which I will counter that I have received too many traumatic brain injuries in the intervening 25 years for that to be the case.

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2. tiltowait ◴[02 Apr 25 01:50 UTC] No.43553006[source]▶
In the original game, lots of important clues were at the sides of the screen. With VR, you have a perfect mapping of the center of your attention being the center of the screen. I wonder if this, coupled with smooth motion letting you see objects from all perspectives instead of 1-3 angles, makes a noteworthy difference.