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realMyst - A Dream Come True

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 22 / 23
Date: December 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Back when the original Myst came out the two gripes I had were that 1) It was just a slide show and 2) It was stuck at 640 X 480. I realized that the systems at the time could not handle a full motion 3D version and it would look like crap if they could. What you have here is basically the same game in full 3D with user-definable resolution/bit depths up to 1920 x 1440, 32 bit color. You should see this game at 1920 x 1440 with 32 bit, uncompressed textures and full-screen anti-aliasing. Every frame is like a high-res calendar print! I have a PIII 533 EB with 256 MB of RAM and the ATI Radeon 64MB DDR video card. Please understand that the makers of this game were not concerned about performance issues; they just wanted to make it look as good as possible - hence there probably is not a machine in existence today that can run it at 1920 x 1440 32bit and get 60 frames per second. My machine gets about 5 fps in outdoor scenes and upwards of 30 indoors. This is with all the settings maxed out. Lower resolutions don't seem to help. I think it's because of the animated textures. Both the sky and water are full motion animated textures. When you just sit and look at them they go at at least 30fps. When I first got it I just sat on the beach and watched the clouds go by and the waves lap against the sand. I was then shocked to eventually see the sun go down with a gorgeous sunset and stars starting to peep out, and eventually night fell with a sky full of winking stars which were periodically obfuscated by the passing clouds. As far as 3D graphics are concerned, Unreal Tournament is no comparison. These are flat out the best 3D graphics of any game ever. The mouse movement was not a problem. I don't know what some of the other reviewers are talking about. I have played many 3D games extensively and had no problems whatsoever adapting to the interface. If anything it's easier than the original version. Buy this game now!!!

Not everyone wants an adrenaline rush...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 18
Date: November 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I take exception to the professional reviewers comments about Myst in general, though it is true that to run realMyst you DO have to have a monster system...fortunately, I just bought one recently.

If Myst were such a dog of a game, as the reviewer says, why has it been a top seller for SEVEN YEARS??!! Obviously, he is one of those blood-n-guts, X-treme violence, action-oriented, adrenaline pumping game fans. I do not feel that all computer games have to be of this genre, and obviously I am in good company.

Yes, I'm a Myst junkie, but my first experience at gaming was a gentle game called Loom, by Lucas. The puzzles, though simple, sometimes took a long time to figure out, but I appreciated not dying during the game, and being able to try and try again. Myst is a much better game, of course, but some of us just like our gaming to be cerebral and slow-paced, rather than having to keep shooting and try to figure out how to survive on the run.

Oh, yes, I am eagerly awaiting Myst III: Exile...

Absolutely breathtaking, yet not perfect

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: December 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I got Myst quite a while ago when it seemed to have first come out, so while I haven't played it in a long time, I do remember how astonished I was the first time I played it. Never had I encountered an adult game involving problem solving and reasoning, so maybe that it why I was so fascinated. The animations were breathtaking, and the plot intriguing.

I, however, was young :) lol, and could usually not play the game alone w/out getting scared. The world is very lonely w/out any contact to anyone else like other games where you can talk to people.

I will say, it was great fun traveling through the worlds taking notes on the two brother's rooms, trying to decide which brother was the "good" brother, and which the "bad" (let me note that sometimes the obvious isn't always right). I do recommend if you get this game, you plan on spending some time working to solve the puzzles, and to keep a journal and jot down everything you see. It makes it so much more fun.

Also, I beg of you not to cheat and look for help from someone or from a hint book! I, my cousins, and my aunts, all did this, and afterwards GREATLY regretted not solving it on our own. :)

My one major gripe, however, is that the end was a bit disappointing, and I remember reaching it and going, "What!? That's it? Now what do I do??" I would also suggest that you not buy this for anyone under the age of 11, as I've noticed that my younger cousins had no attention span to sit and think about the puzzles.

Overall, I would definitely recommend getting Myst, and the sequel, Riven. But take advantage of Myst being on one CD while you can, b/c I found it quite annoying when in Riven you have to go back and forth switching the five CDs. Hope I helped! :) -- On a last note, just incase anyone was wondering, I'm 15.

Beautiful Nostalgia

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: December 31, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The first thing that should concern you before you buy this game is whether your system can handle running this game. I have an Athlon 800 mhz, 128 megs of ram and a Voodoo 5 and realMYST runs well with these specs, though it's noticeably choppy outdoors. That aside this game should stun you with it's depth. If you remember how it felt to see the original MYST for the first time, I'm telling you that you can have that and more with this new release. I recommend this game on mood and characterization alone because now that I'm older I find the puzzle aspect of the game too simple. A minor complaint would be that you can't reverse the mouse control, but you'll get over that quick.

IT'S GREEEEEEEEEAAAAAT!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: May 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I thought that this game was excellent. The graphics are much better than the original version of the game and I really liked the changes in the music score. It was great to be able to play the game again after all these years (the original version won't play properly on my new computer equipment). The only problem that I had was that manuevering through that game was loose and sloppy (sort of like when the steering of a car is going caput). But the realMYST 1.1.1 update patch that I downloaded fixed it up quite well. I see that some people are complaining that it looks quite dark in places but all you have to do is adjust the settings on your monitor to fix this problem. I found it much easier to figure out where I was because of the realistic movement rather than the abrupt view changes in the original. And the puzzles in Rime Age just rock! All in all I would say that if you liked playing the original version of MYST, and you are itching to relive the experience; then this game is for you. And it is a good way to brush up your MYST skills in time for playing MYST III.

Smooth as glass

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: July 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Since others have complained about problems getting their system to run realMyst, I just want to say that it runs beautifully on my computer. The movement is so clean that it almost seems as if I go places just by thinking about them. All of the music and beauty are still there, without the annoying shift from one still scene to another that was the only real drawback of the original Myst....

See MYST the way it should be

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: June 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

MYST was a pioneer game that was ahead of its time in many ways, and which has never really been duplicated in anything outside of its sequels. It imerses you in a rich, detailed, beautiful, and intellectually stimulating world that grabs hold and won't let you go. When my husband and I first played MYST, we did not do anything else from the time we were hooked until the time we solved the game. We ate in front of the computer, slept only a little, and in general ignored the rest of the world, because the puzzles were calling. (We were grad students at the time, and no one really missed us for a few days, luckily.)

MYST's only real drawback was the technology of the day - it's hard to be an immersive environment when the game is composed of static pictures, no matter how lovely. RealMYST returns to the original game and brings to it the ability to move in a continuous fashion and pan 360 degrees, breaking the last barrier between the game and reality.

This game stands the test of time and continues to be beautiful, impressive, and thrillingly challenging even 10 years after its debut. How many other computer games can say that?

Max knows where it's at.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: November 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Word. This game rules all humanity. Buy it. The graphics rule and I think the puzzles are very cool. They are very realistic. They require common sense. Or at least the lack of utter stupidity. Just buy it. You will love it more than life itself. On second thought, if you buy it, it will become your life. It is that realistic. You will find yourself trying to click to walk forward in the real world. I am actually addicted to realMYST.

realMYST

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: September 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Even if you've played the origonal MYST, I strongly recommend the updated version realMYST. You can pan around in this version for a better view of your surroundings. For the visual effects alone, it is worth it. If you haven't played any of the MYST games before, you're really in for a treat. The main attration to the MYST games for me is the total lack of blood and gore: you don't kill and chop off body parts to win the game.

Phenominal Graphics (with the right PC)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game with very high expectations of the graphics. Like the Editor's Review states, the 3D engine did put quite a strain on the rendering, making it crawl through the scenery. But at the time, I had a 500Mhz PC with 64Mgs ram and onboard vga. Knowing the game had more potential, I quickly decided to build a new PC. Now I run RealMYST on a 1Ghz with 256Mgs ram and Gforce2 card w/32Mgs. The difference is breathtaking. Lifelike scenery, precise control and movement around objects, and virtually no problem with controlling levers and buttons in the interactive environment. Anyone considering buying RealMYST should look at what they will be running it on. In my opinion, the cost of the better hardware is worth the expense, especially with the video card.

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