SillyDog701

[profman]

Cyan Worlds has laid off all but two employees due to a lack of funding for future projects. One article which briefly talks about this may be found in an article at Adventure Gamers:

Sayonara to Cyan Worlds

This is a sad day for fans of the Myst series of games that emphasize problem-solving skills and fantastically realistic scenery. I, personally, have a tough time accepting the possibility that no more Myst games may be forthcoming.

The last game developed is Myst V: End of Ages which will be released about September 20. of this year.

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[Ron Williams]

I have never played this game nor heard of it. Though seeing it now makes me want to buy it. Is this game multiplayer like everquest? The graphics are amazing.

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[profman]

Only "Myst URU" used to have an online component in which players could cooperate in order to solve puzzles. This online component of URU was canceled by the publisher, Ubisoft, before it got out of the "beta" stage. This is probably what really killed Cyan Worlds since they had sunk so much time and money into it. You can still buy URU and play it as a single player.

It may be best to buy the Myst 10th Anniversary DVD Edition on DVD for Windows 98/XP if you want to be introduced to the Myst series. (Amazon has a good price on it right now.) The single DVD has the first three Myst games (Myst Masterpiece, Riven, and Myst III: Exile) on it and is redone to work on modern computers and operating systems. [My first copy of Myst ran under Windows 3.1 on a 4.77 MHz system (or something like that).]

The Myst Trilogy also has the first three games on CD ROM that should run under Windows Me / 95 / 98. You have to be careful since many of the Myst games are very particular about their system requirements, so you should read the system requirements very carefully.

Myst IV: Revelations on DVD is already out.

Some people love the Myst games. Others hate them. You do have to think very carefully and take notes while you are playing.

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[Antony]

This must be a bad news for all Myst fans.
I personally do not play Myst, but I know it's a great game.

Actually, I don't have time to play games. The last computer games I really played were Sierra's City Building Series, Caesar II, Caesar III, and Pharaoh.

This is a sad day for fans of the Myst series of games that emphasize problem-solving skills and fantastically realistic scenery. I, personally, have a tough time accepting the possibility that no more Myst games may be forthcoming.

Lack of funding could due to the game not popular enough.

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[Don_HH2K]

I recall that one of my cousins had the PSX version of Myst, and from what he said, it was a good game.

From the screenshots, Uru/Myst looked like it was a very photorealistic game . . .




Well, I never played it, but I may go download the demo before they get rid of it.

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[Mandrake]

This is truly a shame. I can certainly remember wiling away many hours on the excellent Myst games!

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[profman]

The article referenced below seems to explain why really original games (like URU) fail and why game developers (like Cyan Worlds) are dying out.

Slashdot has a post, Death to the Games Industry, that references an article about the gaming industry in an on-line publication called The Escapist. The article is entitled, " Death to the Games Industry: Long Live Games.

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