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Obduction |OT| Explore, uncover, solve, decide in a Mysterious world
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Controller controls are a bit glitchy. that dont seem to work in menus, but in-game it seems fine. Im only playing controller because im on my TV. Game looks beautiful at 60fps maxed with a 980ti, although id expect that. Game has multiple control methods, like old-school point and click with old school fade camera movement. So far this is a Myst-ass-myst game im getting excited. Hope it stays good.
every now and then ill notice a small one but not anything i thought worth mentioning. Have a 6700k and 16 ram though and my pc fan is blowing fierce
every now and then ill notice a small one but not anything i thought worth mentioning. Have a 6700k and 16 ram though and my pc fan is blowing fierce
cyberheater
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Ill get this when the VR option is in. It sounds awesome.
yeah I'm getting some as well with all ultra settings on my 1070 with i7 5820k, gsync.
It looks beautiful though.
this area makin my card chug lol
Played about 90 minutes before work today - so far it's great.
Took me a bit to realize that the camera system works as a note taking system - first half hour I used it almost entirely to take screenshots of pretty locations.
So yeah if you don't want to write stuff down on paper just use the camera.
Took me a bit to realize that the camera system works as a note taking system - first half hour I used it almost entirely to take screenshots of pretty locations.
So yeah if you don't want to write stuff down on paper just use the camera.Played about 90 minutes before work today - so far it's great.
Took me a bit to realize that the camera system works as a note taking system - first half hour I used it almost entirely to take screenshots of pretty locations.
lmao didn't even realize this too. Well now im gonna start taking notes.
cant wait to try this tonight.
has anyone bought it from the official website? do they provide a drm free version or just a steam key?
has anyone bought it from the official website? do they provide a drm free version or just a steam key?
Maybe about 2 hours in. Very interesting game so far. I like that the puzzles are very built in to the world, and not obvious in-your-face "you must do X" stuff. They help here and there with signaling, but it's very much an 'explore and a path will be opened to you' game, if you're perceptive about the environment. A lot of times it comes down to "when in doubt, try it" to move forward.
TheWorthyEdge
Member
Hm...I have a 1060. If it doesn't run that well then idk. Is there a frame lock setting or something? I'd lock at 30 if I could.
Messofanego
Banned
If I hadn't checked the Steam store, I would have almost myst this.
I think it's a pretty much a safe bet saying this is truly a spiritual successor to Myst, the atmosphere, the way it plays...they are all in.
I played just a bit, wondering around, solving a couple of puzzles (well, the first one was literally "pull a level"), now I'm exploring around.
Any news about how long the game should be?
I played just a bit, wondering around, solving a couple of puzzles (well, the first one was literally "pull a level"), now I'm exploring around.
Any news about how long the game should be?
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Deleted member 59090
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It's incredible how much it's another one of those.
I just got to my first "Age"
I bet if you put a setting or two down to high instead of ultra you would be fine. you pay for ultra settings pretty hard in games lately.
Really looking forward to this as a backer. Solid reviews, happy for Cyan.
Will poke around until I get stuck and then try to put it out of mind until the VR version is complete.. not sure if that's feasible but having recently picked up a Vive I'd love to experience this kind of game in there.
Will poke around until I get stuck and then try to put it out of mind until the VR version is complete.. not sure if that's feasible but having recently picked up a Vive I'd love to experience this kind of game in there.
MrFrankFontaine
Banned
Holding out until Rift support is added. Really looking forward to this!
wanderingprostheyltite
Member
Christ this game got so little push, I've been following it more of less and was surprised to see the OT/it being released today. Will have to nab it later. Hope they still got that world building magic intact from the old games.
prag16
Banned
After The Witness (hate to keep shitting on that game because I liked it overall, but I think it's a valid comparison) totally dropped a ball on the narrative side.
WOW, LOOK A THIS! IT'S FUCKING NOTHING.
As far as length, one of the reviews I think said 10-20 hours. I'm slow with these types of games; wandering around, etc. It'll probably be more than the high end of that for me. Can't complain for $25 (price I paid when backing this).
CopperPuppy
Member
I noticed that an SSD is "highly recommended" for this game.
How screwed am I if I have an HDD?
How screwed am I if I have an HDD?
I was a backer, and their initial goal was
3 worlds (I think this is in addition to a hub world, but not sure). They talked about possibly increasing that but I don't know if they did in the end or how much.
I just did a thing, and it is going to be so fucking cool in VR.
so far I have found 1
just found another, damn they are cool
I mean,
more than 1 is already more than what i was expecting. First area is so cool as it is and there are a shit ton of things i have no idea what to do with. Some of the screens look completely different than this world. Very exciting.
wanderingprostheyltite
Member
After The Witness (hate to keep shitting on that game because I liked it overall, but I think it's a valid comparison) totally dropped a ball on the narrative side.WOW, LOOK A THIS! IT'S FUCKING NOTHING.
As far as length, one of the reviews I think said 10-20 hours. I'm slow with these types of games; wandering around, etc. It'll probably be more than the high end of that for me. Can't complain for $25 (price I paid when backing this).
Same, due to historically how much a dumbass I am with Cyan puzzles
If this is on Riven levels this'll be like an Elder Scrolls game for me time investment wise XD
Shrike Alvaron
Member
This must be why I'm getting stuttering on my 980 with it's 4GB RAM. Guess I'll try and turn down the texture setting if it's that VRAM intensive. Between this and Mankind Divided 4GB VRAM is definitely seeming outdated!
Haven't got to play much, will return to it after work tonight. How nice for two games I've been anticipating to come out side by side!
People are having this issue. Suggested fix is to change your steam download location to Seattle. Something about the servers not propagating to other regions. There are other places that work i think, check steam community area people are discussing fixes.
10-20 hours is way longer than I was expecting if that's true. For some reason I assumed 7-8 hours, maybe because they said it was comparable to the length of Myst or something a while back.
Either way I'm very excited, I'm still waiting on some new headphones to come in before I jump in. Basically planning on just playing this all weekend. Game looks gorgeous in those screenshots.
Either way I'm very excited, I'm still waiting on some new headphones to come in before I jump in. Basically planning on just playing this all weekend. Game looks gorgeous in those screenshots.
wanderingprostheyltite
Member
Texture work and IQ is damn good in this. Gorgeous game.
The Jackdog
Member
so are these puzzles crazy myst obscure? what about the narrative?
Narrative has been based on FMV people and some text and VO stuff so far, but im very early. I imagine the story will stay like that, just like Myst/Riven. Puzzles is hard to say, most people havent gotten very far yet, but im still progressing, not stuck yet.
Seattle did the trick. Thanks!
Fahzgoolin
Banned
I never got my hands on Myst 4 or End of Ages either. They aren't available online to download--at least I don't think they are.
I heard Myst 4 was great.
Riven is still my favorite Myst game. The world observational/context elements to the puzzles are so cool.
It's mostly 60fps on my GTX 970 too. Max settings (1080p). With a few stutters though, probably because of the 3.5GB VRAM.
End of Ages is available on Steam and GOG.
Peterthumpa
Member
Whoa, this is out. Remeber reading about it months ago, totally went off my radar.
Bought.
Bought.
A little help needed:
I unlocked the moving chart with the ray, I backtracked near the beginning of the game, near the house. My guess is I should break the barrier by pointing the laser on those red things, but if I follow the tracks I end in a dead alley, near the graveyard, and I can't see the red thingy. What can I do?
I already opened the house if this can help.
I already opened the house if this can help.
If you push the cart backwards near the river you get a clear shot at the red laser and that kills it.
My mini-review of Myst IV:
- Graphics and art design are gorgeous of course - the pre-rendered beauty you expect from the series, only this time the static backgrounds are animated.
- There are small but very nice mechanical additions. You can "tap" surfaces to hear what they sound like, and you get an amulet that lets you view flashbacks.
- Music is close to Myst III and generally good.
- Story is pretty good. Atrus is older, has a daughter now, want to see if his sons have a chance at redemption (a slight retcon to the way Myst's trap books work, I think). It does take some bizarre turns in the third age though - too bizarre for some people.
- The game is definitely longer than Myst and Exile.
- The hub world is small but wonderful.
- The first two ages are great. They're like mini-Rivens in the way you have to piece clues together from all over and the way everything fits together. They're also larger than every other age besides Riven. A couple of annoying timed puzzles, but overall they're some of the strongest ages in the series.
- The third age (which opens after you complete one of the first two) looks nice and has some good parts, but it has a lot of magical/mystical stuff that's different from the rest of the series. Some people think this age ruins the game. I did not really get far enough to see if the hate is deserved. But parts of it were a jarring change from what you'd expect from the series, and I will say that there are a lot of very badly acted characters in there.
- Unfortunately the physical copy has SecuROM and there is no digital yet.
- Disclaimer: I have only completed one age and partially advanced through two more - I got really busy during my playthrough and forgot to pick it back up. So this is not an authoritative review.
Wait, so I need to
interact with the red laser pointing in the air? Because I already tried but nothing happened apparently.