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Obduction |OT| Explore, uncover, solve, decide in a Mysterious world
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Lol, I didn't think about doing that. So in this case what's the purpose of
bringing the chart back to the beginning of the hub? Just to getrid of glowing rocks?
EDIT: Nevermind
I just saw there are more tracks for the chart behind those barriers.
I'm stuck it too, but I think it's a very stupid thing:
I need to call a number, 1-555-helpyou!, or 1-555-435-7968, but no matter what combination I use on the phone, nothing happens. I mean, I'm not even sure I need to solve this or whatever, but I think if the number is in the game and there's a phone, I can call.
I'm not quitting, I just had to step away for a while. It is frustrating going around in circles.
I think that part serves only to
reverse the position of your chart. I'm pretty sure you need to do something with the ray involving the sphere since you can rotate it, but behind the sphere there's also an antenna-like thingy but the ray does nothing on it.
Any help with my problem? I mean, I wanna know if its an actual puzzle or just an easter egg
I won't be able to fully dive into the game until my son is in bed, but I did fire it up to tweak the graphics settings and check it out and, WOW!
For one thing, my CPU is below the min spec (2010 computer, first gen i5) with an oldish video card I upgraded to (GTX 750) and I'm getting way over 30fps with settings on high at 1680x1050. I can probably bump a few things up actually but so far I am extremely impressed by how good this thing is running.
Standing in the moonlight listening to all the ambient sounds and wonderful music, and having the game running well made me SO happy. I definitely got the old Myst vibes in the atmosphere. This game was made with love.
I walked around the second area as well and my god, this game. I want to savour every minute of it.
For one thing, my CPU is below the min spec (2010 computer, first gen i5) with an oldish video card I upgraded to (GTX 750) and I'm getting way over 30fps with settings on high at 1680x1050. I can probably bump a few things up actually but so far I am extremely impressed by how good this thing is running.
Standing in the moonlight listening to all the ambient sounds and wonderful music, and having the game running well made me SO happy. I definitely got the old Myst vibes in the atmosphere. This game was made with love.
I walked around the second area as well and my god, this game. I want to savour every minute of it.
Messofanego
Banned
I'm glad a NeoGAF mod is finally back to making games again.
Man, I didn't think this game would so closely hew to the feel of Myst... and I'm loving it. The way the puzzles are just laid out with no hand holding and you need to carefully examine the environment for clues is so true to what I've loved about Cyan's past work.
The creativity of lore on display is just lovely. And the graphics aren't the most technically impressive but they do combine to create a really stunning environment. I'm fortunate to be able to run the game on max settings with a pretty steady framerate; only a few hitches here and there.
The creativity of lore on display is just lovely. And the graphics aren't the most technically impressive but they do combine to create a really stunning environment. I'm fortunate to be able to run the game on max settings with a pretty steady framerate; only a few hitches here and there.
Conkerkid11
Member
Unless there's something about Cyan I don't know, I think the joke is that the dev team's name is the same as that mod.
Ah shit that flew right over me head damn im STOOPID. But at least i made it to another world.
I figured it out!!!
god damn there is some cool visuals in this game.
how about that
that will look so fucking cool in VR
god damn there is some cool visuals in this game.
how about that
sequence where you go to another world
that will look so fucking cool in VR
MasterMenace
Member
Does this developer port their games to consoles or no? Shame I can't play these.
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Deleted member 59090
Unconfirmed Member
I tried the same thing and then realized there's no handle XD
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
They wanted to make a game in the tradition of Myst but still be a fresh start, not get tied to an existing world. Think they mentioned in the original pitch it'd be easier to make another Myst but more satisfying to try something new.
Shrike Alvaron
Member
They could've, they most certainly own the rights, but they decided they wanted to do something new. Part of the magic of the original Myst that could never be quite recaptured other than perhaps with Riven is being dumped into a new world with no idea what's going on and needing to work out the mystery of where you are and what happened. In all future Myst games particularly Exile onwards, you already knew all about Atrus and the D'ni. The games became less about the mystery of the setting and more about Atrus' struggles, and there was nothing wrong with that but Cyan wanted to work on something that recapture that magic of mystery.
oh goddamn boom there it is. Obscure gigantic contraption with numbers and dials and good lord wtf
heck of a lot longer than i thought it was going to be. Im gonna guess 10-30 hours. Ive played for like 6 now and have barely touched 2 large areas.
heck of a lot longer than i thought it was going to be. Im gonna guess 10-30 hours. Ive played for like 6 now and have barely touched 2 large areas.
RepairmanJack
Member
Oh wow, didn't know this was coming out so soon and all of a sudden I was greeted by it when I opened steam. Look forward to playing it this weekend.
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
They could really use a bigger marketing team. There is a large amount of people that still have fond memories of Myst. Granted, most of these people probably don't read video game news sites.
Shrike Alvaron
Member
Geeze, I was expecting like, 6 hours for the total length! After the story of the failed publisher and them having to cut back to make the game leaner I really wasn't expecting it to last as long as people are saying it does.
More_Badass
Member
Hell, a big reason why people were so excited for The Witness was because they wanted another sprawling puzzle adventure in that vein
There are 70 buttons and dials on this fucking thing. I will call it 'The Machine of dead playthroughs'.
Word of mouth should work, it is clearly one of those games that is really really good and people will start to notice.
Word of mouth should work, it is clearly one of those games that is really really good and people will start to notice.
Ahhh idk how I missed that lol. Thanks
Yeah, I was really pumped to hear that Robyn was involved with this game. Myst 5 felt like it was missing something partly due to his absence. From the little I've played so far, the music is fantastic.
prag16
Banned
They probably largely don't have rigs that can run this either. But yeah, they could use some more promotion. I see this getting great word of mouth though.
I'll be firing this up shortly. Deus Ex has the night off.
it's alright, there are some spots that my frames dip to noticeably bad.
I am at 1080p, full ultra settings.
I have a 1070, 5820k, 16gb ram.
For a Kickstarter game though, it is pretty damn impressive.
Edit: when I say noticeably bad I mean below 30, and it was only in like 1 spot and it actually has a loading screen. Most of the time I am averaging about 80-100. I haven't heard about lower spec'd hardware much in here yet.
Huh, that makes me wonder how my 770, 2500k, and 8GB will handle it.
lower some settings and you would probably be fine. you are above the minimum specs.
edit: this is it. this is where my playthrough dies, I don't even know where the fuck to go from here.
lower some settings and you would probably be fine. you are above the minimum specs.
edit: this is it. this is where my playthrough dies, I don't even know where the fuck to go from here.
i told you all. 70 buttons and dials. I counted.
Ill give a hint though that might help you
there are two portals in that world, one of which allows you to do something near the river and get access when you couldnt before
I want to get this so bad but no launch discount and me being immersed into Mankind Divided and having some other upcoming games I've already bought, means I might wait for the winter sale :/
I was actually kind of betting on this game getting delayed again because they were so quiet up to launch..
glad to hear people are enjoying it
I was actually kind of betting on this game getting delayed again because they were so quiet up to launch..
glad to hear people are enjoying it
This is definitely a game that could grow in audience through fans talking about it and doing the job marketing would be doing if Cyan had a bigger studio. Honestly, it's so impressive they made a game this great looking on this low budget.
Hope more people discover the game, and hopefully it gets written about more in the hipper game sites.
Man, this game is something else. I just played for an hour and a half, and haven't felt a sense of wonder this strong since Riven. Seriously, the world is interconnected so beautifully and naturally, and it's HUGE! I just walked around and explored every nook and cranny and solved my first real puzzle
and that's when I stopped for the night.
Just exploring the world is a joy, and the design is so lovely. There are tons of interesting and mysterious things. Lots of places you can look at but can't access yet, but see ways of gaining access further down the road. Following pipes and wires to places, figuring out how things are connected. Seeing enigmatic machinery that you know you'll have to interact with at some point, seeing strange alien artifacts. The entire world is so damn tantalizing, and absolutely gorgeous.
I didn't think I would play another game this year or next few years that tops the feeling of wonder like The Witness, but this game is just killing it.
getting the train engine/generator running
Just exploring the world is a joy, and the design is so lovely. There are tons of interesting and mysterious things. Lots of places you can look at but can't access yet, but see ways of gaining access further down the road. Following pipes and wires to places, figuring out how things are connected. Seeing enigmatic machinery that you know you'll have to interact with at some point, seeing strange alien artifacts. The entire world is so damn tantalizing, and absolutely gorgeous.
I didn't think I would play another game this year or next few years that tops the feeling of wonder like The Witness, but this game is just killing it.
Well that is certainly something.
I'd recommend people not watch this as he has already done the shit before and is just playing catchup for the stream and spoiling the solutions.
Shit, he just solved a puzzle i didnt know was a puzzle and i dont know if i would have ever found it. Yeah its Myst