![]() ![]() Obduction isn't due until mid-late 2015 on PC and Mac, but Cyan fans can essentially pre-order it now by pledging $25, which also grants access to backer-exclusive forums where fans can interact with the developer to give feedback. It's as bare-bones a premise as you can get, but as was the case with Myst, discovering what's going on is half the fun. Like Myst, Obduction will place the player in the role of a silent protagonist who's whisked away to an unknown land for no apparent rhyme or reason. ![]() If there’s one game on Kickstarter that I’m sure people have dreamed of making the transition to virtual reality it’s Myst.Myst developer Cyan pitched a return to its roots last month with Obduction, an oldschool surreal adventure in the vein of its best-selling classic, and now it's achieved its $1.1 million Kickstarter goal.īilled as a "spiritual successor" to Myst, Obduction will be a first-person real-time affair built using Unreal Engine 4. Although only concept art is currently available for show, there’s no doubt that the production design aspirations are there in abundance and the team have had no problems convincing people to help them make the game having met their $1.1M targe a few days ago.īut the team are now reaching out to the VR community for help in hitting their $1.3 million stretch goal-native Oculus Rift support designed and built in from scratch. So, expect lavish fantasy locations and fiendish puzzles-the hallmarks of the series. Myst spawned a genre and a myriad copy-cats in its wake and for some, it’s never really been equalled.Ģ013 marks Myst’s 20th Anniversary (yes, that’s 20 years, aged gamers) and some of the team (having formed new Dev Studio Cyan Inc.) behind Myst and Riven (Myst’s sequel) are ready to explode back onto the scene with a brand new first person adventure designed to be the spiritual successor to both. Mention that name to a thirtysomething and there’s a very good chance they’ll mist over, beginning to reminisce of a golden era of PC gaming and one of the most revered adventure series in the PCs history. ![]() ![]() First person adventure game Obduction has hit its Kickstarter target of $1.1M, but with only a few hours left until the deadline - can the final stretch goal promising Oculus Rift support be reached? ![]()
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