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Cyan has had a ton of ups and downs over the years, to the point where at one point, instead of game development, they were making ends meet by doing outsourced QA for other companies and renting out the grounds of their headquarters (bought during brighter times with brighter futures predicted) for weddings and functions. Hell, I think they still rent out a second building they had built in preparation for further Uru development to a local church for storage. So, you know, whenever they charge full price or take a timed exclusivity deal or whatever? I get it.
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I don't think a from-scratch remake could ever be reasonably expected to be a free upgrade. At best you could say it doesn't need to exist. I think the new Myst's main reason for existing is its VR support. It does look quite good though (except for changing the FMVs to CGI) even compared to the relatively recent Unity version of realMyst.
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Aug 30, 2021 20:10
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TheScott2K posted:"demanded" alright guy, I get it I didn't mean that you or anyone here was demanding it, but there are a bunch of others posting in various locations demanding that kind of stuff.
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Aug 30, 2021 20:11
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i played the very first version of realmyst and had an absolute blast. id prolly buy the latest one but only after a sale lol
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Aug 30, 2021 20:11
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I still think the disclaimer on the steam page was to mostly pre-empt anything then anyone really demanding free upgrades. I definitely want to check out the Myst remake at some point - I never got to check out realMyst and the bonus age it added because it had weird availability for the longest time or something, then I feel like there was some reason I put off getting it on Steam.
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Aug 30, 2021 20:20
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Oxyclean posted:I still think the disclaimer on the steam page was to mostly pre-empt anything then anyone really demanding free upgrades. whoah. whats the extra world? never played og myst
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Aug 30, 2021 20:20
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gently caress Myst where's my real time remake of Dragon Lore
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Where's the remake of Pyst?
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ArfJason posted:whoah. whats the extra world? never played og myst I'm under the impression it's optimal and nothing too big.
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Aug 30, 2021 20:24
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ArfJason posted:whoah. whats the extra world? never played og myst It's not currently in the new remake, but they want to add it in the future.
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Aug 30, 2021 20:28
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Huh. I dont remember that part and im sure i got at least all endings in realmyst. In any case im due for a replay. Its been several years so im sure ive forgotten most of the puzzles. What a great game
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Aug 30, 2021 20:29
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Anyone old enough to own a 1993 game when it was new can afford to pay 30 bucks in 2021. What Bethesda did with Quake was great, but it is the exception.
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Aug 30, 2021 20:50
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Any news on Kingpin/SiN Reloaded? Was hoping to play those this year.  Yeah I know I can just fire up the originals.Serious Sam with raytracing because. https://wccftech.com/serious-sam-the-first-encounter-ray-traced-trailer/
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Aug 30, 2021 20:57
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DoombatINC posted:Wallet chain shotgun punks are in Prime Target, Rupert's hospital shooter with primitive polygons is Sensory Overload - though both are Mac FPSes that have Hexen-ish hubs, and there's subterranean levels in both, and in both you eavesdrop on a walkie-talkie for plotpoints, and they both have conventional political intrigue premises that take a hard turn towards blaster rifles and ninjas at a certain point... I should learn to read.  The last time I got the itch to play those (Bungie adjacent) games I looked into it. The last real solid effort to reverse engineer DI I found was around 2014 and there was a hard drive crash. Marathon Pfhorums thread.
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Aug 30, 2021 21:21
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Al Cu Ad Solte posted:Any news on Kingpin/SiN Reloaded? Was hoping to play those this year. maybe it's due to the complexity of the newer engine or something but i find it kinda funny this was done for the original serious sam and not the fusion games
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Aug 30, 2021 21:38
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Thief inspired art deco first person sneaker Filcher comes out on the 14th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SusgBwMCWKQ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1355650/Filcher/ Been following the development of this for a bit now. I hope it's neato.
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Aug 30, 2021 22:05
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ExcessBLarg! posted:That said, arguing over Myst is somewhat futile because Cyan's MO is to constantly remake (by whatever definition) the game in way that nobody else does aside maybe for Tetris. My good sir, may I introduce you to the magic that is SpiderWeb Software?
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Aug 30, 2021 22:12
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Shadow Hog posted:I really liked Scourge of Armagon and Dimension of the Past, but wasn't particularly smitten by Dissolution of Eternity. That said, I do have some good news: you really, really don't have to play the expansions in order. This isn't a game with deep and intricate lore, it's a game where dopamine-infused shotgun-wielding morons fight side-by-side with armored knights with bog-standard swords. If you wanna jump straight to the new episode, by God, jump straight to it. Looking forward to picking up both Dimension's this week.
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Aug 30, 2021 22:31
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Al Cu Ad Solte posted:Thief inspired art deco first person sneaker Filcher comes out on the 14th. Oh yeah, that jumping between carpets is purestrain thief. That said, I'm kinda not into regressing to sprites over thief's full 3d models.
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site posted:maybe it's due to the complexity of the newer engine or something but i find it kinda funny this was done for the original serious sam and not the fusion games It’s not an official product. The original engine is open source so there wasn’t much choice.
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Supposedly an alpha release of the Dark Forces engine remake soon? I'll believe it when I see it
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david_a posted:It’s not an official product. The original engine is open source so there wasn’t much choice. Ah for some reason I had it in my head that serious engine 3 or the fusion engine or whatever they call it was also open now
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Aug 31, 2021 02:58
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I tried out InjectD3 just now. For some dumb reason it increased my screen brightness but the window mode works like a dream. Only problem is I had to change the install location after it gave me the "Execution in WinMain() was stopped by an Access Violation" crap. I have to wonder if that can be fixed somehow with the inject mod down the line.
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I almost completed Myst once (Masterpiece Edition), but then I got stuck on the musical puzzle and never got finished it. I'm just super loving bad at adventure games, I have a hard time with puzzles for some reason.david_a posted:Supposedly an alpha release of the Dark Forces engine remake soon? I'll believe it when I see it It's nice to see updates at the very least, but yeah.
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Al Cu Ad Solte posted:Any news on Kingpin/SiN Reloaded? Was hoping to play those this year. Zeether posted:I tried out InjectD3 just now. For some dumb reason it increased my screen brightness but the window mode works like a dream. Only problem is I had to change the install location after it gave me the "Execution in WinMain() was stopped by an Access Violation" crap. I have to wonder if that can be fixed somehow with the inject mod down the line.
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Aug 31, 2021 04:32
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david_a posted:Supposedly an alpha release of the Dark Forces engine remake soon? I'll believe it when I see it gently caress that. Russian hackers found a way to add real mouse look and modern controls. More than sufficient.
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I've already gotten all but two of the achievements in the new Myst (just need to (hidden cheevos) get all the red/blue pages, including the two final ones, without ever actually putting them in the books and speedrun the good ending in under two minutes - I can do five easy, but two minutes how the gently caress). It's fine? It's a looker, but the puzzle randomization didn't really do a whole lot for me sadly. The solutions to the puzzles are different, the steps to derive those solutions are not, so you're still going through the same motions as you did the first time, but without the "aha" moments because you've done this. And honestly, one of the things I thought they would have for sure changed, they didn't - the codebook page requested to find the final red/blue pages and the D'ni Linking Book to reach Atrus is the same as it ever was, so you can still speedrun your way there. I'd have figured that'd be one of the things they'd for sure change, just so you couldn't do that!Narcissus1916 posted:gently caress that. Russian hackers found a way to add real mouse look and modern controls. More than sufficient.
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Al Cu Ad Solte posted:Thief inspired art deco first person sneaker Filcher comes out on the 14th. gonna
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The Dissolution of Eternity in Quake 1 map, Cave of Death, has the single worst sequence of any part of Quake. I thought the stage in Scourge of Amagon where the floor falls out from under you instantly killing you with no warning requiring you to trial and error your way to a safe path was the bottom of quality, but what if we added earthquake physics which persist while you are jumping to an instant death platforming sequence with parts of the floor dropping out from under you with no warning. I must have save reloaded 15 times in that short sequence.
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Barudak posted:The Dissolution of Eternity in Quake 1 map, Cave of Death, has the single worst sequence of any part of Quake. I thought the stage in Scourge of Amagon where the floor falls out from under you instantly killing you with no warning requiring you to trial and error your way to a safe path was the bottom of quality, but what if we added earthquake physics which persist while you are jumping to an instant death platforming sequence with parts of the floor dropping out from under you with no warning. what else could you expect from a level name of CAAAAAVE....OF DEAAAATHHHHH  DoE isn't the worst, but it's certainly not the greatest (probably the laziest level name ever)
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Barudak posted:The Dissolution of Eternity in Quake 1 map, Cave of Death, has the single worst sequence of any part of Quake. I thought the stage in Scourge of Amagon where the floor falls out from under you instantly killing you with no warning requiring you to trial and error your way to a safe path was the bottom of quality, but what if we added earthquake physics which persist while you are jumping to an instant death platforming sequence with parts of the floor dropping out from under you with no warning. I was largely pretty fond of both Quake Mission Packs, but holy poo poo, gently caress both those bits particularly. I probably loaded about as much.
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Shadow Hog posted:
Hah! Admittedly, fair point. I'm honestly just happy I can finally recommend it to friends without a bajillion qualifiers.
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the new Myst is insanely pretty and very cool (apart from the actors being replaced with CGI; the fmvs looked way better) but even with randomized puzzle solutions, it's a really short game. definitely wait for it to go on sale, 30 bucks is too much for it
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A Steam page is up for REKKR: Sunken Land, a not-free, extended version of the Doom TC (that you can play on your Switch or consoles via the Doom re-releases!) Take The Crown has announced a two-day 2v2 Doom 2 Team DM tournament with a brand new mapset by Rottking and a $1000 prize pool, if you're interested in watching some SSG Jousting in a few weeks time. https://twitter.com/Civvie11/status/1432413216630624260 The Kins fucked around with this message at 09:10 on Aug 31, 2021 |
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Barudak posted:The Dissolution of Eternity in Quake 1 map, Cave of Death, has the single worst sequence of any part of Quake. I thought the stage in Scourge of Amagon where the floor falls out from under you instantly killing you with no warning requiring you to trial and error your way to a safe path was the bottom of quality, but what if we added earthquake physics which persist while you are jumping to an instant death platforming sequence with parts of the floor dropping out from under you with no warning. btw that bit in Scourge can be done without trial and error, you just have to move slowly.
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toiletbrush posted:Unfortunately there's plenty more of that in store. And just wait for the final boss battle! In Scourge, If you shoot the brick above the switch you're trying to get to, the path lights up
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manero posted:In Scourge, If you shoot the brick above the switch you're trying to get to, the path lights up I was looking for a trick like this but could not figure it out. Ah well, Scourge was fine otherwise that a single room didn't wreck it for me. On the other hand Dissolution of Eternity has decided every single level in the second set of maps needs to end with a really, really boring bossfight that I am drowning in ammo for and its not like, bad, but its just so boring. Honest to Goodness one of the highlights of Dissolution of Eternity is that it has a different monster replacing the Vores and then in one random room, in like the second to last level, there is a single regular Vore and I was so unprepared to see a regular-rear end-vore at that point I honestly smiled.
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manero posted:In Scourge, If you shoot the brick above the switch you're trying to get to, the path lights up I never noticed that. I just built up enough speed to jump to the end.
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TOOT BOOT posted:I can't imagine the remasters got a bunch of people to run out and buy Doom/Quake if they didn't already own them, and if they did the remaster is free.  all my console friends bought it
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The Kins posted:If you have the opportunity, drop a post in the Issues section of the GitHub with your old install location so the author can look into it.
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