realMyst: Masterpiece Edition App Reviews

I meet all minimum requirements. So riddle me this.. why does the screen just do nothing after the first few opening credit screens? I have tried hitting every button, and then tried every button + shift. Then + command. Ive tried right clicking, left clicking, it isnt doing anything. If I would have known this would be happening, I would have just spent the $18 on something useful.

i also am unable to climb the ladder in the tower, it just turns me around. i wish the “real-time” feature, that changes from day to night, could be turned off. the visuals are what have kept me coming back to this game for twenty years, so there’s nothing thrilling about swinging a flashlight around in the dark. and myst island is surrounded by grey fog, where is that beautiful blue sky? it’s a wonderful game but so far I much prefer the iOS port — beautiful, cheaper and (in my experience) glitch-free. fix the ladder please!

Everything was great until I got into a light tower with some kind of generator. I could not get out of this room no matter what. It just kept going from under a bolted trap door back to the generator. Fianlly had to quit and start the game all over again.

given the excellent job they did on the port of this game to ios (ipad only) this version is one major disappointment. looks crappy on the retina macbook screen, with random shadings moving around here and there. and the less said about the laughably horrible movement controls the better. not to mention how awkward looking around is. immediately regretted this purchase and dragged it off into the trash.

This has always been one of my favorite games and I’m glad the updated “real Myst” version was put on the app store. However, everytime I play it, at some point the game crashes my computer. I have a 2010 macbook pro, and I would like to be able to play this game with out my computer crashing.

Very much enjoyed this game. Good re-creation. Would love to see more of the MYST line for OS X and not just IOS.

The puzzle of the original game is here. But a great part of what made the original game so engrossing was the incredible visual detal and the mysterious and often ominous background soud effects and music. And that is all lost. Instead of a version of the game made 15 years after the original, this feels more like a trial version made 15 years BEFORE the original. Audio and visual effects are extremely sub-par.

I enjoyed this game, I want to play riven now please? please release riven for mac. I would be so happy!

I have a $2000 imac, The movements are super jumpy. Water is jumping frames. I really like the water and overall graphics. Just really need to smooth it out. It is unplayable. I hope when your newest game comes out that it does a better job than this! The yosomite upgrade is when things fell apart for this game. It worked okay then. I updated and it is still having these issues. I am not trashing the game, I hope I am simply shedding light from my experience. If Cyan is reading, I am just informing. I am waiting for your new one. I hope the graphics are realistic instead of cartoony, either way I am sure lots of work has been put into it. Thanks :-)

I played this game back in the day and loved it, so i was really looking forward to this version. Unfortunately, I couldnt even make it past 5 minutes of gameplay becuase it’s so choppy. Completely unplayable. :(

Myst is a beautiful game with breath-taking areas that make you wish you were there for real. For most of those that had negative comments, I encourage you to remember the type of game that this is, it is built on the click and move concept. For those not used to this, it can get somewhat annoying, but it is every bit as good as it used to be to me who played it years ago. Now as far as younger players, my 9 year old daughter loved it as we worked throught the puzzles together. It is worth the money that I spent and my family enjoyed it! My twin 10 year old boys are dying to have their turn playing next.

There were definitely some improvements made to this game since the last version was released. I noticed some of the issues I had mentioned were taken care of, great work on that! I still noticed some problems though, and when I played through the game, I took the time to note everything I could. **WARNING** The rest of the comment below may contain spoilers. If you have never played the game before, do not read any further! Myst Island: When the 4th red page is inserted into the red book, the book just disappears but still plays the correct audio. There are still no “reverse” sounds for the dimensional imager when it is turned on again. When the panel folds back to reveal the button which opens the tunnel below the spaceship walkway, it makes no sound. Also, what happened to the classic door sounds? (Instead of the AIM sounds)

Selenitic: The red light on the microphones dont light up when you activate their buttons. The metal doors sound on the antenna control panel has been changed. (Doesn’t make the sound that the Safe does in Myst Island, which it used to) When you “finish” the maze runner and enter that tunnel, there’s no sound when the lights go by you. (both original and realMyst had that)

Stoneship: No “stop” sound when you stop cranking the generator. Battery pack has no Green light. Compass room has no music when in the “normal” stage (puzzle not solved, but power on). Pump does not make pumping sound when switch is deactivated. Chest cannot be closed. Mechanical: Secret doors make spaceship door sound. Elevator “opener” makes loud sound instead of softer sound whenever the indicator changes. Top floor doesnt play regular hallway music, and also, is VERY dark. Telescope does not face skeleton when rotated to North Island. Nighttime is WAY too dark. Channelwood: Pump switch in windmill doesnt change much. The “death mechanism” on the top level operates the wrong way. The middle beige part is supposed to go BEFORE the blades on the side. The door isnt all metal anymore. At the telescoping pipe, there’s no sound for the water coming out of the pipe nearby (when disconnected), and there’s also no “stop” sound for when the pipe stops retracting or extending. Rime: Only problem I noticed here was, the sound of the elevator doors closing isnt what it was on the first realMyst.

I miss this game back in the old PC days. They need to get Riven on here, PLEASE !!! Anyways Great game….

Looks good, better than all the other subsequent releases since the original (the original still looks better to me) It has two navigation moods. One like the original game (step by step, aka sequential frames like hypercard stack) the second like a real first person player game, like in a Unity3D engine. It’s still quirky to navigate, but I think it’s a non issue. The graphics have a few minor artifact, which are comon in most 3D game engines. I haven’t been through the whole game yet. I imagine there are new effects and animations to see. Thanks for the upgrad.

What a nice update to a great game, looks great sounds and music are great over all game play right on the money..should you buy it yes ! i sure hope the do riven sometime soon as well

I’m so glad that that I saw this game being revamped for Mac users. I use to have this game for PC and now since I have an iMac, I love it!!! I was thrilled to get this game again. Can you please revamp all of the rest of the Myst games. I would love to have all of them. I can’t find the other games for iMac platform. That would be awesome!!! Thank you.

My husband downloaded this for me when I talked about how I loved the original PC version years ago. I’ve downloaded it multiple times and all it says is realMyst is damaged, please download again from app store. I’ve done this multiple times and still can’t get it to work. Please fix this or refund my money. I’m very sad that I can’t play this game. My husband emailed about this and we haven’t had any response.

The game loads and you can hear the sounds but not see anything but a black screen with the pointer hand but only if you leave it in full screen mode. Use Command F to switch to windowed mode and then again and you can see what is going on. But to move around with the mouse you must keep the game in windowed mode.

First, a technical issue: While I was using Yosemite OS, the application stopped running and wouldn’t even open up. I resolved the issue by upgrading to el Capitan OS, deleting the existing application and then downloading a new copy. So far it seems to be working. General Notes: This is a wonderful update to the original Myst, with all the old puzzles intact and a few new animations added along with the bonus age of Rime. It can be a little choppy, but that is less important to me than the wonderful feeling of once again stepping into Atrus’ Library, the eerie sounds while traversing the Selenetic Age, or the chill of looking through Sirrus’ telescope in the Mechanical Age. Long-time fans will appreciate most of the new graphics and the freedom of movement as they revisit familiar Ages, while new players can finally experience this revolutionary game on modern computers. It’s good to be back on Myst. Some advice to new players: Tread carefully in these Ages, and examine EVERTHING! Take care.

We played the original Myst when it first came out and really like this new version. Being able to walk through the game and enjoy the art work is great. The program ran fine on an iMac running El Caitan — 2.7 GHz i5 — basic system.