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There are no enemies or timed events in Myst, so a few dropped frames doesn’t do too much damage to the overall experience.

Fortunately, this isn’t a game that demands a high level of performance. That being said, even with a few graphical downgrades there are still some areas that cause framerate issues.

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While not quite as pretty as the PC version, RealMyst Masterpiece Edition on Switch does an excellent job on converting the original still images to living 3D environments.

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While I do wish this was a bit more integrated at a software level, the base level of functionality is extremely helpful. I found myself taking screenshots of anything that looked like it may be important so I could reference them later. Playing on Switch makes this whole experience a bit easier thanks to screen captures.

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I distinctly remember the manual telling me that everything was important and I should write everything down. When I first played Myst on my PC as a kid, I kept a notebook beside me at all times to write myself notes and keep track of any codes or hints I found. The use of soundscapes and music is always intentional and perfectly accentuates the experience. Music is not constant, but sound always is. Adding to this is the incredible sound design, which holds up perhaps better than any other element of Myst. There is a melancholy feeling to exploring worlds that feel so thoroughly abandoned despite seeming recently populated. Even in its original incarnation I remember finding the ages of Myst to be somewhat disturbing. It is otherworldly in its sense of strange mystery it is ethereal in its feeling of magic and uncertainty and it is haunting in its pervasive loneliness. The tone of Myst is difficult to describe. Each age is a unique world and can be entered by finding that age’s book on Myst Island. You’ll find these pages and more details surrounding the brothers and their families across several different ages. Each of these brothers will want you to help them by bringing them pages that match the color of their book. You’ll also have your first encounter with two brothers who have been trapped inside red and blue books in the library. Virtually all of these places and things can be interacted with in some way, but figuring out exactly what they do is up to you.

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Around the island you’ll find a series of toggles, a sunken ship, a rocket ship, an observatory, library, power station, and so much more. You’re given no immediate explanation of what to do or where to go. Myst starts you off on the dock of a small island (the titular, Myst Island). Mystified yet?Īs there is likely, by now, an entire generation who would have no idea what Myst is, let’s start with the basics. Finally in 2020, we can play this remaster of a remake of Myst on the Nintendo Switch. It was initially released in 2000 before itself being remastered in 2014 as RealMyst Masterpiece Edition, and updated to version 2.0 in 2015. The concept of RealMyst then is to take the classic game and make it more approachable to modern gamers who may not have grown up with it. At the time, this was cutting edge while still being very easy to run on computers of the time. The original Myst used an extensive series of still images to abstractly represent a rich, living 3D world. All that being said, it is also a glorified slideshow. is to 2D platformers, and its importance to history cannot be overstated. Myst is to adventure games as Super Mario Bros. Its design has had a major influence on everything from Nintendo’s own Metroid Prime to TV shows such as Lost. Since its initial release in 1993, Myst has existed as the gold standard of point-and-click adventure games. Myst is a major bullet point in the history of game design.