Did you ever play the original Myst, on any platform?
Not badly enough, it appears. I was turned away at the border.;)
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Played Myst several times, but preferred Riven. :X
This looks like one helluva good game, by the way, Trenster. Thanks for plopping it on my radar. Might have to give it a go.
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Sure, Tzaar, np. I will certainly wait a while to let them iron out the inevitable bugs before I give it a go, but it looks promising! :)
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That really does look good. Adding it to my wishlist for now, but might get it at some point.
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I really like the visuals and the gameplay looks promising.
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Thank you for being the first of sixteen giveaway entrants to bump the thread!
Taking a look at your wishlist, would you like a free Humble gift link of The Journey Down 1+2 Bundle or Human Resource Machine?
If you would like one of those, add me on Steam, and thank you for the bump.
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Wow :)
But... I just can't do this! A bump is such a simple thing to do, I can't get a wishlisted game for a bump! It feels wrong. Besides, there apparently are people who bumped without entering the GA, they are cooler :)
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Apparently not that simple, as I was 0-for-15 initially.
They're just bundle extras I had laying around; I didn't offer a AAA game. ;-)
But yes, MCsquared was cool to bump without an entry. And the other three were cool for commenting.
Anyway, no obligation, just thought I'd offer. Won't be offended if you decline.
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OK, I give up :)
Apparently I tried to win Human Resource Machine 162 times and it looks like an awesome game :)
Added you on Steam.
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You can't hit the feelings of sooooo many greedy people :-DDDDDDDDDDDD
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Your avatar is an optical illusion. When it's small (like in SG forums), it looks like a woman's head with dark hair and weird, overdone eyelashes.
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LOL
i have glasses ... maybe i see it clearer .... can not seen the woman with the eyelashes. As hard as i try.
I am sooooooooooooooooooo evil.... and a guy ....... and dangerous ....... yeah dangerous for sure.... and not forget mighty...
so let nobody know that i can be a very nice guy :-D ^^
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At regular size it's perfectly clear as an alien of some kind. But small and with a white page background (not sure it would work with a dark theme), it looks like a 3/4 angle headshot of a woman. Her dark hair covers the far eye. The symbol on the alien's head is the eye with eyelashes or somesuch. The alien's left eye (on the right side in the pic) is the woman's lips with red lipstick.
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strange what can be seen in a avatar/picture :)
The Avatar is from Warhammer 40k and free to use on Steam. I taken it as i had only around 20 games and now i am so close with it that i want not change anymore
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This looks actually pretty nice...and hopefully it doesn't get buried in a corner of the steamstore no one ever finds it...way too many good games out there in the store exist with many never hearing of them, while seeing the usual suspects(Tripple-A disappointments or other crap) all the time...because they get promoted :D
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I followed this on Greenlight for a long time. It looks gorgeous. Thanks for posting!
Yes, I played original MYST in the mid-nineties and absolutely loved it! I have never found an adventure game of that type as good.
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Thanks !
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Loved Myst & Riven back in the day, and this looks neat, though I've been disappointed by "[insert-game]-like” games mimicking shape without substance. Still — thanks for the heads up, and bump.
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Great giveaway game!
I think it's going to be tough to capture the "magic" of Myst, because part of the "magic" was in the fact that it was essentially the first of its kind.
XING does look interesting, though, and I wish the devs success!
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Yeah, there won't be anything like that first Myst experience...I'm just hoping it's a good game with interesting puzzles.
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I played Myst & Riven and while they were interesting to play, I can't remember ever feeling great after having played them. Therefore, I went with "meh" ... good time killers I guess but too "open" for me
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After many years of development, XING: The Land Beyond released September 21st!
I haven't heard any real buzz about this game, and it's not on any of my Steam friends' wishlists (some of which are quite extensive). So I'd like to help spread the word about the game and its release. It's kind of a Myst-like game, but built with the Unreal engine and featuring (optional) VR support. Give it a look!
[Edit: if anybody actually plays the game, why don't you add your impressions in the comments, and I'll link them here.]
Detail:
Back in March 2013, I backed a little Kickstarter from a brand new fledgling company called White Lotus Interactive made of of three friends who I believe were recent college grads. They set out to create an ambitious 3D puzzle adventure (basically a "Myst-like" game) that featured an original score, weather control, integrated day-night cycle, 3D environmental puzzles, and more. Requesting a budget of $15,000 USD and a scheduled delivery date of October 2013 (about 7 months from the end of the KS), they launched their little campaign, crossed their fingers, and hoped for the best.
They clearly had no idea what they were doing. Seven months and 15K to develop a 3D puzzle adventure through mountains, deserts, forests, volcanoes and more? Clearly this was destined to 1) fail outright or 2) become Kickstarter abandonware. However, there was a certain moxie these three had, an infectious youthful enthusiasm, so I figured I could fire off $15 USD to back the game and hope for the best.
Well, about four years later than they originally planned, XING: The Land Beyond is releasing September 21st. They've been all over the conference tour, have added extensive (optional!) VR support (Vive, Rift, OSVR), received an Unreal Developer Grant, and have increased the breadth of what they originally set out to accomplish.
The only remaining question is if the game will be any good. :) Take a look and maybe go find out for yourselves! And Thanks for reading.
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