I don’t want to spoil anything for this 27 year old game, because this VR version is a possible new point of entry to those who haven’t played Myst and its many sequels. As you do this, the brothers’ motivations and personalities are revealed, and you can learn more about what happened to get them trapped there. You have to scour the Ages of Myst to recover the proper pages for each book. The gist of it is this: there are two sons, Sirrus and Archeron, both trapped in books. Even as you move through the different areas (called Ages) and you unlock more books, the story is a little slippery. It’s purposefully enigmatic with little introduction. If you know nothing about Myst going in, you might be confused what’s happening in its story. I mostly used teleportation to get around, but smooth movement is also available for those who aren’t as susceptible to motion sickness in VR as I am. Myst runs well on the Quest 2, however, and is a comfortable VR experience. It doesn’t come up often in Myst, but the few hand written notes that I’ve come across are horribly pixelated, and surprisingly hard to read. The most egregious graphical issue is the readability of text. Open areas are covered in a fog, which is unsurprising and not as extreme as I thought it would be. While Myst, graphically, holds up alright, it’s also its weakest feature. Then again, reading those notes back might be a bit of an issue on Quest 2. It would have been fantastic to have some sort of virtual notepad to jot down ideas, but alas, it is not so. I found myself taking off my Quest 2 a few times to take notes of numbers and other information that would otherwise leave my brain almost immediately. It doesn’t really even make it clear when you’re correctly solving a puzzle until the solution is working. Myst doesn’t hold your hand at any point. What I did find necessary was some method of note taking. With the puzzles reconfigured for virtual reality, though, I never felt like such a feature was necessary. Most VR games implement a sort of telekinesis to alleviate some of the bending and reaching required to grab objects, but that’s not present in Myst. Some items that you have to interact with have been raised to be above waist levels-something I very much appreciate, especially due to the lack of any sort of distance grabbing. Some puzzles are tweaked (presumably) to be a little easier in VR. Outside of puzzle randomization, there have been other changes. This allows Myst to be a somewhat refreshing experience-if you’ve played through Myst countless times, the randomization will change certain aspects of the game to make them unpredictable. First of all, when starting a new game, you have the option to randomize puzzles. There are some slight differences between Myst VR and its other versions.

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