The first video game I ever played was Myst.
Honestly I think that was a major influence in my taste in games today. More often than not I’ll choose a nice, calm puzzler over a shooter any day of the week. In my opinion, exploration trumps a lot of other gameplay elements. So when I got word that Cyan, Inc – the creators of the Myst series – opened a Kickstarter to fund a new IP, I jumped at the chance to help them out.
“Obduction” is a first person adventure game where the player’s goal is to find out more about the world around them. To interact with an understand their environment. The exact details of the plot are pretty scarce right now – and if Cyan has their way, that will be continue to be the case which I think is essential for a game like this – but it has to do with the player being abducted and taken far away from their home. You’ll jump to difference places on your journey, putting together the puzzle of where you are and why you’re there. Apparently you won’t be the only character in the world, and I’m hoping for some cool interactions with the unique NPCs Cyan is known to create.
Their goal is a fairly high 1.1 million dollars, but at the time of this writing they’ve already managed to raise 200k in less than 24 hours. I’m cautiously optimistic that the project will be funded, and if it is, you can expect a release in late 2015. The game will use the Unreal Engine 4, which looks spectacular, and they’re planning for release on both Windows and Mac.
I’m incredibly excited. Cyan knows what they’re doing when it comes to this kind of game, and they’ve never disappointed before. I can’t wait to see what the end result will look like, and I’m hoping some of you will feel the same.