Mac Gaming: Myst V demo available

If I could have even one quarter of the time I ~~wasted~~ spent enjoying Myst, I'd live forever. After finally finishing the game on my Mac, I felt compelled to do it all over again when the Playstation version became available. I didn't play Riven or the other sequels, but Myst V just may pull me back in.

A demo became available today, and I played it for a while tonight. It's just as beautiful as I remember, with the fantastic scenery and soundtrack. There are more interactive elements in this version than the original, which my 1.25ghz iMac seemed to handle well, though the introductory cinematic sequence was a little jumpy. Still, the brief experience brought back memories of looking at my old desk clock to see it read 2:30 AM.

At 457MB, it's a hefty download, and the system requirements are kind of steep, too: Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later, G4/1GHz or faster, 256MB RAM and an ATI Radeon 7000 or Nvidia GeForce2 MX or better 3D graphics with at least 32MB VRAM. The formal release is scheduled for September and will cost $49.95US.

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Source: http://www.ubi.com/US/Games/Info.aspx?pId=3739

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Cat

It's the video ram -- or lack thereof -- which gives you choppiness. It's choppy at 32 mb and 64 mb, but very smooth with a video card bearing 128 mb.

August 24 2005 at 12:31 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

John

Plays choppy on iMac G5 1.8, 2 GB of ram

August 22 2005 at 11:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dan

...and this is why Apple is switching to Intel. Atlavec can just bite me. It's time for some raw processing speed folks. Bring on the 3.6GHz dual Pentiums or whatever. Either way it will be faster than the current consumer Macs. BTW, I switched to Macs in Nov 2004 so I'm not a Mac hater - I have three now! I love them and am excited for the move to Intel.

August 22 2005 at 10:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Richard Scalzo

The demo seems to run great on my PowerBook - 1.5 MHz G4, 1 GB RAM

August 20 2005 at 10:36 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sean

I found the demo to be unresponsive and 'jumpy' on my iMac G5 1.6MHz/512MB. Couldn't continue after 5 min. because the slowness was aggrevating. The previous Myst games were much better.

August 19 2005 at 5:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dave Caolo

Jer: Oh, it's very, very deep stuff. Thought I imagine that, after a few cold ones, it'd all make sense...

August 19 2005 at 9:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jerry Halstead

"If I could have even one quarter of the time I wasted spent enjoying Myst, I'd live forever" Someday you'll have to sit down with us over a cold beer and explain the math behind this...

August 19 2005 at 7:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Apoco-Lips

found it very choppy on my new ibook (1.33/12") the lack of car-stealing and 'hot-coffee' sequences also put me off...

August 18 2005 at 11:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply