Cyan Worlds, developer of the 30-something-year-old Myst recreation collection, has revealed that its prototype Challenge Anglerfish won’t transfer ahead “for quite a lot of causes.” The information was shared in a video on Cyan’s YouTube account titled “A path not taken: Challenge Anglerfish” on Sunday, July 26.
Within the three-minute clip, Growth Director Hannah Gamiel, and Artistic Director Eric A. Anderson shared that the venture was labored on “over a yr in the past,” with the crew spending “about 4 months growing a brand new prototype for a recreation within the Myst universe.” In a shocking flip of occasions, although, followers of the collection are given a glimpse into what might have been by a teaser trailer initially solely meant “for writer eyes,” noting that Cyan is “nonetheless pleased with the work the crew did.”
The story recreation’s teaser presents an eerie, mysterious ambiance, with what could be the participant character touring right into a e-book, the vacation spot of which is called an “Age.” Tasked with gathering one other e-book for a mysterious, deceptively plucky green-cloaked man, the environments shift between clear and chic to ruinous and virtually horror-like. It is an intriguing trailer with a very intense, brilliantly-acted final half, and appears like one thing that may have simply eaten up a number of hours.
Whereas Challenge Anglerfish appears prefer it’ll change into one more recreation that will not see the sunshine of day, Cyan notes that they’re “nonetheless onerous at work on different new Myst universe issues,” and that there’s “extra on that to come back.” For now, although, followers should dive again into Myst’s 2021 remake and the Age of Rime replace to tide them over.
