Comments on: Of Endings and Beginnings

By: Toria

Toria — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:12:00 +0000

I commented back then, and will comment again “great article”. Let’s hope God is still watching out for Cyan, somehow And for the people there.

By: Myscha the Sled Dog

Myscha the Sled Dog — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:07:00 +0000

It would be wonderful to never see the MYST word stapled on games again. It is truly ashame the superb talent that was at Cyan never got the opportunity to design anything new. Myst was unique when it came out for what it was, Riven was beautiful from a design perspective, but after that, everything moved into a hollow real time CG exercise with a moniker stapled on it. (almost in an insulting way)

The talent, the passion, the ability was there to do a lot of great innovative things, but seems to have finally died from lack of freedom to pursue refreshing visions.

I am hopeful the people that were once Cyan can reinvent themselves or do something they believe in with as much passion as launched the original company.

Nice article Og and well written.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:07:00 +0000

Og Bruvver, as someone who had a lot of conversations with you before my own departure, I want to say that I too am sorry at hearing the news….I really wanted to be wrong.
JB

By: linkerjpatrick

linkerjpatrick — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:06:00 +0000

That is the most mature and best piece on the situation I have read so far. Oh how I would love a “Cyan East” seeing as my family and everything is in the part of the country. I do feel however, Rand can’t sit still for long and I don’t see him doing, “temp work”!

I will say however if Cyan is a great tree that may have fallen it’s worth taking not of the forest of saplings starting to grow at it’s base. I am proud to be one of those saplings as Myst opened my mind, turning my life around and gave me vision to take on “creating worlds” of my own and not settling for dead end jobs.

Mr. Holland may not be teaching anymore but look at his Opus!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:06:00 +0000

*hugs*
Good words… I won’t ruin it by blathering on.

~Lehsa~

By: jussie

jussie — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:06:00 +0000

Oggie, you said it so true. I wish I could have experienced even a bit of your experiences with Cyan. They/It still seem a place of dreams to me. The Myst game was/is/will be something special for me. I never got over it. I’ve bought the other games but never got thru even with the help of hint systems or game guides… I miss the feeling of togetherness of Uru (while not being so ready to pay a lot for the connection). Cyan should have had new threads to prove on – Atlantis perhaps??? – while all these D’Ni games have been great. Sigh…

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:05:00 +0000

Cyan could still rise. The people associated with it (as well as the fans) are talented, clever people who find problem-solving a form of entertainment. Maybe reviving Cyan is simply the biggest puzzle of all, in the worlds they’ve created. Rand seems strong-willed, a creative person who doesn’t like to lose. I wouldn’t count him out yet.

By: Toria

Toria — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:05:00 +0000

Thanks for your thoughts. They are really amazing to read. Wow, you moved across the country to follow a dream. How cool is that?! I can still recall the thrill I got playing Myst for the first few times. It was a hobby of my husband and I to sit there with our glasses of wine and take turns with the mouse and explore. I can remember that first “AH-HA!” moment when clicking on the picture in the library opened up the secret passageway and getting the clock combination.

Thanks for sharing so many of your feelings. I do hope they can rebuild from the ashes, yes. I’m not religious but I’ll say a prayer for a good person like Rand to succeed. His games and vision deserve to be heard, still. There’s so much trash out there. Let’s hear it for thinking, intellectual games.

By: Sören 'chucker' Kuklau

Sören 'chucker' Kuklau — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:04:00 +0000

That was the most beautiful piece I’ve read so far about what’s been going on at Cyan. Thank you for this post, and thanks for your contributions.

Long live the vision and dream that is Cyan.