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Does anyone else find it odd, that this site has several versions of Myst 1, as well as Myst 2, and Myst 5. But not Myst 3, 4 or URU?

I know some of the games were made by different companies, and possibly that has some sort of confliction to getting the rights?

Hopefully the other 2 games (And URU) will be uploaded soon?

Because, it's games like these, that I feel naked if I don't have the entire collection.
Post edited October 30, 2014 by Dartpaw86
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Dartpaw86: Does anyone else find it odd, that this site has several versions of Myst 1, as well as Myst 2, and Myst 5. But not Myst 3, 4 or URU?

I know some of the games were made by different companies, and possibly that has some confliction to getting the rights?

Hopefully the other 2 games (And URU) will be uploaded soon?

Because, it's games like these, that I feel naked if I don't have the entire collection.
It is indeed that whole different companies thing. One company has a deal with GOG, the other(s) do not.
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Dartpaw86: Does anyone else find it odd, that this site has several versions of Myst 1, as well as Myst 2, and Myst 5. But not Myst 3, 4 or URU?

I know some of the games were made by different companies, and possibly that has some confliction to getting the rights?

Hopefully the other 2 games (And URU) will be uploaded soon?

Because, it's games like these, that I feel naked if I don't have the entire collection.
3 and 4 are developed and/or published by Ubisoft, while the rights to the rest of the series belong to Cyan. To release 3 and 4, Ubisoft and Cyan would need to come to an agreement, but no company has been willing to do so far (The games aren't even available on Steam).
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iphgix: It is indeed that whole different companies thing. One company has a deal with GOG, the other(s) do not.
Ummm, no. Ubisoft publishes 3 and 4 and they have a deal with GOG. They and Cyan just don't want to bother to come to an agreement.
Post edited October 30, 2014 by Grargar
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Dartpaw86: Does anyone else find it odd, that this site has several versions of Myst 1, as well as Myst 2, and Myst 5. But not Myst 3, 4 or URU?
GOG does sell URU. Or am I missing something (which is very possible)?
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Dartpaw86: Does anyone else find it odd, that this site has several versions of Myst 1, as well as Myst 2, and Myst 5. But not Myst 3, 4 or URU?

I know some of the games were made by different companies, and possibly that has some sort of confliction to getting the rights?

Hopefully the other 2 games (And URU) will be uploaded soon?

Because, it's games like these, that I feel naked if I don't have the entire collection.
URU's here:
http://www.gog.com/game/uru_complete_chronicles

Edit: Ninja'd by PhilD ;)
Post edited October 30, 2014 by donsanderson
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Dartpaw86: Does anyone else find it odd, that this site has several versions of Myst 1, as well as Myst 2, and Myst 5. But not Myst 3, 4 or URU?

I know some of the games were made by different companies, and possibly that has some confliction to getting the rights?

Hopefully the other 2 games (And URU) will be uploaded soon?

Because, it's games like these, that I feel naked if I don't have the entire collection.
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Grargar: 3 and 4 are developed and/or published by Ubisoft, while the rights to the rest of the series belong to Cyan. To release 3 and 4, Ubisoft and Cyan would need to come to an agreement, but no company has been willing to do so far (The games aren't even available on Steam).
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iphgix: It is indeed that whole different companies thing. One company has a deal with GOG, the other(s) do not.
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Grargar: Ummm, no. Ubisoft publishes 3 and 4 and they have a deal with GOG. They and Cyan just don't want to bother to come to an agreement.
Thanks both of you ^_^ also, I made an error. URU "IS" on this site. But regardless, I bought 2, 5, and URU. If I had known 3 (Which is unplayable on modern computers) might possibly never be digitally downloaded. I would have had second thoughts ^^;

Though thankfully I have 4 on disc, but if I could buy it digitally for cheap. I would prefer it, as despite I grew up in the age of Apple II and Amiga. I honestly hate having to deal with constantly switching discs these days.
Actually I got really really lucky. (Somehow) I managed to get my physical copy of Exile working, (On a Windows 8.1) it automatically used a compatibility scanner.

And 4, hopefully I don't think I'll have any issues.
You can help by making your voice heard: http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/908995-Ubisoft-please-bring-more-games-to-GOG-com-and-let-Cyan-buy-the-rights-to-Myst-3-amp-4?p=10152417#post10152417
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Dartpaw86: Does anyone else find it odd, that this site has several versions of Myst 1, as well as Myst 2, and Myst 5. But not Myst 3, 4 or URU?

I know some of the games were made by different companies, and possibly that has some confliction to getting the rights?

Hopefully the other 2 games (And URU) will be uploaded soon?

Because, it's games like these, that I feel naked if I don't have the entire collection.
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Grargar: 3 and 4 are developed and/or published by Ubisoft, while the rights to the rest of the series belong to Cyan. To release 3 and 4, Ubisoft and Cyan would need to come to an agreement, but no company has been willing to do so far (The games aren't even available on Steam).
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iphgix: It is indeed that whole different companies thing. One company has a deal with GOG, the other(s) do not.
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Grargar: Ummm, no. Ubisoft publishes 3 and 4 and they have a deal with GOG. They and Cyan just don't want to bother to come to an agreement.
Ubisoft does not have a deal with Gog regarding those titles...hence my statement and its truth.
Best thing to do is find the DVD trilogy collection of the first three games. Gets you one disc each so you don't have to bother with all the swapping, and includes Myst 3, since that's the only one you still need.

3 and 4 are definitely worth playing, even if you have to take a detour to eBay to get there. Though to be fair, 3 is the only game in the series you could probably skip if you're in it for the plot. I mean, the game's plot is good, and Saavedro is brilliant. But it doesn't really have much bearing on the rest of the series or Atrus like 1, 2, 4, Uru, and 5 all do.

Basically what I'm saying is, 3's a great game, but if you really can't bring yourself to get a physical copy, you should pretty much just play through everything else anyways and go back to 3 someday later if you get the chance.
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iphgix: Ubisoft does not have a deal with Gog regarding those titles...hence my statement and its truth.
Even if Ubisoft did have a deal, Cyan could still say no and Ubisoft would be unable to release them. As I said, it's not entirely up to Ubisoft.
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Dartpaw86: I know some of the games were made by different companies, and possibly that has some sort of confliction to getting the rights?
Yep.

Exile and Revelation likely won't show up anywhere untill Cyan manages to buy back whichever part of the pie they currently don't own on those two games in order to allow them ro republish the games themselves.