Wyst is an exploratory adventure set on a little island. Wander around, discover the parts of the Island, discover the secret workings of Wyst and solve the Mysteries.
WASD: Move SPACE: Jump Mouse: Look Left Click: Push Button
Created by Tilman Geishauser (@OhHelloTilman), Jonas Görlich, Niels Meyering (@gnihad), Robert Pfeiffer (@blubberquark), Fabian Schlarmann, Sven Wilke, Erik Wittkorn (@fastpath)
I'm wondering why there's no comments, because this game is really interesting. I love puzzle games, and this is a very nice one. World looks great, and has a great vibe. I love those flying snakes(?). Only thing that this game needs is story. Player is thrown into this magical word, but he/she has no idea why. It would be great to be able to find peaces of lore in the game.
Very nice looking environment, and sound goes well to get a nice atmosphere, however I didn't think the puzzles were interesting and nothing was explained.
Great graphical style. I love the flying creatures. The puzzles were interesting and well executed. One minor gripe is seeing the credits in the cave for so long made me think that was it.
I was a bit disappointed by the graphics at first, but then I got out of that elevator and it just blew my mind! So beautiful! :D Nice use of the theme too
Hmm I'm pretty sure I wrote a comment, but it must have gotten lost on the way over Internet. Anyhow, I really enjoyed the visuals and walking around. The use of the theme was really smart too. I have some issues with the obstacles and puzzles though. I pretty quickly figured out how to deal with the three elevator puzzle, but it took me a jolly long time of trial and error to actually get the levels right enough so I could get up. It might not be the puzzle, but that the controls need more work. Or the elevators need to give some feedback for when they are correctly adjusted (like one push on a button elevates to a certain level, not progressively). The same controls-issue I had with the clouds. It was hard to know exactly where you were standing, hard to stay on the cloud. Especially when it turned (which was really fast and without warning). So after attempting 5-10 times, I gave up. Which was a pity, because I really wanted to know how the game would end. For the clouds, to help stay on them while turning it may be better to use an AnimationCurve for the lateral positioning so it's easy to make a soft turn. To me, a game like yours is more about experiencing than being challenged by the puzzles and obstacles & in this case they got a bit in the way of the fun for me. In general though, a very good game indeed.
Bit of a different take on the two buttons theme. Liked the challenges included (those clouds over the lava took a bit of figuring out). Like the retro early VR like graphics.
===HINT: You can get the cloud platforms to all stop, the puzzle should require almost no jumping skills!===
Sorry for the lag some people are experiencing. We haven't done any optimization, so rendering that many particles could be a bit excessive for lower end hardware.
Also the moving after key release might be caused by this. I haven't noticed it in any of the builds.
@Coomzy: I agree, the puzzles could have been made more interesting.
Not explaining the game mechanics is intentional, but in a complete game there would probably be a bit of a backstory. Then you'd be dropped into the world having at least some vague understanding of what you're supposed to work towards.
@local minimum: Again sorry you had such a hard time with the cloud puzzle. I think you may have made it harder for yourself than it needs to be though. It should require no jumping skills! I've put the hint above in case it's useful for some people.
I can't blame you for giving up though, it's a bit obscure. But if it's any consolation, the ending isn't super amazing anyway... it's all about the journey :)
The world is very beautiful and I loved exploring because of that. There's so many cool details, the flying steelix-like things, the floating islands in the bg, the waterfalls. Nice thing with the 2 button, a different approach to the theme. The jump height doesn't feel right, so the elevator puzzle was too much trial and error. But amazing overall!
Great graphics and mood! I'm not sure what's the purpose of the player there, so I jumped around, picked up two water-bins and then left. Had fun anyway :)
Nice work on the game! The low-poly styled graphics are awesome and I really liked the way you used the theme! It's got that Myst feeling in it that's damn good!
Gameplay is pretty simple and straight forward, though I don't like much of that "release button -> player gives a step" thing. :P
Nice work on the audio too! It totally fits the game and creates a nice mood during gameplay!
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Great puzzles, graphics and sound. Good job!
The puzzles were interesting and well executed.
One minor gripe is seeing the credits in the cave for so long made me think that was it.
First i wondered how this fits any theme, but then i noticed something in
the world, and at the i figured you also got the second theme^^
Too bad you can't ride those black snake/fish thingies, would have been awesome^^
===HINT: You can get the cloud platforms to all stop, the puzzle should require almost no jumping skills!===
Sorry for the lag some people are experiencing. We haven't done any optimization, so rendering that many particles could be a bit excessive for lower end hardware.
Also the moving after key release might be caused by this. I haven't noticed it in any of the builds.
@Coomzy:
I agree, the puzzles could have been made more interesting.
Not explaining the game mechanics is intentional, but in a complete game there would probably be a bit of a backstory. Then you'd be dropped into the world having at least some vague understanding of what you're supposed to work towards.
@local minimum:
Again sorry you had such a hard time with the cloud puzzle. I think you may have made it harder for yourself than it needs to be though. It should require no jumping skills! I've put the hint above in case it's useful for some people.
I can't blame you for giving up though, it's a bit obscure. But if it's any consolation, the ending isn't super amazing anyway... it's all about the journey :)
- Niels
Nice thing with the 2 button, a different approach to the theme.
The jump height doesn't feel right, so the elevator puzzle was too much trial and error.
But amazing overall!
(Also wanted to say that I have added level 4 walkthrough as you asked, hope it will help!)
Gameplay is pretty simple and straight forward, though I don't like much of that "release button -> player gives a step" thing. :P
Nice work on the audio too! It totally fits the game and creates a nice mood during gameplay!