Gametap Brings Episodic Model to Myst Online

If you missed the rebirth of Myst Online, a devilishly handsome writer with The Escapist did a Q&A sometime back. Gametap, who brought back Sam and Max with the episodic model, are now planning to apply it to the reborn Myst Online, per a press release that just turned up:

Beginning on Saturday, May 19th, all of the future episodes' content and story (e.g. new Ages, pages, clothing, character interaction, story revelations, artifacts and intrigue) will be released within a single week each month.

In "Scars," the first of the new episodes, the D'ni Restoration Council (DRC) is preparing to grant Explorers access to the never-before-seen Age of Minkata, but calamity arrives when someone close to them dies. The effects of this tragedy will change the course of the restoration forever. Minkata features a vast landscape with hours of unique gameplay that can be enjoyed as a single player or multi-player experience.

That's some pretty neat stuff. Keep an eye on Gametap and Turner, folks, they're quickly putting together some expertise in this area.