I realized, the moment I walked into the basement, that my father would not work as Atrus as I had planned. He continued reciting through that cryptic script, over which I had only a rough pass. I tried to direct how he might better act; I must admit, however, such direction is futile. Still, the questions about whose face might one day play my leading role are unsettling to me. I know my apprehensions might never be allayed. And so I stop filming, realizing that perhaps, the beginning has not yet been recorded.
Got a little William Shatner flair there. I must return....to my writing. I'd love to meet the man who helped raise two of my childhood heroes, but I agree with the rest of the commenters. Rand makes an excellent Atrus and I couldn't imagine it being any other way.
wow! i expected him to just read lines for the test, but this guy is acting! (: nice work, Miller Dad! so glad you shared this with us. i would never have realized this even happened. much love from a long time Myst fan! thank you!
Still put on a good performance, but it's still hard to watch someone else acting Atrus when Rand is hard wired in my brain since childhood to be the image of him.
Well Rand was more likely to stay in the loop about the game than his dad, but it's sweet in itself to have tried and it also makes sense to have the father play.. the father, haha
This is amazing! How come I never knew about this?! I don't know...but it just makes Myst's development much cooler in my eyes :) Getting your dad to reprise the main role in a videogame is something else.
I still say that if Rand Miller decides to retire from the role of Atrus, Elias Toufexis (best-known as Adam Jensen from the Deus Ex prequels) would make a great new Atrus.
I was such a fan of Must. I even read the books and greatly enjoyed them. When I played Uru and enter D'ni, it was exactly as I had imagined from reading the novels. I sadly didn't get to complete must 4 and never had a copy of 5, but I did have real myst, and that was just amazing. The story of the myst series is incredible and unforgettable.
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I realized, the moment I walked into the basement, that my father would not work as Atrus as I had planned. He continued reciting through that cryptic script, over which I had only a rough pass.
I tried to direct how he might better act; I must admit, however, such direction is futile.
Still, the questions about whose face might one day play my leading role are unsettling to me.
I know my apprehensions might never be allayed. And so I stop filming, realizing that perhaps, the beginning has not yet been recorded.
This comment deserves a favorite by Cyan. 👏🏻
Brilliant! Love it!
This is probably the most brilliant comment I've ever read.
Perfection
hahahahahahaha nice!!!
Love the man! He was doing it for his kids, and taking it seriously... That’s paternal love. 😊
I can see he definitely tried.
Acting is hard, man.
Rand: Sorry dad, but we're going with someone else to play Atrus.
Ron: Who?
Rand: um... me.
The way they played it, I originally had no idea that it was the same actor.
Beard vs no beard obviously helped.
The things you do for your kids. Great dad!
With a little bit of extra work, he would've done a splendid job, but in my heart, Rand is the better choice. I cannot see it otherwise.
Got a little William Shatner flair there. I must return....to my writing. I'd love to meet the man who helped raise two of my childhood heroes, but I agree with the rest of the commenters. Rand makes an excellent Atrus and I couldn't imagine it being any other way.
YES! so Rand DOES have some of the original tapes, hope he has the raw footage of MoM, Sirrus, Achenar, and him as Atrus too!
I'm really hoping they find them to update realMYST Masterpiece Edition.
I would sell my kidney to see the raw footage of robyn miller. He is soooooooo cute
wow! i expected him to just read lines for the test, but this guy is acting! (: nice work, Miller Dad! so glad you shared this with us. i would never have realized this even happened. much love from a long time Myst fan! thank you!
Still put on a good performance, but it's still hard to watch someone else acting Atrus when Rand is hard wired in my brain since childhood to be the image of him.
You could try my version. XD ( I mimed my performance to Rand's audio track in realMYST: th-cam.com/video/a6HH8AtPC44/w-d-xo.html )
@@Kazuo1G Your bowl haircut in that video ain't makin' it, man.
Good effort, but Rand's quite calmer approach fit the world much better.
Well Rand was more likely to stay in the loop about the game than his dad, but it's sweet in itself to have tried and it also makes sense to have the father play.. the father, haha
This is amazing! How come I never knew about this?! I don't know...but it just makes Myst's development much cooler in my eyes :) Getting your dad to reprise the main role in a videogame is something else.
You made the right decision having Rand be Atrus lol
Thank the lord Rand played the role lol
I love this, kinda like being in a bizarre alternate universe rather than this one.. Thanks for sharing Rand!
Instances are sometimes only a few bit flips away.
These linking books are making me thirsty!
So this is Aitrus?
Thanks for the upload, that was awesome!
P.S. Happy belated birthday, Mr. Miller!
he ate 10 lemons before recording this
Joey Diaz as Atrus
"Fuck it, I'll do it myself"
Man he should have been Atrus, even though were used to Rand Miller's voice now, this would have been naturally perfect actually.
This is gold
You can tell he tried. However, I'm glad Rand wound up as Atrus. :) Rand made Atrus a believable character.
I still say that if Rand Miller decides to retire from the role of Atrus, Elias Toufexis (best-known as Adam Jensen from the Deus Ex prequels) would make a great new Atrus.
This is wonderful, more stuff like this please!
first time seeing this amazing. fun.
This is awesome
He looks like he could had been an Atrus for Pyst. But still, nice acting!
You're Fired!
Oh, interesting! I adore Myst. It would've been interesting to play Myst with Ron as Atrus. Although, you can't go wrong with Rand Miller :)
I was such a fan of Must. I even read the books and greatly enjoyed them. When I played Uru and enter D'ni, it was exactly as I had imagined from reading the novels. I sadly didn't get to complete must 4 and never had a copy of 5, but I did have real myst, and that was just amazing. The story of the myst series is incredible and unforgettable.
Good choice.
Rand's deep voice really carries the weight of the stories burden well.
No offence to your dad. But Rand, you just were better at it.
No offense to Papa Miller, but it's a good thing Rand did the job.
The table is too high... Lol
I like him as Atrus more than Rand.
Not bad
Kind of funny that Rand hates acting and yet he really is good at it.
ouch
No offence, but thank god this wasn't Atrus 😂
No audio on my Win XP machine. :(
Holy cringe.