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GF Rating
3.6

313 ratings

Critic & User Reviews

GF Rating
5

Fair

Renter Beware

posted by metrarider (CHICAGO, IL) Jan 15, 2009

Member since Nov 2008

Myst by no question is a classic great game. However, the transition to the DS could have used a little improvement. The graphics are great but the only downside is moving around with the stylist only. After about 15 minutes you are frustrated as you keep wanting to use the D-pad to navigate.

If you have played and solved Myst on the computer before then this game is great for you. It is an exact duplication and is sure to bring back some fond memories.

If you are a first time player then I must recommend playing on the computer. You lose too much of the experience on the DS.

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GF Rating
4

Weak

An unnecessary release

posted by vincehardy (NEW YORK, NY) Jun 28, 2008

Member since Dec 2006

5 out of 5 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

Myst DS is not a bad or very bad or horrible game, it's just unnecessary and weak.

For one thing it's a straight port from the PC version to the DS with some differences in the user interface and of course the use of the stylus instead on the mouse. Since it's a puzzle game, it has absolutely no replay value for those (I'm one of them) who played it on the PC, because if you have agonized the first time to solve the puzzles like I did, chances are you will still remember the solutions.

If you've never played Myst things aren't much better either. The DS being what it is, the game doesn't look nearly as good as it's 1995 incarnation and the audio that was such an important part of setting the tone and the mood of the game now becomes quickly unbearable.

Whether you're looking for a good puzzle game on the DS or an oldy for the sake of nostalgia, start looking somewhere else, this is not the game you're looking for.

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GF Rating
3

Bad

myst

posted by kkissing23 (MERRILLVILLE, IN) Jan 24, 2010

Member since Jan 2010

I definitely liked the computer game more than the ds game :-(

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