I don’t doubt the original Myst was a better experience on the PC than DS, but I don’t plan on picking up a copy of this game for my computer either. I was instantly bored with the game and stopped playing it after that. After playing the game for an hour, I didn’t think the world of Myst was as exciting to delve into as I had originally thought. Because the graphics were pretty small, you had to zoom in to read the text in a book. Pages accidentally skipped when I tapped on it, before I had a chance to read the next part of a story or clue.

You would think for a point and click PC game, Myst would have translated well for Nintendo’s touch and tap capabilities. I didn’t get very far with the game before I left it on my shelf neglected and forgotten. While I can’t compare the quality of the graphics between the PC and DS, as I’ve never played the game until the time I purchased it, controlling the game was a nuisance. The graphics were smaller, there were too many glitches, and the controls were pretty awkward, considering a lot of the game relies on interacting with the objects you see in the game to gain clues about the mysterious world of Myst.Ī lot of the reviewers’ complaints were all correct. I should have looked up the reviews before purchasing the game.įans of the original Myst said their main complaints with the game was the bad transfer from PC to DS. I’m a fan of adventure/fantasy type stories and I thought Myst might be right up my alley. You interact with the world to unlock the secrets of the island and its characters. The game has you play as a character who is simply named “Stranger,” who uses a special book to travel to the mysterious island of Myst. When I was in dire need of a game to play, I looked through the DS section of my local Best Buy, trying to find a game that was fun and affordable. I heard about the game, but never played it. The game was originally an adventure puzzle game made for the PC. The one game I made the mistake of purchasing when I was new to the gaming scene and had bought my first portable handheld, the Nintendo DS Lite, was Myst for the DS. I did, however, make a newbie mistake in my eagerness to dive straight into the wonderful world of video games.

Part of it has to do with not being a long time gamer and the other being I’ve based most of my game purchases on reviews and recommendations from trusted friends and family. There aren’t a ton of games I’ve played where I thought it was absolutely terrible.

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