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 DS Myst is a miss! May 22, 2008
A. Klebanov (Sturbridge, MA USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I first heard that Myst was coming out for DS, I was ecstatic. Quicktime is the worst media software I have ever experienced, and Myst is still getting buggier by the minute as new OS's come out for the PC (thanks Apple, once again). I pre-ordered the game and all that was left was to wait.
Since I had played the game before, I pretty much knew the general feel and most of the solutions to the puzzles. The only puzzle I really had trouble with / forgot how to solve was the one on the Stoneship Age with the hidden compass (no spoilers here).
I was delightfully surprised to find that there was actual speech in the game, something I had never experienced on a Nintendo hand held before. The graphics, too, were not so bad at all. Overall, the gameplay, besides the size of everything, was very satisfying.
Unfortunately, this is a game that is played once and then sits on the shelf gathering dust for the most part. Other games, though not as classic, can probably be re-played over and over and not lose their intrigue for a while. All in all, nice try but this was just merely okay for me.
 As painful as ever June 4, 2008
sweetest-fishie (Willow Creek, MT)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I loved this game when it came out on the PC, but then, after playing games like EverQuest II and even Dungeon Siege, I began to realize how poor the controls on Myst were.
I thought the Nintendo DS version of Myst was going to have some improvements, but it is actually worse than the PC version. Navigating is very limited--you can only move to two or three spots on each screen. The screen is small, naturally, and the zoom feature does little to clarify the scene, so it is sometimes difficult to determine what you are looking at (and if you try to move closer you switch to another area completely).
This game is very aggravating.
You're better off with the PC version June 9, 2008
E. Conley
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Pros: This game still has the same great puzzles you remember, along with some updated features we always wished they'd had in the original, such as the ability to take screen shots and a way to take in-game notes instead of mucking about with notebooks and pencils.
Cons: They've shoehorned the original game onto a tiny DS screen instead of reworking it in a way that might have been more effective. The itty bitty controls are difficult to work in some places, and the dark graphics that looked so great on your monitor are hard to make out on the small DS screen if there's any other light in the room to cast a glare. You'll find your frustration with this game has less to do with the puzzles, and more to do with the cramped game play.
Bottom line: Go ahead and get this if you specifically need a version of the game that's portable (I bought it for a 7-hour flight), but if you want the full enveloping puzzle experience, go for the PC version.
I should have listended June 30, 2008
littleblackraincloud
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Like most others I was excited to see Myst coming to the DS. I should have listend to the reviews. This game did not transfer well to the DS. It is extremly hard to nagivate and the screen is very little. The zoom feature may as well not be there it does nothing to help you look at things. If you love this game and own a DS DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! I would highly recommend you try it out from a game rental site before you buy it. I plan to trade mine in with only an hour played.
Disappointing June 29, 2008
Katrina (Seattle)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a huge fan of the PS version of this game and was very excited to see they were making it available for the DS. I read the reviews on here and thought it couldn't possibly be as disappointing as the reviews showed. Well, don't kid yourself. The reviews are right. The graphics are pretty bad, the screen is too small making you nearly squint to see the finer details and there are some glitches. It's not worth it. Not even buying a used one is worth it. Sad.
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