Lowres, grainy presentation, Slowmoving, archaic structure, Some of the puzzles are frustrating, The new tools (including the screenshot tool) don't make the game any more playable
Grainy visuals look worse than in the original Myst, Frustratingly strict stylus controls make a dated interface even worse, Compressed audio hissing is incredibly hard on the ears, Touchscreen keyboard is inadequate for drawing and notetaking on the go.
Whatever merit Myst had left has been blown away by a sloppy touch interface, poorly implemented new features, and overly compressed visuals. ...
Abstract: When the CD-ROM was introduced into personal computing almost two decades ago, Rand and Robyn Miller created Myst--an adventure game that was considered the fledgling formats killer app. They took the puzzle-solving staples of adventure games, applied...
Abstract: Myst for the DS is simply the same game that most of us have already played by now. The same game is here on the DS just simply shrunk down to the small screens. Old age just doesn’t fit Myst as well as it does other games from the same era.
Abstract: Game: MystGenre: Adventure/PuzzlePlatform: Nintendo DS If you are old enough to have played computer games in the mid-90s, there’s an overwhelming chance that you owned, or at least played, the classic game Myst. When this game came out in 1993, it was...
Abstract: How many releases of Myst do we actually need? Apparently over a dozen since it keeps appearing on nearly every video game system. It never changes, its still freaking Myst, a game that was barely fun back in 1994. At its best its a poorly aged, arbi...
Abstract: My first encounter with Myst was Sophomore year in college, in the Fall of '97. I was running a stellar gaming rig that boasted Windows 95 and an over-clocked 133 MHz processor. After suffering the eternal install, I explored the island of Myst by clic...
Contradicts all you know about games, A classic puzzle game in your pocket, Some infuriating stylus input issues, Contradicts all you know about games...
Abstract: More than any other game, Myst is a real marmite experience. Despite selling over 12 million copies (including sequels), many hardcore gamers treat it with derision. "Wheres the game?" they cry. "Its nothing but a glorified coffee table book," they c...
