Myst

Direct from the PC and Macintosh comes MYST for your Sega Saturn! Although our preliminary version of the game is in Japanese, it is otherwise a perfect translation from its computer counterpart.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the story of MYST. basically you were transported to a deserted island by way of a magical book. The island was inhabited by a civilization at one time, and it's your job to find out what happened to them or be forever stranded on the island. This is a very involving game, so don't expect to beat it on the first try. With more titles like this, the Saturn is starting to look like a serious contender.

The Macintosh adventure game from Cyan is being prepared by SunSoft for the Saturn. You play as a traveler who has been transported to a weird and wondrous world called Myst where you must solve many intriguing puzzles by relying on your wits. At first, you are given very few clues as to how you should escape, but as you progress you will slowly become aware of a sinister presence plotting the destruction of this strangely tranquil world. Be very watchful and alert, failing to notice vital signs could lead to a nightmarish end of a world far removed from your own reality. Check this game out, and see what CD-ROM players have been talking about. Myst will draw you into its nearly infinite worlds.

Myst is a mysterious quest game that leaves many questions with each playthrough. The game can be compared to a box, which is closed with many locks. To find the contents inside you need to find the key to each one. It's the same with the game, if you do not find all the riddles - you do not know the whole picture.

Book - teleport

A mysterious book fell into the hands of an unknown man. This man is a player who gets to the island of Mist through an unknown magical folio. There begins an adventure full of riddles. Later, two brothers, who are imprisoned on the island in the form of books, ask for help. Solve the mystery that each of the brothers is hiding and find all the lost pages - that's what the game offers.

Slow walk

Mist stands out among other games of a similar genre with no quests. The player simply walks around the island and solves the puzzles that arise on the way. At the same time, solving all the puzzles and mysteries can be done without rushing.

Pros:

• Plot with a complex moral dilemma of choices
• Logical, moderately challenging puzzles
• Mode with randomized puzzles

Cons:

• Real actors from the original are replaced by three-dimensional models
• Inconvenient control system

One of the best selling games of the 90's. Atmospheric quest with elements of puzzle solving will not leave anyone indifferent.