There can be no greater sorrow than witnessing the deceit of your own children. Not only do you provide them with all the necessities of life, but you create worlds for their amusement, give them power and responsibility, even show them The Gift. You leave them to care for the other people in your magical lands, secure in the knowledge they will act by your kind example.

But in your absence there is senseless vandalism and destruction. You imprison them, but become entrapped yourself. Now a stranger stumbles across your worlds and your son. Both claim their innocnce. But which tells the truth?

I have a great affection for Myst, which means I recommend it to the average game-starved Mega-CD owner. But the conversion from PC/Saturn has suffered in the graphics department. The beautiful renders that really pulled you into the world of Myst are now fuzzy, washed-out shadows of their former selves.

However, the puzzles are just as involving, and the game as rewarding.

My ideas on Myst voiced before are the same here. I still think it's a dated game, but this has less weight in my opinion because this isn't the Saturn we're talking about.

The graphics are nowhere near as attractive, and as such, the main part of the game's appeal is lost.

Graphics 66%
The screen resolution is low, and colours limited.

Animation 40%
Very little, and no real scrolling.

Music 88%
Great incidental tracks create the atmosphere.

Effects 87%
Excellent, and actually involved in the gameplay.

Playability 81%
No reflex-related action, but high quality plot and puzzles.

Lastability 77%
It may take longer to complete this version - as this are so unclear!

Overall 79%
A good game for any machine, but tempered by the less-than-inspiring visuals.