Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 53 |
| Metacritic | 49 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Computer and Video Games | 4/10 |
| GameSpot | 4.6/10 |
| GameSpy | 50% |
| IGN | 4.5/10 |
| Computer Games Magazine | |
| Game Over Online | 74% |
The Mystery of the Druids received mostly negative reviews. Brett Todd of Computer Games Magazine proclaimed it "poorly designed, ugly, and rife with bugs." Computer and Video Games derided its "unimaginative settings and painful dialogue" as well as its inclusion of "some of the most ridiculously complex puzzle sequences to achieve even the simplest of tasks" before deciding that it has "very little appeal for anyone but the most patient and geeky PC-head." GameSpot described its characters as "rude", its puzzles and dialogue branches as "confusing", and the game overall as "surprisingly devoid of plot." GameSpy described it as being a game that might make customers "take matters into their own hands and put the genre out of its misery". IGN described its repetitive game-play as being " out considerably (and not in a good Tantric kind of way, mind you)", stating "if you go back knowing what to do, you could beat the game in half a day."
Game Over Online was more positive, saying it "provides everything an adventure needs to provide -- no more and no less -- and is therefore worthwhile to play for that reason." They praised The Mystery of the Druids for its graphics and background locations, especially those of "some places, like Halligan’s office" while noting that developer House of Tales "made other locations look just a little bit too regular and symmetrical to feel real."
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