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Platforms: | PC, Mac, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn |
Publisher: | Red Orb Entertainment |
Developer: | Cyan Inc. |
Genres: | Adventure / Point and Click |
Release Date: | October 31, 1997 |
Game Modes: | Singlepalyer |
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Slideshow your way into puzzle purgatory.
Under the direction of Myst creators Robyn and Rand Miller, Riven follows the same familiar direction. Once again it often feels like a screensaver, with static screen after static screen, and an attempt at a Quicktime VR or Zork Nemesis-style 360 degree panning environment. It has the same simplistic interface, head-scratching puzzles, lack of inventory and no meaningful interaction with the natives – things that frustrate long-time adventure gamers. However, Riven sucks you into its world even more effectively than Myst ever managed to do.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about Riven is what it doesn’t do. It doesn’t dumb itself down in order to appease to the mainstream audience that bought Myst and never got off the first island. It delves deeper into the mythology and backstory of Myst, doling out new evidence about the D’ni, the ancient civilization that gives Riven its flavor.The D’ni possess the ability to travel between realms by writing books that describe these worlds. Unfortunately, these skills tend to imbue certain D’ni natives with the feeling that they’re god of the realms. One such deluded novelist is Gehn, the father of Atrus. Atrus created the linking book called Myst, and the game of the same name dealt with the problems of Atrus’ sons. Riven picks up after that adventure.
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It’s somewhat ironic that in its digital medium, Riven utilizes the written word, without even a voice-over, to tell its story. Reading the journals littered around Riven helps bring out the game’s human element, and when you consider the family conflicts, the sons battling fathers, you realize how Riven’s creators are trying to generate their own mythology. And that is ultimately what Riven, and Myst before it, is all about. It’s about storytelling, and the game succeeds here despite the lack of character dialogue.
Riven comes on five CD-ROMs and takes place on five different islands, each contained on its own CD, so there’s actually not a huge amount of disk swapping. Each island is populated by various machines and devices, and like every first-person adventure clone since Myst, it’s up to you to figure out how to operate them. Some are fairly simple, others require painstaking note-taking and a few are a nightmare – good luck getting through them without the strategy guide.
Without a doubt, Riven is a beautiful game. The scenes are gorgeous, the sounds are spectacular, and the vistas are breathtaking. Even the travel segments as you get from island to island, using things like underwater mine carts and rollercoaster-like pods on cables, will take your breath away. Yet on the whole the game still feels a bit barren, as if the designers felt they had to keep it safe by sticking very closely to the original formula. Too often it feels like a slideshow with some puzzles thrown in, which reward you with more slideshows, puzzles and the occasional video.
Whether you consider Riven’s minimalism a strike of storytelling genius or an exercise of pandering to the game’s target audience is up to you to decide. But there’s value here to be had, especially if you want to give your puzzle-solving synapses a workout.
System Requirements: Pentium 66 MHz, 16 MB RAM, SVGA, Windows 95
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Sure, Myst looked nice and I'll credit it for being a fairly original gaming experience, but it lacked substance and made up for it with beautiful artwork. The puzzles were extremely vague, seemingly impossible, even with a walk through or a strategy guide. What little hints the game presented were so obscure that even people with the sharpest sense of observation could miss them. Also, movement was very disorienting because of the click to jump to a new screen location. Sometimes where you jumped to didn't resemble where you thouht you were going and proved to be very frustrating. Needless to say, my expectations of the sequel Riven were pretty low. After playing Riven, it isn't as disappointing as expected, though it still isn't great.
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The game plays almost exactly like Myst. There's no 360 degree movement, like 3D shooters, or screen movement like The 7th Guest. You point and click your way with the mouse and you hop from screen to screen. This really isn't any different which is a bad thing, but it works slightly better than Myst. In Riven, screen advances are taken in much smaller steps, meaning that it might take 3 or 4 clicks to travel the length of a hall, whereas Myst would take you to the end of the hall in one click. The new way is much better because you tend to not get disoriented and ask the computer monitor where the heck you are. Also, screen transitions are much smoother and quicker than in Myst. It would have been nice if Riven took place in a 3D world, rather than computer artwork backdrops and screens. But the artwork, it should be mentioned, is absolutely gorgeous. Some of the locations you visit are simply jaw dropping. Congratulations to the guys at Cyan!
One thing Cyan should be faulted for is the puzzles. Much like Myst, the puzzles in Riven usually offer no explanations or any hints as to why you need to do them and what it will do. Most of them are extremely vague and illogical which leads to a very frustrating experience. And again, getting through some of the puzzles with a strategy guide proved futile. The puzzles really hurt this game. It is difficult to understand why the Cyan developers feel the need to make these complex puzzles that completely bewilder most gamers and offer no thoughtful solutions. And this is coming from someone who likes puzzle games.
Riven is really for Myst fans only. Though it is better than it's predecessor, non-fans will probably find no redeeming value or enjoyment from the sequel.
Graphics: The artwork in Riven is absolutely gorgeous. It really makes you feel like you're in the world. The FMV sequences are nicely done as well.
Sound: There really isn't too much sound in this game, only featuring ambient effects. The ambient sounds are wonderful and really pull you into the game.
Enjoyment: Unfortunately, the puzzles are extremely difficult and at times seem impossible or illogical. There are rarely any clues given or any explanation of what the puzzle you're trying to solve does or why you're doing it. This really interferes with the enjoyment of the game.
Replay Value: If you ever finish this game there wouldn't be any reason to return to Riven.
How to run this game on modern Windows PC?
This game has been set up to work on modern Windows (10/8/7/Vista/XP 64/32-bit) computers without problems. Please choose Download - Easy Setup (1.68 GB).
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