Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months Binding: CD-ROM Brand: UBI Soft ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Format: CD-ROM Label: Ubisoft Manufacturer: Ubisoft Model: 18221 Publication Date: 1900 Publisher: Ubisoft Sales Rank: 7286 Studio: Ubisoft Variation Description: Riven
Features:
Riven is also the name of the D'ni Age in which the majority of the game takes place. In the Myst storyline this was the fifth Age written by Gehn, father of Atrus, and like all of Gehn's Ages is unstable and doomed to die.
Although Riven is the sequel to Myst, it ties up many loose ends in the novel, Myst: The Book of Atrus. Riven starts where Myst left off, in the basement of K'veer in D'ni where Atrus remained imprisoned at the end of Myst.
The player once again assumes the role of the Stranger, Atrus's friend. Atrus needs the Stranger's help, as his wife Catherine is trapped on the Age of Riven, written by his mad father Gehn who has proclaimed himself God of Riven and rules over its inhabitants.
Riven is based on and expands the ultimate past and historical background of Myst, fully described in the two books (the third is Riven's sequel).
Product Description: This 5 CD set lets you enter a deceptively beautiful world torn apart by age-old conflicts, where secrets lie hidden at every turn, and nothing is as it seems.
Amazon.com Product Description: Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts--a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal. Prepare to go to Riven. Journey through vast, awe-inspiring landscapes, where clouds sit nestled in a deep blue sky and the rolling sea waters shimmer from bright morning sunlight. But be forewarned: nothing is quite as it seems. Reclusive beings and mysterious creatures populate the land. Deep, dark secrets lay hidden at every turn. Your utmost powers of observation and reason are required to complete a most elusive task. You must let Riven become your world. Only then may the truth be discovered and a world be saved. Riven stands as a story for all time, a story that evokes a sense of awe, wonder, and profound purpose. Prepare to go to Riven --a world unlike any you've ever known.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - My first video game.
I hold a deep affection for this game. My brother bought it for Playstation on a whim, having never either played or heard of Myst (I still haven't played it), and I played the game alongside him, both of us consulting the walkthrough the whole time (something I now do not condone, but we were young - what do you expect?), and thoroughly enjoying it. We had hours of fun playing it over and over, memorizing the steps, the scenes, and every instance of the number 5.
This game started my love for everything Myst related, and made me realize that I can play video games too. Until seeing this game, I thought that all video games required finger dexterity and quick reflexes, neither of which do I have.
Sure, it may not be the best as far as graphics when compared to newer games, and may not have the three-dimensionality of subsequent Myst games and many newer games, but it still holds a magical quality and the storyline can't be beat. This game is a true classic, and everyone who plays adventure games should play it. As far as storyline and puzzles go, this is what adventure games should be.
Rating: - An incredible game!
Played it for the first time, after it has been out for over ten years. Great game. The puzzles are hard, but not impossible to solve. If you truly love Myst, then you will certainly love this game. (Do not use walkthroughs, it ruins the game!) Also, keep in mind that the 5-CD Riven set is for outdated computers. It will most likely not run on Vista or XP, at least not without some major glitches. Wish I had played this sooner.
Rating: - This is the Best Game of the Series! (from MYST to End of Ages)
Riven is far and away the best game of the MYST series and for that matter the best game in the first-person adventure genre. The world is very big and the graphics are substantially better than the original MYST. But the best thing is that everything is integrated with the back story and current story. There are no puzzles for the sake of puzzles to go through. Everything has a reason for being, and you get to have the joy of unlocking those reasons.
If you only get one of the games from the MYST series, then get RIVEN.
Rating: - I hate that I cheated
This is by far my favorite out of the Myst series. Before I knew better, I cheated to get to the ending, looking at walkthroughs. Unfortunately, it's not like you can 'undo' that memory in your head, and I've forever ruined the game in my eyes. The two biggie puzzles in this game involve clues from the whole game you've explored up to that point. I wish I had taken the time to fully appreciate their solution and not cheat.
Rating: - Riven: the Sequel to Myst
I preferred Myst, but this was fun - both made you think
- My first video game.
- Riven: the Sequel to Myst
