Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Description (IGDB)
Riven: The Sequel to Myst is a graphic adventure puzzle game developed by Cyan and released in 1997. It continues the story of Myst, following the player’s journey to rescue Atrus’s wife, Catherine, from a decaying world. The game features pre-rendered environments with complex, interconnected puzzles and minimal direct guidance. Its visuals, sound design, and world-building were praised for their depth and realism. Riven expanded on Myst’s narrative and gameplay scale, becoming one of the most acclaimed adventure games of its time.
Histoire (IGDB)
After the Stranger has rescued Atrus, the master of "linking books", from the imprisonment caused by his sons, a new task awaits the hero. Atrus's wife, Catherine, has been taken by Gehn, his own father. Gehn has appointed himself as the one to rule the Age of Riven, and has driven his world to collapse. Now he holds Catherine hostage on Riven, hoping that his son will restore the book link to the Age and free him from there. The Stranger is requested by Atrus to travel to Riven and find a way to rescue Catherine.
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Médias
Informations Steam
Description Steam (Français)
« Mes plus grandes peurs se sont vérifiées. Les dégâts sont plus importants que je ne l'imaginais. Je dois agir, il n'est pas trop tard. Je dois trouver quelqu'un... à envoyer à Riven. »
Entrez dans un monde somptueux qui a été ravagé par des conflits incessants ; un monde qui regorge de secrets et où les apparences sont trompeuses. Explorez des jungles denses, des grottes impressionnantes et des structures monolithes. Armé de votre esprit de déduction et de vos pouvoirs d'observation, élucidez des casse-tête ingénieux et trouvez des personnages mystérieux. C'est la seule voie possible pour découvrir la vérité sur cette région troublée et ses habitants. Riven doit devenir votre monde... avant qu'un autre monde ne disparaisse.
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Découvrez la beauté de Riven, sorti en 1997, avec le style de jeu point-and-click d'origine et près de cinq mille images offrant plus de trois heures de vidéo animée.
Éditions et prix Steam
Avis des joueurs Steam
Although pretty old-school, obviously, Riven features some of the cleverest puzzles I've come accross in any video game. Some of them are VERY hard, but never unfair. You will need a strong sense of observation and definitely something to take notes.
Mises à jour et Actualités
Riven co-creator defends his use of AI art: 'Any artist can take a brush and, without thinking, an artist can create slop'
Fangamer's videogame tie-ins have drawn our attention multiple times in the past, from the Stardew Valley boxed edition complete with farm-ownership deed, to the angry psychic squid from Into the Breach in huggable plushie form. They recently released a fancy vinyl edition of the soundtrack to Myst sequel Riven, but this time the response has been divided... Read more.
Patch 2.0.5 release notes
Global Updated the source code archive. Steam Steam SDK initialization is now optional. This resolves issues for folks on Windows 7 who are having trouble playing with the latest updates to the game.
Patch 2.0.3 release notes
Global Save games are now placed in subfolders with the game names on both macOS and Windows, instead of in a global ScummVM save folder. Save games that already exist will be copied over from the original possible save game locations to the new location (only once) to accommodate this change. Launching the game directly, when launching the game for the very first time, will auto-select the in-game language to be the language you have set on your operating system (if there is a match).
Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« It's not only phenomenal gaming, but it's a work of art. »
« I thoroughly enjoyed it and it was well worth the wait. It's a perfect game for fans of this type of adventure and deserves to be every bit as popular as Myst. »
« This game is a masterpiece and is worth every single penny. If you've been excitedly waiting for Riven, never fear, you'll love it. This game has proved itself in all aspects, the only way someone could not like it is because it's too intellectually challenging, or they simply don't like these types of games. »
« I really loved this game, even more than I enjoyed Myst, but I would advise adrenaline junkies to stay far, far away. »
« What I found was an extremely intelligent, involving quest through what is one of the best thought out, most beautiful worlds ever. If you're looking to test your brain, give Riven a try. Just remember, the world is a window into the psyche of the man who created it. »
« This game is so good that if I taught a class on interactive fiction I would use it as my example of how to create a great quality game. »
« That dazzling indulgence for your eyes, coupled with the all-consuming sound effects, make this such an enjoyable world to just wander through, never mind the gameplay! And yet, one must mind the gameplay, because incredible design and story work were put into the action, and you're going to have your work cut out for you. »
« While it may not be hailed as a classic, genre-defining game, Riven was a very strong sequel, a difficult thing to do considering the widespread popularity of Myst. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« I believe this game stands as one of the finest adventure games ever made, on par with its predecessor, 'Myst'. Furthermore, being a sequel, it manages to improve upon Myst in nearly every ****'s unlikely any other game from that period delivered puzzles as organic, immersive, and truly satisfying, at this level of quality. And even now, games like this are still few and far between. »
« One of the worst puzzle games ever created back when guessing and checking every combination and spending 60 minutes backtracking and rotating CDs was considered a good puzzle gimmick. Even if you made this game 5x better, it wouldn't be anywhere close to being as good as a modern masterpiece like Portal, The Witness, or The Talos Principle. »
« This game is a **** really feel like being in another time and place...great story line and graphics...puzzles are tricky and you gotta use your intuition heavily... »
« The sequel to the famous computer game Myst. I remember that when I first played Riven, the world felt tremendously immersive, despite being basically a slide show with a few animations. Unfortunately, some of the puzzles were so difficult and cryptic that I needed to look online for hints, which made me feel like a very stooopid person. I plan on essentially replaying this when the Starry Expanse Project is complete, which will convert Riven from a slideshow to a more fluid experience, just like what the game RealMyst did for Myst. »
« Play it with a friend. My brother and I did this during quarantine last year without a guide. It was absolutely nuts. We had limited virtual work, were stuck in the same house together, and had the most difficult puzzle video game before us. We had sheets of paper, OneDrive folders of pictures and conspiracies, and spent all day decoding numbers and fire marble coordinates. It was the perfect time to play this game with the pandemic among us. That being said, I definitely wouldn't have enjoyed this as much had I not been playing with someone else. I don't think I would have been able to do it myself without a guide. I believe the creators of this and Myst said that people enjoyed Myst more during playtests because they could bounce ideas off each other. This also applies to Riven and frankly, I think is essential. It's also the same reason I can only give the game a 9 out of 10. Everything is so good about it, but I'm sure I wouldn't feel that way if I did it all by myself. »
