Riven: The Sequel to Myst
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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.
Riven is a sequel to Myst, and is very similar to its predecessor in gameplay style, controls, and visual presentation. The game world is presented as a series of computer-generated still screens; the player explores it in a point-and-click fashion. Interaction with the environment is possible only when said environment is highlighted as a "hot spot", and is also performed by simple clicking. Like its predecessor, Riven is heavy on puzzles, which rarely include using inventory items, but usually involve understanding and manipulating the complex environments and machinery of the game world.
Spellings
- リヴン ザ シークェル トゥー ミスト - Japanese spelling
- 神秘岛II - 星空断层 - Chinese spelling (simplified)
- 迷霧之島II - Chinese spelling (traditional)
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Saturn version
While the Mac, Windows and Playstation versions were released on five CDs, the Sega Saturn version was released on only four. The layout is as follows:
Disc 1: Intro, Temple Island
Disc 2: Jungle Island, Tay
Disc 3: Book Assembly Island, Survey Island
Disc 4: Prison Island, 233rd Age
The bad endings originally on Disc 5 are now on every disc.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for this game was composed and performed by Robyn Miller. Also, this soundtrack contains recently recovered d'ni archaeological information. Release date is 1998.
Tracklist: 1. Link 2. Atrus Theme 3. Gateroom 4. Jungle Totem 5. Survey Island Theme 6. Temple 7. Village Entrance Theme 8. Moeity Caves 9. Moeity Theme 10. Boat Ride 11. Moeity Prison 12. The Red Cave 13. Wahrk Room 14. Catherine's Prelude 15. Catherine's Theme 16. Catherine's Freedom 17. Gehn Speaks 18. Gehn's Theme 19. Fissure 20. Bonus Track
Awards
- Computer Gaming World
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #12 Top Vaporware Title in Computer Game History
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Acclaim website
Official Acclaim site for Riven. -
GameFAQs
Walkthroughs and tips for <i>Riven</i>. -
Riven EPK (archived)
Electronic press kit for the game featuring in game footage, behind the scenes look and more. -
Riven UHS Hints
A collection of hints for the game provided by the Universal Hint System (UHS). UHS hints are structured in such a way as not to give away the answer immediately but, instead, to provide the player with increasingly more revealing hints before finally providing a complete solution. -
Riven X (archived)
An open source project that allows Macintosh users to run both the CD and DVD versions of <i>Riven</i> on their modern operating systems. -
The Myst Guidebook
The <em>Riven</em> subsection of the Guidebook fansite that provides information about the game and a brief background on the game's production in addition to game hints and a walkthrough. -
The Starry Expanse Project
A fan-organized project attempting re-create <em>Riven</em> as a realtime 3D game in a fashion similar to <moby game="realMYST">realMYST</moby>. The project is currently still active. -
Zarf's Review
An unscored review of the Macintosh version of <i>Riven</i> by IF-creator <moby developer="Andrew Plotkin">Andrew Plotkin</moby> (November, 1997)."
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- MobyGames ID: 1262
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Game added by MAT.
iPhone added by Techademus. SEGA Saturn added by Kohler 86. Windows Mobile added by Kabushi. Macintosh added by Xoleras. PlayStation added by Grant McLellan. iPad added by me3D31337.
Additional contributors: Swordmaster, Jeanne, Apogee IV, chirinea, Zeppin, Paulus18950, Patrick Bregger, Nightson Blaze, Techademus, HelloMrKearns.
Game added April 2nd, 2000. Last modified March 13th, 2023.