Enlarge / The identical attractive vistas return within the Riven remake. (credit score: Samuel Axon)
A remake of Riven: The Sequel to Myst launched this week, made by the unique sport’s builders. It strikes a captivating steadiness between re-creation and reinvention, and primarily based on a few hours of taking part in it, it is a resounding success.
Myst was the traditional most individuals remembered fondly from the early CD-ROM period, however for me, its sequel, Riven, was the spotlight. After that, the sequels declined in high quality. The sophomore effort was the apex.
It was definitely extra bold than Myst. As a substitute of a handful of tightly packed theme park worlds, it supplied a singular, cohesive one which felt lived in and steeped in historical past in a means that Myst could not fairly match.
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