Riven: The Sequel to Myst
by Ubisoft
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Video Game Reviews of Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Customer Review: Couldn't End This Game Fast Enough
Summary: 3 Stars
Doesn't work on XP. Works great in Me. The Islands are beautiful and it was fun to explore them. They are so complex, so many different secret places to find and things to discover, but the hints you need to get the book to capture Gehnn, are so complex I had difficulty figuring things out even with the universal hint system. (Doesn't sound possible does it, it is!) With the set of hints, it took me three weeks of daily play to complete the game and I was so frustrated because I couldn't do it without the hints, I just wanted the game to end. The island system of pipes and steam and animal signs and colored symbols do not follow the laws of common sense. This is a foreign world with a hidden tribe, who you never really meet other than a couple people. They do not speak English and you have to figure out their number system to get combinations to key components of the game. The storyline was difficult to follow and in the end I really didn't even care that Catherine and Atrus were reunited. There were lots of things in the game that never worked, so I spent lots of time trying to solve puzzles which I could never get to do anything and never added to the game play. You can't really do much, other than get into secret passages, until you find and stop all the balls from spinning. Good luck getting to this point. Even capturing Gehnn was no fun, you end up doing it accidentally, sort of, with no sense of accomplishment. Do not save your game once you get to the 233rd whatever place, u must perform certain tasks correctly or the game ends and believe me, you don't want to have to redo a million tedious things to get back into game play. I did play Myst and loved it. I only needed a couple of hints to complete the game. Riven is light years beyond the gameplay in Myst. If Myst frustrated you, I don't not recommend Riven. If you love being tortured, I highly recommend it. I will not purchase Exile based on my experience with Riven. But, hey, who knows, you may love it!Customer Review: Riven, the Sequel to Myst
Summary: 5 Stars
Great fun! Loads of mystery to solve in a land both strange and beautiful! Kudos to the seller for superlative service!Customer Review: Riven is virtually astounding!
Summary: 5 Stars
I liked this game not only because it was fun , but also because the graphics were astounding!!I loved Riven:Sequel to Myst!!P.S. I hope you'll like it too!Customer Review: Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This game has the best graphics the world has ever seen!!!The captivating story is presented in the astonishing cut scenes is like watching a movie!!!
The realism of this game is creepy (don't play this game in the dark.) But before you rush out with your credit card in hand, not a couple of things: this game is truly a puzzle solving logic game and does not fit the action genre, and also this game is not a look or go where ever you want game it is jumble of scenes controlled by clicking the mouse to go or look where you want to (as is myst) This game is for an aquired taste and requires a ton of patience, but once you get the feel of this masterwork you will be absolutly hooked on. I guaruntee it.
Ubi soft has done it again. Awesome!
Customer Review: really, really great!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I really love this game. Next to Myst III: Exile, it is one of my favorites. The graphics are simply amazing! The downside: if you don't have a strategy guide, you're doomed. I mean really and truly DOOMED. However, I HIGHLY reccomend this game. The graphics deserve an enthusiastic WOW.