Riven (1997)

A few too many [i]absolutely impossible to find[/i] paths, and a bit weaker on imaginative environments than the first game, but still very good. Use a guide to find all the eyes

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ what a masterpiece

This game still looks amazing 20 years later. Going into it blind is definitely one of the most unforgettable experience you'll ever have.

amazing game...enjoy the struggle because when you manage to solve all the puzzles...it is going to be worth it! NOSTALGIA 100%

Bulmacalar çok düşünme ve dikkat isteyebiliyor bazılarıda kolay google dan yaparakta bitirebilrisiniz ama oturucam çözücem derseniz biraz zorlanıyorsunuz saçma yerele gidiyorsunuz ama güzel ve kült bir yapım gereçkten. +Sakın kadının getirdiği 1. kitaptaki memory e tıklamayın oyun bitiyor amk.

Still a great game. I enjoyed it all the way until the very end puzzles, which were annoyingly difficult - may be a good reason to play the new release instead.

Not sure that there's much replay value here but the experience is one of the best. They clearly put a lot of time and effort into this game, the environments, the lore, the puzzles. This is a tough one for sure... but the answers are all there, I never felt like the game was taking cheap shots at me in regard to the puzzles. You can kind of go anywhere and do whatever and it may feel overwhelming and directionless but that's kind of how the game is. Keep a notebook, draw maps, draw out how systems work, draw out the numbers as you're given them. Study the notes, look for patterns, look for themes that show up repeatedly. You need to take on the mindset that you're a historian or archeologist trying to find out about this place. You need to get down on your hands and knees and really look at the world closely. There are some downsides to games of this style. It's not always clear where you can go. Sometimes there was a part of a screen that I could visit but never really knew that because I didn't quite click on the right part of the screen to walk to that place. There were also some times when a lever or button was hard for me to see and I missed it many times. One dirty trick they do sometimes is that you'll open a door to go in a room and the door opens to cover another exit that you didn't know was there. There's no reason to ever shut the door again and so you miss it and get stuck. They pull that one a couple of times.

I quickly got used to the lower graphis. Story is very well done. I can't really pan this one because of it's age. That said, it was top game of it's time.

Loved Myst. Love Riven, and all the sequels! So glad my childhood faves are now available again to play. Be aware that not all the Myst games have been re-vamped for modern graphics like they did with RealMyst, so videos can look pretty grainy. But it's retro and totally besides the point for those of us wanting to relive the hours spent being captivated by these wonderful puzzle solving worlds. My kids are loving it with me too.

I think this game would have amazed me in 1997, but unfortunately it's 2026 and I can only describe it as tedious. The atmosphere and sound design are amazing, but the gameplay and puzzles get really grating about halfway through.