Riven

Postby **Slater** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:40 pm

I know it's a dead game, but I picked it up again recently and... well, it's awesome methinx. My friend and I are in the process of taking it on together, no players guides or anything. Yes, I have a general sense what to do, but still it's a big challenge remembering it all...
anyways, anyone in here still love this game?

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 6:05 pm

I did, when I played it. After beating it, I haven't ever really gone back again.

This is my favorite of the Myst series. It simply fit my thinking style, which meant that playing through it almost never got frustrating. Plus, the islands concept allowed for the world to be far more in depth. For that matter, it had more endings than the other games, and plenty of different ways to go wrong. Overall a very fun game.

Postby **glitch1501** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 6:33 pm

ive played it, it was a great game

Postby **Godly Paladin** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:28 am

frwl wrote:I know it's a dead game, but I picked it up again recently and... well, it's awesome methinx. My friend and I are in the process of taking it on together, no players guides or anything. Yes, I have a general sense what to do, but still it's a big challenge remembering it all...
anyways, anyone in here still love this game?

Dead? DEAD??? Myst never dies! :lol:

I actually just played it through again as well...excellent. I found it harder than Exile or Myst, but more immersive and cool, probably. Myst perfected.

Check out this site when you're done with the game or need help...best Riven site I've ever seen.

Postby **Slater** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 4:32 pm

ah, and Myst IV is coming out soon! you're right, it's not dead!

Postby **Godly Paladin** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 12:29 pm

Are you going to get IV when it comes out? (Maybe even preorder it? Hehe...)

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 1:15 pm

Can anyone update me on the situation with the supposed Guru? I really haven't bothered after hearing the initial rumors.

Postby **Godly Paladin** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 1:17 pm

Guru? What Guru? Maybe you need to inform me...

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 1:22 pm

Well, the title has changed. What I saw was Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, but at my current terminal I can't legally look at anything like that. But if you look it up in any good search engine you should find information.

Postby **madphilb** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 6:23 pm

Uru as an online game has shut down from what I undersand... they just didn't have enough people involved in it to keep it going... however they've released all the areas that where available online as expansion packs for the original so you can enjoy the additional content.... it almost sounded like they would release additional expansions as time goes on too.

I don't remember if Cyan said what they would offically be doing next....

as for Myst IV, that's being done by the same people (I think) that did the last installment (Exile).

As for me getting 4 (being a big fan of the series), I don't know if I'll be able to get it when it comes out, as much as I'd like to (I'm tempted to buy it just to have it, but so much else is comming out by the end of the year I'm not sure I can afford it, esp. with looking at getting Cable/broadband finally).

Postby **Slater** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 7:14 pm

I will get MIV eventually... and I am preordering it, but for my friend as a birthday pressent. We did Riven together and we are ripping through Exile and it is great fun! I am also getting him one of those Squee shirts. we aggreed that Squee are the most awesome creatures ever.

Postby **Htom Sirveaux** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 3:44 pm

I did like the more nonlinear feel of Riven that the other Myst games seemed to lack, but some of the puzzles were kind of obscure and complicated. I am indeed looking forward to Myst IV, I just hope it'll be available for PS2.

Postby **Godly Paladin** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 2:37 pm

Anyone know the premise/story of IV?

Postby **Slater** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:52 pm

I know nothing yet and would prefer not to know untill I have the game installed and running.

Postby **Master Kenzo** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:47 am

frwl wrote:...My friend and I are in the process of taking it on together, no players guides or anything...

Good luck with that. I had a "strategy" guide, but it was still great fun...especially the cinematics.

Postby **Slater** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:56 am

heh, your wishing of luck was about 2 days too late. we ripped through it in 4 days... first finishing Voltaic, Edanna, Amateria (yes I know that we did the first 3 backwards), and Narayan... 1 a day. it was great fun!

Postby **Htom Sirveaux** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:24 am

Some of the parts in Myst III (like the Amateria "marble ride" for example) are just begging to be played on an IMAX screen.

Postby **Godly Paladin** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:55 am

An age a day? Keeps the doctor away, right?

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:55 pm

I'll admit Myst III was beautiful. Not my kind of game, but it looked wonderful. Playing it on an IMAX would be incredible...

Postby **Slater** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 12:03 pm

an age a day would make you really smart...
yes, Myst III was wonderful, etc, etc, let's get back on track of Riven which the title of this thread is! *goes and makes a Myst III and Myst IV thread*

Postby **Godly Paladin** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 12:06 pm

The great thing about Riven was that the puzzles seemed to fit in the world. Myst and Exile seemed to have problems with that.

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