Riven: The Sequel To Myst

I ran across a Riven 5-CD disk set while I was cleaning out a desk today. Myst was such a cool and revolutionary game when it first came out, but I think Riven was even better. It’s hard to describe the genre Myst and Riven reside in, kind of a cross between adventure, fantasy, and interactive fiction (even though it’s all graphics).

It had been a good 10 years since I last played it, I really wanted to relive the experience. Although the requirements were for a Windows 95 box, it installed smoothly on XP and required only a bit of tweaking. Plus, I was able to get it to run strictly off HD; no CD swapping necessary.

Riven: The Sequel To Myst, in all its glory. Running on XP under Parallels.

If you’ve never played Myst or Riven, I’d highly recommend you get a copy somewhere and play it. Well worth your time.