Riven | The Digital Antiquarian

a fun dive that helped me reconnect with my own experiences and emotions with both Myst and riven.

maybe it isn't a game but a world with a story. that explains why I liked reading the book so much!

Riven, the sequel to Myst, refines the formula of its predecessor, offering a more intricate and visually stunning world to explore. It emphasizes restraint and thorough world-building, creating an immersive experience for players. The game scatters puzzles and clues throughout the five islands and you are expected to connect a symbol you're looking at now to a gadget you last poked at hours and hours ago.