RIVEN - THE SEQUEL TO MYST
Official Title  Riven - The sequel to Myst
Common Title  Riven - The sequel to Myst
Serial Number(s)  SLES-00963, SLES-10963, SLES-20963, SLES-30963 & SLES-40963
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Adventure 

Developer  Cyan Productions.
Publisher  Sunsoft / Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Date Released  15 February 1998
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLES-00963
DISC 2

SLES-10963
DISC 3

SLES-20963
DISC 4

SLES-30963
DISC 5

SLES-40963
Serial Number In Disc SLES-00963 SLES-10963 SLES-20963 SLES-30963 SLES-40963
Media Disc ID N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )
1
( 1 Data Track )
1
( 1 Data Track )
1
( 1 Data Track )
1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
624 MB
( .bin / .cue )
697 MB
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645 MB
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714 MB
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714 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB MB MB MB MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
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From the back cover.
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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

Around late 1993 or early 1994, a game came out that rocked the computer game market. It featured an immersive environment filled with puzzles, mystery and intrigue. This game was Myst, now a classic and somewhat historic game. It captivated legions of adventure and puzzle game fanatics, yet it annoyed some gamers because they felt it was too vague, challenging and boring. Still, it was one of the most widely known and most talked about games ever to hit the shelves. And now it has a sequel.

At the end of the first game, Atrus, the central character, asked for help to track down his wife, Catherine, who was trapped on another world. As Riven begins, you're transported to that world, a string of five islands called Riven. Atrus warns you that a higher power is involved in Catherine's disappearance before leaving you to explore your surroundings and unravel the many mysteries.

Enter a deceptively beautiful world torn apart by timeless, unresolved conflicts where secrets lie hidden at every turn. . . and nothing is as it seems. You must search. You must explore. You must summon every spark of intellect and intuition to unearth clues which both land and inhabitants hold sacred. You must let Riven become your world. Only then may the truth be discovered and a world saved.

Riven stands as a story for all time, a story that evokes a sense of awe, wonder and profound purpose. Prepare to go to Riven, a world unlike any you've ever known before.

STORY:
You are a friend of Atrus, who wrote many linking books that bring readers to different worlds. He has a request to make; you need to enter a dying world, Riven , to find his wife, Catherine.

In Riven, Catherine leads the Moiety in an opposition against Gehn, who also has his followers, but now, Catherine is imprisoned on asolitary island. Gehn, is in fact, Atrus' father, whom Atrus has been able to seal inside Riven because there is no linking book back to the outside world.

You will find that Gehn has gone mad. For this reason alone, Atrus gives you a special weapon; the Prisoner's Book, in which to trap Gehn. It looks like a linking book back to D'ni, but in fact traps the one who touches its page.

As you explore the island, you see various creatures, civilizations, puzzles and machines, most of which are built by Gehn and his followers to allow enough power to make linking books on Riven work. Then, you must realize that the only way out of Riven and to assure safety to D'ni and everywhere else is to trap Gehn within the Prisoner's Book to prevent him from writing his way out of Riven. But as you land on the island, your Prisoner's Book is stolen from you...

ISLANDS
There are five islands for you to explore around in. You can reach each of them by special trams, carts or walkways that will carry you over the water. In yourpackage of Riven, you should have five disks, in which each of them represent one island, so when you go to another one, you will be prompted to switch disks.

  Manufacturer's description:

Enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts, a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.

* Freely explore a vast and complex world.
* Encounter reclusive beings and mysterious creatures.
* Become immersed in a challenging world of adventure and intrigue.
* Experience an unprecedented amount of depth in graphics, animation and sound.

  Features:
  • First person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Prerendered graphics
  • SCI-FI & Fantasy themes.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 No
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 Mouse Compatible
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.2.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL2 GPU Core 2.0.0 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 5 (GLSlang Files (gpuPeteOGL2-slv/slf))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.2.0.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe CDRom Plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only) (Mouse compatible).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 NORMAL PAD CONTROLS:
  Move pointer:  D-Pad
  Select action:  Circle Button
  Execute action / Skip sequence:  Square Button
  Select the right exit:  R2 Button
  Select the left exit:  L2 Button
  Move pointer left:  L1 Button
  Move pointer right:  R1 Button
  Options Menu:  Start Button

 

MISC CODES:
  View Ending Sequences -   When the blue screen appears when the game starts press L2, L2, L2, L2, L2, R2, R2 

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 NTSC-J:
  • Riven - The sequel to Myst [SLPS-01180~4]   
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Riven - The sequel to Myst [SLUS-00535, SLUS-00563, SLUS-00564, SLUS-00565 & SLUS-00580]   
     
 PAL:
  • Riven - The sequel to Myst [SLES-01099, SLES-11099, SLES-21099, SLES-31099 & SLES-41099]   
     
  • Riven - The sequel to Myst [SLES-01100, SLES-11100, SLES-21100, SLES-31100 & SLES-41100]   
     

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