At this yr’s MysteriumCon, Myst creator Cyan Worlds supplied a primary take a look at alpha gameplay of its upcoming remake of Riven: The Sequel to Myst. The quick demo got here on the finish of a presentation the place it was additionally revealed that Riven’s unique co-director, Richard Vander Wende, has been heading up the remake.
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The demo confirmed off a portion from the center of the sport, with a puzzle involving a big boiler on the shores of a lake and a few scaffolding main out from the shore. The look of the factor jogs my memory a whole lot of Cyan Worlds’ 2021 remake of Myst, and like that first remake, Riven’s beautiful, dreamy aesthetic survives the shift from pre-rendered scenes to realtime, full-3D exploration.
Time will inform if the remake is ready to deal with the gameplay transition higher than Myst, however there may be some hope on that entrance—Cyan Worlds acknowledged that it is going to be engaged on bettering facets of Riven that gamers discovered irritating again within the ’90s, and can even be delving deeper into the world and lore. The sport’s creators insist, nonetheless, that they won’t be “dumbing down” the foundational level and click on journey.
To that finish, Cyan Worlds has gotten Richard Vander Wende, co-director of the unique sport and a former artist at Industrial Mild and Magic and Disney, to return as director for the remake. Vander Wende is broadly thought to be a significant supply of Riven’s distinctive, beautiful world, and Cyan Worlds stated that he has been engaged on the challenge for a while already, versus being a current addition.
Cyan Worlds described the Riven remake as being playable from begin to end, however nonetheless fairly a methods away from being able to ship. Cyan Worlds isn’t but able to decide to a launch date for the Riven remake, although Cyan Worlds’ presenters jokingly promised that it’ll undoubtedly come out prematurely of Riven’s thirtieth anniversary in 2027.
