Hmmm... I LOVED Myst, and sort of hated Riven. Not as much as Exile (# 3), but close enough.
A lot of people regard Riven as the Masterpiece, and it is truly beautiful.
But.
Riven is HUGE!! 4-5 discs. Regard it as one big puzzle, most things fit together somehow.
The thing I didn't like about it was that it is spread out over 5 (?) islands (4 "worlds" and 1 "main").
As you advance in the game you find out that you need for example 5 symbols. So you have to search all islands to find the symbols. And change discs as you travel between the islands. OK, you have the symbols. Then you need a color-code. The different colors can be found on the five islands. So, you have to search each island again - and change discs between... and so on and so on.
Of course you pick up things as you go, but as always, you have 3 of the 4 clues, and where is the 4th?
A lot of paitence is needed. I never finisheed it...
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