This Is Beautiful | RIVEN (Part 1)

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Hello and welcome to today's video! Today's video marks the start of a new playthrough of a puzzle game called Riven! It's a remake of a game from 1997! It's clearly got a huge fanbase and I'm so grateful for the developers for giving me a key to try the game!
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
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[@geraldgerund]

Since you asked :) here's a very brief summary of the "story so far", trying not to spoil too much of what's happened before...
At the very start of Myst (the game), you see up above a man and a book falling into a sort of dark, starry void. The man disappears but the book lands in front of you. You open it, touch its first page and you're transported to Myst Island. There you discover that Myst island is the home of a man called Atrus, the guy who sends you on a mission at the start of this game. He belongs to a people called the D'ni (which, confusingly, is also the name of their underground city). The D'ni developed the art of writing Books that physically transport (link) you to other worlds / universes / dimensions, which they call Ages. On Myst Island, you also find various items and letters that mention Atrus's wife Catherine (who has disappeared) and their sons.
During the first Myst game, you eventually meet Atrus in person on K'veer (which is an island / neighborhood of D'ni city) while he's frantically writing... and you help him out with something.
It is implied that you've been hanging out on Myst in between the events of the first game and this one, because Atrus has no Book that could send you back to wherever you came from at the start of the first game.
Another important point is that Atrus and his father Gehn disagree on what these Books actually do. Gehn believes that writing such a Book actually creates a new world, while for Atrus it simply opens up a passage to a world that exists in another universe. And also: Gehn's Books never work properly (which is why Riven is collapsing)... the currently out-of-order book you found in the middle of the golden dome is another example.
The lore is extensive... There are 5 videogames in the series plus a failed MMO (Uru) and 3 novels!

[@RhysSGaming]

@geraldgerund wow thanks so much for the context! That's really helpful
I don't think I'll ever fully understand what's going on with this game but that's definitely helped 😂 what a cool franchise this is!