After my third or fourth visit to Riven I started noticing things that I had missed on my previous visits. They were mostly little things that had no real bearing on the game itself. But if they weren’t there, Riven would have seemed stark and unrealistic.
The Millers didn't frivolously include every little thing that came to mind. To quote Robyn Miller: "It’s just extremely important for us, when we’re creating anything, never to do it just for the sake of doing it, just because it’s ‘cool man’, you know. We try to really put meaning into every aspect of the world that we’re building." And so, everything in Riven has a purpose. For some things, that purpose is obvious, but others have a more subtle effect on the player. If Riven was real, these things would be there, so they are!
All these little things add up to make Riven seem like a real place.
In this site I'll try to show you things that you may not have noticed during your visit. The seasoned Riven player may recognise a lot of what I have to show, but hopefully by the end of your tour, your appreciation of Riven will have been enriched, and you will have a deeper understanding of the game.
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Enjoy!
| Last update, 26-oct-1999 | author:Stewart Bradford |  |