Riven VR on Meta Quest 3 - first impressions

a sequel to Myst VR worthy of Cyan heritage...
beautiful, madman levels of crazy worldbuilding and puzzle finesse
stuck a long time trying to figure out initial area... lots seem to be just red herrings in the beginning. I had to pause by the end, job called. but still saw the next island...
oh, never played either Riven or Myst back in the 90s. back then I was playing PS1 JRPGs and text-adventures on pc, some indeed already inspired by Myst...

[@VRnamek]

Highlights: 3:34 astonished cat, 8:25 Atrus, 11:48 jailed, 13:41 crazy female ninja frees me, 45:10 I finally stop fiddling with red herrings and kind of by accident make my first breakthrough... 48:20 dumbfounded, I read a lot 56:20 I reach the spinning sphere for the first time 57:15 I inspect the curious optical device without noticing the button 1:05:00 after a lot more fumbling I finally click the device in time and unlock something 1:06:50 I reach a cosmic passage...

[@ShonnDaylee]

I'm pretty sure I hate the new cartoon style characters. That exchange at the beginning, with the character taking the book, was shockingly bad. I'm a huge fan of the original game. I was REALLY disappointed this didn't come to consoles... until now. It really has lost something in the move to 3D.

[@k0lpA]

that's the quest version, the PC version looks way better. Sure would have been cool if the characters were like in the remake of seventh guest though

[@VRnamek]

they don't look cartoony up close. And are full of vividly good facial expressions and mannerisms, plus they follow you with their gaze. 2D video captures would feel really corny here...

[@stilldreamy5181]

@@VRnamek No, the mouth movement jarringly doesn't even match up with the words/sounds he is making, it's terrible.