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treatment in full 3D. There’s hope though. For
years, a group of fans called the Starry
Expanse Project has worked to convert Riven
to Unreal 4 with Cyan’s blessing. Last year
they finally got more than a blessing, with
Cyan agreeing to support the project (go.
pcworld.com/sprj) in a semi-official capacity.
That doesn’t mean it’s coming soon, but
Riven seems like a definite
checkmark for the remake
column...someday.

11. BEYOND
    GOOD & EVIL
    So far, Beyond Good & Evil
    2 (go.pcworld.com/bev2)
    seems to exist as nothing
    more than tech demos and
    dreams. Theoretically
    Ubisoft will one day

publish the long-awaited

sequel though, and when it

does I hope Beyond Good

& Evil arrives alongside. It’s

still so charming, one of the

best examples of the

point-and-click adventure

style transposed into full

3D, with a focus on puzzles

and exploration and

photography instead of

combat.

Beyond Good & Evil (go.

pcworld.com/bdev) is still

perfectly playable nowadays, but with plenty

of early 3D era jank that detracts from the

overall experience. You can also tell Michel

Ancel’s ambitions were limited by the tech of

the time—a sentiment that’s even clearer after

watching the Beyond Good & Evil 2 teasers. I’d

love to play through Jade’s adventure as it was

meant to be experienced.

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