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Riven is proof that hybrid AAA games are hard to make

Riven still feels like a classic, but that's not always a good thing.

The classic adventure puzzle game just got a stunning remake and a simultaneous release on Meta Quest and Steam VR platforms and its immersive world just begs to be lived in while you play. In his weekly column, Android Central Senior Content Producer Nick Sutrich delves into all things VR, from new hardware to new games, upcoming technologies, and so much more. If you really want to experience the world of Riven through your own eyes, this is certainly a brilliant way to do that, but the difficulty of implementing grabbable objects and other VR-centric mechanics shows how difficult hybrid-AAA development can be.

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