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Realms of Arkania 3 - Shadows over Riva Classic

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About the game

Shadows over Riva (1997) is the third part of the glorious Realms of Arkania Trilogy...Something sinister lurks in the seaside town of Riva. An evil force has subverted the city's leaders, and evil things lurk in the town's sewers. Explore the huge city, dungeons and even underwater regions in stunningly detailed 3D.

Gameplay

Something sinister lurks in the seaside town of Riva. An evil force has subverted the city's leaders, and evil things lurk in the town's sewers. Explore the huge city, dungeons and even underwater regions in stunningly detailed 3D. Adjustable difficulty levels make the game as simple or as detailed as you like.

Background

The Realms of Arkania games ( Blade of Destiny, Star Trail and Shadows of Riva ) deliver a prime example of the classical European fantasy universe. Based on Germany's most popular pen & paper role playing game, it was also the first German computer RPG series to get widely recognized outside of its home country. To this day it holds a stable hardcore fanbase that loves the games for their comprehensive adaption of the pen & paper ruleset and the believable medieval fantasy setting.

Complete official description

Shadows over Riva (1997) is the third part of the glorious Realms of Arkania Trilogy...

Something sinister lurks in the seaside town of Riva. An evil force has subverted the city's leaders, and evil things lurk in the town's sewers. Explore the huge city, dungeons and even underwater regions in stunningly detailed 3D. Adjustable difficulty levels make the game as simple or as detailed as you like.

PC Gamer Editor's Choice (1997)

Fantastic story and excellent gameplay (Online Gaming Review, 1997)

The Realms of Arkania Trilogy

The Realms of Arkania games ( Blade of Destiny, Star Trail and Shadows of Riva ) deliver a prime example of the classical European fantasy universe. Based on Germany's most popular pen & paper role playing game, it was also the first German computer RPG series to get widely recognized outside of its home country. To this day it holds a stable hardcore fanbase that loves the games for their comprehensive adaption of the pen & paper ruleset and the believable medieval fantasy setting.

System requirements

Windows

Minimum requirements

最低配置: 操作系统 *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 处理器: 1 GHz Processor 内存: 256 MB RAM 显卡: 3D graphics card DirectX 版本: 7.0 存储空间: 需要 650 MB 可用空间 附注事项: Running on integrated DOSBox

macOS

Minimum requirements

最低配置: 操作系统: Mac OSX 10.5+ 处理器: 1 GHz Processor 内存: 256 MB RAM 显卡: 3D graphics card 存储空间: 需要 650 MB 可用空间 附注事项: Running on integrated DOSBox

Linux

Minimum requirements

最低配置: 操作系统: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 处理器: 1 GHz Processor 内存: 256 MB RAM 显卡: 3D graphics card 存储空间: 需要 650 MB 可用空间 附注事项: Running on integrated DOSBox

Supported languages

英语 * , 德语 * * 具有完全音频支持的语言

* Indicates full audio as listed by the store. Interface, subtitle or audio support is not inferred when unspecified.

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