Ring - PC Games

Ring casts you as four characters from the opera: the dwarf tyrant, Alberich; the heroic Sigmund; the Valkyrie Brunhilde; and a fire spirit known as the Loge. Each character pursues one Ring Cycle story line via a Myst-style first-person interface. The plot is utterly nonlinear so, at any point, you can switch from one chapter to another. Because you can finish the game's components in any order, the story's ultimate resolution varies, depending on your choices during play.

With Wagner as base material, it should come as no surprise that Ring comes with an immense focus on music. The digitally remastered soundtrack was performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in the '60s, under the direction of Sir George Solti.

From sound to visuals, Ring is conceived as a work of art, and players who prefer a thrill ride might be impatient with the long movie passages and musical sequences. A lot of gaming time is also devoted to sweeping through each 360-degree environment, searching for the hot spot that allows you to interact with an item or character or to simply move on.

For opera fans and players looking for a dynamic aesthetic experience, Ring is unique and utterly delightful. --Alyx Dellamonica

Amazon.com Product Description
Destroyed long ago by an alien species from distant space, what was once home to the human race has been reduced to rubble. It's the 40th century A.D. and you're wandering the ruins of Earth. Play up to four characters in this spectacular 3-D adventure game that will immerse you in an epic conflict based on the heroes and gods of the Nibelungen legend.

Ring is based on Richard Wagner's greatest epic opera, The Ring Cycle. Wagner's opera brings to life philosophical questions like the birth of the cosmos and the complexity of the human soul. Featuring a nonlinear story line, stunning 3-D worlds, and Wagner's mesmerizing soundtrack, your every step in this adventure is fraught with intrigue.

Play characters such as a lone Valkyrie warrior, the Loge (the fire spirit), Siegmund (half man/half wolf), or Alberich (the dwarf tyrant). Employ powers unique to each in preparing the opera for its final performance and the end to tyranny and madness.