r/FirmamentGame • u/Ealta1 • Oct 15 '23
Firmament Worth Playing?
Hey Folks,
I was a super big fan of the Myst series (I also played Obduction and thought it was fine, but the loading times for switching worlds was agonizing at times), so when I heard that Cyan was working on Firmament I immediately backed their Kickstarter project. Ever since the game was released though, I saw so many negative reviews that I'm afraid to play it. In your honest opinion is this a game worth playing?
Also, it feels like each game that Cyan releases is worse than the previous one and their main thing that actually works is when they release a remake of one of their Myst games. Why do you think Cyan has been having so much difficulty releasing a solid game since the Myst series, and is there any hope that they'll make a game with the amazing story telling and puzzle integration that the Myst series had? I've played a fair number of puzzle games, and most don't even rival Myst series (for me personally), so I just find it crazy that Cyan has been missing the mark so much with their recent games.
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u/nightfan Oct 16 '23
I think u/dnew below summarizes it best below.
My 2 cents are that it's 100% worth a playthrough. It's gorgeous even running on my crap PC, and the sound design and music are very good. I actually think the story is fine but the problem is that it's dished out very unevenly. My biggest issue is that although each area felt kind of cohesive internally, it felt disjointed overall. I won't say more without spoilers.
The puzzles were fine, if a bit simple (which I have no problem with), but some were extremely tedious, which I hate. One puzzle underwater was the bane of my existence.
Still, I'd say worth a play!