Firmament 9+

Loved the game, but a couple tweaks

I have always enjoyed Cyan games The myst series and Obduction. This game falls into line with those. Running on an M1 max with 32gb RAM and graphics setting as high as they would do produces some real amazing landscapes. Found myself pausing just to admire the creativity of the worlds. I am an adventure puzzler lover so this is perfect. The controls are pretty good, better with a mouse then trackpad. I agree with the glitch of falling into the game and getting trapped....had to find on line that you could go to settings and teleport to a safe spot which was at least and out to this weird phenomenon in the game...should be fixed or the teleport should be more obvious within the game interface and not hidden in the settings. Nice balance of puzzles...got some pretty quick and others were challenging to get through. None impossible for sure. Overall liked the story line but there could be more there I think...more interaction and unraveling of a mystery. Interactions could also be more varied then using the hand controller for literally everything in the game. Overall though I very much enjoyed playing and hope Cyan continues to support the Mac platform and bring their art and unique games to the mac. Thanks!

5 stars for no glitches, but.....

When I got to the ocean energy station, turning the bridges to try to get to 115 volts is impossible. I've spent 3 days trying to get this accomplished but to no avail. It stops being fun when it stops being fun. If something in a game is going to be this complicated and you have to do a trial and error method, there should at least be hints available. I've tried looking at walkthroughs but they only explain things from the beginning, and I spent so much time spinning stupid bridges around that now I have no idea how to do this. All in all the game is fun and the graphics are very cool, but this energy station thing needs to be rethought by the creators of this game. If you can't get past a certain point, you start to think "why bother?"

Developer Response ,

Hi there, the puzzle is definitely solvable! If the walkthroughs online aren't being helpful, we're happy to help you out if you contact us at support@cyan.com.

Classic Cyan

I tried playing this game a couple of times when it was first released. Too buggy. After waiting for the release notes to get shorter, I downloaded it again. Wow. I find myself just moving around to look at the scenery, which is incredible. Where games like Myst and Riven let you know what your tasks are, this story just turns you loose in this world. I checked a walkthrough, which was helpful. I will definitely play it again - it's a keeper for sure. Next to Myst, this is my favorite Cyan game.