Firmament

I was hesitant to purchase this game because of all the negative reviews. However I did have a good time. The atmosphere, graphics are really beautiful and Cyan really nailed the sound design as always. But I have to remove a star because there are minor issues: -I soft lock myself one time. A quick google search to discover there you have to go to setting and use the 'teleport to safe place' to fix it. -Also I had to restart my game one time in order to progress because a toggle didn't work. -The game also tried to use AMD FSR while I have a NVDIA GPU. I switched it to DLSS before starting to play. Perhaps that explain why so many people have issues.

Very fun game. Certain people will complain about stuff and this game is no different. Some things will make certain people have that complainer itch. Every game has those people and this one is no different. It has those things that rub certain people the wrong way. I've played hours and its a relaxing and enjoyable game that you can take your time on and enjoy the atmosphere while solving puzzles. Its a refreshing take. This game is not similar to any other Cyan game or puzzle games like those. Every puzzle has a visual UI with controls. So you only need to locate the sockets that you use to deal with the puzzles and then puzzle away. These sockets are highlighted even out of distance so you can easily find them without the click everything and everywhere affliction. As I said, relaxing. Great looking game and you will take time to look at the scenery as its that nice. You might even eat while enjoying the view on any number of balconies or other locations with great views. Just enjoying it. All the puzzles I'd dealt with so far are fun and just difficult enough to not induce rage quitting. If the reviewer at PC Gamer is to go by, it could have been a touch harder. But, that's not this kind of game and I'm glad its not as its a relaxing FUN puzzle game. Games should be fun. Not a major mental exercise like a university course. Take a university course when needing that in your life. Very enjoyable and I'm taking a break from it as its time for a longer break. Will be playing this game multiple times through for sure!

Trying to enjoy the day0 release version. But the game is broken as hell. Sounds don't play. You get stuck in the landscape constantly. I quit when a bunker that was missing energy was open simply by loading autosave. Sorry Cyan. I really tried to enjoy.

The rotary crane in the ice quarry can get completely stuck, making it impossible to make any progress. I haven't found a way to undo it, and it seems to be pretty inconsistent when it happens. This simply shouldnt be able to happen.

Pro: Firmament is a fun game with nice graphics and puzzles that are unique, challenging, and non-repetitive. Con: There still are sine few bugs here and there, some less, others more annoying. For instance, the "narrator voice" stopped working for me in the beginning, such that I had no idea what/why I am doing things. Luckily, it came back after a restart, but still... Yet 5/5, because the puzzles were really great!