I have been playing Cyan games since Myst came out...I remember buying the CD box at the university bookstore and getting totally immersed in the game for a couple of weeks. I actually liked Firmament quite a bit...here are the main reasons why: - the art is absolutely top notch...as every one have said already...but let me point out a favorite aspect of mine: the level of detail!!! If you stop to study the structures you will see that nothing was left out...it looks real in the sense that every single bolt, every joint, every piece of metal or wood is there where it should be...amazing...that alone is a great big deal!! - the puzzles were not easy, not for me...one of Cyan's trademark is to require you to make smaller or greater paradigm shifts when solving their puzzles. For instance, they lure you into repeating a certain move, way of thinking, etc. while attempting to solve a puzzle but eventually require you to shift that strategy (sometimes on its head) to actually solve it...this can happen within a single puzzle or encompass more than one - the overall story line was the best Cyan story for me so far...like other players mentioned, I only wished there was more elaboration on its many fascinating details - the plan of the Mentor, for example, is genius!!! Maybe Cyan could write a little companion book to the game?!
