Played this for a few hours so far, and I have only one word to describe it: breathtaking! From the first steps I took, it felt like a true Cyan game: There's no inventory. Story is slowly revealed, leaving me to want more, and each part of the environment tells its own story of what happened before I arrived. The visuals are stunning, as expected with the Unreal Engine. The puzzles... well, one can definitely trace their origins in Cyan's previous games. They feel familiar, yet fresh. Looking at the system requirements, I feared my PC would not be able to handle the game. However, the minimum requirements are for a processor and graphics card from around 2011-2012. My PC with a HDD, i3, GTX 750 Ti (2GB), and 12GB of RAM was able to run this on highest detail with little issue. The only setting I had to change was the texture resolution, as it was set a bit too high. If you have a relatively modern PC and want to be taken to an alien world that is beautifully crafted, a wonder to explore, and evokes a Myst feeling, then get this game. It's truly Cyan's best so far.
I actually enjoyed Myst V. Even though it's not on par with Riven or Uru, or as pretty as Revelation, it has quite good puzzles and the slate / Bahro concept is bringing something fresh to the series. The Myst age is a nice surprise too, as was finally seeing the Great Shaft and the rest of K'veer. The only thing that might be a bit annoying is the constant character encounters. Myst has usually been about being alone, but seeing that this was supposed to be the last entry in the series they had to do a lot of exposition. Overall, I felt it was a good game. It might appeal a bit more to Uru and Myst Reader fans, than to people expecting a game taking place in the 1800s and saving Atrus' family once again. As such, I strongly recommend playing Uru (either Complete Chronicles or Myst Online) to avoid being brought into a story that might seem disconnected from the previous games.
