Even if it seems intriguing, I would strongly urge you to avoid it at all costs. Note that many of the positive reviews mention that they have played only for a few hours. The game wears you down until it makes you hate it and yourself for spending so much time on it. It is all about opening doors so you don't take so long traveling from place to place. That's the whole game. The puzzles and design decisions are greatly flawed.
This is definitely not the amazing thing many people would have you believe. The navigation is horrendous; a real pain to use. The camera moves around awkwardly, getting way to close to objects, and you can't move and take a look around at the same time. The day/night cycle is a terrible idea in practice. You need to be looking around but suddenly everything around you is completely dark. The water and other effects might look nice, but I would just recommend you by the regular Myst Masterpiece Edition if what you truly value is the gameplay experience.
