I have long desired a game that focused heavily on exploration, and I must concede that this game is right up my alley. Anyone intending on getting it?

Also, to carry on Gamasutra's question at EoFF - is a game without any functionality short of exploration really a game?

For me, I say yes. The objective is to explore. Is there an end? No. But there's no real end to Hide & Seek, either. Perhaps they should add a Hide & Seek minigame to Proteus someday.