My primary objective was to board a vehicle and head to the island. It’s here that The Talos Principle 2 started to show me the scope that Croteam is aiming for in the game. My tabula rasa-like nature means I can offer a fresh perspective on the current political problems, with the main one being: should we stop at one thousand robots or keep going? But soon enough the attention shifts as an unknown holographic projection beckons the robots to come and visit an island outside the city. The great Goal has been completed and so this city of AIs can get about existing in perfect harmony with nature in a human-free Earth.īefore I’ve even stepped outside, I’m speaking with other robots and discussing matters of great import. Today, as it turns out, is a special day as I am the 1,000 th android to gain consciousness after completing Elohim’s puzzles. With the final puzzle in this tutorial area solved, I stepped through a portal and awoke in New Jerusalem, my consciousness having been born and placed inside a robotic shell. While this is going on, the narrator and main driving force of the first game, Elohim, speaks to me, encourages me, and talks about my kind as his children. Each one included the entry-level puzzles from the first game: stepping on buttons, lifting boxes, using projectors to disable barriers, and floating through the air after stepping onto a fan. The whole adventure kicks off with about a dozen puzzle rooms. This number will no doubt fluctuate depending on your puzzle-solving skills and desire to read through all the terminals. This hands-on preview afforded me entry into the first five hours of the game, which Croteam is billing as roughly the first quarter of the experience. But for those who are unaware, The Talos Principle is a puzzle game, not dissimilar to Portal, but set against the backdrop of consciousness, humanity, and a whole plethora of philosophical quandaries. In the lead up to the release of The Talos Principle 2, I had the opportunity to test out my puzzle-solving and introspection skills and walked away thinking about thinking and excited for what puzzles await me.Īnyone that’s played the original Talos Principle is no doubt waiting with baited breath to dive into what’s on offer in the sequel. And now, players are preparing for the sequel. The game originally released in December of 2014 and has since garnered an almost cult-level of appreciation, sitting at an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam. For those who love puzzles, be they physical or philosophical, The Talos Principle has always been a shining gem that looks to offer both.
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