If you want an engaging story then play this game. In short if you just want to solve puzzles then play this game. I can honestly say that I can't wait for a sequel to this game I'd love to see where the development team might take this IP. Despite not getting many answers it only drove me to play the game even more just to see what was on the next terminal. Considering there wasn't alot of narrative in the game in terms of videos and other cutscenes I still found myself engaging in the the philosophical questions posed by the terminals. What I found great about the game was that it didn't force you to be a part of the story, if you just wanted to solve puzzles, then it left you to it, but if you wanted to delve more into the story line then it rewarded your curiousity. What I found great about the game was that it didn't force you to be a part of the story, if you just wanted to solve puzzles, then it left you It has been a very long time since a game has captivated me like the Talos Principle did, the puzzles can be extremely challenging at times, but you can just abandon that particular puzzle and come back to it later, while you go solve another one. It has been a very long time since a game has captivated me like the Talos Principle did, the puzzles can be extremely challenging at times, but you can just abandon that particular puzzle and come back to it later, while you go solve another one. If you liked Portal for its blend of sci-fi puzzling, you'll feel right at home and will most likely have a blast with TTP as well! Wether or not that's worth 40€ is ultimately up to you, as there's quite a bit more of content out-of-the-box than Portal, but a lot of it is absolutely optional. That being said, TTP remains a great experience, with very neat production values, and a satisfyingly smarter-than-average backstory and game mechanics. The end of the game, while relatively satisfactory gameplay-wise, becomes more of a road to confirmation rather than a road to enlightenment as the build-up would have you believe, and you're left with the feeling that the philosophical food for thought thrown at you throughout the game, while certainly entertaining and curiosity-arousing, was maybe just a bit too much for the writers to tie-up properly. Half-way through the game, most people will have understood everything there is to understand and will be waiting, as I have been, for a last twist or two that never come. The writing is smart and the voice acting is occasionally superb (Alexandra's couple of last time capsules are especially poignant, kuddos to the voice actress), but alas falls short of its predecessor cinematographic brilliance. It also places more emphasis on the (well-designed) puzzles themselves as there is quite a lot of them, with a nicely adjusted difficulty, they can be accessed in a non-linear fashion, and completionists will have a blast finding all the secrets. The narrative structure varies, as TTP conveys most of its story through written text and pre-recorded messages. Direct comparison is inevitable as, like its venerable ancestor, TTP is a first-person puzzler set in a cryptic and unsettling science-fictional background, where the player has to find a way out of an environment controlled by a seemingly friendly omnipotent figure but where - of course - nothing is quite as it seems. Direct comparison is inevitable as, like its venerable ancestor, TTP is a first-person puzzler set in a cryptic and unsettling science-fictional background, where the player has to find a way out of an environment controlled by a seemingly friendly omnipotent figure The Talos Principle manages to stand its ground against the excellent Portal series, and that in itself is saying much.

The Talos Principle manages to stand its ground against the excellent Portal series, and that in itself is saying much.

Overall a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale year filled with over hyped triple A boredom. This game just grabs you from the first second with its amazing puzzle design and great writing. The 'ways' i am talking about are the technical aspects(graphics and sound) which were always a forte of Croteam and the atmosphere. The 'ways' i am talking about are the technical aspects(graphics and sound) which were always A surprisingly fun puzzler with great graphics and great sound coming from the studio that made Serious Sam? That is a sentence i never thought i would write! It is without a doubt the first FPS puzzler that comes near the perfection of Portal and in some, albeit subjective ways, it surpasses it. A surprisingly fun puzzler with great graphics and great sound coming from the studio that made Serious Sam? That is a sentence i never thought i would write! It is without a doubt the first FPS puzzler that comes near the perfection of Portal and in some, albeit subjective ways, it surpasses it.

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