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Shermann

(7,423 posts)
Sun Mar 17, 2024, 05:37 PM Mar 17

The Talos Principle

I just finished this on Xbox One and can recommend it. There is a LOT of gameplay for only $4.49. It is a slow-paced casual first-person puzzle game. There is an AI-themed backstory there for atmosphere, but it is all about the puzzles. They are completely standalone and use a few basic building blocks like fans and lasers and, well, blocks. When you start a puzzle, the puzzle elements are mostly laid out in plain sight without having to find hidden objects or obscure interactions. The difficulty is in figuring out how to connect all the dots, and it is HARD. There are many variations on a theme with some deception and lateral thinking involved. I only cheated twice, and one of those cheats I'd like back (I had brain lock on it). The other, well, they got me.

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The Talos Principle (Original Post) Shermann Mar 17 OP
The Talos Principle 2, is good too. padfun Mar 17 #1
I have my eye on that Shermann Mar 17 #2

Shermann

(7,423 posts)
2. I have my eye on that
Sun Mar 17, 2024, 06:03 PM
Mar 17

Too bad it is only for Xbox Series X.

That's really a shame they didn't support the older platform. It's not like it is really graphics intensive. There are a lot of players with Xbox One who bought the original.

There are some negatives I should mention. The sounds effects and music are horrific. I had to turn my volume way way down so as to not be driven crazy. The computer interactions are completely obnoxious as are the voices in your head. But the puzzles are brilliant.



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