The Talos Principle 2
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
The Talos Principle 2 is a puzzle, story rich and first-person game
developed by Croteam
and published by Devolver Digital.
Released on November 02nd 2023 is available only on Windows
in 12 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.
It has received 11,242 reviews of which 10,760 were positive and 482 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10 (version 2004 or newer)
- Processor: 4 core CPU @ 2.5 GHz (AMD Ryzen 5, Intel core i3/i5)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB VRAM; Radeon RX 470, GeForce GTX 970
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 75 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Intel integrated GPUs are not supported. SSD recommended.
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The first game had decent puzzles and a great atmosphere. The second game has decent puzzles and out-of-this-world awesome atmosphere. The game is really beautiful, the story is captivating and the characters are loveable. I loved the interactions with and between my crew members. It's really hard to make sequels to a puzzle game with the "you are doing tests, but there is actually something bigger going on." But Portal did it, and so did The Talos Principle!
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This game is tightly made, like the world's best watch. The world building is incredible. The graphics are eye-popping. What an incredible experience. This game mentions in the DLC that if just one person has their life improved by what you created, then it is a success. I can say that without a doubt this game is a success.
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One of the best games ever made. It is a true shame that more people will not experience this just because it is a puzzle game. The first game is already one of my favourite games of all time and I think this one surpasses it, it is an evolution in almost every way. The puzzles are clever and fun, the environments are jaw-dropping, and the story and message of the game is beautiful and powerful. Playing this game you get the impression that its making was deeply meaningful to its creators. This is not just a product or a flight of fancy, it is a vivid and radiant work of passion that its makers fervently desired to bring into existence. It was important to them, as human beings, that others experience what they had to say. The only thing I didn't like about this game was that it had to end. A true masterpiece.
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More ≠ Better I think the developers forgot what made the first game so special and instead focused on making a bigger and more ambitious game. This game could have been much better if they had just remembered what made the first game so unique. I loved The Talos Principle. It was such a gem in many ways. It had clever puzzle and level design, interesting narrative, phenomenal graphics for its year and budget, good soundtrack, and beautiful environmental design. The only issue with it was that it was a little bit too long, thus it began being rather repetitive at the end. Nevertheless, it was a great experience throughout the journey. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3071931987 In The Talos Principle 2, the most flashy improvement that catches the player's eye is the graphics. The game looks absolutely stunning visually, the art design is masterfully done. Especially in some areas, they took it to another level. Graphically, Talos 2 is easily the best-looking puzzle game in the market. Puzzle-wise, we have well-designed puzzles in Talos 2, just like the first game. But I can easily say that puzzles are way easier in this one. In the first game, I had to look up the solutions for 2-3 puzzles, and the other ones were mostly very challenging too. In Talos 2, I didn't need help in any of them, and I didn't use the in-game puzzle skip mechanic. Thankfully, this game doesn't repeat itself like the first one did. The game introduces new mechanics throughout the journey. The puzzles are fun to solve and engaging, but I still felt the achievement feeling after solving both simple and challenging puzzles. However, the major issue with this game is, why isn't any of the puzzle mechanics connected? The answer is, to not make things difficult for the player. This is a major letdown because that was exceptionally well done in the first game and I expected that to be experimented further here. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3094080194 Exploring the world and secrets with friends is not bad, but the first game's solitude feeling with beautiful music was a whole other feeling. The first game's story was way more interesting than this one , TTP had a better balance, like 90% gameplay, 10% story, now it's like 65%-35%, which slows the tempo down by a lot. Neither the scenario nor the characters were interesting to me. By the way, the music got downgraded with this one, Talos 1's music was so captivating and atmospheric. This has a few decent tracks, but they are not as remarkable as the prequel. I know this is a demanding game, but performance could have been way better, there are some issues here. To conclude, The Talos Principle 2 doesn't have the magic that The Talos Principe had, so It didn't feel that special for me. Although I am a little bit disappointed with it, It's still a high-quality game and I had fun with it. Definitely recommended. SILVER MEDAL Follow My [URL=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40523765-Bearsonal/]Curator Page ❤️[/URL]
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This is one of those games that comes along and reminds you how great the hobby can be. I was taken aback by how genuinely involving and thought-provoking the first game was, and this one builds in positive ways from that. I have spent nearly all my life enamored with video games. Over 40 years, all told. I have played near every genre and forgotten about more games than your average person will ever play. I have collected these things as time capsules from my own life, each one painting different eras and tones from my past, each one like a photograph of an intimate or shared experience of 40 years of life and time slipping by. I remember where I was when I matured alongside the hobby, every step of the way. The technology and growing complexity of the games paralleling my own steps to adulthood. Some people get into sports, or cars, carpentry, whatever ... I have always been into video games. I have grown to appreciate what they can be, on many levels. The art. The design. The technology. The music. The rush. The pure delight. The experience somewhere between reading a novel, watching TV and the zen mode of being in the NOW. The twitch synapse of it all. Now, there is always vinegar to go along with the sugar, and games have always had the underwhelming, disappointing, gimmicky, cash-grab, shovel-ware, soulless side of it all. Always will. I even enjoy some of this, or have retroactively embraced some of this absolute crap. I love my Robotic Operating Buddy, my Power Glove, my Seamans' of the world, my Virtual Boys, (and for the most part, so far, my VR headsets), but those are all just detritus in the ocean of the hobby. These games are not that. Along the span of time, there have been many worthwhile experiences and video game pillars which hold our hobby high. Not just the giants of amusement like Pac-Man, Mario, Tetris, etc., but Metal Gear, Final Fantasy, Castelvania, Half-Life, Halo, Zelda, Last of Us, Elder Scrolls, Portal, and on and on. And that's really just barely scratching the surface. I could tell you of the harrowing adventures I have experienced in the dungeons of The Immortal, or the high adventures in the Skies of Arcadia, the horror of Eternal Darkness, or the butt-hole tightening danger as Ryu in Ninja Gaiden (N.E.S.) I have spent hours as a contestant in Smash T.V., as a fucking weirdo in Harvester, as a dick in Snatcher, as a pirate named Guybrush Threepwood in Monkey Island, as Alucard in the very elegant Symphony of the Night. Still, just scratching the surface. Of all these experiences, The Talos Principle, and especially it's sequel here, stand tall amongst them all. Without detail, these are two of the very best games ever created. Very few games make me feel awe whilst playing. In the music. In the world and building of that world. In the design, writing, satisfaction of completion. In the ability to delve into philosophic art without falling into the trap of mediocrity and pretentiousness. In the talent that has created clever puzzles which make you feel just as clever for solving them and a world where you feel clever in discovering it's secrets and just perceptible 4th wall-breaking ideology. They simultaneously comfort me in their dreamlike, surreal nature, without edging into the uncanny valley, (ironically), and give me a simulated sense of purpose which sticks with me long after playing the games. (unironically?) That may be a bit long-winded, but I'm trying to express the impression that these games have made on me, being what you would call a longtime gamer. A simpler way of saying it would be: "If you like puzzle games, then you'll probably like this one." But I think that would be a bit too disingenuous when it comes to what these games deserve to be categorized as. If you're interested, definitely try them out. If you're an average Call of Duty player and just can't get into games like these, then there's probably nothing here you're going to appreciate or even understand how to appreciate, and there's nothing wrong with that in the long run. For the more, let's say, phrenic gamers, there is a wealth of content here, meat on the bones of this beast. To myself, these are the very best of what video games can be, and Croteam and it's talented team deserve to be lauded for what they have created.
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Online players
454
Developer
Croteam
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Release
02 Nov 2023
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