Play the demo on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/835960/The_Talos_Principle_2Born into a new world where biological humanity is extinct but human c...
Portal (1 and 2) and The Talos Principle are the only puzzle games I’ve played that not only had a story, but also managed to make the puzzle gameplay actually make sense within the story. Like, there is an in-universe explanation for why you are solving puzzles. I’m sure there are other games that do it, but those are the only ones I’ve played and they were fantastic. That’s a hard thing to pull off – how do you make a compelling narrative, complete with characters, around “moving some boxes?”
Looking forward to playing the sequel. Also, the original is $3 on Steam right now!
The game has multiple “endings”. My only advice: Don’t start a second playthrough or browse any online communities until you’ve reached the credit scroll. I wish someone had told me that before I started…
Portal (1 and 2) and The Talos Principle are the only puzzle games I’ve played that not only had a story, but also managed to make the puzzle gameplay actually make sense within the story. Like, there is an in-universe explanation for why you are solving puzzles. I’m sure there are other games that do it, but those are the only ones I’ve played and they were fantastic. That’s a hard thing to pull off – how do you make a compelling narrative, complete with characters, around “moving some boxes?”
Looking forward to playing the sequel. Also, the original is $3 on Steam right now!
Have you played The Witness? Not quite as story driven, but just as cohesive and my personal favourite of the 3 (by a small margin)
Could not really understand the hype for it, having to do the same kind of line puzzle over and over just felt stale.
If that were the full extent of the game, I’d probably agree. I can’t say much more without spoiling it
I have not – I’ll add it to my list!
The game has multiple “endings”. My only advice: Don’t start a second playthrough or browse any online communities until you’ve reached the credit scroll. I wish someone had told me that before I started…
Did Antichamber have a story? I don’t remember if it did, only that I loved that game.
Try QUBE too, it’s great.
Hey, thanks for the tip! I totally just gifted this to a couple of my friends.