The Talos Principle

The Talos principle is one of my favorite game, period. It was a long ride as It took me years to complete it, but I enjoy every minute of it. First the lore is so well made and intriguing, I was so drown to it from the start, that simulated journey with a lot of philosophical réflexion felt like an essay in disguise, without being pushy or boring. Which is a masterclass when you touch some deep subject with a lot analyze on humanity and art. Second, the puzzle part are impressively refine, with a difficulty curve almost perfect. You just evolve in a very thought environment with new tools discovered along the way. It doesn't mean the game is not hard, it's a pretty challenging puzzle game, with a lot of detail, secret and easter egg. But it never feel like impossible to resolve, and most important, it never feel like the game is lacking on some part or is badly made for you to go forth. That's how refine the game is. And I'm really amaze by it. A lot of time in that type of game, while a good concept can create some really great gameplay time, going forward ingame can push the concept to is limit, feeling like the good idea don't last, and loosing that refine aura the game had (I'm thinking of stuff like manifold garden or View finder). Here it never happen. Each puzzle is great from start to finish and it feels like you could go on forever after that. Which again is impressive. Finally the story is very powerful, without giving out much but doing it with a lot of care and emotion. Some moment even made me tear up a little, with how personal they got, talking to our humanity as a concept. I'm super biased on this one cause I genuinely enjoy every part. And with 54hours of gameplay I finished it in his entirety (will all ending). Yes talos principle is particular, with a slow pacing, some hard puzzle and a that "philosophical sandbox" mindset. But the result is a masterpiece, with highly calibrated gameplay and impressive lore and meaning. For me it's a game to have played in your life. It's for everyone on an humanity core level. Please, do yourself a favour and play it. If you liked this review, please visit my curation page : https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45496254-Erratic-Curation/

It's a pretty simple puzzle game, but the further you progress, the harder it gets as more features are unlocked. I really liked it; it didn't feel repetitive at all and some levels made me think a bit more. If you like this kind of game, I’d buy it on sale—it’s only 4 bucks—or get the remake for 20. I’m not sure what the remake has that the original doesn’t, but if it’s just the graphics, I’d definitely recommend getting the original.

It absolutely twists my stomach to think about all the people who have yet to play this game. I would go as far to say it is a 10/10 puzzle game. The story, the mechanics, the art style, the atmosphere, it's all so perfect. I wish I had the money to buy the rights to this game and distribute it for free.