The Talos Principle is a philosophical first-person puzzle game from Croteam, the creators of the legendary Serious Sam series, written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Features:
The Talos Principle Key Features:
1, Overcome more than 120 immersive puzzles in a stunning world.
2, Divert drones, manipulate laser beams and even replicate time to prove your worth – or to find a way out.
3, Explore a story about humanity, technology and civilization. Uncover clues, devise theories, and make up your own mind.
4, Choose your own path through the game’s non-linear world, solving puzzles your way.
5, But remember: choices have consequences and somebody’s always watching you.
As if awakening from a deep sleep, you find yourself in a strange, contradictory world of ancient ruins and advanced technology. Tasked by your creator with solving a series of increasingly complex puzzles, you must decide whether to have faith, or to ask the difficult questions: Who are you? What is your purpose And what are you going to do about it?
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 840 |
| CPU SPEED | Dual-core 2.0 GHz | Quad-core 3.0 GHz |
| VRAM | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| OS | Win Xp 32 | Win 7 64 |
| Graphics Card | nVidia GeForce 8600 GS / AMD Radeon HD 3600 Series | nVidia GeForce GTX 480 / AMD Radeon HD 5870 1024MB |
| Direct X | DX 9 | DX 9 |
| SOUND CARD | Yes | Yes |
| HDD Space | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Game Analysis | The Talos Principle is a first-person sci-fi puzzle game from Croteam, the creators of Serious Sam, and written by Tom Jubert, of The Swapper fame. The Talos Principle comprises more than 120 puzzles set within a visually stunning world, where complex philosophical questions are asked that drill down to the core of humanity, technology, and civilization. | |
| High FPS | 200+ FPS ( GTX 1060 ) | |
| Note | Windows XP 32-bit (with service pack 3) can run the legacy version of the game, but it is no longer being updated. | |
| Optimization Score | 10 | |
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz | Intel Quad Code 3.2 GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| OS | OSX version Lion 10.7 | OSX version Lion 10.7 |
| Graphics Card | nVidia GeForce GT 9600M/320M 512MB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB VRAM (Intel integrated GPUs are not supported!) | nVidia GeForce 480 GTX 1GB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB VRAM (Intel integrated GPUs are not supported!) |
| HDD Space | 5 GB available space | 8 GB available space |
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | Dual-core 2.2 GHz | Quad-core 3.2 GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| OS | Ubuntu 14.04 | Ubuntu 14.04 |
| Graphics Card | nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT 512MB VRAM, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 512MB VRAM | nVidia GeForce 480 GTX 1GB VRAM, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5870 1GB VRAM |
| SOUND CARD | OpenAL Compatible Sound Card | OpenAL Compatible Sound Card |
| HDD Space | 5 GB available space | 8 GB available space |
Pretty - for a puzzle game
Tricky - core puzzles are intricate, and the star puzzles are deliberately mind-bending.
Evident amount of playtesting prevents most exploits.
Samey puzzle mechanics
Reading flavour text
I didn't feel invested or engaged
Star puzzles often convoluted
Talos Principle is many things, but not terribly cohesive or intelligent. It is perhaps unfair to judge it by its peers but it is the best I can describe.
It is Portal without humour.
It is a flash (or Two Tribes, or ) puzzle game with high production value and cost to match.
It is Serious Sam wihtout cathartic destruction
It is fairly difficult, but only because it’s not intuitive.
It has some tired puzzle concepts, some interesting ones, but they aren’t used thematically, just as different gating mechanisms.
It has an existential philosophical disucssion that is frustrating – it asks you to choose from limited options and then after it changes the parameters , it scolds you for changing your answer.
I played to the major end, then watched the minor non-end. I suspect theres some more content if I get all the stars but I don’t have the patience.
Conclusion: It’s a decent set of puzzles, but the scenery and story add nothing to the experience. It’s a mishmash.