The Talos Principle II - Out on 2nd November 2023

[ic1male]

No release date as of yet but it's coming this year. Here's a brand new gameplay trailer - looks amazeballs. They've definitely nicked bits from Portal/Portal 2 though.

Save 10% on The Talos Principle 2 on Steam

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.

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[ic1male]

Comes out on 2nd November for just twenty notes on Steam! It's actually cheaper if you own the first game (£20 v £22) because of the bundle offer.
And it's got Tim Watson back as Elohim who absolutely made the first game for me.

Not very often I pre-order games but I've just snatched it up on Steam.

Save 10% on The Talos Principle 2 on Steam

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.

store.steampowered.com

 

[ic1male]

I've reinstalled the first one. I stopped playing when the rewind/replay puzzles started getting stupid. This time I'll just look up solutions to them.

Ah, that's not a bad idea. I might join you in that.

 

[ic1male]

Played the demo of TP2

Where have you had that from?

EDIT: Been published overnight with an unlisted link.
steam://install/2312690

 

[ic1male]

Well that's not good. I just get crash to desktop when trying to play.

EDIT: Selecting Auto Detect on graphics and then not touching anything cured that problem so we’re off!

 

[ic1male]

I've done the first sequence in the simulator but not going to play anymore as I don't want to spoil it.

 

[ic1male]

Only an hour or so to go till it unlocks. Been looking forward to this all day.

EDIT: Download available on Steam as of 1640 hrs - 68.2GB

 

[ic1male]

After making it to the "proper" starting area, I was like "Woah..." serious vibes of wonderment and awe. It's going to be hard to switch the PC off tonight.

 

[ic1male]

Roughly Half way through now. This game is just incredible. Is such a shame I can’t see any of the RT effects as I bet they look amazing reflecting all the lasers.

 

[ic1male]

This could be my game of the year, only 4 hours in but it's so compelling, runs fantastically and the puzzles are really enjoyable.

It’s definitely my GOTY but I rarely play new releases anyway. This is daylight robbery for only 20 notes.

 

[ic1male]

Unbelievably good.

I'm a few hours in and just missing one star from the first level which I'll go back for at some stage. Can't stop playing but don't want to finish it too quickly.

I wouldn't worry about that. I think it's about 40 hours long to do all the puzzles (at least with my progress). I'm maybe beginning to feel a little bit fatigued now at 2/3rds done.