Hi, philosophy major here, just correcting a minor mistake in the script: Straton of Sigeria did not exist. He was made up for The Talos Principle as a way of better addressing the intended themes without being so intrinsically tied to an actual real life person’s beliefs. His death story is similar to Socrates’ though. Just a correction for those interested! Fantastic game and narrative.
Probably my favorite game of all time. One of the very few that feels like its not just fun, but it also challenges your perception of the world and makes you think. A masterpiece
Man, shout out to all reviewers of this game. It's cases like this one, where you're playing and beating this before 10s of videos with guides and solutions are available that make me appreciate you a lot! :)
almost refreshing to hear such an enthusiastic review. Instant buy for me after part 1, the great demo for 2, and the reviews. And great graphics with no bugs mentioned in the reviews.
@@hulki-orrahave been playing it for around 20 hours without any crashes. They have continued to update it within the last week even and there's also been GPU driver updates. Both of which probably alleviated those issues. A driver update also significantly improved performance for me (from barely reaching 60 with high settings and no chance of stable performance at ultra to a stable 60 with ultra)
The monument star puzzles really mostly aren't complicated. There's three types of them. 1. Find a particle cloud and follow it back to the monument (theres a light beam from the monument indicating the general direction its in) 2. Look at the map on the monument and go to the places shown on it to solve minor puzzles 3. Connect a laser from a puzzle to the statue While that means there technically is 3x the variety to star puzzles as there was in talos 1, and in general it is less random searching than talos 1 was, it also means no more secret solutions to normal puzzles that reveal a star which is kindof sad since those were my favourite type of stars in talos 1
This game is excellent, just the right amount of difficulty to keep me interested without getting frustrated, unlike the first game which pushed things a bit too far sometimes, although it's still a masterpiece of a puzzle game. If you love well crafted puzzle games, this is certainly one to buy 😁
Anyone that plays alot of different genres has probably had a difficult time keeping up this year. My backlog is becoming a book due to the relentless amount of great games.
The best thing about the intro is that the exact scenario is one of the messages you can find scattered throughout the first game, where it says exactly this: the power of the subconscious and how it seemingly thinks for you
Babylon 5 was mentioned in the first game, and now the reviewer quotes Tennyson - the favorite poet of one Cmdr. Jeffrey Sinclair, and the quote itself is spoken by Captain John Sheridan. Nice connection...
Played through it but without doing the gold puzzles. Great fun, and the final puzzle was incredible, but thought Talos 1 was better overall ... but might change opinion after tackling the gold.
Addendum. Someone in Croteam really loves Babylon 5. This time No.3 quotes Santayana "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it", and this quote was cited by one Lt.Commander Ivanova in episode "Infection" S01E04 (IIRC). Upd. And of course, one of the chapters is named "A Voice in the Wilderness" - a two-part episode from season one of B5.
![The Talos Principle [No Spoiler edition]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zkAxJGU4oJ4/mqdefault.jpg)
Not only we had a lot of games in 2023, but the vast majority of them didn't disappoint. What a year guys, one for the gaming history books.
Not really
Absolutely. Some real bangers that overdelivered....and starfield.
@RanielEber the world doesnt revolve around your feelings kid. This yr has been the best yr in gaming. Highly scored games and loved by many
@@rayromano6249also many horrible releases hated by many
Could u name the top 10 for me pls?
Hi, philosophy major here, just correcting a minor mistake in the script: Straton of Sigeria did not exist. He was made up for The Talos Principle as a way of better addressing the intended themes without being so intrinsically tied to an actual real life person’s beliefs. His death story is similar to Socrates’ though. Just a correction for those interested! Fantastic game and narrative.
This is why education is important.
Probably my favorite game of all time. One of the very few that feels like its not just fun, but it also challenges your perception of the world and makes you think. A masterpiece
Man, shout out to all reviewers of this game. It's cases like this one, where you're playing and beating this before 10s of videos with guides and solutions are available that make me appreciate you a lot! :)
glad that the sequel turned out great. loved the 1st game, cant wait to download and play this one tonight
Great to see that Croteam brought this back
Who would have thought the Serious Sam devs would go on to make two highly successful philosophy based puzzle games?
They intend for it to be a trilogy. So there's still one more to come 😄
thankfully they distanced themselves from serious sam to make an actual good game
almost refreshing to hear such an enthusiastic review. Instant buy for me after part 1, the great demo for 2, and the reviews. And great graphics with no bugs mentioned in the reviews.
There's some framerate issues.
He literally complained about frequent crashes near the end, I'll consider them bugs. I'll buy it too but I'll wait a bit for some patches.
The demo did not crash for me in 4hours. Crashes are usually the first bugs to be patched. But sure annoying for the affected@@hulki-orra
@@hulki-orrahave been playing it for around 20 hours without any crashes. They have continued to update it within the last week even and there's also been GPU driver updates. Both of which probably alleviated those issues. A driver update also significantly improved performance for me (from barely reaching 60 with high settings and no chance of stable performance at ultra to a stable 60 with ultra)
The monument star puzzles really mostly aren't complicated. There's three types of them.
1. Find a particle cloud and follow it back to the monument (theres a light beam from the monument indicating the general direction its in)
2. Look at the map on the monument and go to the places shown on it to solve minor puzzles
3. Connect a laser from a puzzle to the statue
While that means there technically is 3x the variety to star puzzles as there was in talos 1, and in general it is less random searching than talos 1 was, it also means no more secret solutions to normal puzzles that reveal a star which is kindof sad since those were my favourite type of stars in talos 1
This game feels much easier comparing to the first one. Everything is kind of more obvious than the first game imho and yes no crazy alternatives
@@sashasynytskyy5953good for me I’m a moron
First game highly underrated, so eager to try the sequel.
i'm amazed Portal didn't inspire more games like Talos Principle series.
They're probably very hard to make, but they are out there. Qube 1 & 2, Superliminal, Quantum Conundrum to name a few
Puzzle games are just not popular with mainstream gamers. Requiring to be humble and self reflective is challenging to most.
This game is excellent, just the right amount of difficulty to keep me interested without getting frustrated, unlike the first game which pushed things a bit too far sometimes, although it's still a masterpiece of a puzzle game.
If you love well crafted puzzle games, this is certainly one to buy 😁
Except for some difficulty spikes and stability (at the moment), your score of 8 seem low based upon how otherwise effusively you praised the game....
Not AAA, won't get a higher score from ign
@@Cronicrisis They literally gave Ghostrunner 2 - an indie game - a higher score than Spiderman 2
@@Cronicrisisyou must be new to ign. Stay miserable in life 👍
@@CronicrisisCeleste and Undertale got 10s despite being indie games
This is a solid 10 in my book. Loved the first game and this one is just better in many ways. Less complicated but feels like an upgrade
HOW MANY GAMES CAME OUT IN 2023 HOLY SH
6
@@Draffut2003wrong. Have another guess 👍
@@rayromano6249 5
Anyone that plays alot of different genres has probably had a difficult time keeping up this year. My backlog is becoming a book due to the relentless amount of great games.
at least 2
I'm half way through the game and haven't had any crashes. Loving every minute of it. It's so damn beautiful.
Deserves a 9.
I'm sure it would have but they gotta fix the crashes.
@@JFinns No crashes on console. Does that make it a 9 on console?
A 10 for me!
Another review that basically praises it the whole time but lands on an 8, from the review itself it sounded like it was setting up a 9.
Do you really give credit to IGN and ratings in general ?...
The best thing about the intro is that the exact scenario is one of the messages you can find scattered throughout the first game, where it says exactly this: the power of the subconscious and how it seemingly thinks for you
Love the nod to portal in the blue and orange colour choices
Loving it so far. Few hours in. Great ambient music too
First Alan Wake 2, now Talos Principle 2... I'm gonna have to take a couple of weeks off guys 😅
and robocop as well
Comments on this video feels like reading the social media messages inside the game.
Babylon 5 was mentioned in the first game, and now the reviewer quotes Tennyson - the favorite poet of one Cmdr. Jeffrey Sinclair, and the quote itself is spoken by Captain John Sheridan. Nice connection...
Note: Straton of Stageira might not be a "real-world philosopher".
Let this company make Portal 3.
They already made better.
The talos principle is a better series
Can’t wait to get my hands on this baby. Absolutely loved the first game!
Never expected a sequel and have not considered one would be made
However, it's a fantastic game
8/10 really a great game
Deserved
Its actually a 10 if you think about the price and the last games the rated with 8
Is that david Tennant's voice and a damn sonic screwdriver?! Yes please.
Really needs a 2 player co-op mode (as does its predecessor), a lot of portal fans would pick this up immeadiately
Played through it but without doing the gold puzzles. Great fun, and the final puzzle was incredible, but thought Talos 1 was better overall ... but might change opinion after tackling the gold.
Best around for the last 10 years !
A great joke from the movie "Cast away", laughed for a very long time, very aptly!
this is what video games are meant to be
Is this game only digital ? I'm on PS5
Great review, thanks ‼️❤
It’s an 8. Your welcome
Thanks
Spoiler
Scores kill your capacity to think.
You're
@@James-wn9qc what you expect reading comments first
Would be interesting to know what books it made the reviewer want to read…
The games philosophical narrative suggests deep themes from many Nicholas Sparks books. Perhaps that's what he means?
Devolver, bring this damn thing to PSVR2!!! ❤❤
Talos Principle my religion
Does it have shader stuttering?
Great review!
Usually, turning off vsync avoid the crashes.
The description of the puzzle reminds me of Portal and BoTW.
Addendum. Someone in Croteam really loves Babylon 5. This time No.3 quotes Santayana "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it", and this quote was cited by one Lt.Commander Ivanova in episode "Infection" S01E04 (IIRC).
Upd. And of course, one of the chapters is named "A Voice in the Wilderness" - a two-part episode from season one of B5.
Hey look this game got better score then call of duty and Starfield
Guys, well have to tell our kids about 2023
This Game is Super beautiful
New serious sam game when
Most likely after they do Serious Sam 4,Siberian Mayhem and Talos Principle 2 all in VR
You can def see the portal influence big time; and that, my friends, is certainly not a bad thing
The Game remidns me alot of of Myst and Portal Games
This one is running on ue5
❤️❤️❤️
Serious sam in Egypt
Graphics so intense it won’t play Xbox 1 x?smh.
🤔
Did someone say Talos??!!
Principle
So, why 8? If it's amazing 🚶🏻
8 means amazing
GOTY!!!
Hey ign u are all great people
Not a single crash on ps5. Strange
Can you tell me what Graphics and Performance Modes are available on PS5? And how are they running?
Legendery developers, and now legendery franchise
Is there a way to block IGN on YT?
8/10
You lost me at "puzzles" can't stand games with puzzles in them. i'm too dumb. But thanks for the review sir.
this is not a review, but a resume.
First? Probably not 😂😅
GOTY
IS IT ME OR DOES THIS FEEL LIKE MYST RIVEN JOURNEYMAN PROJECT
Kinda sad how Croteam puts more effort on Talos than Serious Sam.
I'm going to guess
7/10?
They gave it an 8
Portal Principle 2
❤
croteam.......proud to be croat
why do you overenunciate the word "AND" so much?
Y’all focus on the weirdest stuff 😂 Maybe comment about the game or review.
@@TheProphegy that was a comment about the review...?
They give it 8
Spiderman 2 and this is 8 ?
Everyone is getting 8 nowadays
Don't want to give out too many 9's and 10's so as to appear uncritical perhaps
score 8
People should just stop using IGN instead of only complaining.
heimskr
Im sorry but im not going to pay to be frustrated. Its exactly why i won't play dark souls.
stutttttttttttttttttttttttttttter fest
The puzzles are excellent but the rest is meh.
Story gets annoying halfway through and there is SO MUCH WALKING in this game.
Thirst
Hunger
Fourth
Wont play it unless they implement VR.
VR is less than 1% of the gaming market!
Most people simply don't want to wear a headset to game 👍🏾
meh ...
8/10 save you time
Looks like a portal clone. So no thanks.
The first game is incredible so you're missing out
its nothing liek portal lol
The last portal game came out in 2011 so no other games are allowed to be first person puzzlers. Jesus dude you must be a troll