I like to think of myself as a puzzle enthusiast, with multiple puzzle-oriented games scattered throughout my gaming résumé. Every once in a while, though, one comes along that changes everything about how I approach a puzzle and truly engages the mind. The Talos Principle 2 was that game for me most recently. Having missed the original title when it was released back in December 2014, I eagerly jumped into its sequel and haven’t looked back. Now that the original is getting the remaster treatment — titled The Talos Principle: Reawakened — along with brand-new content, there’s no better time to see where it all began and find out if I still have the puzzle bug.
I won’t spend much time on the original game, but the premise is quite simple at its core: you control a robot in the not-too-distant future and must solve various puzzles of steadily increasing difficulty while being forced to reconcile your place in the world as a robot — not a person. The philosophical implications... Read more