There are a couple of levels that may be harder to figure out. Overall, considering the core levels, the difficulty never feels excessive to the point of being frustrating. New mechanics are introduced with simple tests and advancing in the game means encountering harder levels even though some overly easy challenges can still be found in the later stages. Winterbottom.Īs far as difficulty goes, the progression is fairly consistent and guided. Again, it's nothing new, quite reminiscent of what can be found in games such as The Swapper, Thinking with Time Machines or The Misadventures of P.B. The only peculiar mechanic of the game is the use, later in the game, of a sort of time manipulation (playback).
All of these devices follow basic, simple mechanics and the difficulty arises from the need to have them interact in ever increasing complex and particular ways. Specifically, the puzzles are separated tiny levels where the player has to reach an end point by using blocks, movable turrets of various genres and a couple other devices that are unlocked in steps along the way. This is not a belittling remark, just an observation that the concepts used are shared by many other puzzle games that came before. In its basic form, abstracting away all the art and craft, and considering only the mechanics, it's nothing special nor new. On one side there's the gameplay, the puzzle component. Granted that the game is bigger than its parts, it might be easier to judge The Talos Principle while analysing its two core components separately. The game however doesn't make it easy as clues are scattered throughout the world and information is released in tiny, non sequential bits. From the start, it is intriguing and captivating and trying to understand what is going on is a big part of the game experience. During the game, in the likeness of an android, the player faces tests and trials of ever increasing difficulty while being guided by a celestial voice. The Talos Principle is a first person puzzle game that relies heavily on pathos and player experience both to give importance to the puzzles and create a meaningful storyline.
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