I liked this part:

> One of the more fascinating parts of The Talos Principle II is that it sticks to its philosophical beliefs by ensuring that there is no right answer to any of the questions you ask or get asked. Answers are just answers, and the outcomes are what they are. There is no central protagonist or antagonist, so you aren't selecting things in hopes of getting the best possible outcome.

... is a coop multiplayer option.

How cool would it be to join someone's game and solve puzzles together? Like you could in Portal 2 with Atlas and P-Body.

I don't know how they could work that into the story but if they could, it would be great.

For now, has anyone shared screens with a friend (via Discord or whatever) and solved puzzles that way?

I am only about 1/2 way through the game but really enjoying it. The new tools are great and really cause me to have to re-think how to solve each puzzle. The story in between the puzzles has been great too, so far.

As always - discussion is great, but no spoilers, please.

That’s all, down to USD $23.99 in the US.

The movie is low budget and not overly deep but it does try to explore the idea of when does a "humanoid" robot become human. Add it to the list of sci-fi covering this topic, I guess.

If you don't watch the whole thing, do check out the last ten minutes.

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creation_of_the_Humanoids

I would be annoyed if I were them.

Anybody see this yet? Thought it was great.

Here are a few links I've pulled from around Lemmy and the net as of today:

The Talos Principle 2 Review Thread (This is a collection of reviews from around the net - very nice!) https://beehaw.org/post/9297371

The Talos Principle 2 - Metacritic (tmp: 86/100) Metacritic link - https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-talos-principle-2/

TTP2 at OpenCritic https://opencritic.com/game/15695/the-talos-principle-2

The Talos Principle 2 GTX 960(I3-10105) Benchmark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzVJBmxy8v8

And lastly, the ProtonDB page for TTP2 - it's showing as Gold status https://www.protondb.com/app/835960 (There's only 1 SteamDeck review there, so please add your experience if you can)

Share your reactions, feelings and opinions here, but as always, no spoilers!

In addition to the full game launching today, Croteam has also released this PDF with lots of digitial art for fans of the game.

> The Art of Talos Principle 2 is a digital artbook including hand-curated screenshots, concepts, and pre-production art. Delivered in .pdf format and downloaded to the base game install folder.

Just a quick check in here on release day for TTP2

The Talos Principle 2 is a polarising masterpiece https://news.yahoo.com/talos-principle-2-polarising-masterpiece-160000705.html

The Talos Principle 2 PC review: A sci-fi puzzler that's as challenging as it is beautiful https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/the-talos-principle-2-review

The Talos Principle 2 Review https://www.ign.com/articles/the-talos-principle-2-review

Seen any other good reviews? Share them here!

I haven't bought the game yet, but this is all really promising.

I'm 100% with this poster. Contains spoilers.

It's Outer Wilds for me. I'm loving the exploration, sense of discovery as I fly around the solar system. No idea where it will end up rn but I hope I figure it out before TTP2 is released.

Possible spoilers in the cast / character descriptions.

Warning: Video contains lots of info about the TTP1 game, including some spoilers about the game's elements and story.

If you've already played the game though, it's all really interesting.

I'm hoping someone can provide a hint or a clue - but not a spoiler for this level in The Talos Principle (1).

The level is Circumlocution in the "C" land, and I've gotten all the way through it except for the very last blue energy wall. I think I need to use the one Jammer I can find to protect myself from the Bomb but now I have no idea how to open the last energy wall.

Thanks for any tips or hints how you solved this.

I know I can go watch a spoiler video but I'm hoping it won't come to that.

EDIT TO ADD: I came back to it today and figured it out. I don't want to spoil anything, but Aielman15's advice to bring the resources forward helped me see how to solve it. Thanks!

100 gb? I guess that's standard now, eh.

No intel gpu support? Glad I got a 3060RTX earlier this year.

What else catches your eye?

Currently on my third play through of the first one. Love this game. Id pre order

Just downloaded, feels good to be back in this world. For anyone playing on Steam Deck, I had to force Proton-Experimental to get it to boot.

The official announcement from Croteam themselves.

The sequel to the great 2014 game is available for pre-order now. The official release date is November 2.

I just played through the demo on my Ubuntu PC and it's looking great. Can't wait for the full game.