I finally took some time to sit down with The Talos Principle in a livestream the other night, and wow I was pleasantly surprised by it. I've never been one to really get engrossed by puzzle games, as they usually end up too boring for me. Something about The Talos Principle had me completely hooked, and I ended up sinking 1.7 hours into it according to Steam.
I think having a puzzle game that's first person, and quite beautiful really helped get me into Talos. I did feel a bit stupid at the start, as I don't have to really use my brain very often while playing games. This is mainly due to being an FPS junky, but I am trying to push myself to other games to enjoy a wider variety.
Once I got the hang of it, I was able to do certain puzzles with blistering speed, and that seemed to impress our editor Samsai quite a bit. Heck, I even impressed myself with some of it!
So, what have you been playing, and what did you think to it? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
I think having a puzzle game that's first person, and quite beautiful really helped get me into Talos. I did feel a bit stupid at the start, as I don't have to really use my brain very often while playing games. This is mainly due to being an FPS junky, but I am trying to push myself to other games to enjoy a wider variety.
Once I got the hang of it, I was able to do certain puzzles with blistering speed, and that seemed to impress our editor Samsai quite a bit. Heck, I even impressed myself with some of it!
So, what have you been playing, and what did you think to it? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Playing LEGO Hobbit (under Wine) co-op with my 11-year old daughter. We finished Lego Harry Potter a few weeks back and plan to go through all the LEGO games together (which is good since I really doubt I'd play them solo).
Playing some "casual" adventures (mostly Artifex Mundi), mostly when I'm tired, but at least in expert mode for a decent challenge.
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TheRiddick Aug 25, 2015
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