Question about The Talos Principle

[Twinrehz]

Is the philosophical aspect of The Talos Principle open enough for one that hasn't read much philosophy? I like philosophy, but I haven't read much of it, which is ironic, since I spent a year (supposedly) studying it. Spent my time elsewhere instead. >.>

I tend to be philosophical in the way I think as well, or at least I've been told that I am. I want to buy the game mostly because it contains philosophy, but it hinges on how dense it is. I know some of the really heavy philosophy is not easy to read, and even worse to comprehend. I did pay SOME attention when studying it, and was once presented with a text that I had to read 3-4 times before my mind even managed to absorb the material I was reading.

 

[NoMercy Rider]

I somehow missed this thread, but I should provide some help. You definitely don't need to have a deep understanding of philosophy to understand the game. I would say even casual gamers would be able to understand the concepts pretty well. The game presents philosophy beautifully. On one hand, they don't spoon feed you philosophy in a pretentious way, and on the other hand you don't need a doctorate in philosophy to understand.

The ideas are presented in piecemeal fashion through audio logs, computer terminal documents, and AI conversations. The AI conversations are the deepest part of the philosophy and is presented very well, since you are actively involved in the conversation. He will ask deep questions, such as "What is consciousness", "what does it mean to be human", etc. Of course, some people will still feel that the game is pretentious, but it is pretty hard to avoid that with a philosophical game.

In a nutshell, I wouldn't worry about it. If you want, you can always try out the demo and get a small sampling of how the system works in the game. I will just put a disclaimer that the sample material they used in the demo is pretty preachy. While there is some of that in the final game, it is over represented in the demo.

Here is a link to the Steam Page: Talos Principle Public Test [http://store.steampowered.com/app/330710/]