Zero Punctuation: Talos Principle
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Okay, I have to ask. What the hell does Yahtzee mean when he refers to a cocksucking cowboy? Is it a type of cider in Australia? I ask this because if there's an ice cream that's named Golden Gaytime, then ther might be something... Else?
I was wondering about this game... on the one hand, it seems so pretentious and full of itself, "super-serial" as it were, and on the other it's by Croteam, who made Serious Sam, and Devolver Digital, who published the likes of Broforce, Hatoful Boyfriend, and Hotline Miami. It actually seems a bit off-kilter for them. Glad to hear it was enjoyable.
By the by, Yahtzee, have you played Thomas Was Alone? I would say it shares quite a few similar themes, with the experience of emerging sentience as an AI (via prearranged testing environments) being chiefest among them.
By the by, Yahtzee, have you played Thomas Was Alone? I would say it shares quite a few similar themes, with the experience of emerging sentience as an AI (via prearranged testing environments) being chiefest among them.
This looks very good, thank you Yahtzee and a happy new year to you.
It's a popular Australian shooter made of Butterscotch Schnapps and Baileys Irish Cream. One part Schnapps, two parts Baileys.GrumbleGrump said:
Talos the mighty! Talos the unerring! Talos the unassailable! To you we give praise!
We are but maggots, writhing in the filth of our sandbox shooters! While you have ascended from the dung of Series Sam, and now walk among the Smart Games!
And there it is, friends! The ugly truth! We are the children of man! Talos is the true game of man! Ascended from brainless shooters, to rule the realm of puzzle platformers!
The very idea is inconceivable to our AAA overlords! Sharing the heavens with us? With puzzle games? Ha! They can barely tolerate our presence on earth!
Terrible and powerful Talos! We, your unworthy servants, give praise! For only through your grace and benevolence may we truly reach enlightenment!
And deserve our praise you do, for we are one! Ere you ascended, you walked among us, great Talos, not as god, but as man!
We are but maggots, writhing in the filth of our sandbox shooters! While you have ascended from the dung of Series Sam, and now walk among the Smart Games!
And there it is, friends! The ugly truth! We are the children of man! Talos is the true game of man! Ascended from brainless shooters, to rule the realm of puzzle platformers!
The very idea is inconceivable to our AAA overlords! Sharing the heavens with us? With puzzle games? Ha! They can barely tolerate our presence on earth!
Terrible and powerful Talos! We, your unworthy servants, give praise! For only through your grace and benevolence may we truly reach enlightenment!
And deserve our praise you do, for we are one! Ere you ascended, you walked among us, great Talos, not as god, but as man!
They brought on new writers for the story of The Talos Principle (namely, Tom Jubert, who did FTL and The Swapper). It is a wee bit pretentious, but it is actually quite clever and well-written, and pays off on alot of its metaphorical wankery at the end. Croteam only handled the gameplay, I think. It's made on the same engine as Serious Sam 3, which does undercut the serious tone a little (ironically).2xDouble said:
Is anyone else having problems with the videos on the escapist? all that plays (after the ad) is a 45 second ad for the escapist youtube channel, then it end. no video actually plays. I can't be the only one having this problem.
If you don't mind or actually enjoy philosophy then you shouldn't find this game 'pretentious' because it sets up and talks about the points it's trying to make very well. The writing was done by the guy who wrote FTL and The Swapper, so Croteam just did the actual game. I haven't actually finished it quite yet so maybe it falls apart at the end but the 10+ hours of lead up has been quite enjoyable.2xDouble said:
EDIT: And Ninja'd by Fysco...
I wonder if Yahtzee would consider doing a sort of pub sing podcast. He has all the necessary merits: likes drinking, owns a microphone, likes talking into said microphone.
He did the rhyming thing with Jim for about a year. I could picture this happening.ryukage_sama said:
Am I the only one who realizes you can play audiologs and still play the game? Even Doom 3 allowed you to exit the PDF, keep the log playing, and continue killing. It was hardly a game stopper.