Sony revealed The Talos Precept 2 at its PlayStation Video games Showcase immediately. The sequel to the 2015 first-person puzzler guarantees a significantly expanded scope with “extra mind-bending puzzles to resolve, extra surreal environments to discover, extra secrets and techniques to uncover, a deeper story to lose your self in, and larger inquiries to boggle your mind.” Developer Croteam describes the sequel as concurrently acquainted and recent.
The sport takes place “in an period the place humanity as we all know it has lengthy gone extinct, however our tradition lives on in a world inhabited by robots made in our picture.” As you examine a mysterious construction, the sport will problem you not solely with puzzles, but additionally “questions in regards to the nature of the cosmos, religion versus motive, and the concern of repeating humankind’s errors.” It seems the workforce hasn’t pulled again one bit from the philosophical depths plumbed in its predecessor.
As for gameplay, Croteam says the sequel will add gravity manipulation and thoughts transference as new mechanics. The developer additionally teases that it’s holding different new gameplay components up its sleeve, together with non-obligatory Gold puzzles that can “soften your mind.” Moreover, it says you’ll be “straight concerned in its advanced, character-driven story,” whereas teasing a number of endings outlined by participant selection. “The Talos Precept 2’s narrative is itself a puzzle to be solved, and any participant who dedicates themselves to digging up its deepest, darkest secrets and techniques can have their inquisitiveness rewarded,” the developer wrote wrote.
“The Talos Precept 2 is a huge leap ahead for the collection — significantly the world design,” Croteam wrote. “These are the most important, strangest, and most stunning environments Croteam has ever made, taking full benefit of the most recent in graphics tech. You’ll go to a number of all-new places together with a metropolis getting ready to a paradigm shift and the numerous landscapes of an island that holds the keys to the long run.”
The sport will launch on PlayStation 5 “later this yr.”
