AMAZING game for a great price!

I’m literally blown away but the sheer amount of content there is for this game, and that it’s available for anything under $30!! Most games like these I can finish in a day or two, but this one kept me (someone who is very ADHD) occupied through quarantine for like a week! There’s so many little easter eggs and hidden treats that make exploring every inch of the world absolutely worth it. On top of all that, I found the story remarkably relevant considering uh...the global pandemic, LOL. It was really nice to see the sheer love for humanity, even with all our past and current mistakes, in practically every inch of the story. So many stories that deal with the kind of situation this game presents would take the “humanity is inherently evil and destroying the world” path and I’ve heard enough of that ecofascist bull in the past weeks to last me a lifetime, so it was a treat to be able to open up this game and see a story that actually values life, individual lives, and just all the beautiful creativity of humanity. Thank you so much for helping making my quarantine a little less hellish!

A beautiful game that is frustrating at times

This game is beautiful to play but also frustrating at times. I’m using the default controller settings (touch and swipe) but the deeper I get into the game the more frustrating the experience, especially when I need to move quickly. Also, i don’t mind figuring stuff out on my own but there is little to no guidance on what to do or where to go next and, if you get stuck you’ll need to look for an iOS walkthrough for support. Lastly, it seems access to menu settings/options is only available at certain points in the game, like after completing a section, but not when you are working on obtaining an item. Maybe I’m missing something but it would be nice to have access to menu/settings/options at any point during game play to adjust sound, tweak controls, etc. Otherwise this is a fun and interesting experience that is enhanced by great visuals and intriguing premise. I installed the recent update and have no issues with graphics or gameplay on my iPhone 7+. I think the lack of guidance is intentional but would also appreciate a bit more in-game help or some next step hints as it sometimes feels like I’m not sure what I should be focusing on or what the current mission is.

AAA title for $5

I’m only about an hour in and I am entertained, intrigued, and very pleased. This is easily one of the best games available for iOS and deserves to be permanent resident in the top sales charts. If you’re perusing the reviews to decide if this is worth buying, my opinion is a resounding “yes”. Solid and satisfying puzzles are the heart of the gameplay; immersive lighting, graphics, and ambient sound effects create a beautiful and believable world; top-notch voice acting hints at your place in this world; and an excellent plot and presentation keeps you searching for answers (and questions). The only negative points I saw in the reviews pertained to a somewhat frustrating default control scheme (switch to the virtual stick in the menu found in the upper-left corner of the screen), and occasional downloading problems (bug Apple). Scrolling through the reviews, I’m impressed that the devs are paying a lot of attention to what is, for them, an older game (originally released in 2014). As someone who paid for Bioshock and Xcom (not cheap by iOS standards) only to see them abandoned and unplayable, I appreciate Croteam’s commitment. Apart from the obvious references to Greek mythology and Paradise Lost, I’m also picking up vibes from Portal, 2001 - A Space Odyssey, and even the original Battlestar Galactica (the first voice reminds me of the Ship of Light). Just my impressions, and I’m sure others will have equally varied thoughts. TLDR summary- buy it.

Great game, frustrating controls at times

This is a great game with just about one flaw: the touch area for selecting objects is too small, especially in the default tap-to-move mode. If it were only 50% larger in radius I’d give this game a 5+ rating. As it stands however, touching a sentinel robot just a few pixels off not only fails to target it, it **steps toward** the sentinel, ensuring your demise. Virtual gamepad mode helps address this, but is a bit clunky itself and it remains frustrating to poke poke poke the screen. Given that I have the whole rest of the screen for look gestures this seems a safe fix. Another easy interface change I’d like to see is that the jammer’s “drop” button remain even if a target is in sight. Currently, to drop the scanner targeting nothing, you have to stop moving, look at the sky, and then hit drop. Together these flaws made Labyrinth in particular nearly impossible, even in virtual gamepad mode. Finally, when using the prism reflectors many targets fail to show up until you “nod” the view back and forth a few times. I often would get my guy in just the one right spot to reflect everything and then find that when I tried to pick the target I’d step out of position. Don’t understand why visible targets lose their buttons. (Spoiler alert for my last comment) ... ... ... For the final puzzle, exclude all codes with the number 8. It’s too easy to think that’s the level you’re on. Mine started 88 and so I took no notice of the clues.

Best IOS game graphically so far

First off, this game is stunning. From the graphics to the dialogue it blows other mobile games out of the water. Also I love how you include philosophy in this game. I love to philosophize myself and listening to the narration and reading the interesting text hidden throughout the maps I have a truly enjoyable time with it. I haven’t quite finished the game and the puzzles are most definitely increasing in difficulty but there’s nothing a little downtime won’t fix. This game is very large so don’t expect to finish it in one sitting. I’ve given this game 5 stars however as just an idea, the first person touch/look controls can be finicky at times and I often find my screen has done a 180 for an unknown reason. Hopefully this can be resolved in the future. Otherwise GREAT WORK!

HELP!

Very excited to play this, I’m a huge sci-fi fan, and have had an interest in this game for some time, but being a dad I don’t have time to sit in front of a television like I used to. Thanks so much for bringing this to mobile and at such a reasonable price. But....if the developer could give me some help, I’ve tried to download this app after purchasing it maybe 8 or 9 times. I have plenty of space for it. I believe I have about 4GB cleared for it, as it was my first concern on why it wasn’t working I cleared as much as I could, but it’s giving me an error of “this app cannot be downloaded at this time”. Is that a problem on the development end, or on apples end? I thought maybe a game as popular would maybe somehow be getting hit hard with downloads and possibly be causing some problems. But that’s just me making up things as I don’t have any idea how the internet works and I just want buttons to do things. Thanks for any help. Dad

Outstanding Production Quality - Great Puzzles

Surprisingly huge amount of content. Thinking of other $5 mobile games, I thought I was about finished, only to find I was just a quarter way through! They say it’s 30 hours of content. That might be true if you knew the solution to every puzzle and clicked straight through. It’s easily five times that. Two favorite things about the game: 1. It provides many satisfying “...but what if I... ah ha!” moments. (Sometimes you have to put it away for a day before the answer comes to you.) 2. The amazing soundtrack that changes personality to match the world you’re in. It’s one of the few games I play with the music on. Two “nits”: 1. The touch target could be more forgiving. (If I’m tapping on a drone that might kill me, I probably don’t mean I want to walk towards it.) If we’ve figured out the solution to the puzzle, it can be frustrating to be foiled by the mechanics of the controls. 2. Yes, like another reviewer said, we miss some of the terminal conversation text as it scrolls by. I’m just hoping they weren’t pivotal clues to the final solution. Thanks for producing a great game, with amazing attention to detail, at a steal of a price!

Great game, but not on IPad

As others have said, the biggest problem with this game is the frustration with IPad controls. It’s easily a 5-star game on a console — the closest I’ve seen to Portal (Talos’ obvious inspiration), which is a big compliment. But on a touchscreen it’s impossible to control movements and speed with precision. Talos also drained the battery like no other app I’ve used. (That might be unavoidable, given the resources it takes to run game.) It would have helped if there was a save function so that progress on a puzzle wasn’t lost every time I was blown up by a roving mine. That would have also come in handy when the game needed to be put aside in the middle of a puzzle. More than a short break and you find yourself back at the start of the current puzzle. I finished the game angry, with no desire for a replay. If you decide to buy Talos for IPad, either invest in a controller or be prepared for the frustration.

The three-part expansion to Croteam's hit puzzle game was unveiled during today's Devolver Direct.

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Devolver Digital has been on fire with announcements lately, and fans can add one more to the list – The Talos Principle: Reawakened.

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