The Talos Principle 2 is one of those puzzle games when you’ll suddenly get an “ah-ha” moment when you least expect it.
Simply put, The Talos Principle 2 is a masterpiece that just gets better and better the deeper you go down the rabbit hole.
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Guest writer Nina, returns to the fray with a detailed looks at this Indie Portal wannabe, The Entropy Centre.
I need to come clean: I am an absolute diehard Portal fan. Proof of this can be found in one of my earliest Koru-Cottage pieces, where I essentially spent a paragraph riffing about how Portal 2 was one of the best narrative experiences I’ve ever had.
The announcement of The Entropy Centre, developed by indie dev Stubby Games, reawakened that Portal-shaped spark in my gamer heart that had been dormant for years.
But when I was given the chance to review it, I became apprehensive.
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Relicta does not make a good first impression.
The opening puzzles which serve as the tutorial feel very, “seen that sort of thing before”. The tutorial then leads into a fairly drawn out story delivery sequence told by disposable radio chatter. I will admit, I rolled my eyes and did not have high hopes for my next few hours of gaming.
But poor introductions aside, when the gameplay proper kicked off and some headscratcher puzzles where unleashed upon my brain. I completely changed my views on Relicta. It’s actually a super solid wee puzzler.
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Happy to announce another Feature from resident Gamer-Girl Nina, with a terrific personal insight to the impact modern gaming has had on her.
Take it away kid…
Video games have been a part of my life ever since I was a kid. Dad talks about his Atari 2600 and Sega Master System days with such fondness. But my formative years of gaming are occurring now. I remember, as a young child, watching in awe as my Dad played games like Bastion, Mass Effect and Halo and I could not help but be enthralled by the characters and grandeur of the experiences.
Now I have had the chance to grow as a gamer, I have my own experiences to reflect upon.
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