The Talos Principle back in 2014 was an incredible sci-fi puzzle game. Not only did it have amazing visuals and intricate puzzles worthy for anyone who craves challenging puzzles, but it also had a very deep philosophical story revolving around artificial intelligence and its fundamental nature. Not only that, but the end of the game shows the AI main character waking up in an android body that steps out of the digital world of Elohim’s garden and into the real world. It’s quite the ending, but it does leave a lot of questions unanswered. Fortunately, it seems that developer Croteam has been working hard on that answer. How else do you explain this new trailer for The Talos Principle 2 at PlayStation Showcase 2023?
The Talos Principle 2 Trailer: Analysis
PlayStation and Croteam (Serious Sam, The Talos Principle) are proud to announce The Talos Principle 2 via that announcement trailer above on YouTube. It’s the long-awaited sequel to the first game from all the way back in December 11, 2014. Frankly, in my opinion, it’s about time.
This The Talos Principle 2 trailer does indeed show the android main character stepping out into the real world. However, it seems like the real world is just as fantastical as their old digital world. Maybe even more so in many ways. Heck, even Elohim himself seems amazed by the wonders in the physical world. Considering that this is the AI who styled himself as a god and has himself created wondrous marvels in his digital world, that’s quite the compliment. When you see the great pyramids, gigantic Greek-style statues, and VTOL aircraft flying over ruined cityscapes; you too can feel the wonder and mystery in this trailer. We even get a peek at a new puzzle, when a crow is pecking at a strange device that turns a forcefield wall off and on. We can only wonder at how to get the crow to do as we want, but it will likely be a big “Oh” moment for us when we do.
Even better, this trailer reveals at the end that The Talos Principle 2 will come out sometime in 2023 for both the PS5 and PC via Steam. We don’t have a more exact release date than that, but it’s coming this year. Tune back into THS to find out a more exact release date for this game when we do.
