The Talos Principle II

Sequel to the original philosophical Portal-like The Talos Principle, Croteam has decided that “sequel” just means “bigger.” While this isn’t entirely wrong, there are times they take that ethos a bit too far. I’ll be up-front: The Talos Principle II gets a Tier Two – there are many moments it reaches into Tier One, but particularly when compared to the original it never quite stays there. Regardless, this is probably worth a look if you played the original and want “more” (though not necessarily “better”). Read more after the break, where I’ll keep any spoilers to a minimum.

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Baldur’s Gate 3

I’ve sunk a weekend into Baldur’s Gate 3 now. This wasn’t something I initially planned on doing (for reasons detailed later), but a friend of mine generously gifted it to me to co-op over a free weekend. So I’m here to say: it’s fine. Not terrible, not terribly amazing. And if you like Divinity: Original Sin and Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition, you’ll probably like Baldur’s Gate 3.

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Sable

A YouTube comment described Sable as Breath of the Wild without combat and that maybe it was better that way. I’m inclined to agree on both counts, though my experience with Sable was seriously marred since they clearly did not have the same titanic budgets for polish available to Nintendo.

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The Fermi Paradox

The Fermi Paradox asks the question: if the universe is as large and old as it appears to be, why is it that Earth harbors the only life we can see? The more amusing version of this is: why can we see any stars at all? Why haven’t they all been converted into Dyson Spheres in service to a previous civilization that arose a mere million years earlier than our own? Given our own rate of development, it seems likely that any civilization serious about survival would have already captured any suns it could. This article is about the game with the same name, though.

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