The Turing Test

Good puzzles if a little easy. Nice visuals, well paced and snappy puzzle solving. Despite this the plot is depressing and the characters are all childish except the A.I, and the music is repetitive towards the end. I had to take multiple breaks because it's such a downer, but at least I got a refresher course on the difference between syntax and semantics.

This is a series of test chambers were you manipulate energy balls to activate doors, platforms, etc; strung together by a story that is nothing more than serviceable. The game seems more interested in dishing out new gimmicks than using them for a challenging chamber. Overall, puzzles stay short, feeling like a never ending tutorial leading up to a really great game that never comes. Few levels are complex enough to ever make you scratch your head for an 'ah ha!' moment. I played on Deck, it ran great and everything was doable including the couple of quick reaction puzzles in chapter 6. The game isn't long, I beat it 100% in one playthrough, so my time at review is a reflection of the play time. I have a good brain for these types of logic puzzles (compared to abstract, creative association puzzles, which is deeply ironic considering the story of the game) If Portal type puzzles take a bit longer for you your playtime will reflect that. Speaking of, it's hard not to compare to Portal, it's obvious inspiration, but Portal is the pinnacle of what this type of game can be, and so when I say it falls short of Portal with its clunkier controls, weak story, and less cleaver puzzles, it doesn't mean it's bad at any of those. It's not a master piece. Play it for the puzzles. As an aside, the game doesn't push an agenda or anything, but the ISA managed to find a crew so diverse they hardly have anything in common. They're not even characters in the game