The Turing Test

The premise is good, the environments look nice, and the twist near the end of the game was intriguing. Its delivery just all felt somewhat lacking. The puzzles frankly could be solved by a child, they're very simple. The voice acting is rather amateur, and not much of the dialogue feels natural even between human characters. It all feels a shame because I think if this game just had some puzzle redesigns to make them more interesting, better voice acting, and if it had some professional editing of the dialogue to make it feel more natural at least on the side of human characters, then it could be a great game. It feels like a great concept delivered in a mediocre fashion. I can't say this is a bad game. There's just so many better puzzle/story games out there to play, so I just can't say this is worth your time.

The plot is on rails-- you really only make one decision at the end of the game, and the game ends immediately after either way. But that's okay, because it's an interesting plot, and I have OPINIONS about it. The mechanics are completely original-- fairly straightforward in their use, but much more complex in terms of application. I've seen reviews saying the puzzles were too easy; I don't agree, but your mileage may vary. Thoroughly worth the money.

Welcome to the end of civilization. I loved the game. Great story about the ethics of artificial intelligence. The visuals and audio are very good.  Rooms are generally easy to medium difficulty.  If you like Portal and The Talos Principle, this game is for you. To set higher fps, open the console (~) and type t.maxfps <number>. Enjoy the story and solving challenges.

[h3]Oh, now what was that all about? [/h3] Очень крепкая, уверенная головоломка. В той или иной степени, вы могли встречать нечто подобное в других играх. Но чувства вторичности нет. Как и нет какого-то прорыва, или wow-эффекта. Пазлы логичны (есть одно исключение), не слишком сложны, почти всегда интересны, и довольно редко душные. Есть русификатор. dx12 работает через жо.. Есть кое-какой сюжет, есть low-budget, визуал стандартный. Проходить игру было приятно. Разобрался без подсказок. Хотя первый "секрет" открыл перебором (единственный, откровенно тупорылый "puzzle"). Рекомендую любителям, но не за full price.

This is the first game I got 100% on achievements, so it's a little sentimental to me. That said, it is a good puzzle game and I thought it was fun.

[h1] The Turing Test [/h1] [h3] Positives: [/h3] + Good idea + The storytelling + The philosophy + Beautiful graphics + Some nicely designed levels + Cool puzzles with varied difficulty levels + Bonus puzzles + Nice voiceacting + Achievements + Cool and easy to understand mechanics + Makes you think and reflect quite a lot + Divided into chapter and areas (for easy replayability) + Nice length (lasts for about 7-10 hours) [h3] Negatives: [/h3] - 62 fps lock (fix below) - Head-bob that cant be disabled (tips and tweaks below) - Some unnecessary post-processing effects - Not enough variation in level design (mostly the same looking corridors) - The AI can sometimes repeat itself too much and also disturb you while puzzle solving - Some hard to hear voice recordings - A few parts have weird limitations (preventing more creativity) - The puzzles can only be solved in one way - A few bugs (f.ex. you can get stuck/unable to move and must restart the area) [h3] Conclusion: [/h3] This was a nice puzzle game with philosophical elements set in a sci-fi space universe. Its in the spirit of games like Portal and The Fall Of Lazarus. So if you're into this sort of gameplay, its a no brainer. And speaking about brain, yes, you will need to use it quite a lot, but fortunately the difficulty levels are quite balanced. So it will not feel like your head is about to explode, like in some very hard puzzle games. All in all its very interesting and fun. But use the fixes below, without them its not as enjoyable. Have fun! [h1] Total Score: 7.5/10 [/h1] [b] Fix for the 62 fps lock: [/b] 1. Go to the game folder usually C:\Programfiles(x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\TheTouringTest\Engine\Config\ 2. Open BaseEngine.ini 3. Search for the lines SmoothedFrameRateRange (there will be two of them) 4. Edit the two lines last value by changing Value=62 to your desired frame rate: limitSmoothedFrameRateRange=(LowerBound=(Type="ERangeBoundTypes::Inclusive",Value=22),UpperBound=(Type="ERangeBoundTypes::Inclusive",Value=62)) F.ex. Value=165 5. Save the file (and if necessary set it to read-only) [b] Fixes for nausea/headache because of head-bob/special effects: [/b] [i] In-game setting: [/i] 1. Turn FOV up to max (120) 2. Disable motion blur 3. Enable crosshair 4. Reduce mouse sensitivity [i] Config file settings: [/i] 1. Go to the game folder usually: C:\Programfiles(x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\TheTouringTest\Engine\Config\ 2. Open BaseInput.ini 3. Change the line bEnableMouseSmoothing=true to false 4. Save the file (and if necessary set it to read-only) 5. Go to the configuration files location, usually: C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\VenusPrototype\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ 6. Open Engine.ini 7. Disable all unnecessary effects by inserting the following lines: [/Script/Engine.RendererSettings] r.SceneColorFringe.Max=0 [SystemSettings] Camera.EnableCameraShake=0 r.Camera.EnableCameraShakeScale=0 r.DefaultFeature.MotionBlur=0 r.MotionBlur.Max=0 p.Camera.DisableCollision=1 bCameraViewBob=False p.HeadBob=0 HazardPawn.Bob=0 r.Camera.Bob.Active=0 8. Save the file (and if necessary set it to read-only) Its not a perfect fix, but at least its better than before and playable for most. Happy puzzle solving!

i got a horrible headache once when playing this and cried from frustration 10/10 would recommend