If this game sounds odd, it’s because it is. I sigh and begin to think the bacon might not be worth it.
#THE TALOS PRINCIPLE COMMON SENSE MEDIA ANDROID#
Oh but I also need to act natural for fear of arousing suspicion from the android workers. And that whilst I should definitely go and indulge in some breakfast, I should also be working to escape the Penrose Hotel where I’m staying because I shouldn’t be here. I’m politely reminded of the wake-up call I requested, and invited down to breakfast, which sounds like a great idea, after all nothing cures amnesia like bacon, right?īut alas, with the robot alarm clock having left, my futuristic phone device begins to ring, and I’m told by a stranger’s voice that not all is as it seems. The doors open, and if the robot that is staring back at me is annoyed, his shiny, white, feature-less face gives nothing away. A quick glance in the Options menu, and R2 (must have been the only thing I didn’t try!) it seems is my friend. I’m not even given a clue as to what the action button is, meaning I’m standing in front of my hotel room door, wanting to be the polite gentleman I know I can be and answer the calling knock. The clean lines and stripped back decor of your hotel room strangely aligned to your stripped back understanding of what is going on, both as the protagonist and as a player. Yeah, I really should lay off the rum and cokes on a Friday night…īut enough of my jaunts down the Red Lion, and onto The Spectrum Retreat from Dan Smith Studios, a game that coincidentally starts in an identical way. And you’re greeted by an android giving you a personal wake up call and inviting you down to breakfast. Still in a befuddled state, there’s a knock at the door, you stagger over, wiping the sleep from your eyes, and open the door.
You’re dazed and confused, and can’t remember anything of the night before. You wake up in a hotel room bed, not quite sure how you ended up here.