Welcome, my child. 

In our last episode, we began to traverse the deep waters of The Talos Principle. Today, we scuba dive in and explore the many terminal messages scattered across the land. From a dad’s message for #@3##@ to questions about liberty and quality of life, these messages tug at your heartstrings as well as your brain-strings (?).

Here’s a taste of some of the questions that emerge in our discussion: would a true AI deserve citizenship? What about rights? If you had to, how would you make someone believe you were a real person? If these questions make you scratch your chin, we think you will enjoy this episode. 

Also, we cannot say this enough: play the game and show support for games and media like The Talos Principle!

Have fun!

And remember, don’t climb the tower.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

Watch the trailer for the game here.

If you're not big into gaming, you can check out a walkthrough of The Talos Principle here.

Thank you Migfus20 on freesound.org for the music in this episode!