The initial plot goes like this: Turing is woken from cryosleep because the ground crew on Europa have mysteriously gone missing, and left behind a series of puzzles that need creative solutions, something only a human is capable of. And not satisfied with the reference to the test for artificial intelligence entities, the game places you into the role of an engineer named Ava Turing. He is the eyes, and brains, of a manned space mission to Jupiter's moon Europa in the 23rd century, and a constant presence for your time in the game. If you're itching for something that's just a little tiny bit different and is completely nonviolent, The Turing Test is worth a look - with your expectations properly aligned.It's a bit poetic that the first face you see in The Turing Test, a new first-person puzzle game from British game developer Bulkhead Interactive, is that of a robot named T.O.M. They never become flat-out frustrating and aggravating, as with enough determination, the puzzles will reveal their answers to you when you realize what you haven't tried through the process of elimination. The game's puzzles are enough of a welcome change of pace to merit a look, even if you can complete the game in a weekend if you're dedicated enough.

Younger players are likely to be more stimulated and curious about the questions raised in the game, but older players are likely to scoff and see where things are going from the beginning.īut predictability is different from whether playing the game is entertaining, which it is. Unfortunately, the setup and overall generic nature of the game muddy its philosophical waters. There's no way to jazz this up, but that's fine because this is intended to be a cerebral game that inspires you to reflect and react. But instead of shooting enemies, you spend most of your time tinkering to find the proper sequence switches that should be thrown in and where boxes you lug around belong. Yes, this is another game where you play as yet another space explorer toting a gun. The fact that this extraterrestrial space puzzler is so familiar out of the gate is both good and bad.

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