Prism-adjacent mechanics
- Porthole - talos principle laser receptors, shoot at it for long enough and it activates for a time
- Cut rope to send huge battering ram / pendulum into group of enemies
- Pedestal - place prism down for constant laser while you do other stuff (grapple)
- Mirrors - reflect incoming beam at angle
Progression
- Intro - Get prism, charge porthole to continue
- Prism is held by pedestal and is powering the door behind you - removing it deactivates the door
- Shouldn’t be able to backtrack out of area with prism in hand
- Grapple section so players know how to switch tool
- More complicated grapple section leading up to a room where you cut a rope to get access to a grapple object (falls down to a below area where you can use it)
- Brief interlude with enemies - teach player they can damage enemies with prism
- Puzzle where you need to power a door by placing prism on a pedestal, but pedestal is oriented in a way that cuts your rope when you try to swing across a gap