Sphinx by TRiKi

Review Song

You need to make real riddles.

Review Leurunner

ok so you want to be an asssssssshole.i can do that to

Comment Frostedge

@Marzipan Well, the game had been rated four stars, prior to me reviewing it, that is. When I saw that shenanigans with garnering Plays through forcing players to hard-restart the entire thing time and time again, it was simply a practise I couldn't remain silent about.
I've played bad games, I've read bad stories. Don't worry, I know the score.
And, again, the star rating system won't help us filter the good from the bad if there isn't anyone who puts energy into pointing out either of them. I'll just see how long I can keep this sort of thing up, and hopefully doing the community a favour in doing so.

Comment Marzipan

@Frostedge that review was magical, but I worry you're going to wind up burning out. I'm afraid you don't realize just HOW bad games can get here (especially the game books), or how common the awful ones really are. You put far more effort into reviewing that game than the author did into writing it in the first place! :P just some friendly advice, in order to keep your sanity it may be best to stick to half-way decent games and filter out the rest as white noise.

Review Frostedge

I’m always up for a good riddle, so I’m rather curious about this game ‘o yours.

The game starts nice, with me consciously entering a dream-realm. Then, a golden claw comes from out of nowhere, ready to tear me up in the same way I’ll proceed to tear this game up.

We are presented with the Sphinx, the legendary creature known from... well, legend. It then asks the prerequisite question that it asked a certain man before, and we all know the answer to it. A nice bit of self-reference from the sphinx after answering the question correctly, which I certainly enjoyed.

It then complains that I used the internet, followed by an angry emoticon. You can understand that I was none too pleased to see this.

I am completely taken out of the game only three screens in, this has to be a new record or something.
After that, the sphinx then says “shire” and references LOTR of all things. Honestly, you have a wealth of information from all forms of media and public knowledge at your disposal to make a riddle, and you choose a subject that’s been dry and overdone? Mix things up, make us solve actual riddles instead of pop culture references.

Then, a nice paradox statement pops up. After answering it technically correctly, the game shouts WRONG ANSWER!

But wait! This was a tricksy-trick. It turned out the question was a trap, and you proceed to explain why we would be wrong either way. Nice, if not for the fact that I called the double paradox from a mile away. Also, small piece of advice, but don’t insult your players, at least not without good reason. It’s similar to Justin Bieber spitting on his fans, or that other guy who said that fans exist for him, and not otherwise.

Your next question has you complaining about your autocorrect, and giving us a none too subtle hint on yet another LOTR reference.

You then give us a 50/50 chance of death, with no form of hint or indicative logic to avoid said death. I’ll admit, I sidestepped and died.

Then, and only then are we confronted with the most blatant nonse

Comment helen790

I am proud to say I didn't use the internet for the Oedipus finally my excessive knowledge for Greek mythology comes in handy!!!! all that time I spent as a child sitting in my room reading Greek plays and myths while other 7 year olds were outside. take that everyone who said I was weird!!! *reads comment* yeah never mind I'm weird...

Comment the chosen one

Heh heh. THEY BOTH HAVE BAGGINS!

Comment TRiKi

SORRY trikigaming.blogger

Comment TRiKi

I now have a blog for game information! It is at trikigames.blogger.com and I will be a frequenter.

Comment Tom C.L.

Thanks for responding. You don't have to say sorry, the game was great.

Comment TRiKi

Sorry, Tom.

Review Tom C.L.

The game itself was great, but the comments really killed the mood