Riddle Me This

[OsaX Nymloth]

Makes me think of Portal for some reason.

 

[I Will Haunt You]

Makes me think of Portal for some reason.

It should because it is.

No space between portals, GLaDOS constantly mocks you and has an obscene motivation, Chell doesn't talk and has those boots, and of course the cake is a lie.

 

[OsaX Nymloth]

It should because it is.

Nice!

Ok, let's try one more. Very easy this time.

Enter the ring of ash
and let the flames arise anew
The cycle repeats, over and over again
As empires fall, amidst the ruins
Find me and kindle the fire once again
Or perhaps, there's another way?

 

[Frindis]

@OsaX Nymloth This is my answer:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZGlaAxB7nI

 

[OsaX Nymloth]

@Frindis
*throws a carved piece of wood*
"very good!"

You may go ahead and riddle us a new one

 

[Frindis]

Inside a box, an evil I unknowingly unleashed
Death in mirrors I now witness
I must be losing my mind!
Yet, It feels so real.

 

[Frindis]

Tip: It is an interactive point-and-click adventure horror game from the '90s.

 

[SWard]

Need more clues!

 

[Frindis]

Thank you for the reminder @sward

In this horror game, you play a female protagonist who never changes her clothes (at least not by her own free will). Kind of typical for its decade. It has one of the most awesome intro songs you will ever hear in a horror game!

 

[Zloth]

Anybody know the Richard Cobbette summoning spell??

Maybe Phantasmagoria? I don't remember any box but, after 25 years....

 

[Frindis]

@Zloth you are correct! Have a go at it, if you so please

 

[Zloth]

Errr...umm... what have I got in my pocket? Nah, everyone knows that one now.

Doctors dance to turn red to blue
Gods dance around a maw of doom
Wizards dance inhumanly
And cows can dive beautifully

 

[Pifanjr]

Errr...umm... what have I got in my pocket? Nah, everyone knows that one now.

Doctors dance to turn red to blue
Gods dance around a maw of doom
Wizards dance inhumanly
And cows can dive beautifully

Diablo?

 

[Zloth]

Nope - though I can see how you thought that.

Do we need a hint? Perhaps with a side of curry?

 

[I Will Haunt You]

It has one of the most awesome intro songs you will ever hear in a horror game!

Consumite Furore! Oh man, I love that piece!

 

[Zloth]

Errr...umm... what have I got in my pocket? Nah, everyone knows that one now.

Doctors dance to turn red to blue
Gods dance around a maw of doom
Wizards dance inhumanly
And cows can dive beautifully

Hint: came out in Y2K

 

[IndecentLouie]

The year 2000 or the 2000's?

 

[I Will Haunt You]

Doctors dance to turn red to blue
Gods dance around a maw of doom
Wizards dance inhumanly
And cows can dive beautifully

Black & White?

 

[Zloth]

The year 2000 or the 2000's?

2000

Black & White?

Nope.

A quote from the game, maybe?

The gods are four whose works grow cold, as one betrays their laws of old.
Then dark grow deeds and darker hearts, for lost tall are holy arts.
A vagrant comes amidst the gloom, to seal the gaping maw of doom.

 

[I Will Haunt You]

I'm guessing I never played the game before and probably even never knew much about it. That tells me it's likely a strategy game and I'm even dumber than usual concerning those.

 

[Zloth]

Yep, the official genre is Real Time Strategy and it's been in PC Gamer's Top 100 multiple times. It even got a couple of paragraphs in PC Gamer's history of strategy games.

 

[Pifanjr]

Yep, the official genre is Real Time Strategy and it's been in PC Gamer's Top 100 multiple times. It even got a couple of paragraphs in PC Gamer's history of strategy games.

Is it Sacrifice? I've first heard about it on PC Gamer and I see it was released in 2000.

 

[Zloth]

That's the one! Congrats @Pifanjr ! (Tim Curry did the voice acting for one of the gods, hence the "side of Curry" hint.)

Anyway, it's Pifanjr's turn.

 

[Pifanjr]

Delve down, digging deep
Collect curiosities
Construct a commune

Explore, excavate
Fight varied foes frequently
Battle big bosses

(this took me way too long to make and I'm not very satisfied )

 

[OsaX Nymloth]

For some reason it made me think of Tomb Raider with all the exploring and collecting curiosities and fighting foes. I doubt that's it.