{"id":36583,"date":"2022-09-19T20:09:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T20:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/devious-puzzle-games-decade-to-decipher"},"modified":"2024-07-19T14:50:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:50:30","slug":"devious-puzzle-games-decade-to-decipher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/devious-puzzle-games-decade-to-decipher","title":{"rendered":"Devious Game Puzzles That Would Take Us A Decade To Decipher"},"content":{"rendered":"
With the release of Ron Gilbert’s highly anticipated Return to Monkey Island this week, we’re ready to take on some perplexing puzzles, but we’re also thankful that we can turn to our loyal friend, the internet.<\/p>\n
It also reminded us of the MANY times video games had us stumped!<\/p>\n
Check below for five times we were left scratching our heads, but beware of mild spoilers.<\/p>\n
5. Dark Souls 3<\/h2>\nJust an artist’s depiction of us, praying to FromSoftware for answers…(Picture: FromSoftware)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Filled with subtle snippets of lore and minuscule details, it can be difficult to get a grasp on what’s going on in Dark Souls without help, let alone uncover some of the secrets lurking within the game!<\/p>\n
Take, for example, the Show Your Humanity puzzle from Dark Souls III’s The Ringed City DLC.<\/p>\n
After being whisked to the aforementioned city on the wings of gargoyles, you’ll eventually find yourself beside a broken statue that asks you to “Show your humanity” to proceed.<\/p>\n
Well, a Humanity was a healing item in Dark Souls I, so maybe we need to find an item to use here? Nope.<\/p>\n