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General Discussion / Most ridiculous inventory puzzles EVER!!!!
« on: September 01, 2009, 02:36:26 AM »
In my opinion, inventory puzzles are a massive plague on the commercial adventure industry. Developers always add them in as "filler" puzzles to make the game longer, hence, more bang for your buck(another example of filler puzzles are slider puzzles and mazes). They are annoying(especially when entire games rely on them), but sometimes so ridiculous they are hilarious. One example is in the game "Secret Files: Tunguska" You are trying to eavesdrop on a guy in his house. To do this, you must put an old slice of pizza in a cat's food bowl on the porch so the cat comes to eat. Then, you must tape your cellphone to the cat's back and put it on record mode. Then add salt to the cat's food so he goes inside for a drink, and records the man's conversation. But when the cat back out, he climbs a tree. To get him down, you have to go to a payphone and call your cellphone, and the ringing startles the cat and he jumps down from the tree. You take your cellphone back and your done! (except for the fact that the rest of the game is formed of puzzles like this. God help you.)
What are some other ridiculous and illogical inventory puzzles in adventure games?
What are some other ridiculous and illogical inventory puzzles in adventure games?