For my final project, I will make a Riddle Game. A monster will pop up on the screen and ask the player a riddle, and the player will have three guesses. If the answer is correct, the player will proceed to the next level, otherwise, they will lose. One of my main inspirations for this project is the story of Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx. I like the idea of Oedipus trying to enter the town of Thebes and being stopped by the Sphinx, and that he could only enter if he answered the Sphinx’s riddle. It helped me come up with the idea of having a monster ask the riddle instead of it just popping up randomly on the screen. Another inspiration I had was Gods of Egypt (2016) – The Riddle of the Sphinx Scene. The atmosphere of the scene was very eery which inspired me to make my game on the scarier side. I also remember this scene very vividly since I found the idea and sound of the Sphinx monster very cool.
One more main inspiration I had was The Riddler from DC comics. The Riddler, a riddle-obsessed supervillain, is one of my favorite characters in the show and I always wanted to make a project that had to do with riddles. The idea of having riddles be a timed thing that could lead to consequences was very unique and intriguing to me.
