Dragon’s Dogma 2’s Sphinx Is Unlike Anything the Series Has Seen Before – IGN First
One of the most striking shots in the Dragon’s Dogma 2 release date trailer is a shot of a giant, eerily grinning feathered monster with fiery red eyes, ominously approaching the Arisen. To me, it stuck out as a uniquely non-confrontational encounter with a giant and imposing monster, which is not something you see very often in the world of Dragon’s Dogma.
Turns out, this monster is Capcom’s take on the legendary Sphinx, a monster that didn’t appear in the first game, but does in fact make an appearance in Dragon’s Dogma Online, a game that never made it to Western shores. But even if you did face off against the Sphinx in Dragon’s Dogma Online, don’t expect the encounter to go exactly the same way, because the Sphinx has a very special role in Dragon’s Dogma 2, assuming you’re able to find it in the first place.
The Sphinx is a monster that’s well-hidden in the world of Dragon’s Dogma 2 and lives in isolation. Game Director Hideaki Itsuno himself believes that many players will beat the game without ever even encountering it. For those that do discover the Sphinx’s hideout however, they’ll find an encounter that’s very different from your standard boss fight.
Behind the Sphinx are five treasure chests, each one tied to a particular riddle that you must solve before being able to claim the contents of it. In my demo, I only got a chance to attempt to solve one: The Riddle of Eyes. Of course, these are not just simple question and answer response-type riddles. As Itsuno-san puts it, this is an action game, so the riddles need to be solved through action as well.
The Riddle of Eyes was simple: “Our eyes are our allies, yet oft do they betray, for eyes tell lies, so I advise, and thence do lead astray.” You’re then told to
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