new video game: sphinx and the cursed mummy
Got a new video game, and I'm totally loving it. It's called Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy. It's like Zelda, only in ancient Egypt. Sometimes you play as Sphinx, the hero who runs and leaps and swims and hits things with his sword, and other times you play with the Mummy, who sneaks around and has to solve puzzles by doing things like electrocuting himself or setting himself on fire (because he can't die!). It seems like it's going to be a pretty long and involved game, but it's not especially difficult, considering I've beaten all the Zelda games and also beaten Prince of Persia several times. There are a *lot* of things that are reminiscent of those games--the jumping and hanging-off-things puzzles are right out of PoP, so much so that I've died a couple of times because I forgot that Sphinx can't run along a wall. And it's so Zelda-esque that when I was telling Jorn about going into a shop, I slipped and said rupees instead of scarabs (the actual currency in the game). I'm several hours into it, and it's really fun, just the kind of game I like. I definitely miss Z-targeting, though. But I've found the "Clock Town" area and started on a few of the minor quests there, and I'm doing pretty well with my Mummy skills. But now I'm done for the day so I can go pack. Jorn and I already made a trip to my office this morning to pick up boxes and my posters.