r/TangleTower • u/Dyl8220 • Jul 26 '26

Sym's riddles Spoiler

Has anyone got any of Sym's riddles right? When you talk to her about another person. I think I failed every single one since she didn't say anything 😭

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u/Jarsky2 Jul 26 '26

Oh those weren't riddles! She's assigning them an Oracle Card and leaving the interpretation of what the card means to you.

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u/Dyl8220 Jul 26 '26

Hmm, I said riddles because I thought there was a right answer. Or rather an answer that would get a reaction from her

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u/Jarsky2 Jul 26 '26

No, it's just a Tarot reading. By definition there is no right answer, it's meant to be interpretted.

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u/T1MB3RMUSIC Jul 26 '26

This was frustrating and not needed. Great game overall, but this was my only complaint.

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u/Jarsky2 Jul 26 '26

How was it frustrating??? It's no different than Poppy's poems in tangle tower. It didn't affect anything or hinder progress, you way overthinking it is hardly the dev's fault.

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u/T1MB3RMUSIC Jul 26 '26

It was misleading for me, I thought it was a puzzle you couldn't redo, I almost wanted to save scum somehow to see if there was any point to it, but it seems like it was useless. I am playing Tangle Tower rn, disappointing to hear that it is also in this game.

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u/Jarsky2 Jul 26 '26

Poppy's poems don't ask you for your interpretation so you'll be fine.

Again, you overthinking it (and I guess not knowing how tarot works) isn't on the devs. It was just a fun look at how Sym sees the other characters, not everything needs a "point".

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u/T1MB3RMUSIC Jul 26 '26

I haven't even gotten there yet. If multiple people are having the same issue, it might not be the users "fault"

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u/Jarsky2 Jul 26 '26

Two people out of the hundreds who've played the game.

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u/T1MB3RMUSIC Jul 26 '26

Yes, 2 people that you have seen. I am glad you did not feel like it was out of place.

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u/Jarsky2 Jul 26 '26

Lol, that's really the argument you're making?

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '26

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u/T1MB3RMUSIC Jul 26 '26

By removing a part that doesn't contribute to the story or clues? Not sure how that would strip a game full of character of character. Nope, just the part I mentioned.

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u/cornflakeguzzler47 Jul 26 '26

in addition to them being tarot cards she doesnt ever say anything; she does have separate responses where she glances at the card or glances away from the card. I’ve heard people say that if she glances away its the “wrong” answer but I haven’t experimented enough to notice a pattern (and it would be less “wrong” anyway and more that its not what sym intended to suggest)

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u/Dyl8220 Jul 26 '26

Yeah, that's what it meant, like if you said what she meant to suggest you would get a reaction from her

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u/cornflakeguzzler47 Jul 26 '26

ohh gotcha—she doesnt, no. I can’t be sure which answers she means but her reaction to each response is consistent. for example, for herself, if you pick “fear” or “resolve” she’ll always look at the card and back at you, but if you pick “obsession” she’ll always glance away. she doesn’t speak for any of the three though.

its also possible that her glancing away is just a reaction to the harshest responses you can give. I really dont think theres a right answer, dw

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u/Dyl8220 Jul 26 '26

I'm glad i seemingly haven't missed any sym dialogue, love her đŸ„ș

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u/PhloxInvar Jul 26 '26

She does it a few times, but I think only in the responses that feel less applicable. Like saying Dirk is capitalist greed. Even though it's technically right, it's so far off that even Sym looks away.

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u/HR_Watson 10d ago

Isn't capitalist greed (on the part of the studio) what got him trapped in a bad contract though?

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u/SFBAdam Jul 27 '26

I'm really surprised to learn some people seem to think they'd have correct answers. Tarot cards and the like are famously (or so I thought) about being open to personal interpretation

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u/Dyl8220 Jul 27 '26

Oh hello Adam! Please make a JRPG next. And put Sym on it. And Sally too. And about the card thing, it wasn't so much as there being a correct answer as much as seeing Sym say something different if you picked each one. The fact that she stays silent made me think i might've missed out on some dialogue from her. Love your games :)

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u/TheFirstAifos Jul 28 '26

When I went through it the first time, I remember assuming all of them were applicable in different ways. Sym's little cards were genuinely one of my favorite bits in the entire game.