Playing Games Trivia Quiz

Answer: Role-playing game

Developed by DrinkBox Studios and released in January 2022, "Nobody Saves the World" is a role-playing game where the player controls a character called Nobody. Nobody uses a wand to transform into various other guises while exploring a dungeon labyrinth, which modifies with each character change or level.

Phoenix Rising's Red Crew member leith90 who never mastered the art of "Donkey Kong" all those years ago, is mightily glad she doesn't have to crawl around a dungeon fighting unseen enemies.

Answer: Aliens

Interestingly, "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction" was originally titled "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Quarantine" but the name was changed after the COVID pandemic certainly changed many people's feelings about the word quarantine. In the game the Archaeans are parasitic aliens that have eerie screams and must be avoided or eliminated over various missions known as incursions. As the game progresses, allies can be extracted (rescued).

This question was stealthily extracted into the quiz by Phoenix Rising teammate and Red Crew member Triviaballer as part of the team's 2022 World Tour.

Answer: White horse

Arceus is a generation IV mythical Pokemon which looks very similar to a horse. Having white and grey mane and tail, with gold tipped hooves. Arceus is considered to be a creator of the Pokemon world and first appeared in the Diamond and Pearl versions of the game, before appearing in Pokemon Legends. It is a normal type but can change to other types, depending on what 'plate' it is holding e.g. holding the 'flame plate' will make it a 'fire type'. "Pokemon Legends: Arceus" was released in January 2022.

Red Crew's smpdit struggles to remember the first 151 Pokemon.

Answer: Skateboarding

"OlliOlli World" was a 2D-platforming skateboard game developed by Roll7 and released in February 2022. In this game, players accumulate points by chaining tricks together and by using environmental props like walls and rails. The game received high critical praise and it was released for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

This question was skated into the quiz by Phoenix Rising teammate and Red Crew member Triviaballer as part of the team's 2022 World Tour.

Answer: China

Released in February 2022, "Sifu" features a fighting style based on Bak Mei kung fu. It was made for the PlayStation platforms. The main character Yang, attacks his old school accompanied by Fajar ( The Botanist) Sean (The Fighter) Kuroki (The Artist) and Jinfeng, (The CEO). After they kill all the students they then face the Sifu: The Master.

The game received good reviews, with praise arising for its challenging gameplay.
Phoenix Rising's Red Crew member smpdit reflects that Master Sifu in "Kung Fu Panda" was actually called 'master master'.

Answer: Realm of Chaos

"Total War: Warhammer III" begins with a prologue in which Yuri murders his brother Gerik in the land of Kislev in the hopes of reaching a portal to take him to the Realm of Chaos. The main parts of the game take place in the Realm of Chaos, a land full of mythical beings like dragons and gods and shifting alliances and treachery. The gameplay is considered a turn-based strategy and tactics game where players alternate turns and make decisions based on the prior turn of their opponent.

This question was flung with chaos into the quiz by Phoenix Rising teammate and Red Crew member Triviaballer as part of the team's 2022 World Tour.

Answer: Robot swarm

The 2022 game "Horizon Forbidden West" was a sequel to the 2017 game "Horizon Zero Dawn". In both games players control Aloy, a female protagonist living in the aftermath of a world that has been overrun by a robot swarm of intelligent, animalistic machines that have destroyed much of humanity and other species. In "Horizon Forbidden West" Aloy explores post-apocalyptic versions of California, Nevada and Utah while utilizing weapons like the Spike Thrower and Hunter Bow. Both "Horizon" games were commercially and critically successful and were developed by Guerrilla Games.

This question was forbiddenly ranged into the quiz by Phoenix Rising teammate and Red Crew member Triviaballer as part of the team's 2022 World Tour.

Answer: George R R Martin

In "Elden Ring" players not only fight enemies, but explore the locations in the "Lands Between". The director of the game, Hidetaka Miyazaki, was impressed with George R R Martin's work on "A Song of Fire and Ice", and asked him to collaborate on building the world in which the game is set.

Excitement before the game's release was so great, it won awards for the "Most Anticipated Game" two years running. Justified excitement, as it turns out because the game sold 12 million copies in its first 17 days.

leith90 from Phoenix Rising's Red Crew wouldn't mind having an Elden Ring, but thinks getting it sounds too much like hard work.

Answer: Aiden Caldwell

Similar to the first game, "Dying Light 2 Stay Human" is an open world survival horror game. Taking on the role of Aiden Caldwell, the game is notable for its parkour elements in which players try to navigate through a city by doing death defying wall running and jumping between buildings. Of course tools like paragliders and grappling hooks help players on their journey. In the game Aiden is able to better navigate the city during the day when zombies move slowly whereas at nighttime the zombies are much more deadly and move quicker.

This question was lit into the quiz by Phoenix Rising teammate and Red Crew member Triviballer as part of the team's 2022 World Tour.

Answer: Holden Commodore

The original series launched in 1997 and is designed for use on the PlayStation platform. One huge appeal of the game is the licensing of actual automobile models for game play. While there are many high performance cars to choose from in "Gran Turismo 7" you could also choose a beat up old rattler to drive. Alas, no Holden models are included in their list. Since its release, "Gran Turismo 7" has been criticized for excessive inclusion of micro-transactions and opportunity for grinding.

Player pusdoc once drove an Alfa Romeo into a cornfield, and is equally horrible at driving sims.