How to get passed gate guardian?

[Solid Snake]

I usually hate riddles in games and even in tabletop games like dnd. I cant figure this out and Ive gone through several reloads already. Cant find any correlation. I want to be done with his. I hate this part.

[Sweet]

What worked for me was trying to drink one of them, saying no at the confirmation, talking to the guardian again, then drinking the top left / one that smells like spices.

[Solid Snake]

Originally posted by Sweet:

What worked for me was trying to drink one of them, saying no at the confirmation, talking to the guardian again, then drinking the top left / one that smells like spices.

Did you have your own character drink it? or a companion?

[manlymousedan]

Minor spoilers:

Attempt to drink it yourself first, a voice tells you to stop, stop, talk to the guardian specifically asking who your companions are, then drink it yourself.

[Voitan Rex]

Hint: The answer is 4th wall breaking.

[Solid Snake]

Originally posted by manlymousedan:

Minor spoilers:

Attempt to drink it yourself first, a voice tells you to stop, stop, talk to the guardian specifically asking who your companions are, then drink it yourself.

I did those steps and it still lead me to a game over screen.

His dialogue didnt change, and I didnt have a voice stop me when I went to stop drinking. Just said, 'something is holding me back, is it just fear' and talked to the guardian, his dialogue didnt change when selecting who are my companions. Went back to the goblet and drink it myself and it still lead to game over.

[manlymousedan]

Originally posted by Solid Snake:

Originally posted by manlymousedan:

Minor spoilers:

Attempt to drink it yourself first, a voice tells you to stop, stop, talk to the guardian specifically asking who your companions are, then drink it yourself.

I did those steps and it still lead me to a game over screen.

His dialogue didnt change, and I didnt have a voice stop me when I went to stop drinking. Just said, 'something is holding me back, is it just fear' and talked to the guardian, his dialogue didnt change when selecting who are my companions. Went back to the goblet and drink it myself and it still lead to game over.

When you talk to the guardian after not drinking the first time, ask about your companions->ask about how many companions you have->ask if they can drink. Then drink from the goblet yourself.

[Solid Snake]

Originally posted by manlymousedan:

Originally posted by Solid Snake:

I did those steps and it still lead me to a game over screen.

His dialogue didnt change, and I didnt have a voice stop me when I went to stop drinking. Just said, 'something is holding me back, is it just fear' and talked to the guardian, his dialogue didnt change when selecting who are my companions. Went back to the goblet and drink it myself and it still lead to game over.

When you talk to the guardian after not drinking the first time, ask about your companions->ask about how many companions you have->ask if they can drink. Then drink from the goblet yourself.

Thank you. That worked.

[Shadowdancer]

It will also give you the answer by asking the guardian questions when you have a Perception 3 or higher.

[Zeks]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand the solution after finding it? Like, what was the idea of it all?

[manlymousedan]

Originally posted by Zeks:

Am I the only one who doesn't understand the solution after finding it? Like, what was the idea of it all?

Story spoilers

It's one of the first hints that the player character is controlled by a "visitor," a type of extra-universal entity that's present in Memoirs and the previous game, Singularity: Tactics Arena. Who they are not explained yet. I assume most players just think it's some meta thing.

It's actually more worldbuilding. But it's also meta too.