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The Crimson Diamondis a proper old-school style puzzle adventure.
A not unreasonable stance - though I think the text parser in The Crimson Diamond is fantastic.
Such beef that I have with thisadventure gameis down to the specificity required to solve some of the puzzles.
This might be, say, ‘an old study with a large carved fireplace.
EXAMINE BLOTTER and you’ll find out it’s green leather worn smooth from long years of use.
Although you’ve got the option to do that if you’d like.
There are also times when the answer is disarmingly simple.
I think the parser is great, and particularly enjoyed the distinction between LOOK and EXAMINE.
Several characters have an interest in diamonds being found, while others would prefer not.
And when a character who is seemingly un-diamond-related is killed, Nancy becomes a reluctant detective.
Although honestly, not that reluctant.
Nancy is a Canadian superhero whose power is LISTEN AT DOOR WITH GLASS.
How to get Kimi away from the cliff face so you could take a sample of the rock?
- and puzzles of that nature.
The EGA style art works beautifully both indoors and outdoors, though.
So, I’m a fan, in general.
One instance that may haunt me until my death bed involved needing some clear adhesive.
Nobody had said they had plasters!
The plasters weren’t evident in the pixelated rendering of the room!
Howmst was I to know where to look for plasters?
I swear, the plasters took up at least an hour of my 6-ish playing the game.
And there are bonus geology facts, too!
Consider PLAYING THE GAME.
