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The Crimson Diamond
"The Crimson Diamond is a text-parser EGA mystery adventure game by indie game developer Julia Minamata. The Crimson Diamond is inspired by classic adventure games of the late 80s and early 90s, particularly Sierra On-line's The Colonel's Bequest. Explore Crimson Lodge and its environs! Eavesdrop on intriguing characters! Solve mysteries!" "The C...
Details
- Released
- August 15, 2024
- Developer
- Julia Minamata
- Genres
- Point-and-click · Puzzle · Adventure · Indie
- Publisher
- Julia Minamata
- Platforms
- PC
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The Crimson Diamond Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
The Crimson Diamond is a fantastic mystery that’s incredibly enjoyable to solve. The characters are delightful, the visuals are stunning, the music is catchy and era appropriate, and there’s quite a lot to discover. This is a must play for any adventure game fan.
The Crimson Diamond is a remarkable game, not just in terms of the experience it offers, but in the fact that it exists at all. The game not only successfully evokes text parser adventure games of decades past but improves on them in dozens of little ways. Julia Minamata deserves a massive amount of credit for evoking the feel, look, and style of the era in a way that doesn’t feel dated or like a relic of a forgotten past. Whether her next project is a text parser game, a verb-wheel-based point-and-click, or a completely different genre, I expect she will make it with the same level of care…
I have an unnatural loathing for games that say they are “retro inspired.” Nine times out of ten, this moniker is merely to excuse away a design choice or flaw that the developers thought would be quirky and appreciated instead of a major annoyance. Having pixel graphics, a chiptune soundtrack or using only two buttons doesn’t make a game retro. Making something purposely difficult because of wonky hitboxes isn’t paying homage to the classics, it’s mocking them. I’ve slogged throu...
Move aside, Laura Bow. Nancy Maple is the reigning queen of retro-styled murder mysteries in The Crimson Diamond, a clever, engaging, and satisfying tale that is sure to entertain fans of Sierra’s text-driven EGA classics while being accessible to adventurers new to this style of game.
The Crimson Diamond is a pixel-styled point-and-click adventure where your would-be-detective is only as smart as you are. Its tale of greed and murder will have you hooked — and even if you fail to dig up every truth, it's still a joy to play.
The Crimson Diamond is a colourful retro-style detective game that gives you plenty of freedom to explore your own case while also making you think outside the box to solve challenging puzzles.