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Get The Crimson Diamond on Steam or GOG:
store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond
gog.com/en/game/the_crimson_diamond
More about The Crimson Diamond (from Steam):
About
The Crimson Diamond is an EGA text parser mystery adventure game where you play as amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple. Nancy is born and raised in Toronto, Canada, where she works as a clerk for the Royal Canadian Museum. She dreams of attending university to study geology and mineralogy, and she's prepared to venture into the unknown to achieve her goals!
Follow Nancy as she travels north to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in the area. Eavesdrop on conversations to learn more about the eccentric cast of characters who find themselves gathered at Crimson Lodge. Explore the lodge and its environs to evaluate the diamond claim, and maybe solve a mystery or two along the way! The Crimson Diamond is a cozy mystery that encourages reading and engaging in the story over devious arcade challenges.
Reviews
"If you love the old murder mystery games like the Laura Bow Mystery Series, you will enjoy this game by Julia Minamata – The Crimson Diamond. The art style will give you that sentimental feel of the first Laura Bow Mystery, The Colonel’s Bequest. If you relish the nostalgia of the ‘old games’ -- perhaps taking you back to your childhood – this game will do it for you! It has the requisite feel of an Agatha Christie novel, set in the early 20th century. It even has a parser interface, so that you can question the other characters that you meet, develop your hunches, and write your notes along the way . It’s an observational, detective-type of game, and for those who love mysteries and suspense, you should really give this game a chance. To coin an old phrase: It’s the ‘bee’s knees!’"
- Roberta Williams – Director & writer of The Colonel’s Bequest, co-founder of Sierra On-Line
“An enthralling retro-inspired EGA game with modern mystery style”
- Rock Paper Shotgun
“This Murder Mystery Is A Must-Play For Die-Hard Adventure Game Fans”
- Kotaku
Game design, programming, art, and writing by Julia Minamata.
Julia is a Toronto-based game dev and artist. She made art for Chance's Lucky Escape, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, Witch Strandings, and Recommendation Dog!! (which she also art directed).
Music by Dan Policar. Dan is a internationally-touring (more than a decade with Sean Paul's Baddabanz) Grammy-nominated musician, composer and teacher. His music can be found in Empire of Sin, the Colossal Cave Adventure Trailer, and in The Crimson Diamond!
Awards & Recognition:
"WordPlay Showcase" - Toronto, Canada 2018
"Ubisoft Toronto Indie Series Finalist" - Toronto, Canada 2019
"AdventureX Official Selection." - London, UK 2019
"Indie Cup Canada Rising Star Award nominee." - Toronto, Canada 2023
More at thecrimsondiamond.com
More about The Crimson Diamond (from Wikipedia):
The Crimson Diamond is a mystery adventure video game developed and published by Julia Minamata for the PC. The game features a text parser, requiring players to solve a mystery through inputting instructions via text to the game. Solo developer Julia Minamata designed the game featuring an EGA color palette, inspired by the adventure games she enjoyed in her youth like The Colonel's Bequest.
Reception
Reception to the game has been positive from critics, who praised the text parser's flexibility in particular. Alice Bell of Rock Paper Shotgun called The Crimson Diamond a "beautiful piece of work" and praised the modern implementation of old systems while lamenting some specifically difficult puzzles that she struggled with. Kenzie Du of Adventure Gamers praised the game's depth and the game's unique graphical style, calling it a "wonderful game." In a review of his impressions of the game's opening, Kevin Purdy of Ars Technica praised the game's visuals and sound design, noting that the EGA graphic restrictions created a beautiful visual for the game's story. A PC Gamer review of the game's demo by Tom Sykes praised the game's more modern text parser system.
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FYI: I was not approached by the developer to play or feature this game. It was out of my own interest and intrigue to do a playthrough. Cheers.
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05:25:13 "Yes" diamonds ending
05:47:17 "No" diamonds ending
Get The Crimson Diamond on Steam or GOG:
store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond
gog.com/en/game/the_crimson_diamond
More about The Crimson Diamond (from Steam):
About
The Crimson Diamond is an EGA text parser mystery adventure game where you play as amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple. Nancy is born and raised in Toronto, Canada, where she works as a clerk for the Royal Canadian Museum. She dreams of attending university to study geology and mineralogy, and she's prepared to venture into the unknown to achieve her goals!
Follow Nancy as she travels north to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in the area. Eavesdrop on conversations to learn more about the eccentric cast of characters who find themselves gathered at Crimson Lodge. Explore the lodge and its environs to evaluate the diamond claim, and maybe solve a mystery or two along the way! The Crimson Diamond is a cozy mystery that encourages reading and engaging in the story over devious arcade challenges.
Reviews
"If you love the old murder mystery games like the Laura Bow Mystery Series, you will enjoy this game by Julia Minamata – The Crimson Diamond. The art style will give you that sentimental feel of the first Laura Bow Mystery, The Colonel’s Bequest. If you relish the nostalgia of the ‘old games’ -- perhaps taking you back to your childhood – this game will do it for you! It has the requisite feel of an Agatha Christie novel, set in the early 20th century. It even has a parser interface, so that you can question the other characters that you meet, develop your hunches, and write your notes along the way . It’s an observational, detective-type of game, and for those who love mysteries and suspense, you should really give this game a chance. To coin an old phrase: It’s the ‘bee’s knees!’"
- Roberta Williams – Director & writer of The Colonel’s Bequest, co-founder of Sierra On-Line
“An enthralling retro-inspired EGA game with modern mystery style”
- Rock Paper Shotgun
“This Murder Mystery Is A Must-Play For Die-Hard Adventure Game Fans”
- Kotaku
Game design, programming, art, and writing by Julia Minamata.
Julia is a Toronto-based game dev and artist. She made art for Chance's Lucky Escape, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, Witch Strandings, and Recommendation Dog!! (which she also art directed).
Music by Dan Policar. Dan is a internationally-touring (more than a decade with Sean Paul's Baddabanz) Grammy-nominated musician, composer and teacher. His music can be found in Empire of Sin, the Colossal Cave Adventure Trailer, and in The Crimson Diamond!
Awards & Recognition:
"WordPlay Showcase" - Toronto, Canada 2018
"Ubisoft Toronto Indie Series Finalist" - Toronto, Canada 2019
"AdventureX Official Selection." - London, UK 2019
"Indie Cup Canada Rising Star Award nominee." - Toronto, Canada 2023
More at thecrimsondiamond.com
More about The Crimson Diamond (from Wikipedia):
The Crimson Diamond is a mystery adventure video game developed and published by Julia Minamata for the PC. The game features a text parser, requiring players to solve a mystery through inputting instructions via text to the game. Solo developer Julia Minamata designed the game featuring an EGA color palette, inspired by the adventure games she enjoyed in her youth like The Colonel's Bequest.
Reception
Reception to the game has been positive from critics, who praised the text parser's flexibility in particular. Alice Bell of Rock Paper Shotgun called The Crimson Diamond a "beautiful piece of work" and praised the modern implementation of old systems while lamenting some specifically difficult puzzles that she struggled with. Kenzie Du of Adventure Gamers praised the game's depth and the game's unique graphical style, calling it a "wonderful game." In a review of his impressions of the game's opening, Kevin Purdy of Ars Technica praised the game's visuals and sound design, noting that the EGA graphic restrictions created a beautiful visual for the game's story. A PC Gamer review of the game's demo by Tom Sykes praised the game's more modern text parser system.
--
FYI: I was not approached by the developer to play or feature this game. It was out of my own interest and intrigue to do a playthrough. Cheers.
