The Crimson Diamond is an exceptional Adventure that raises the bar for the genre.
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Verdict
97%
Steam
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IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (97% positive from 648 reviews)
Compelling narrative and story
Limited professional critic coverage
The Crimson Diamond is a 2024 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.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Absolutely amazing experience. Felt like a blast from the past but with modern enhancements! I literally can't wait for the next installment.
Instant nostalgia. If you like adventure games, you'll like this. If you have never played a parser driven game, this is the game to get into it.
ATP wouldn't recommend. I love the graphics, the story, and characters but the text parser is horrible. I've relied far too often on the hint guidelines just to get more information on exact wording to use. It doesn't register a majority of words, many that you would expect you actually HAVE to use. It really kills the enjoyment of the game.
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