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In this New Year’s update, we’re taking our focus away from 8-bit games, because if you’re looking for a high-quality adventure game to keep you company when it launches on August 15th on Itch io and Steam, then you might be interested in playing Julia Minamoto’s delightful nod to classic 80s adventure game The Crimson Diamond; A game where you play as amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple in the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond! With that news, we’ve got the latest trailer, more information about the game, and a link to a demo.
This is the release trailer for The Crimson Diamond! The full game will be released on August 15th! If you love #cozy mystery and retro adventure games, this is for you!
🔎Wishlist here: https://t.co/F8z0Ggx0nY (I’m currently rebroadcasting a NEW demo!)
Author’s trailer @GaryJKings pic.twitter.com/f9PhhqiwbD
— Julia Minamata (@JuliaMinamata) June 13, 2024
“The Crimson Diamond is an EGA text parser mystery adventure game in which you play as amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple. Nancy was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, where she works as a clerk at the Royal Canadian Museum. She dreams of visiting the university to study geology and mineralogy, and she is willing to venture into the unknown to achieve her goals!”
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“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 conversations to learn more about the eccentric cast of characters gathered at Crimson Lodge. Explore the lodge and its surroundings to evaluate the diamond claims and maybe solve a mystery or two along the way! Crimson Diamond is a cozy mystery that encourages reading and engaging with the story instead of a treacherous arcade challenge.”
Features:
- – Explore Crimson Lodge and the surrounding wilderness
- – Listen and talk to characters with different personalities and motivations.
- – Uncover secrets, discover hidden areas, solve mysteries!