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It is my first time playing a text parser and I can say that it was an exciting experience. I've read reviews from other players and I can't help but agree that sometimes it was difficult to figure out which verb and word combination to use in order to complete a task. However, I do not consider this to be a disadvantage of the game itself, but rather a feature of the text parser genre. As for me, if we are talking about the cons, I can only single out a small one - the discrepancy between the concepts of "obvious" between the author of the game and the player. For example, in the Investigations chapter, where Nancy has to get fingerprints from everyone living in the Lodge, it was difficult for me to figure out how to get them from Jack and Kimi. In fact, I found it so troublesome that I had no choice, but to look at the walkthrough guide. I ran into the same problem when I had to get the satchel key from Corvus.
Otherwise, the game can only be praised! It is incredibly cozy - the choice and execution of pixel graphics is very interesting and appealing. I was pleased with the musical accompaniment, they did a really great job on using it to emphasize the importance or peculiarity of a particular situation. The atmosphere of Crimson envelops you, you seem to move into a world of secrets and mysteries - you can almost sense the tension you feel searching the rooms or eavesdropping on conversations. All the characters are unique and it is very easy to get into them throughout the game. All in all, I had a great time playing this wonderful game.

As a Canadian gamer of a certain age, wow this really hit the spot. This is a text parser gamer with absolutely beautiful old-school 2d pixel art. You solve a very fun mystery and meet lots of great characters. Don't be intimidated by the old-school design - If you've never played one of these before there is a great tutorial. I'm a fan!

One of the best-written and best-programmed ... not-point&click, but puzzle/adventure games I've played in a very long time.

It does ~everything write. It gets retro right, including the art style and its use of colours on a per-screen basis. The text parser is ridiculously flexible, but also demands specifics from you enough to make you consider and not just blindly try (e.g. 'use' is not a valid word, be specific whether you mean rub, unlock, tie, etc). Tons and tons of missable elements, that all get referenced later. Including the ability to reflect in the ending and get comments about what you missed. A very sweet post-ending scene. A few nice variations of the actual ending. Lots of parts where you can feel clever as hell.

And what's more, the game also prevents dead ends by always offering you an out, but also actively prodding you at what (roughly) you could have done to find the "main" solution for this puzzle. And yet just for lulz, there's 7 (right now) ways to die that each give an achievement, and they're hilarious. :D

Love this game, highly recommended. Not had this much brain fodder in a long time. Yes it's EGA graphics. Yes it is text-parser based (ideally play with text inventory and click-to-move off!). But if you like retro, you'll love this!