Good fun – The Secret of Crimson Manor Review

I played through this game in one sitting, so except for a couple moments of “Hmmm...”, it was fairly easy (or maybe I’m just getting a lot better at these- we’ll go with that?). Regardless, it was well worth my time, as the puzzles were still fun to solve without blowing a “head” gasket. Graphics were nice, navigation smooth, objects worked correctly, and solutions were mostly intuitive. The story was a little cartoony, and the “lost-in-translation” prose only exacerbated it, but at least it had continuity and made me laugh a little. The choose-your-ending finale was a bit weirdly melodramatic, and I have no intention of replaying to see the other one, but in any case I felt some satisfaction at having finished it. I’ve played at least one of the newer MediaCity puzzlers, and it was more polished and a little more difficult, so I applaud their efforts in making quality stuff. I’ll probably be playing more of theirs, and would recommend them as a general go-to for good games.
Review by Czech-it-out! on The Secret of Crimson Manor.