The year is 1913 and young Nancy Maple, an amateur geologist, travels from Toronto to the remote Canadian town of Crimson to investigate the discovery of a large diamond. But the situation is more dangerous than it first appears and our brave heroine soon has to investigate a murder. Released August 15th. The purple diamond is a brand new adventure game from developer Julia Minamata, and it’s exceptional. With its design, Minamata digs up a once-common element of early adventure games that has long been left by the wayside and dismissed as having no value. The purple diamond brilliantly demonstrates that this device, when used effectively, can actually improve our connection to a game. Let me explain. – Carolyn Petit Read more
