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== Reception ==
Reception to The Crimson Diamond has been positive from critics, who praised the [[text parser]]'s flexibility in particular. Alice Bell of [[Rock Paper Shotgun|''Rock Paper Shotgun'']] called ''The Crimson Diamond'' a "beautiful piece of work" and praised the modern implementation of old systems while lamenting some specifically difficult puzzles that she struggled with.<ref name=":0" /> Kenzie Du of ''Adventure Gamers'' praised the game's depth and the game's unique graphical style, calling it a "wonderful game."<ref name=":4" /> In a review of his impressions of the game's opening, Kevin Purdy of [[Ars Technica|''Ars Technica'']] praised the game's visuals and sound design, noting that the EGA graphic restrictions created a beautiful visual for the game's story.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Purdy |first=Kevin |date=2024-08-16 |title=The Crimson Diamond is a wonderful EGA-like graphic adventure game for 2024 |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/08/the-crimson-diamond-is-a-wonderful-ega-like-graphic-adventure-game-for-2024/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |archive-date=2024-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819163735/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/08/the-crimson-diamond-is-a-wonderful-ega-like-graphic-adventure-game-for-2024/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[PC Gamer|''PC Gamer'']] review of the game's demo by Tom Sykes praised the game's more modern text parser system, calling it "a neat balance between the flexibility of parser games, and the more approachable nature of the more modern point and clicks."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sykes |first=Tom |date=2019-05-28 |title=The Crimson Diamond is an old-fashioned mystery in the style of Sierra's Laura Bow |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-crimson-diamond-is-an-old-fashioned-mystery-in-the-style-of-sierras-laura-bow/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}}</ref>
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