# Weird game, but fun **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 17, 2004, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623 "2004-02-17T06:09:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dakravel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@dakravel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dakravel)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/1 "2004-02-17T06:09:59Z")
Linky : [http://www.datacraft.co.jp/takagism/index\_e.html](http://www.datacraft.co.jp/takagism/index_e.html) So it’s called “Crimson Room”, requires flash, and it’s basically a Myst sorta game. Took me about an hour and a single, very obscure hint from a friend (I’m weak, I know, but the game was killing my brain). I just wanted to spread the pain :D. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/2 "2004-02-17T06:22:05Z")
I can’t understand why I can’t open the door, even though I three keys. Am I missing somthing? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![dakravel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@dakravel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dakravel)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/3 "2004-02-17T07:02:45Z")
Yeah, there’s quite a bit to the puzzle. Finding stuff is half of it, the other half is figuring out what to do with the items you get. ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/4 "2004-02-17T07:30:12Z")
Eek. Just got out. Took around 20 minutes. Interesting game. Some of the spots that you have to click are tiny! ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/5 "2004-02-17T07:31:31Z")
It took you 20 minutes?? I was out in a little over an hour. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/6 "2004-02-17T07:47:15Z")
Ah… I got it too finally. Probably around 30 minutes. My favorite parts are the bad translations. “There is no strange thing.” “The key does not suit.” Ha ha ha. So much of it, though, was just clicking until you find the right spot. That’s not very innovative, but it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. I did get chills when that shadow pointed to the spot on the wall. Like some something out of a ghost movie. Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/7 "2004-02-17T07:52:11Z")
Arrgh! I have a tape, I have a battery… So there must be a tape player, right? So where the heck is it?!? Oh, well, more searching in store… ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/8 "2004-02-17T07:59:44Z")
Woo, found it! But now I can’t seem to click that little green star that pops up in the movie with any results. Bah. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/9 "2004-02-17T08:12:45Z")
Bwahahaha! Did it! Finally! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dakravel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@dakravel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dakravel)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/10 "2004-02-17T08:16:28Z")
What part took the longest for people? I had a bitch of a time finding the heavy ring in the curtain. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/11 "2004-02-17T08:19:17Z")
For me, it was finding the stick, I think. At that point, I KNEW there was something else for me to find, but I just couldn’t figure out where. Hey, does anyone know where to find other games of this type on the Web? They seem few and far between to me… ---
**Author:** ![dakravel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@dakravel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dakravel)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/12 "2004-02-17T08:26:34Z")
On the web? Not necessarily…, but games similar to it are Myst, The 7th Guest, and Phantasmagoria as well I think. They’re fun, but they just get too frustrating for me. I like logic puzzles, crosswords and the like just piss me off a lot of the time :p. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/13 "2004-02-17T08:34:50Z")
Myst was quite possibly the most difficult game I ever played in my life. And that was over 10 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/14 "2004-02-17T08:35:24Z")
Finding the battery took the longest for me. And I was basically doing the right thing to find it. Click everywhere conceivable, and stumble across it on the 1000th click. There’s nothing _exactly_ like this that I know of, but I have [samorost](http://www.freshsensation.com/samorost.swf) and [Chasm](http://www.area29.com/flash/index.php?g=chasm) handy, so I’ll mention those. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/15 "2004-02-17T08:40:51Z")
For free? I did I quick search and found [Motas](http://www.albartus.com/motas/), which might keep you busy for a while. There’s also The Stone, which is _not_ free (though there are some free puzzles if you’re interested) and involves massive web searches for information instead of clickfests. I got into it way back when it was a flat fee (and there still were actual Stones) so I don’t feel bad about never finishing those. ---
**Author:** ![akakak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@akakak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akakak)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/16 "2004-02-17T11:16:14Z")
Any help on the combination for the wall safe? (Kind of boring, but I would like to see it through.) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/17 "2004-02-17T12:48:21Z")
That was entertaining way to spend a half hour, but I can’t help feeling that the purpose of the final item could’ve been replaced with a good, swift kick right from the start. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Halfpint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f0a364/32.png) [@Halfpint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Halfpint)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/18 "2004-02-17T14:54:48Z")
> [@akakak](#): > > Any help on the combination for the wall safe? > > (Kind of boring, but I would like to see it through.) There should be one item you’ve found that you haven’t used yet. If you go there, you should get the combination. Damn, that sounds cryptic 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/19 "2004-02-17T15:07:24Z")
I hate crap like this. [spoiler]I’ve got the box, put the two rings on it, have three keys, a tape and a power cord. Last time I got this far I got a battery too but this time round I can’t find it. What the hell do I do know and is it worth it?[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Halfpint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f0a364/32.png) [@Halfpint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Halfpint)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623/20 "2004-02-17T15:14:07Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > I hate crap like this. > > [spoiler]I’ve got the box, put the two rings on it, have three keys, a tape and a power cord. Last time I got this far I got a battery too but this time round I can’t find it. > > What the hell do I do know and is it worth it?[/spoiler] Isn’t that hidden at the foot of the bed? If it is, it’s the thing that took me forever to find. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-game-but-fun/229623.md?page=2)