| Front Cover |
Game Details |
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| Platform |
PC Windows |
| Genre |
Puzzle |
| Publisher |
Dreamcatcher Interactive |
| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
Everyone |
| Series |
Jewels of the Oracle series |
| Links |
Amazon US
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| Personal Details |
| Index |
228 |
| Review Rating |
6 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Original |
Yes |
| Completed |
No |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
CD-Rom |
| UPC |
625904267108 |
| Nr of Disks |
1 |
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Notes
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Jewels was one of the first "Myst-like" games to hit the market. I put "Myst-like" in quotes because unlike games like Timelapse (and Shadows, the first game I worked on), Jewels isn't really a Myst clone. Sure, it has pre-rendered graphics, but there's no sense of story or characters in Jewels: it is a pure puzzle game. The puzzles were genuinely interesting and challenging. I missed having a story, and I definitely missed exploring an environment, which was always my favorite part of playing Myst.
There were a couple sequels to Jewels, but I suspect each one sold a bit less than the one before it. Myst-clones were becoming more popular, and many had sharper graphics and greater interactivity than the Jewels games. If you enjoy puzzles, it's worth trying to find a used copy.
If you manage to track down a copy, here are some hints and solutions to the puzzles.
Zarf (aka Andrew Plotkin) occasionally writes reviews of games, typically adventure games (or games with strong adventure elements, since true adventure games can be pretty few and far between today). This insightful review of Jewels was the first posted to his website, Zarfhome. |
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