The Examined Game #3

Julia Minamata is the solo developer of the text parser adventure game The Crimson Diamond, a love letter to the classic Sierra On-Line adventures. I adored playing The Crimson Diamond and wanted to talk with Julia about the power of play in video games. We discuss her inspiration for the game and the idea of building a game like a doll’s house, with many different points of interactivity for the player to lose themselves in.

We also talk about the pressures of being a solo developer and how making the game became its own escape for Julia when her work as an illustrator was stalling.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/

https://www.thecrimsondiamond.com/