Crystal Shard Adventure Bundle
Crystal Shard · 2016 · Adventure, Exploration, Puzzle, Point & Click, Female Protagonist
PC
Mostly Positive75% · 16
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About Crystal Shard Adventure Bundle
Three short and intriguing adventure games from the makers of Heroine's Quest, spanning several genres and styles.
Deep within his dungeon, Yrolg the Necromancer is summoning a mighty demon to conquer the World. Three brave adventurers, a warrior, a rogue and a sorceress, come to his lair to disrupt this dark ritual. Your job is to stop them! Lead the heroes into traps and to a nasty demise, in Quest for Yrolg.
On the starship Quasar, the lack of shore time causes tension to run high. The latest argument has proved too much; bringing these warring characters back together will be no easy task. Control four different characters to explore the ship; instead of on puzzle solving, the game Starship Quasar focuses on their personalities and interactions.
It is time for final exams at the Magic University, and notorious slacker Larry Lotter is about to flunk all of them because he spent less time studying and more time drinking beer. His last hope is to cheat like there's no tomorrow! Using a spell to reverse time, he gets the chance to do his day over again until he passes, in the parody Larry Lotter and the Test of Time.
The games offer voice acting, Linux support, various languages, achievements, and trading cards.
Deep within his dungeon, Yrolg the Necromancer is summoning a mighty demon to conquer the World. Three brave adventurers, a warrior, a rogue and a sorceress, come to his lair to disrupt this dark ritual. Your job is to stop them! Lead the heroes into traps and to a nasty demise, in Quest for Yrolg.
On the starship Quasar, the lack of shore time causes tension to run high. The latest argument has proved too much; bringing these warring characters back together will be no easy task. Control four different characters to explore the ship; instead of on puzzle solving, the game Starship Quasar focuses on their personalities and interactions.
It is time for final exams at the Magic University, and notorious slacker Larry Lotter is about to flunk all of them because he spent less time studying and more time drinking beer. His last hope is to cheat like there's no tomorrow! Using a spell to reverse time, he gets the chance to do his day over again until he passes, in the parody Larry Lotter and the Test of Time.
The games offer voice acting, Linux support, various languages, achievements, and trading cards.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Players praise the creative puzzle design and writing humor across the three games, particularly enjoying the time-control mechanic and the parody sensibilities. However, opinions vary on execution—some find the puzzles satisfyingly challenging but requiring note-taking, while others feel the gameplay mechanics aren't always clearly explained and the Harry Potter parody feels tonally out of place compared to the Space Quest and Quest for Glory references. The bundle is seen as worth trying for indie adventure game fans, though it's acknowledged as a collection of experimental short games rathe
Very much enjoyed all three puzzles, especially Larry Lotter! The time-control mechanic was quite fun. The first and third games required some note-taking so I could get the items/timing right, but that was part of working through the puzzles. I've owned this one for a few years now, but I'm glad I finally played it!4 found this helpful
Well, they're not the greatest adventure games I ever played, sure, but the studio put out the wonderful free game Heroine's Quest, which was a rather exceptional game all-round, and worth rewarding with a purchase.2 found this helpful
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This bundle consists of 3 quite short but very difficult games. Trial and error is your friend here. Other than that, I enjoyed playing them. The puzzles are decent and the stories are very funny. Till next time, don't forget to point & click!1 found this helpful
Three short adventure games, each with their own different gameplay hook. The writing borders on clever but skews towards functional rather than funny. Quest for Yrolg was interesting, but I got stuck in several places trying to figure out how it actually worked. I thought it at least had the strongest characterization and I laughed out loud at the anti-tutorial. Starship Quasar is by far the most straightforward, with sort of a Live A Live vibe I enjoyed. Larry Lotter had the strongest gameplay, but felt out of place; in a Sierra parody we've got Quest for Glory, Space Quest, and... Harry Potter? It's really not playing off of Leisure Suit Larry. I think the ideas here are fairly strong, but separating them into different games makes me want to see a full single game that has the strengths of all three, rather than bite sized pieces that don't tie together. That being said I'll need to check out their other titles. These short adventures have the spark but need the polish.1 found this helpful
It's got some good gameplay ideas, but none of these were home runs for me. And man, it's honestly embarrassing to be playing a MAD-level Harry Potter spoof in this decade. Only worth it if you really, really want to check out some indie adventure game experiments (which to be fair, is why I got it).
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