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Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? #369610
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HI- grin

I have played the demo for this, it was on Reflexive Arcade News on my email. It is really good. Does anyone know how long the game is? I am going to check Big Fish and see if they have it, it would be cheaper for me with the club.

Thanks

maggie think wave yay

I did not find this game on Big Fish.

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Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: maggie57] #369635
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Hi Maggie,
I played and bought it and loved it! Highly recommend the game. The graphics were good, storyline realistic, and not a bad ending. Well thats my opinion.

Happy Adventures to you
Sherryah

Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: Sherryah] #369656
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There is some sort of rivalry between Big Fish and Real Arcade. I’ve seen references to it in other posts. If games are developed by Big Fish, like the MCF games and Azada or the Hidden Expedition games, Real Arcade will not sell them. If games are exclusive to Real Arcade, like Cate West and Mortimer Beckett, Big Fish will not sell them.

Other sellers, like SpinTop, can have games from both BF and RA. But BF an RA won’t sell each others exclusive games.

Since this game was released on Real Arcade, it probably won't come to Big Fish. The last game Artogon developed was Spirit of Wandering: The Legend. It was released on Real Arcade and has not come to Big Fish, but it is on Shockwave. So maybe the Mystery of the Crystal Portal will be on Shockwave someday.

The game is not very long. About medium length I would say, but I'm glad I purchased it. It is unique and interesting.

Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: LizzieK] #369690
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Lizzie,

BFG-Guy mentioned it here on an old thread. Scroll to bottom of the page.

Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: MaG] #369718
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Spin Top games has it. They are a pretty good site.

Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: Flo NS] #369865
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Hi- grin

Thanks for the information, I just do not want to pay $19.99 for it and I will not. I would love to buy it. Maybe I will see it at walmart someday for a decent price. I have bought all my games like this from BF and really like them and the prices.

Thanks again

maggie wave yay

Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: maggie57] #370880
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I paid $19.99 for it through Spin Top. The most I can say is that it was "okay", but certainly not worth $19.99. Teddo


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Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: Teddo] #376011
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I was wondering about this game. I saw a review for it ***here*** that made it sound like a mini-adventure.

Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: Jenny100] #376172
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From what I played it is a good game, but I am so use to the $6.99 at BF, that I dread paying $19.99 if I do not have to. Dream Chronicles is great. Has anyone bought a large game from BF, and only bought the cd and not downloaded, since Blackwell Unbound is the one I am thinking of getting next and it is a long download?????

Any help appreciated, and thanks so much

maggie think wave broccoli

Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: maggie57] #376273
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I bought Ghost in the Sheet from BF but haven't played it yet. I got the Blackwell games from the author. Waiting for the third one.


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Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: GuybrushThreepwood] #376349
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HI Guybrush-

Where did you buy the Blackwell games from??

Thanks

maggie think wave

Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: Jenny100] #376457
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Does anyone know how long the trial for Crystal Portal is?
Is it an hour or only 30 minutes?

Also, Big Fish doesn't seem to have it. Is it sold anywhere that gives a price break for buying more than one game?

Originally Posted By: maggie57
Where did you buy the Blackwell games from??
Probably from here
http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/blackwell.htm

Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: Jenny100] #376541
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Maggie, I've never bought a large game from BFG, so I'm not sure about getting the CD. But I bet you could email them and ask about it.

Jenny100, I haven't found any info about the length of the demo, but will keep looking wave


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Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: looney4labs] #376545
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I played Mystery of the Crystal Portal through my Gamehouse subscription. It was a good one, but barely medium length.


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Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: ScarletDragon] #376548
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ScarletD, did you play the demo first?


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Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: looney4labs] #376583
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ScarletDragon, when you say "medium length" how many hours do you think? Or length-wise, what does it compare to (as in another game)?

Jenny100, Spintop has it and offers I think 20% off when you buy two or more games.

Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: misa] #376613
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I have emailed BF and waiting for an answer, they are really good at answering I think. Thanks so much. Do you know if Spintop has a club like BF?? Would be nice if they did.

maggie think wave yay

Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: maggie57] #376686
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I pay a monthly fee at Gamehouse rather than buying games outright. Members can download and play an unlimited number of games with a Fun Pass, so no demos needed.

Crystal Portal was above average by my standards except for the length. I didn't take note of the exact time the game lasted, but I consider any game that lasts 3 hours or less to be medium length.


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Re: Has Anyone Played The Mystery of the Crystal Portal??? [Re: ScarletDragon] #376702
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Maggie, I didn't find anything about a club at the SpinTop web site.

ScarletD, 3 hours. Thanks. To me, that would be short. But, of course, I'd think playing time would also depend on how fast one plays--I'm a pretty slow player.


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looney4labs, I didn't notice if anyone answered your question about how long the demo was. I got the game from realarcade and the demo was 60 minutes like most others.


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L4L: I'm an obsessive maniac the first time through a game and I play very quickly. On this game, my BIL and nephew's wife were helping and they are very quick at spotting hidden objects also. It's a miracle we didn't finish it sooner!


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thanks jld wave

ScarletD, HOGs are much easier with extra eyes wave


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