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This is what a puzzler should be. It is simple to learn and grows more and more complex with each passing level. The graphics quality, while simple, is solid and doesn't take anything away from the game-play. Many levels have 'alternate' and simple solutions that, once you find them, make you ask "Why didn't I see that earlier?" I think anyone who truly puts thought into this playing and then commenting will rate equally as I 5/5 stars.
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great puzzle game. i loved two things most of all: the fact that the game isn't timed and the fact that most levels have more than 1 way to solve them but still none of those are eitehr obvious or simple. That was a perfect game for me. Thanks for sharing!
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Nice touch! Like Thunderstrike says, you can catch the water droplets in the levels. You can also swing them around and sling them up against stuff. *SPLASH* Cool. :)
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GhostlyGamer is correct, GamesFree.com sponsored the game, and we (ttursas) developed it. Check out my account and the ingame credits for proof. ;)
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@ hallelujah59, It's obviously not stolen, it got sponsored by GamesFree.com. Don't falsely accuse a game of being stolen if your not 100% sure. Seeing I was also a beta tester, I can confirm it wasn't stolen.
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Oh, Tasselfoot's walkthrough depends quite a lot on timing and forces his way through some levels. But there is a slow solution to almost every level that doesn't require timing / fast reactions.
Thanks! Perhaps one day. We already have a plan for Gem Grab 2, and its new mechanics, but as not so many people like Gem Grab 1, it has to wait for better times...
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You kept hinting at some kind of mysterious, shadowy background character, or some kind of force that was working against you, but it never amounted to anything at all. The last line is especially odd "If only [the gem] didn't feel so increasingly cold in your hands". It just creates a buildup for a climax plot twist sorta thing that never comes.... Maybe in number two?
The only reason I finished this game was to see how it played out, expecting some random Mayan to pop up and curse me for stealing his gem or something, something that tied all the little hints together. Otherwise I would've quit long before the end. So for such a disappointing ending, 4/5. If you weave a good story for number two, then it'll definitely be a 5/5.
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When my most common reaction to something going wrong is "Oh, I did NOT do that" it's probably safe to say that the controls need more work.
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This is really a fairly good game, why the hell does it have less than a 3.5? I've seen way worse games with better scores than that, and looking at all comments I can hardly find a single person posing any legitimate criticisms. Maybe I'm missing something here...
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Level 22 is extremely easy, just balance two dark blue rectangles on top of each other, then put the long piece on top, it hits all switches, remember, you don't HAVE to use all the bricks in a solution, alot of m are dummies, like all the light anti grave balls are dummies in that level.
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Brute force works surprisingly well in many levels. Forget fancy balancing and carefull thinking. React fast, and go for the direct and intuitive approach.
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the soundscape is fantastic and the puzzles are a great balance between granularity and resources. Level 12 is a prime example of how the heck does one stack that crap high enough hehe. 5/5
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Thanks for your answer TTURSAS. I'ts a shame not so many people liked Gem Grab. Anyway, I had a really good time with it. Keep up the good work.
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ttursas, thanks again for a fantastic game! the atmosphere together with the sound is totally awesome and the concept is also good. 5/5