At the end of the day, the important thing to remember is not whether you seized it—it is about whether you've learned what needs knowing and are ready to apply that knowing to the unknown: i.e. tomorrow. Well, tomorrow will be eventually upon us, dear readers, but for now it's worthwhile to have ourselves a bit of vacation. A get-away-from-it-all-and-forget-yer-troubles sort of thing. That is where our illustrious friends, the room escape game designers, speak from the heart. Whether hurrying through the midst of a bustling city or lazying near an island beach, everyone needs a chance to escape. Thus Weekday Escape is just what everybody needs! This time around FunkyLand is red all over with a return of the whimsical Candy Rooms series, Yuri's darling chicks give hide-and-seek another go, and Yomino Kagura presents a puzzling A-B-C...
Candy Rooms No.15: Crimson Red Modern - The whimsical goodness keeps coming and we couldn't be happier about that. After all the candies, fruits, rabbits and dodoes, it's obvious we can count on FunkyLand to deliver a quick escape from all that is dull and colorless by creating a world of rooms we long to live in, never leaving. Crimson Red Modern is no exception although it's useful to know about a unique aspect in the user interface: not only do you navigate by pointing-and-clicking, as the "How To Play" menu points out, there are times when clicking-and-dragging need be employed. Other than that, the puzzles tend toward the usual, nothing that would surprise or stymie a player, experienced or new. Yet the atmosphere is just so modern and elegant, you'll feel like a VIP guest in the most exclusive boutique hotel money could buy.
Chicks Hide and Seek 20 - by Yuri holds all its charm in the pure adorableness of the title characters. A school of ten baby birds who want you to go seeking out their hidden study tools before they're willing to leave class. The focus is more about finding and using items that the scholar chicks need rather than solving puzzles. Most are at their desks just waiting to be "found" but one of the ten is so well hidden, you might be hunting pixels long after the bell rings. The lack of code breaking or clues to decipher makes this episode short but it's equally sweet. A good getaway from frowny edges and grumpy thoughts.
Escape from the Room of the Alphabet Picture - Yomino Kagura's "Room's Room" creations are not about whimsy and cuteness, they are more budget motel than ritzy hotel, and the background story is always a little vague. Just why do we keep finding ourselves locked in this same room time and time again (you'd think we'd have thought to get a second key made by now)? And who keeps sneaking in when our back is turned to re-arrange furniture and set-up new puzzles? Yet, though subtle, the room does have personality—a certain playfulness, a love of riddles, that makes me think it'd be a great setting for a theme party. The logical clue presentation and clean design mean you can navigate your way through the game and still put your feet up, a cool drink in hand, forgetting the rest of the day's affairs.
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Walkthrough Guide
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Candy Rooms 15: Crimson Red Modern Walkthrough
Gumball
Left wall, check under the trash can for a key. Use it to open the box on the round table; get the coin. Use the coin in the gumball machine.
Round lollipop
Examine the clock.
Hard candy
Look at the paint palette next to the door.
Put the color code into the box under the frog.
Not working? Notice the orientation of the palette.
Blue yellow green pink
Colorblind: 2 clicks, 1 click, 4 clicks, 3 clicks
Get the crayons.
Use the crayons on the canvas to the left of the door. Note the code and the diagram.
Do as the diagram suggests and combine that information with the code.
The diagram tells you to rotate the frog. (This is where the clicking and dragging mentioned in the review comes in.)
1482+1010 = 2492
Use the code to open the box to the right of the door. Get the picture and note the dials at the back of the box.
Hang the picture between the other two pictures on the left wall.
Click the pictures so the guys point in the directions of the dials.
North, northwest, east
Get the candy from the dish.
Necco wafer
Check the base of the right-hand red chair.
Flat lollipop
Look under the magazines on the left-hand red chair.
Posted by: Reka
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September 4, 2014 12:54 AM
Escape from the Room of the Alphabet Picture Walkthrough
This is my first walkthrough.
You start looking at the door.
Note the colors of stars and the numbers.
Turn left.
Look at the couch. Remember the number
(100)
.
Turn left again.
Look at the clock. Notice anything odd?
The 9 has a blue circle.
Turn left. Using the numbers you have and the clue on the right cupboard, open it.
109
Pick up the paper & look at it.
It has a lot of triangles.
Using the triangle clue from the note, open the triangle cabinet.
Middle
Left
Right
Middle
Left
Left
Pick up the red circle.
Using the stars and numbers, open the box.
Blue(Middle)
Red(Left)
Yellow(Right)
Red(Left)
Blue(Middle)
Yellow(Right)
Get the wirecutters.
Open the middle cabinet.
Get the long stick?
Use the long stick? to get the blue square from the numbers.
Look at the blue square.
Turn it over.
Note the letters
NOT
Look at the picture.What color are the letters?
Blue, Yellow, Green
Turn around to face the couch wall; use the colors to open the table.
Blue, Yellow, Green (For color-blind, first is one click, then two and three for others.)
It will open when you get them right.
Pick up the yellow triangle.
Turn left to face the clock; click the box
Match the shapes
Open the box, take the key, and you're out!
Posted by: David John Bunge
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September 5, 2014 9:41 PM