Cryptode

A puzzle / games storygame by solostrike

Commended by BerkaZerka on 9/21/2019 8:59:52 AM

Player Rating5.28/8

"#204 overall, #6 for 2005"

Based on 281 ratings since 12/14/2004
Played 14,678 times (finished 413)

Story Difficulty8/8

"Mosie through a minefield"

Play Length5/8

"Not going to lose any sleep"

Maturity Level3/8

"Must be at least this tall to play"

Contains content that may not be suitable for persons under age 10. If this were a movie, it would probably be between G and PG.

Tags

Previously Featured

Puzzle

Serious

'A square of three dimensions
is locketh before thee,
Unlock it and thee shall be rich,
One mistake and thee shan't live again'

You are a relic hunter in search of the Cryptode. You begin your search in Rome. While searching you are confronted by the Group, a band of men who are also in search of the Cryptode. You are almost killed in the fight.

You must use weapons, skill, strategy and luck to find the cryptode before the Group does. You can choose between many different transportation methods like taxi, train, car, bus, helicopter, and plane. There is one secret level in the game, see if you can find it.

To make it a little fun, there are also four different endings:

Best/Special Ending - Exceptional Gameplay

Normal Ending, You did not meet the requirements for Best Ending but you found all the combinations for the Cryptode

Lucky Ending - Guessed on the Cryptode combination.

Wrong Guess Ending - Did not unlock the Cryptode and lose the game.

<b>Please PM me your ending!!!</b>

Player Comments

Hmm, you use of the editor is amazing, but the constant mazes are really annoying (try to at least add a little variety, instead of making every room and every passage way the same) and the gun fights definatly need work (why are head shots so useless? Shouldn't their be more tactical options?). A little description would help a lot.
Also the final fight was just stupid, I must have killed like 20 guys before running out of bullets, then helath, and then by trying to use my armour I ended up travelling back in time to an earlier part of the game. You could have just shortened the fight, instead of making an epic battle.
Otherwise a pretty good game

— Paul on 1/1/2006 11:46:48 PM with a score of -5

This is an incredible game with a fun storyline that I found reminicent of many of the classic Adventure Games. Aside from a way-too-long final battle, the gameplay was very impressive. The author really took the system to the limit, including a driving-around chapter (with map and a YOU ARE HERE dot) and a Casino. I highly recommend taking the time to play this.

— Alexp on 12/4/2005 1:19:49 AM with a score of -15

What a great concept. Lots of adventure and detail.
It was somewhat tedious in the Vatican search, but that's how searches are I suppose.
My main grouch is with the (final?) shoot-out in the cave. I have no idea how many hits I scored on the enemy but they kept coming. I must have been there for an hour ( game time ) and took about 12 bullets and lived.
I gave up in the end because it felt I was stuck in a time loop or something. I don't even know how many men there were left fighting me. But at least I had a bottomless bottle of Tylenol! And I kept finding one more bullet in my pocket. Kind of magic.
Thanks for the story though! It was fun.

— JohnX on 2/27/2024 1:43:24 PM with a score of -35

It's all fun and games until you're forced to Get off the Plane.

— ninjapitka on 2/15/2021 8:29:51 PM with a score of -10

The final battle felt endless and I eventually died while playing it, but otherwise the game was really fun.

— a person on 12/26/2019 12:22:50 PM with a score of -180

I like the plethora of options at each stage of the story and that time is a variable for progressing.