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Nearly 30 years ago, a Texan named Vernon Reed made a necklace with a liquid-crystal display at the center. By 1990, after a series of one-off LCD jewelry creations, he quit the business. "My jeweler peers did not understand what I was up to, and computer artists were put off by the whole notion of jewelry," he said...
...Since October, we have had over 20 incidents involving thefts of LCD projectors,” Catalano said of the stolen liquid crystal display (LCD) projectors, which are used to show videos, DVDs and slides in high resolution...
These are hardly the point, but go a long way in making what is otherwise a stock action-RPG more immersive than it should be. The real test is how well its given set of character classes, equipment, magical items and foes hold up over countless stages of battle. Crystal Chronicles’ top-down gameplay has been compared to Diablo and Zelda, but is most reminiscent of Gauntlet, in which a small band of heroes roved endlessly across tidy little maps filled with monsters and treasure chests. Brilliantly, the countless skirmishes you’ll encounter reflect the turn...
...obvious inspiration for the change is Crystal Chronicles’ focus on multiplayer gameplay. A Game Boy Advance and special cable is required for each player to participate, making it the most expensive multiplayer gaming experience short of computer LAN parties. This is the game’s biggest flaw, skewing the single player campaign to such an extent that it feels like half, maybe three-quarters, of a game...
It’s testament to Square’s sharp design mentality that Crystal Chronicles solo is as enjoyable as much more ambitious games being released. Despite the smaller scale (a brief cutscene in which your caravan sets out from your hometown is all that gets things rolling), the world feels as instantly alive as in any full-fledged role playing game. The soundtrack comprises some of the most vivid medieval-themed music yet committed to the videogame medium, conjuring a distinctly Old World atmosphere. Each landscape is rife with textural and architectural detail that makes it seem like...