Lamia's Game Room Reviews

The game forces you to lose on about round 7, no matter what side you pick it seems to be 100% the death card on the last draw against the opponent. Good luck

I figured I'd give this game a shot, considering how cheap it was. I was also enjoying the art style. Unfortunately there is almost nothing in this game that is enjoyable. The english was garbage, the whole game is covered in misspellings and grammer mistakes. The gameplay had no depth to it whatsover, [spoiler] When the character's face shows the tell, it is the bad card, pick any other card.[/spoiler] using that strategy, I was able to win everytime, except for 2 times, with there being about 10 card games* or so, makes the gameplay so boring. The story is also horrible and non-existent. The game tries to be mysterious, and will after the occasional chapter, try to drop a "clue" like a mysterious family photo or something. They are for the most part, literally useless, they have no impact on anything. As someone who can get subtlety and can find hidden meanings, I can assure you there are none here. One last thing about the story, there is an extra chapter "twist", when viewed under the conversations of the rest of the game, actually creates some plotholes and was a clearly rushed ending. So yeah, nothing really in this game is good, go get anything else. *The matches themselfs require 4 wins minimum, and you lose and restart if you lose twice. While this does make luck less of a deciding factor, it drags out the matches for soooooo long. When I was doing a quick mental recount, I could have sworn there were more card games in this than that, but nope, they are just really long. For someone who likes the card game it might be better, but for me who hated it, it was a real chore and dragged on and on.

I have to say, until now, it's a boring game. Incrutable story, duplicating action, the only thing that surprises me is the sound, I truly feel nervous when I play this game.

This is a nice looking game, with a decent atmosphere spoiled by an extremely bad english translation, given the gameplay in between the story sections is fairly simplistic, basically being old maid with a very limited bluffing/tells system, that is fairly crippling. With the story being only barely comprehensible, the entire weight of whether to play this or not falls onto the card game, which isn't really up to it, seeming more a vehicle to stretch the story out presumably in the original language. In early rounds the tells are fairly clear and consistent, so even if you get unlucky and lose the first time, by the second game you should be able to bluff each of your two opponents enough to tip the scales. Later opponents however clearly have much more complicated patterns to how and what they react to and how they bluff that you can't reasonably work out, so about all you have is randomly clicking one of your three bluff options any time you have the Lamia (Old Maid) card in the hope you pick the right one, apart from that you just need to keep playing until you get lucky enough times. Overall this isn't a great game, if the translation was there the storyline might have been enough to make it worth playing as a whole, but the card game it is based on just isn't a good fit for a computer game by it's nature.

tl;dr Has some flaws, but overall the story was interesting, art is great, and anyone who likes Old Maid should be happy with the game play. Longer answer: The game is Old Maid but with an almost Lovecraftian meets manga aesthetic. The art is very good for all the characters. Their expressions were interesting and entertaining and the images shown between chapters were nicely done. Lamia herself is cute, sinister, cryptic, and makes you want to understand what she's really up to throughout. Most of the characters really pop in their own way and have unique situations attached to them. The story, while not very long, continually made me more curious about what exactly was going on. I was eager to see the outcomes of the rounds and I played through the game in one sitting. Took me about an hour and a half to finish but I also got up for a few minutes a few times. The extra game time I have built up comes from leaving the game to idle afterwards to get cards. The music was very good and matched the type of game this is. It set the mood very well and changed at certain parts to match the changes going on in the story. Also when not actively focusing on playing the game itself and having the music playing in the background while I was busy, it dawned on on me more just how creepy certain parts of the music were. Not chill-you-to-the-bone creepy, but just unsettling sounding. I dig it. The gameplay is basically just Old Maid, the card game with a slight mechanic of being able to influence others' choices by way of prompts. Some of the prompts work on some opponents and some do not and you just have to experiment to find out. They also have varying facial expressions and dialogue text that can hint to what cards they have. For example if they receive the Lamia (Old Maid) card from a pick, they will have unique dialogue and a facial expression that can tip you off. Sometimes, however, their tells will be tough to figure out because they may respond very similarly to different things. Personally, I like many card games and being able to just chill and do some simple Old Maid while experiencing the story and listening to the music was nice. It wasn't hyper demanding with just card picking and some occasional prompts. For me it felt just like sitting back chilling and playing a round of Solitaire while you unwind... Am I the only one who uses Solitaire to unwind occasionally? As for negatives; There were a few times where it had typos or slightly broken English, but honestly, it was not that big of a deal. It was clear enough to understand everything that was going on. I will say though that some of the typos show up often because of them being used in common things such as "frist" instead of "first" at the start of rounds describing who picks the first card. As well as "Cancel" being spelled as "Cancle" when choosing a prompt. Still, it's not rocket science to realize what it actually means so I don't really care. It's not a $60 game. Overall, it's well worth giving a go. It's the opposite of expensive and it was worth the time I spent on it for me. I enjoy cryptic, confusing (in the Lovecraft kind of way where you're never quite sure what is going on), off-the-wall type games sometimes and it scratches that itch. Sadly, I think the company who made it is not making games anymore so we'll likely never see a sequel and it could have had a really interesting set of them based on what happens in the story. Maybe someday...

[h1]Rough translation doesn't detract from what is, at its core, an entertaining game. The RNG aspects, however, might.[/h1] So, this is basically a visual novel that is poorly translated (or written, maybe both), and uses the Old Maid game mechanic. At times even if you feel you have a read on your opponent's tell you'll still pick the wrong card, and there will be times no matter what you do you'll end up losing. This can work in your favor sometimes: I was in the clear on the first turn, as 4 of my 5 cards were matches, and my opponent to my left was the first to pick cards, thus eliminating my hand. It still feels very RNG-ish, however, which can be a bad for something like this. If the 'tells' were a little more visual or if they said something you could make an educated guess from that would be a big improvement. There were several times I had to win four games in a row and lost on my fourth game due to sheer luck. Very frustrating. To be honest, while the story had its issues, it was the only reason I kept playing. It isn't a BAD game per say, just not very well put together. HOWEVER, I am going to recommend this because of the price. The art is great, it has a creepy atmosphere, and you genuinely want to know more about the story. Plus, achievements simply for playing and beating the game (nothing missable). Worth it.

I should start off by saying that the art in this game looks nice (which seems to be the game's main selling point), since that's probably the only positive thing I can say about this game. 'Gothic style horror mystery card game' is a funny way to say 'glorified version of Old Maid plus badly written visual novel'. The gameplay is overly simplified, and heavily depends on plain luck some times. Although the premise involves 'finding out your opponents' weakness', that really only works until halfway through the game. After that point, the patterns of each opponent are so vague you have a better chance just doing random guesses. The translation is terrible, but at least it's still comprehensible most of the time. The story is nonexistent. Whenever it feels like a character is getting some development or the game is hinting to something you jump right into the next chapter and that's never mentioned again. Spoiler alert, if you manage to brave through 11 short but boring as hell matches, your big reward is a 'to be continued' screen as the game ends without even trying to explain anything about the plot it pretends to have. And that's just lovely.

Pretty decent little card game, though it's too short and took me only a bit more than an hour to finish, but I enjoyed it regardless of it's cons. It lacks the story and has terrible English translation, but that's not really a big deal since we get a hint of continuation at the end of the game. The art and the soundtrack are very nice, as well as the game's atmosphere. A lot of reviewers say it's purely based on luck - not true. All you have to do is be smart and watch opponents' reactions, analyze them and do it fast. The game worth it's price, so grab it if you like card games with a twist or enjoy fooling people in games.

Lamia's Game Room Lamia's Game Room is a casual card game done by Digital Crafter. Lamia's Game Room is a mystery card game that plays [for me] similar to Old Maid, with a visual novel type story tied to it. It's a bit short, it took me about 4-5 hours to beat and get all of the achievements. At the time I played, spelling and grammatical errors plauged the entire game. The game is all about fooling your opponent by playing your cards and when you can, expressions right. You got a "Lamia" card you need to get your opponent to take and hold onto, so they "lose." I focued more on the gameplay then the story, though I didn't feel it very interesting.The levels starting out were rather simple, easy to catch on and get into the rhythm. Towards the end, the characters you're playing against get a lot better and their factial give aways are no longer always accurate. I recommend this on I enjoyed the gameplay and goth-style art, though this game is NOT for everyone.

I admit I like the art in this, but I was expecting a deeper story. The developer should have run the script by a native english speaker to give it a quick looking over before publishing it, because it's a mess, with lots of grammatical errors and typos. The mysterious game that this sinister entity is forcing you to play for your freedom? It's Old Maid with a bluffing system. I was expecting some sort of intricate double fanucci with the demonic host laughing and quipping when the players screwed up, building tension before each elimination. Nope. Old Maid with a bluffing system. So much disappointment. On the bright side, it was a dollar, and it's got trading cards, if you're into those. Otherwise, give it a pass.