I have the same problem. I downloaded the game twice but the screen freeze didn't go away. This makes it impossible to ever get all 20 items in the bonus sections. The screen freezes, curser freezes and when it picks up again the scene is gone. Also the wait time between sections is ridiculous. It's not fun when most of the time is spent sitting while watching a black screen (or the loading bar) and waiting for the next section to appear.
I also had many problems with game freezing. But the worst is yet to come; I finished the game and the ending sucks-there is no payoff for finishing. After I finished the last jewel board, the board opened with the last "stone" and instead of returning to the screen to place the stone, the screen goes black and then someone is talking about their next adventure and you see a dinghy and a big crate floating by-that's it! To say that this game has been a monumental disappointment is a definite understatement.
I was looking forward to this game but it was virtually unplayable. The cursor drags or just won't move at all. The game freezes and just shuts it's self down. A big disappointment. Great concept, lousy delivery.
I have the Mac version of this game. After finding the 9th of the 20 jewels, the game started freezing. I have to force quit (Option Command esc) to get out. I've finished the 15th chapter, and the problem is starting to get worse. I'm able to restart, and the game continues for a short while. It's still playable, but rather annoying. I have OSX 10.6.8.
2 of Diamonds
Posted on Fri Dec 04 08:42:12 PST 2009