Dark Arcana: The Carnival

5/10 would grab on DEEP sale
- only about 3 hours of gameplay
+ story
- no fast travel
- reskined some of the exact same puzzles from the other games

I first played this game when I was very young with my sister and I later on searched everywhere for this game and finally found it here. I personally love this game, partially because of nostalgia. If you have ever played games by Artifex Mundi or any point and click hidden object game you won't find much new here. It does suffer from the same issues that many of these games do like very unintuitive puzzles and object placement, but that shouldn't take away from the experience. The puzzles are fun, if not frustrating at times, the story is good and the visuals are standard for a hidden object game. It was an overall enjoyable experience. I would definitely recommend getting this game on sale though, considering there is only 3 hours of gameplay. This is worth it for anyone who enjoys these types of games and it is also a good introduction to hidden object games for beginners. I feel that these game often don't get the love they deserve so despite its flaws this is a good game to add to your collection.

Nice game with a good story. Only drawback is that some of the search puzzles are recycled. Usually those screens in other games are also recycled, but with other objects to search for. Here they have some searches with basically the same items in the same spot, which you already know by then.
Can still recommend though.

Another classic hidden objects games for me. Love the places around the map, especially in the mirror world. The Monaco can be a bit annoying but overall not too bad. The puzzles are not too hard. 8.8/10 would recommend.

Not bad! I'll give it 80%. It has a couple confusing things. First, after the first part of the game you get not one map but three. You have to use the tabs on the top left when using the map. Second, alternate matching game for an HO scene. IT's the cards with the starburst behind them that you must pair for an item in the HO to be eliminated. Aside from that, no major issues.

I really like this typical artifex mundi style. The whole game was cool and the story pretty nice. I also like the voice of the protagonist very much. The puzzles were pretty easy though. The game was on expert pretty easy to pass. The characters very pretty nice too, even though i didnt really like the knife thrower. The monkey mechanics were pretty nice, even though its nothing new, its still a very cool feature. The bonus chapter, was pretty small but still a nice conclusion to the story. All in one: really fun. I can highly recommend it.

good story and graphics are nice. puzzles are fun.