The Tarot's Misfortune

Poor gypsy girl Rosalee wakes up trapped in the village prison, and her deck of tarot cards has been stolen to prevent her from using its magic power. What should she do? How to get out of these overwhelming difficulties? That is the beginning of The Tarot’s Misfortune, designed by Triple Hippo Studios.

The first thing that catches your eye when playing Tarot’s Misfortune is how vivid and beautiful the game scenes are. They exactly imitate gypsy village, with colors that perfectly set the tone of the game. Furthermore, spooky music and sound effects add much to the creepy atmosphere of the title. When you explore the scene, you will see there lots of gems, especially in the over large scrolling hidden object backgrounds. 

As you have already understood The Tarot’s Misfortune is a point-and-click adventure hybrid, containing both lots of hidden object portions and a bit of wandering around style. The gameplay is rather addictive, though most of the puzzles are on the easy side. Despite this fact the storyline and puzzles are always stuck to the main theme that is different from other similar games. There you will tackle jigsaws, musical puzzles and many other different mini-games. If the game has any defects, its most noticeable one is a short gameplay. Even with twelve episodes some players might be done in two or three hours.

In spite of the game is a bit juvenile and suited to a beginner, this is a great, comprehensive, encompassing game with enough eye candy to make anyone happy. If you are not experienced player or just tired of brain-teasing tasks, The Tarot’s Misfortune is a good choice then.

22, February 2010