The Tarot’s Misfortune Review
Posted by Ruff on March 28th, 2010
During the preview of The Tarot’s Misfortune, I said that the game is “still the same hidden object gameplay we all love”. Well, I guess that’s true to a point; but after playing through many of its levels the previous week, I think I might have to rephrase that previous statement.
You see, The Tarot’s Misfortune is not just a hidden object game. It’s actually more of an adventure, masked as a hidden object because, well, you’re trying to find hidden objects in order to go through each level. Drawing the line between the two genres is harder than you might think. It’s not like there are a set of rules to categorize the game between the two. It’s just something you feel after going through most of the game; and that’s definitely what I feel for this game – it’s an adventure.
The game puts you in the shoes of a girl, a fortune teller of sorts that uses tarot cards in order to predict the future. Of course, in every story there’s a bad guy, and for this game, it’s some weird, definitely evil looking musician that possessed the whole townspeople out of their wits. Long story short, you’re off to save the people because for some magical reason, you’re not affected by his evil music.
In my opinion, it’s not the most original of stories since even the characters are all cliche, but the game pulls you into the story enough to make you interested in developments. This is a good thing since it succeeds in its aim to get players playing from beginning until end.
The Tarot’s Misfortune employs a straightforward hidden object gameplay. Find all the items in the list that are marked blue. Some of the found items will go into your special inventory and will be used to interact with locked parts of the environment. Gray items cannot be found until you uncover them, so that’s another problem where you’ll have to think of a way in using inventory items. Well, all of that is nothing new, so I guess we’ll move on writing about the new stuff starting here on out.
Something I noticed since the beginning is that all the game environments won’t fit into a single screen. This means that you’ll have to scroll left and right searching for hidden items instead of just a bland, messy area on most games of this type. This presents quite a challenge, so two crystal balls are placed on each side of the screen to help guide you on where most hidden items lie. It’s not as easy as it sounds though.
The feature is very innovative but there’s a downside to all these. Sometimes, because of the perspective, objects are completely blocked from plain sight by stationary stuff that’s nearer to your point of view. I guess this is intentional, but it kinda gets frustrating unless you use a hint to reveal the object’s actual location. With the unlimited hints, the game can be too easy for lazy players also. Makes you wanna think whether playing the game is easy or not.
Again, The Tarot’s Misfortune feels like an adventure because each of its chapters is composed of multiple intertwined rooms filled with puzzles and clues to aid you moving forward. The idea is for you to move back and forth between rooms until all of them are completed; but be warned, this also means having a good sense of direction, or even just a good memory of the name of each place you visit.
You may think this as annoying, but it’s actually more fun. The storyline develops whenever you visit key rooms to your current objective, and just finishing a chapter gives a sense of accomplishment due to the hard work you’ve been through just to finish up. Besides, a finished chapter will also reward you a tarot reading – something that will give you anticipation on what lies ahead for our courageous heroine.
As an ending note, The Tarot’s Misfortune has a great storyline, deep and challenging puzzles, and a hidden object gameplay that will keep you interested from beginning until end. It has all the elements that makes up a great adventure game and I would very much recommend playing it. It has some of its unlovable points too, but all that is greatly offset by how fun the game is in overall.
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