Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Collector's Edition

Being a mother is quite a stressful job, regardless of how many children you happen to have. They all require a lot of love and attention, not to mention the fact that it’s very difficult to remain calm when they happen to get sick. On the other hand, it’s not easy to empathize with parents in video games and movies unless the writers do a very good job when it comes to the characters.

Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest is an adventure game with hidden object elements and a variety of puzzles to tackle along the way. The story itself is mighty intriguing as well, because it includes many fascinating locations and a couple of strange ideas that make the whole thing feel like a true adventure. However, this is still a casual game, so don’t expect too much complexity in regards to the gameplay.

The story revolves around a mother whose daughter is kidnapped by an immortal creature called Darkarta, who is trying to use her in order to create an elixir in order to resurrect his bride. Obviously, this process wouldn’t be too fun for the daughter, so you must save her at any cost. Various other creatures and events colorize the story along the way, so the journey is quite enjoyable all the way through.

As mentioned before the mechanics are the same when it comes to what you actually have to do in order to play the game. Hence, there are a number of scenes you can explore, and each one of these scenes contains a handful of objects that can be picked up. These items must then be used in order to solve puzzles, which in turn allows you to keep the story rolling.

Speaking of which, each one of the scenes is beautifully drawn and contains a lot of detail, not to mention the great colors that comprise every landscape. It’s still a bummer that you cannot move around the scenery and you are stuck looking at static images, but it’s a lot better than in most games in the genre. The voice acting is not bad either, and the sound effects complete the atmosphere along the way.

When it’s all said and done, Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest can easily keep you busy from start to finish, especially since it’s so immersive when it comes to environments and the story. The puzzles seem to be worthwhile as well.