Publisher: Artifex Mundi
What I Paid: $2.25
Verdict: Not Shovelware.
What I Say:
Here we have another Artifex Mundi Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game. In this one, you are an unnamed healer who is summoned to a distant kingdom to heal a mute queen. The story promptly about-turns and you find yourself pursuing their son and heir as the queen is accused of witchcraft and sentenced to burn. The story proceeds to involve a cursed sister kingdom, a number of swans and a vengeful sorceress.
Overall, this was an interesting enough story for me to complete it, albeit with a few “moon logic” moments both in the main story and in the pleasantly lengthy bonus story. A “helper” mechanic. aurally telegraphed, adds to some of the puzzle variety.
What They Say:
When a mysterious illness befalls the queen of the Eagle Kingdom, a famous healer is summoned to Eagle Castle to examine her.
The Healer’s quest takes a sudden turn when the infant prince vanishes under mysterious circumstances. The queen is accused of practicing dark magic and thrown into the prison tower.
According to the kingdom’s law, sorcery is a crime punishable by death. The desperate King, believing his wife is innocent, begs the healer to find a way to exonerate the queen.
The protagonist has only one day to reach the ruins of the Swan Kingdom and unravel the mystery behind the ruling family’s curse. Only then will she manage to find the young heir to the throne and save the queen from her execution.
Will the healer be successful in saving the queen? Will she rescue the little prince from the clutches of dark magic?
The fate of two kingdoms lies in the healer’s hands.
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