Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala Reviews

I enjoyed my time better with the second game in the series than Enigmatis 3, but this game is decent. The story starts with an action sequence before flashing back to calmer times. There's been an effort to ground many of the Hidden Object searches more in reality, with searching for fragments and items depicted in art relief, alongside the normal shopping list of random objects. The companion girl is sadly mute and, while story relevant, seems to have less of a distinct personality than the girl in the previous game. The art is great, the quality of life features are good. I'm honestly more of a fan of the Secret Order and the Grim Legends series also from Artifex Mundi, and I recommend diving into those well before the Enigmatis trilogy. That said, if you want to play modern fantasy noir rather than straight up fantasy, you may enjoy this series. The optional collectible morphing objects in this were monochrome and wispy, and for some reason I had far more trouble finding them than those in frankly any other Artifex Mundi game I have played to date. Yet again, the Hidden Objects / Matching Cards test arena in the Extras menu is geared only for practice, not for attempting to claim lost achievements.

This is, hands down, one of the better/best Hidden Objects Games I have played. The illustrations and the graphics are good (based around the time it was made/released and type of game), the story is (mostly) keeping its red thread from the previous games. The storytelling is compelling, and tugged on the heart strings, even more so than its predecessors. I highly recommend this game and the whole trilogy for those who enjoy HOGs!