Tuttifrutti Interactive has set a new benchmark in HOPA games with Darkarta. This is not only the most beautiful game that I've played, but the setting, ancient India, and the mythology behind the story pulled me in and held me captive. I very rarely replay games, but Darkarta has already had me coming back for more. There is always something to see that I didn't notice before because the detail is marvelous.
Most of the puzzles are unique. There are a few that have been used in other games, but not very many. They make you think and add greatly to the fun of the game. Some of them I'd like to go back and replay just because they were that fun!
Almost all of the hidden object scenes are different from each other. In some you search for fragments, in another you use the items to gain more items and in still others, it's the basic search and find. There's a good mix and I never got bored.
This is a very long game and it was so good that I didn't want to quit playing, even as it got later and later...and my hours of sleep before work shrunk. I loved this game so much that I gifted it to several family members and they have all loved it as well.
Now I just have one question and that is, when is the sequel coming out? Give this game a chance, you'll be thrilled that you did!