Card Shark is certainly an interesting game. Set in France in the 18th century, it acts as a mute bartender who pretends to be a simple card game and gets involved in a life-and-death experience.
Card Shark’s goal is to trick the whole country and raise money for a non-conforming band who aspires to help those in need-like Robin Hood, a little bow and arrowless. Your journey from servant to servant is full of plots when you meet prominent characters and reveal rich and powerful secrets.
If you’re not familiar with what a heart, spade, club, diamond, or ace is and why it’s important, here’s a handy overview to explain the rules.That said, you really don’t, so you just need to know the basics play Cards, simply using various techniques to cheat the way to the top. And there are many such tricks that you are free to use. That’s one of the reasons why Card Shark is so much fun.
For example, as a waiter, you may be asked to pour wine for a “guest.” In the meantime, you’re actually glancing at your opponent’s card. You can then notify these cards to the master who is playing against the same guest, for example, via a simple table wipe where each direction represents a suit. The real secret is not to spill wine. There are precious seconds to collect what is in your opponent’s hands.
As you progress, cheating becomes more and more complicated. Soon, you will receive the cards in a specific order or shuffle the cards in a special way. Card Shark extends beyond poker-based games. Along the way, you’ll learn how to play (and cheat) parlor tricks such as shuffling three cards and flipping a coin toss. In fact, there are over 20 tricks to learn. It can be hard to remember what to do in each situation, but it’s fun to discover each one. It’s easy to explain with a reminder tool, but after a few days of forgetting how a particular trick works, I found it difficult to revisit the game.
The graphics are clean and have an aesthetic that has been lifted since the 18th century and looks like a cartoon. The characters are well animated and adapt to the French environment with pastel colors and interesting brushstrokes. It stands out to be one of the best features of the title. There is no narration work, but there is a fair amount of dialogue. So you need to read a little. Not many, but enough to give the impression of an interactive element, a visual novel with a card game.
Another interesting factor is what happens when you lose. I was put in jail and killed at some point, but the game wasn’t over. There seems to be a way to trick your way out of almost every situation, including death, without ruining things. It will be an exciting story that makes you smile while playing.
We are also grateful that the handheld mode includes touch screen controls. It fits perfectly into the gameplay and creates an even more engaging experience. Add a point-and-click feel to your visual novel style. Like the various card tricks you learn in-game, this is a title of many talents.
Overall, Card Shark is a unique title with an interesting concept of cheating as well as an interesting animation style, all far from today’s modern world. These elements combine to create an impressive, fun and engaging game.
