There are no enemies to fight either and everyone you encounter is very friendly. Overall Carto is a rather relaxing game as there is never any real danger and the protagonist can’t get hurt. The story itself seems to be aimed at very young players, but they will definitely need some assistance with some of the more obtuse puzzles later in the game. There are even a few puzzles that make use of audio or visual clues. The game does try to keep things fresh with later levels featuring map pieces of different sizes and shapes as well as map pieces with rooms or tunnels underneath them.
There is some repetition involved with the map manipulation, especially as you sometimes end up having to repeatedly move pieces out of the way that doesn’t fit. Sometimes pieces also have to be connected in specific ways based on descriptions provided by NPCs, which in turn reveals previously unseen portions of the map. This means that some lateral thinking is required to get Carto where she needs to be at times. For example, you can’t connect a piece with an ocean to a piece with a forest or desert on it unless there is a coastline. The map is grid-based and pieces can be rotated in four directions, but can only be connected to each other in a way that makes sense. It starts out very easy with map pieces fitting together in obvious ways, but the difficulty steadily ramps up throughout the adventure. With one button tap, players can look at all the map pieces that Carto has found and can then rotate these and piece them together. The gameplay in Carto is based almost entirely around its map manipulation mechanics. Most of the map pieces got scattered when Carto fell out of the airship, but with a bit of exploring and some help from the friendly locals, she quickly begins gathering them again. Like her grandmother, she is able to manipulate the pieces of a magical map to alter the world around her. Thankfully, this task is made a little easier by the fact that Carto is not just any ordinary girl. Carto finds herself on an island inhabited by friendly folks but immediately sets out on a journey to reunite with her grandmother. Carto is a young girl who cruises the skies in an airship with her grandmother, but an accident sees the two of them getting separated.
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