Plot
The game takes place in a parallel universe, where the fairy tale realm of Enchantia is suffering under the depraved rule of a coven of wicked witches. The worst and most powerful of them seeks a male child from another dimension as the major ingredient of her desired potion of eternal youth. For this purpose, she has acquired the sorcery of all the other witches and created a portal connecting to Earth for her plan to catch a boy there. One day in 20th century, the teenage Brad suddenly vanishes during a baseball practice with his sister Jenny. He is transported through time and space to Enchantia and imprisoned in the dungeons underneath the witch's castle, where he is to be held until she is ready for the rejuvenation spell. However, Brad, not giving up, escapes and then sets out on a journey to return home safely. In the course of his surreal adventure, he braves various dangers and meets a host of friendly and hostile characters - including talking animals, monsters and other creatures - and rises to become an unlikely hero who can end the witches' cruel reign.
The game begins with Brad hanging upside down in manacles while dressed in medieval clothing. Escaping from the cell, he falls into a moat before coming to a halt in a maze of an underground cavern. Reaching the surface, he arrives at a village, which is then sealed-off by guards. This location is repeatedly revisited throughout the game, as Brad returns here after traveling to the various corners of Enchantia: the Edge of the World cliff, the Ice Palace that belongs to another witch, and the Valley of the Lost (a place where all things lost on Earth are going to), all while searching for a set of three items to use in the final showdown: a vacuum cleaner, a fire extinguisher and a mechanical fan. In the end, a friendly mage teleports him into a grave in a vampire-haunted cemetery just outside his ultimate destination, the castle. Inside, Brad needs to confront and defeat the queen of the witches by countering her attacks in a battle of black magic against modern technology, finishing her off with a magic ring. Once she is destroyed, the boy accomplishes his quest and he is instantly transported back to the baseball field where it all started.
Curse of Enchantia was described as "a funny version of Lure of the Temptress with a different plot." Its story was partially inspired by The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Snow Queen, and relies heavily on surreal humor and slapstick. It contains several Easter egg references, including the shop called "Benn's Costume Shop" (complete with a costume of Batman), a band named "The Slugs" (formed of four humanoid slugs), getting into a frozen land through a wardrobe, and the wreck of Marie Celeste. Some reviews also featured a slightly different version of the story, involving three witches who needed to drink a special potion every 100 years or else they would turn to dust.
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