Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth

Genuinely one of my favorite works of all time. This is the last entry in the trilogy and most definitively the best entry. I ended up taking a massive break from when i played prelude to when i started deception. And it actually helped me alot with immersion. I felt as though i had been missing these characters. Oboro, Aruruu, and the entire gang. Being a way from them, and suddenly reuniting in the second game felt so special. Either way that's enough about the second game cause this really is about the final game. There is not one moment in mask of truth that lacks enjoyment. The gameplay, although it stays the same from the previous game, it is still really enjoyable. There is a lot i want to say, but i do not want to delve to much into spoilers. All i can say is that if you enjoyed the previous games, i really hope you would want to see the story through and finish this amazing work of art. Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth 10/10

The best SRPG series I have stumbled upon yet. You have to do your fair share of reading, but the gameplay is all worth it. (and so is the story)

It broke my heart. But it is one of the best VNs I've read. It has some pacing problems and some fights are quite annoying, yeah, but the game is completely worth experiencing, especially if you like the previous 2.

while i have my problems with this game i think that the majority of what it does is great, making a few of its characters peak

[h1]If you enjoyed Mask of Deception, you really gotta play this[/h1] As a heads up, this is the final game in the trilogy and while you can get away with not playing Prelude [spoiler]It's definitely more relevant here but it's all basically supplementary stuff[/spoiler] you really can't away with not playing Mask of Deception. But as a follow-up to MoD, damn it's got some REAL STRONG MOMENTS thanks to its premise. Giving away the plot would ruin the whole reason you play this so I'll keep it simple and say that I loved toning down the slice of life stuff in favour of a more serious tone. It still has its fun/goofy moments but there's so many more genuine moments of dealing with concerns, grief, drama, all that good stuff that helps flesh out characters and give them their moments to shine. But while I think Mask of Truth absolutely has the highest highs in the series, this is also debatably the most inconsistent quality in the series yet. For my liking, there's too many underdeveloped plotlines or lacking follow-ups from prior games that just makes me go "that's it?", the game's definitely longer than the prior two by quite a bit but I kinda wish it could've been shorter so there could be another game after this to develop certain plotlines and characters out a bit more. Still, what we got isn't bad, like it definitely has its merits so I'll move onto the other selling point of Utawarerumono, that being tactics gameplay. I say selling point but it's never really been that great, usually just a reprieve from the constant text or something to help sell the tone but I gotta say, it's definitely gotten a lot better since the first game. You have a wider roster of characters to work with, enemies are placed with more thought, objectives are more reasonable and surprisingly the game was somewhat challenging at points which is more than I can say for the prior entries. [h1]If you've come this far, you owe it to yourself to finish the trilogy[/h1] Even if it could've been better, there's still a lot of good to take away from this. Number 1 selling point for this series for me has been Haku, and I'm more than happy to have seen how this journey ended.

Very highly recommend to play through Mask of Deception before even playing this. You will feel like growing up with them and missing the good old day memories. Great music perfect story.

How did i spent a solid 110+ hours for this game, idk. Nice game and 10/10 cast. Kuon best girl.

Underrated (owner and played count), must play for those who play Visual Novel. 3rd installment in the series AND it is required to clear the previous entry in the series to enjoy the game. The story require the set-up from the previous entry. New players entering the series at this point would be confused on what's going on. Combat and gameplay is far improved compared to its predecessor. Full voice. Music that fit the game to the T. It got it's high and low moment (more on the high side) and serve as closure for the trilogy, overall a great purchase. The low moment consist of some part of the stories feels that are not very well thought off by the author, for example 1. People teleporting over great distance (Woshis's servant). 2. The main protagonist and his team fell for almost every trap, and brute force through most of it. 3. Protagonist could have avoid some of the deadly fights if he just talked and explain better. (Arguing that the schemers that assassinated the king still linger within the court would automatically recruit those that remain loyal to the deceased king). etc

Haku smile saved me