Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception

I wish there was a meh option instead of just a thumbs up or down.. The combat is far more fleshed out than prelude to the fallen, and requires far more thought. Overall it vastly improves on the first game in terms of forcing you to play more tactically. Unfortunately you don't get to fully explore it due to the few oppurtunities the game gives you to level up and get your final strikes, etc. As for the story, the characters are nice, and as unique as the first game. The plot however, starts slow, and never really feels like it picks up until the conclusion, even though there are a lot of fun slice-of-life-esque subplots thrown in between. On top of that, the ending is a cliffhanger and kinda requires you to play the third game to actually complete hakus saga, which is probably not a good direction for a VN. If they were going to do this with Haku's character arc, maybe Kuon would've been a better choice for main character? I think playing the third game is a necessity for continuity's sake, and I really wish that wasnt the case rip

after all these years, finally got the chance to come back and finish this game it's hard to believe a game from over a decade ago could have such amazing presentation..really great

TIme well spent. Story is peak, game mechanic is good in Hard Mode, character is lovable and memorable. Beware, slow pacing story telling. but well invested if you end trilogy of the game.

good story

Good story, I like Haku a lot and while I didn't like Kuon in the beginning, I came to like her. Pacing is bad and combat is a side-grade with odd choices instead of an improvement over Prelude, over all I like this game. 8/10

Peak. Haku is the goat.