Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered

Honestly, after the end of the game, I was disappointed. Gameplay was solid - no shade there. However, the new abilities didn't really add much to the game play itself, and the encounters and encounter types did not change to make use of said new abilities. Story, however, felt padded and wandering for no reason. While the first half of the game wandered, the second half fell into so many bad writing mistakes and clenches I was table flipping. Ending, is not bad, but was not good - just meh. And, for some reason, left me very put out. As a whole, the game feels like it was canceled 1/2 though, then handed to a different team much later to polish up without given any real roadmap, or world book, to work with. It also felt like lots of execs put their fingers in the pie and forcing references to the other Utawarerumono games that were not really needed. (I don't know if any of this is true, but that's how it feels during the playthrough.) I did not have the same level of stupid fun I did in playing the original Monochrome Mobius. And that left me sad.

The gameplay is jank. But let's be real you already know what you're getting into if you played Monochrome Mobius! This game is the sequel to MM, and together makes the prequel to the Utawarerumono trilogy. The game's got more lore/backstory, art, voice acting, and music that did not disappoint! You might even recognize a reference to another visual novel by Aquaplus if you do the side quests. Listening to the VA's livestream discussion of the game in the background while I cleaned up the last achievements also added to the whole experience. With this, the series that began in 2002 has finally come to an end. (Lost Frag archive when??) I have thoroughly enjoyed this game, and can recommend it to every Utawarerumono fan!

the last Uta game marking the finale of the series.... As much as i wanted to love this throughout, the first 2/3 of the game felt padded out a lot... while it was interesting to some extent, it was unnecessarily slow to get to the point, while adding stuff that held no relevancy aside from fan service for people who stuck w the series. The gameplay was better than MM1 but i still didnt love it, some bosses were such a drag to get through and its extremely easy to be underlevelled. but anyway aside from those the last 1/3 of the game was uta greatness, reminding us all of why we love this series and why we grew attached.. I will miss you uta...you were fun...

let me say this first i enjoyed the turn based battles and the exploration it was well done. the characters weren't bad either. my issue with the game was about the storytelling which has a few plot holes throughout the game and the end specially. the story reads like fan fiction stuff. the writing could have been better and the end could have been done much better as well. despite liking the characters the game felt hollow for me and i invested 50 plus hour in this game. should i recommend it for the story, nope. the gameplay is pretty good to great and the exploration is satisfying but rpgs are more than gameplay and exploration if the story is incoherent then its not a good game to me, regardless. the previous games and visual novels had more quality story wise

It's ugly beyond repair...It saddened me to have to say that nowadays Chinese Gacha Games are 200% better than JRPG...Because I hate Gacha... At least the story is okay and I love the characters, played the game on switch 2, ugliness is more bearable ... But, please , Japan stop be stuck in 2005!

[h1]The Final Verse of Utawarerumono[/h1] When they mentioned that this will be the last game of the franchise, it feels bittersweet to journey through my last goodbyes with an impressive world and lore that continue to amaze me with a level of detail that rivals most JRPGs. This is a direct-sequel to Monocrhome Mobius that has a drastic change in the overall game design. At first I was questioning some of these decisions but after a few hours playing, you can find the intention of these changes that enhances the overall player experience. The game almost feels entirely different from Monochrome Mobius and it definitely benefits when exploring an expanded world that is so much more bigger. I love what they did with Area Rulers and the quick-kill mechanic. I love the reworked turn-based combat system that gives more powerful options in the early-game that makes the progression feel so much more smooth and satisfying. And I really really love the story. The character developments of Oshor, Mikazuchi, Munechika, and Shunya reaches their peaks through this game. There were certain moments where they could have developed in a better way but the message is still firm with their…