Posted on: December 18, 2017
sarkocreme
Владелец игрыИгр: 144 Отзывов: 7
Masquerada comes so close to greatness
The story is very good and is propped up by something I rarely notice - amazing voice acting. The characters leave lasting impressions and the script provides some very memorable moments. Music is on point the whole time. The world is absolutely brimming with life - so much more lore than I'd expect out of a 12-14 hour game. I really liked both the linear nature and the character progression. The game never, ever wasted my time. So many of these open world games and more traditional RPGs send me on fetch quests, offer me pointless side quests, and fill my inventory with garbage loot to sell. All actions feel important to the story. Character progression is a skill tree with 4 active abilities that can be leveled up after key points in the game. Various Mascherines change the character ultimates. Finally, a ink "tattoo" system of sorts provides substitutes for typical weapon/armor. Unfortunately, some flaws mar an otherwise fantastic game. First, the lore is overwhelming. You will be hit with an avalanche of foreign terms. Be prepared to read the in game encyclopedia or just miss some things. Second, though I liked the idea of "tattoos" replacing weapon/armor, they never felt that impactful. Likewise on Mascherines, by the time I used an ultimate the battle was over (or I was fighting a boss). All of this feeds into the game's biggest weakness - combat. You'll approach every battle the same. Spam abilities and dodge various telegraphed attacks. After you have your skills setup, it basically plays itself. Though the game isn't super challenging on hard, you may occasionally die. The game only saves on scene changes so you might die on your 3rd battle, forcing you to repeat the easier battles. This would be fine if the battles were connected AT ALL, but they aren't. It makes no sense not to either implement carry over effects (like HP) or allow retries after battles in this system. Hopefully Masquerada 2 fixes "tattoos" and combat - if so, I'll be all in.
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