Although you can enjoy Mask of Deception well enough as your first entry in the series, the story is very much a trilogy - and Mask of Truth heavily relies on knowledge of the first game and its narrative. Now, before I played through Mask of Deception and Mask of Truth, I did have one problem - the same problem that many potential Utawarerumono fans have had to deal with for the past 3 years. Mechanics like Attack Chains and Zeal/Overzeal elevated the battle system and helped accentuate what was already an engaging RPG, and a fascinating story about war, nations, and the allegiances that bind them. Although I started playing them while I was in the middle of a Visual Novel binge, by the end of Mask of Truth, I was just as much in it for the Tactical RPG gameplay as I was in it for the story. When I played Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and Mask of Truth last year, I was blindsided by just how much the games ended up enthralling me. Going into Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen, I was worried.
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