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Mask of the Rose

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Linux • 2023

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Quick resume

A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.

Global score

77/100

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Visual Novel, Indie

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    Pros

    • Rich and immersive narrative
    • Deep character relationships and romance options
    • Beautiful art and atmospheric music
    • High replayability with multiple story paths
    • Inclusive and diverse representation

    Cons

    • Slow pacing and frustrating ui delays
    • Lack of manual save function
    • Clunky and confusing storycrafting mechanics
    • Limited daily actions constrain exploration
    • Some repetitive dialogue and mechanical relationship prompts

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game involves making dialogue choices and managing relationships, which require some skill and strategy, but gameplay is mostly predictable visual novel mechanics."

      Capsule for Arcade Spirits Arcade Spirits

      "The game involves puzzle-like storycrafting and relationship management requiring skill, but some mechanics are described as clunky or confusing."

    • Competition

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      "Focus is on personal exploration and narrative experience without competitive elements or leaderboards."

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    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

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      "Multiple playthroughs encouraged due to branching story paths, character relationships, and unlockables, fostering habitual and repeated engagement."

      Capsule for Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

      "Strong desire for multiple playthroughs to uncover different storylines, mysteries, and relationship outcomes."

    • Cooperation

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      "Gameplay centers on individual decision-making and personal relationships rather than teamwork or multiplayer cooperation."

      Capsule for Cooking Companions Cooking Companions

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    • Creativity

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      "Players create their own narratives, customize characters, and engage in crafting and trading systems."

      Capsule for Book of Travels Book of Travels

      "Players create and modify stories via a storycrafting system and customize character relationships and clothing to influence outcomes."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -4

      "Interactions emphasize equal participation and mutual respect rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

      Capsule for inZOI inZOI

      "Interactions emphasize mutual relationships and equal participation rather than exerting control or superiority."

    • Escapism

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      "Strongly immersive narrative and atmospheric world provide escape from reality."

      Capsule for A House of Many Doors A House of Many Doors

      "Highly immersive narrative and atmospheric setting provide strong escape from real life."

    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest in story, characters, and gameplay rather than obligation or external pressure."

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest in story, world, and characters rather than obligation."

    • Experimenting

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      "The game encourages trying different choices and exploring alternate story paths across multiple playthroughs."

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      "Encourages trying different dialogue options, relationship paths, and story outcomes across multiple playthroughs."

    • Exploration

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      "Players explore a richly detailed world with new storylines, characters, and secrets unfolding over time."

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      "Players discover new characters, secrets, and storylines in a richly detailed world with many hidden elements."

    • Expression

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      "Character customization with clothing and cosmetic items allows personal expression."

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      "Customization of clothing and relationship choices allows personal expression within the narrative."

    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a fictional, stylized horror universe with cartoonish characters and supernatural elements."

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      "Set in a gothic, cosmic horror universe with fantastical elements and imaginative fiction."

    • Fellowship

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      2

      "Some sense of community through shared experiences and discussions, but gameplay is solo."

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    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      3

      "Players learn mechanics, character schedules, and story secrets over multiple playthroughs."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary visual novel gameplay with no physical activity."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention on dialogue and choices; not designed for background or idle play."

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      "Requires focused attention on dialogue and choices; not designed for background or idle play."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      4

      "Strong focus on forming close emotional and romantic relationships with characters."

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      "Strong focus on forming close relationships, including friendships, romances, and varied interpersonal connections."

    • Leadership

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      -3

      "Players act individually without leading or managing groups."

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      "Players act individually without leading or managing groups."

    • Progression

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      3

      "Progression through unlocking character stories, endings, and collectibles."

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      "Progression through unlocking storylines, relationship levels, and clothing items across playthroughs."

    • Relaxation

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      2

      "Atmospheric and immersive experience with moderate challenge; some players find it relaxing, others find pacing slow."

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      "Some players find the pacing slow and frustrating, but others enjoy the immersive, atmospheric flow."

    • Sensation

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      3

      "Enjoyable art style, sound design, and atmospheric elements provide sensory pleasure."

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      "Enjoyable art, music, and atmospheric elements provide sensory pleasure."

    • Status

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      -4

      "No social recognition or ranking systems; focus is on personal story experience."

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    • Story

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      5

      "Narrative immersion is central, with complex plots, character interactions, and overarching mysteries."

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    • Strategy

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      3

      "Requires problem solving, puzzle solving, and planning to unlock endings and secrets."

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      "Requires planning how to spend limited actions, managing relationships, and crafting stories to solve mysteries."

    • Thrill

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      2

      "Some suspense from random events and consequences, but overall controlled and thoughtful gameplay."

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    • Value

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      "Players perceive good value through extensive content, replayability, and unique narrative experience."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Strategy, Thrill.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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