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Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3 • 2020

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Quick resume

Haku has sacrificed a lot to inherit a mask. With his natural wiles and the reputation of his departed friend, he strikes out on the path to a new future. The curtains rise on an era of strife that will shake Yamato to its very foundations.

Global score

96/100

Genres

Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Visual Novel, Tactical

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    Pros

    • Deep and emotional story
    • Rich worldbuilding and character development
    • Engaging tactical combat with depth
    • Excellent soundtrack and voice acting
    • Long playtime with satisfying conclusion

    Cons

    • Some pacing issues and story padding
    • Combat can be tedious or difficult in late game
    • Requires playing previous games for full experience
    • Limited social or multiplayer features
    • Resolution locked to 720p on some platforms

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "Combat requires timing, strategy, and skillful use of abilities and resources, providing a satisfying challenge especially on higher difficulties."

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is primarily on personal progression and story; some optional challenges exist but no strong emphasis on player-vs-player competition."

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      "Focus is primarily on story and personal progression; some post-game battles offer challenge but little evidence of direct player competition."

    • Continuation

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      "Long playtime (often 100+ hours), habitual engagement with series, strong attachment to characters and story."

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      "Long playtime (40-80+ hours), strong emotional attachment, and players report binge sessions and replaying the series."

    • Cooperation

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      "Combat involves party-based tactics and tag-team moves, but primarily single-player experience with limited multiplayer cooperation."

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    • Creativity

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      2

      "Players can customize builds and craft items, but game has predefined story and limited character creation."

      Capsule for Wigmund Wigmund

      "Players can customize character builds, equipment, and tactics, though within predefined story and gameplay structures."

    • Domination

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      "Interactions emphasize shared story and mutual respect among characters; no evidence of power imposition or dominance over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "Strong emotional story and immersive world provide players with a meaningful escape from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and emotional investment in story and characters."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different strategies in combat and explore dialogue options, though story progression is mostly linear."

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    • Exploration

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      "Exploration mostly narrative and strategic rather than physical; some discovery of story secrets and lore."

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    • Expression

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      "Limited character customization but some weapon and equipment upgrades allow personal expression."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strong fantasy setting with imaginative characters, story, and world."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Primarily a single-player experience with limited social or community engagement."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills in tactical combat and progress through story and character levels."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of visual novels with no physical activity."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during combat and story; not designed for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Limited to narrative character relationships; no evidence of forming close real-life connections"

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    • Leadership

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      "Players lead their army and make strategic decisions, but no multiplayer leadership roles."

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    • Progression

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      "Strong emphasis on leveling characters, acquiring items, upgrading equipment, and unlocking new abilities."

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    • Relaxation

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      2

      "While battles can be challenging, the overall pacing and story provide a balanced and engaging experience."

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      "Story pacing balances emotional intensity with lighter moments; combat can be challenging but also engaging."

    • Sensation

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      3

      "Enjoyable soundtrack, voice acting, and visual effects provide sensory stimulation and excitement."

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    • Status

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      "Focus is on personal story experience rather than social recognition or popularity."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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      "Tactical combat requires planning, resource management, and positioning; difficulty and mechanics encourage strategic thinking."

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    • Thrill

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      "Combat and progression provide moments of tension and excitement, though not described as high-risk or suspenseful."

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    • Value

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      "Long playtime and rich story provide good perceived value for time and money."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Story, Fantasy.

    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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