Masquerada: Songs and Shadows

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4

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  1. Nintendopost24
    Jun 2, 2019
    7
    Masquerada: Songs and Shadows nous propose une excellente histoire avec des personnages bien écrits et une narration intéressante. L’originalité du titre se trouve dans son ambiance sonore exceptionnelle qui nous propose un véritable petit opéra dans la cartouche! La direction artistique est magnifique et réussie. L’ambiance vénitienne du jeu est unique en son genre. Petit bémol, leMasquerada: Songs and Shadows nous propose une excellente histoire avec des personnages bien écrits et une narration intéressante. L’originalité du titre se trouve dans son ambiance sonore exceptionnelle qui nous propose un véritable petit opéra dans la cartouche! La direction artistique est magnifique et réussie. L’ambiance vénitienne du jeu est unique en son genre. Petit bémol, le système de combat du jeu aurait mérité sans doute un peu plus de profondeur pour nous proposer un réel challenge.… Expand

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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. Cubed3
    Jul 3, 2019
    40
    Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is an incredibly disappointing RPG, not because it's outright bad, but because it has everything it needs to excel. Gorgeous visuals, a well directed voice cast, and the tutorial's promise of a political drama set in a city that's clearly on the verge of a coup, all make for a compelling experience. Unfortunately, the visuals are let down thanks to a painfully bland dungeon design, the script isn't anywhere near the voice cast's direction, and the actual story opts for a bafflingly generic approach following the intro. It certainly doesn't help matters that load times are abundant, dragging an already slow title to a crawl, and that the core combat is somehow both chaotic and uninteresting. Despite a relatively strong start, this simply isn't worth the time or effort.
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  2. Nintendo Enthusiast
    May 13, 2019
    30
    Like its characters, Masquerada: Songs and Shadows puts on the mask of a good game. The above par voice acting and art style will certainly lead you to believe that. But the excruciatingly slow pace of its weak story, uninteresting combat mechanics, and relentless loading ultimately tell the tale. The sum of its parts just doesn’t jive together nearly as well as RPG fans will hope.
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  3. COGconnected
    May 13, 2019
    85
    All in all, the game was enjoyable from start to finish and I am really hoping for a sequel. The characters were charming, the plot was exciting, and the combat system was refreshing. If Witching Hour Studios has any plan to add more content into what they currently have or even make Masquerada into a series, I am fully supportive of it. The story was creative and there were so many little details that I am confident they can make more happen. I already miss Cicero and the rest of the group, and I’m sure if you play and finish the game, you will too. Next time, maybe less reading involved?
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