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-The Eighth Canticle- Launch trailer Cinematic trailer Geeks and Sundry live-action trailer Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is a tactical role-playing game developed by Witching Hour Studios and published by Ysbryd Games in September 2016. Witching Hour took pains to do away with as many RPG staples as possible. Masquerada doesn't bother with character levels, gold, ability scores, damage types, or inventory management. Your party only gets five members in all, and an average playthrough should take twelve hours at most. There's little exploration and no backtracking. There's scarcely any side content--many things that would be optional in another RPG, like party members' personal stories, are integrated into the main plot. Sometimes Masquerada can feel a little too simple but for the most part all this fat-trimming is of immense benefit, offering both gameplay and narrative that are tightly designed and well-paced with almost nothing that feels like it might have been better left out. Masquerada even manages to prove that real-time-with-pause combat does not have to suck.  The setting is just as unique, taking more cues from Alexandre Dumas than J.R.R. Tolkien. Citte della Ombre is a city-state where neighborhoods are prizes for the guilds to fight over, a good day means only getting figuratively stabbed in the back, and the haves separate themselves from the have-nots by use of All in all I think this game's fantastic. I've played lots of great games this past year but Masquerada: Songs and Shadows was still one of my favorites.  Prologue Act 1 Scene 1: Return to Shadow Act 1 Scene 2: Shards of the Past - Part 1 Act 1 Scene 2: Shards of the Past - Part 2 Act 1 Scene 3: Paper Hearts Act 1 Scene 4: The Light in the Ruins Act 1 Scene 5: Quiet Songs Act 2 Scene 1: The Knife Behind His Smile Act 2 Scene 2: A Bitter Sea Act 2 Scene 3: What the Water Brings Act 2 Scene 4: Old Roots Act 2 Scene 5: Blood Under the Rug Act 3 Scene 1: Broken Masks Act 3 Scene 2: The Darker Road Act 3 Scene 3: Tune of the Tides Act 3 Scene 4: An Empty Nest Act 3 Scene 5: Torn Asunder Act 4 Scene 1: Vacant Thrones Hwurmp fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Feb 22, 2019 |
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Great to finally see someone LP this game! I'm definitely glad to get a ground-floor seat on this one.
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Dec 23, 2018 23:46
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Yes!!! Ground floor.  Can't wait to see what people think of this fantastic game. I hope you'll show off the codex entries as they appear?
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Dec 23, 2018 23:48
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AFancyQuestionMark posted:I hope you'll show off the codex entries as they appear? Naturally.
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Dec 24, 2018 00:16
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This definitely has my attention. It looks pretty stylish in the screenshot, I assume it also flows pretty well in play. I'm also interested if they've shaved off all forms of character advancement, because that would make me less interested in actually playing it, but the theming and the aesthetics will absolutely keep me watching.
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Dec 24, 2018 02:35
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This game oozes style but I always had reservations on playing it myself because of the lack of advancement. Dangit, I like seeing my numbers go up!
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Dec 24, 2018 08:54
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Really Pants posted:-The Eighth Canticle- Fencing and masks and intrigue? I'm in! Ive never heard of this game before.
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Dec 24, 2018 08:56
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gently caress gently caress darn why didn't I call the thread "Masks of the Betrayers" it's like I'm not even trying
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Dec 24, 2018 23:35
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 When you want to find out if an entire city still hates you, it's best to just send a letter. Hwurmp fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Dec 25, 2018 |
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Dec 25, 2018 21:08
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 You start getting all your actual game stuff here so there's a lot to unpack...and hopefully a little more to talk about.
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Dec 28, 2018 12:16
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This is a very interesting start, for certain. I like how it pulls in a lot of different threads, the political, the mystical, the personal, to create a lot of places for players to hook their interest onto.
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Dec 28, 2018 22:21
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This is a good game, though I remember my Cicero was a firebrand. Looking forward to seeing the other skill trees!
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Dec 29, 2018 19:57
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 Think you're man enough for a trip...to the library???
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Jan 1, 2019 18:15
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Y'know, this LP made me realize I've had this sitting in my library for more than a year... and get hooked on it. So you just lost a viewer. No worries, I just need to get ahead.
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Jan 1, 2019 19:54
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This game looks pretty neat, it's definitely a very cool setting, though the sea of Italianish Proper Nouns for every single possible thing gets a little exhausting after a while. I'm surprised how cordial Cicero is with Lucia given she killed his brother.
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Jan 2, 2019 05:40
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Does he know that?
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Jan 2, 2019 06:01
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A very intriguing setting, but all that unique names and vocabulary are getting hard to keep track of. You mentioned you would get all xp twice for replaying parts for the lp. Does this game scale in some way to keep you challenged or does it really matter how many combat abilites you can unlock?
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anilEhilated posted:So you just lost a viewer. my views  what if I added a face cam ultrafilter posted:Does he know that? Come to think of it, I don't actually remember. I have to think if Cicero knew that for a fact he definitely would not speak to her...like, at all. OutofSight posted:You mentioned you would get all xp twice for replaying parts for the lp. Does this game scale in some way to keep you challenged or does it really matter how many combat abilites you can unlock? You don't get extra skill points on replays, you just keep whichever ones you've been given--along with any collectibles you've already collected.
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Really Pants posted:my views
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This is a cool game and the voice acting so far is pretty good.
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Fat Samurai posted:This is a cool game and the voice acting so far is pretty good. The first thing this reminded me of wasn't Dumas, but rather the Gentleman Bastards novels which I've actually read. (I'd been told that Dumas could get long-winded.) But I figure that part of Scott Lynch's bibliography includes that 19th-century canon.
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Jan 5, 2019 04:05
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Can't fool me with you stupid mask, Brekken. Go hug a tree, you dumb D&D druid.
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Jan 5, 2019 11:41
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OutofSight posted:Go hug a tree, you dumb D&D druid.  What consenting adults choose to do in the privacy of their own homes is none of your business.
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Jan 5, 2019 15:09
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Cicero Strikes Out yet again. And this time it's his own fault! Although Amadea is probably going to regret this.
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Jan 6, 2019 19:18
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I see you, Mean Girls reference. Don't think I didn't notice you.
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Jan 6, 2019 19:28
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This is the point this game really grabbed me, and lead me to finish it in only a few sessions. I can only echo the recommendation to listen to videos for the cutscenes, the voice acting is outstanding and really helps to sell most of the scenes.
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Hwurmp fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Jan 13, 2019 |
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Jan 13, 2019 13:04
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Okay, I'm trying to see if I can place any of the VAs: Cicero is Matthew Mercer Vasco is Robbie Daymond Ven is Yuri Lowenthal(?)
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Jan 13, 2019 21:18
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All correct.
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Jan 13, 2019 21:20
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Wow, this has all been some pretty great stuff. Tactics! Elements! Boss fights! Total fuckin' bastards! Thanks so much for getting this out there.
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Jan 14, 2019 11:22
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Junpei posted:Okay, I'm trying to see if I can place any of the VAs: Also there's a very recognizable Jennifer Hale but she's in everything.
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Jan 14, 2019 11:35
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Poor poor Kalden, making the best of a lovely situation. I really liked how cicero reacts to these revelations, continuing the theme of him desperately trying to be a better man than he used to be by helping people around him instead of abandoning them.
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Some of the other main voices: Kalden - Rick Wasserman Tiziana - Michelle Lukes Amadea - Cat Taber Ricardo - Michael Sinterniklaas Alena - Fryda Wolffe Michael Csurics was the voice director for Masquerada. Big props to him.
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Probably a good thing Kalden wasn't there to see his leader's hot take. Really enjoying the lp and ended up buying the game to try it myself.
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This game is so good. I need to grab it.
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