Mask of the Rose Reviews

This was recommended to me and since it was on sale I thought why not. The artwork is nice! Which is often a make-or-break deal for me with these types of games. The characters are interesting with a wide range of backgrounds and cultures on display (as it should be in London)! And I am enjoying the mysteries unfolding. HOWEVER, I feel like I am missing a lot of references or context for certain things. While I feel you do not need to know the wider Fallen London franchise, (I have no experience of Fallen London beyond this game) it probably does help to know the other games or series as a whole to be more aware/informed on certain things. There is also the matter of how the game itself plays, I’m not sure how to explain it other than at times I feel like I am fighting with the game or missing things/clues/context? That might better help me muddle through certain choices. I also feel that there should be more time (days/month/seasons) to explore because while you can solve certain puzzles it feels like you can only do one thing at a time and while I am enjoying this game, I don’t want to have to do twenty or thirty playthroughs to get through this entire game and its achievements. And yet somehow I feel like the game can also drag in places, especially when you do repeat playthroughs. The mini-games, the story crafting aspect while fun feels like it gets in the way of the plot of the story, or progressing the plot, I have to hunt around for things for the mini-games while also being on a deadline to complete certain stories, so if I do not get the right info on time I cannot get the outcome I want. The romances and friendships in this game also feel weird. The first romance I tried failed because I could not save him in time, I’m still not sure how to get him out of prison, (again the story crafting mini-game is causing me some grief). The second romance I tried was a little better, (Mr. Pages,) but aside from the surprise of what he was (again I feel knowing about this franchise before hand helps) I was somewhat confused about certain things. It does not feel intuitive, other visual novel romances are simple, a lot in this game feels unnecessarily complicated. I know I’m not the best at puzzle games, but this doesn’t even feel like a puzzle game, it feels like a murder mystery that doesn’t actually want you to solve the mystery and while that would be interesting in of itself I do not think that is what the Dev’s intended. Its weird, it frustrates me and yet I am inspired to check out the rest of the Fallen London series now because of this bloody game. I do recommend it, but please don’t ask me why I like it, I just do?

look motr isn't perfect but the browser game refuses to let me kiss the giant space bats so i bought this solely to have my mc make out with mr pages i would fr give failbetter 40 more dollars just to make out with mr veils specifically i'm a very simple lady

I would like this game a lot more if not for the time management aspect. The limited number of actions per day means that you don't have time to explore all the possibilities thoroughly, but it's not fun to replay, just feels repetitive. If I could mod it to increase the number of actions per day, it would be much more enjoyable.