A prequel that feels more like it was made for convenience rather than necessity. It has a handful of moments that will pique the interest of a hardcore Utawarerumono fan but it doesn't ultimately deliver something as gripping as Mask of Deception. Without saying too much, the mystery boxes the story leaves for you to mull over once the game is over just aren't that interesting.

The transition from turn based strategy to a more tradition ATB battle system isn't graceful either. I don't even think the developers were very confident in this new battle system because its very easy to overlevel which basically allows you to kill enemies on the overworld without even having to enter a battle. 70% of the game was me just auto killing everything and occasionally having to fight a boss legitimately occasionally.

As a big fan of Utawarerumono, my biggest fear was that Monochrome Mobius was going to be a flop that might tarnish my love of the previous games and while I don't think Monochrome Mobius exactly hit that mark, I feel very confident that I should probably quit while I'm ahead. I don't have much faith in this series going forward.

Just an overall letdown.