There are a ton of flaws in this game which make it clear it's a lower budget experience, but in spite of them I still find the world and lore of Utawarerumono to be fascinating. It has a wholly unique style, and this game's simplistic turn-based gameplay was enough to satisfy me so that I could experience this world. The visuals are rough with some low quality assets and frequent frame dips, the story's pacing is all over the place with some fairly blatant plot holes, and the gimmick to the battle system is mostly pointless and confusing (turn order being based on a wheel, but it's often challenging to tell who comes next in the turn order). There's still a lot to love here in spite of these flaws, though it's not a game I'd wholeheartedly recommend to many people.

Reviewed on Feb 09, 2023


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