#(psps check out the AD for that one. trust me)

[layzeal]

hhhh something about how two of the greatest losses in lwj’s life happened away from him.

both for madam lan and wei wuxian, he wasn’t there to see it, he wasn’t there to hear their last words, to ensure they would move on in peace. they were dead and gone and lan wangji would have been none the wiser if a third party hadn’t told him of it

[the-sapphire-general]

My Thoughts and Feelings About Sephiroth

Hello guys! Now I don't usually make discussions or rants, but this is Tumblr. I can express my opinions. As you can see, this post will be about Sephiroth. Sephiroth, the One-Winged Angel from Final Fantasy 7, the FF game that pretty much made the franchise’s popularity skyrocket in the first place back in 1997. I love FF7, and like a lot of fans, I love Sephiroth, the main villain, and possibly the best video game villain I'll ever love (with Final Fantasy 15's Ardyn being second). Allow me to include a picture of the man himself.

What do you think? Does he look badass? Sexy? Cruel? Insane? Yeah, he's all of those things. However, it has come to my attention that Sephiroth is loved by his appearance more than everything else about him. I don’t know how many people do, but I am told it’s a lot. Yes, I know this doesn't seem like a big deal, but really. Is Sephiroth just simple eye candy? Here's my answer. No. He is eye candy, yes, I can't deny it. He has a perfect, muscular physique and is incredibly alluring in appearance and he also has a deep voice that makes me swoon (I'm not kidding lol). But Sephiroth isn't just a walking sex god with great abs and muscles. A friend of mine, which I will not name out of respect and privacy, told me about this, and to be honest, it's sad. What about his backstory? His personality, both before and after he went insane?? What about his fighting abilities? His intelligence? There’s more than just his appearance.

Sephiroth is a complex character who was once a good guy only to be driven to insanity once he discovered his origins all because of everyone lying to him about everything. I may not be a longtime Sephiroth fan for I am technically a late bloomer that was introduced to him (and FF7) about two years ago, but I love Sephiroth for more than just his looks. I admit I fell in love right when I first saw him since I'm prone to love at first sight, but my focus on just his looks lasted only about a week when I checked out Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7, the prequel to FF7. I did love Sephiroth for his appearance, but in time I actually got to know him as a person. In CC, Sephiroth was once a good person who grew up never knowing who his parents were (only knowing that his mother's name was Jenova), and was raised as a weapon without his knowledge. He was cold and distant, he was not one to express his emotions much, and he had only a few close friends, and guess what? I was able to relate to him. As I went through CC online (I don't own a PSP so I didn't get to play the game), I was able to see myself in Sephiroth before he became the villain we all know and love. He lost the only friends he had when they simply abandoned him and he didn't know why. It made me feel for him because I could sense how it bothered him. I mean, he didn't want to kill them when he was ordered to find them. Wouldn't you feel the same with your own friends if you were told you have to go after them? I also sympathized with him because people saw Sephiroth as just a cold man who kept his distance from others and this caused them to feel intimidated by him, but in reality, they didn't know the real Sephiroth. They didn't look past his appearance. Who knows how their opinions may have hurt him? Assuming things about others can hurt, you know. As the game progressed, his looks, the reason why I even checked him out in the first place, was no longer the main reason why I love him. I fell in love with his personality as I got to know him, and of course, this includes the truth about his past.

Sephiroth discovered his origins in a place called Nibelheim. One of Sephiroth's former friends, Genesis Rhapsodos, made him question himself when he and Zack Fair went to the mako reactor for a mission and found monsters in capsules. Finding out that he may be a monster isn't something a person can handle without feeling overwhelmed. Sephiroth, knowing that he was always different from everyone else, was in doubt about what Genesis said to him. That he was a monster. However, Sephiroth went to the ShinRa mansion's library in order to see for himself. And of course, after a week of endless investigation without sleeping or possibly eating, Sephiroth snapped. He lost it. Discovering that he was an experiment meant to serve ShinRa and manipulated all his life, out of pure hate and rage, Sephiroth burned Nibelheim, killing almost everyone in the village in cold blood.

Remember when I said he knew his mother's name was Jenova? Well, that's not true. His real mother is Lucrecia Crescent. His father is Professor Hojo. Jenova is an alien, or "the calamity from the skies" that arrived to the planet millennia ago and murdered the Cetra, beings who could communicate with the planet. But because Sephiroth has gone insane, he believes Jenova is his mother since Hojo injected her DNA into Lucrecia while she was pregnant with Sephiroth. However he thought he was a Cetra at the time. He later realized Jenova is “the calamity from the skies”, but that didn’t make much of a difference in his already unstable beliefs. Whether or not Jenova really is Sephiroth's mother considering they have a striking resemblance that even I can't deny anymore, I don't know. Maybe? But Lucrecia did give birth to him, so she is his biological mother. Back to the Nibelheim Incident. Sephiroth, believing that the humans stole the planet from Jenova, declared himself the chosen one to rule the planet. 

Zack failed to stop Sephiroth, so Cloud Strife, who was one of the infantrymen that followed them to Nibelheim, defeated Sephiroth by throwing him to his death. But that didn't stop there. Sephiroth revived himself in Final Fantasy 7, now wanting to destroy the planet after realizing Jenova isn’t a Cetra and that he gained a lot of knowledge when he was in the lifestream...He basically became more cruel, insane, and just evil. He summoned Meteor to wound the planet in order to absorb the lifestream and become god of the planet, and have everyone “become a part of him”. Of course, he was defeated again by Cloud. In the movie Advent Children, he sent his remnants, three men that represented parts of him, to reclaim Jenova's head. His goal was to return to life, destroy the planet, and use it to travel through the cosmos and find other planets to destroy. Kind of like Jenova tried to do. Cloud defeated him again, and although the Compilation of Final Fantasy 7 hasn't continued since Dirge of Cerberus and Sephiroth himself didn't show up in the game (other than in an image of the Nibelheim Incident), it's certain that Sephiroth is determined to return and won't stop until he gets what he wants: the planet and the destruction of humanity. I apologize if I summarized some parts. Final Fantasy 7 is a massive game, and so are the other installments in the Compilation, so it’s a lot to cover. But I think I got everything in here.

Wow, that was a lot to type, but it's worth adding it to make my point. Sephiroth is more than just a sexy man, and unfortunately people overlook everything else about him. He's cruel, cold, calculating, distant, intelligent, cunning, arrogant, murderous, and vengeful. He used to be good but lost the only friends he had and everything he ever knew turned out to be nothing but a life of betrayal and lies. He discovered his origins and lost his mind and now wants to destroy everything. Seeing him as only an attractive man means that nothing else about him matters. That’s just shallow thinking if you like someone for only one thing. Outward appearances is fine to notice, but what about what’s underneath???

How do I see Sephiroth? Well he's attractive, yes, but he's not just that. Sephiroth's backstory got to me because he's a lot like me. Distant, quiet, intelligent, had a few friends, wasn't social, and that he was betrayed by those he trusted. It was like looking at a mirror, and I don't have to be an experiment, have others deceive me my whole life, or become insane just to identify with him. I don't have to try to rule the planet just to identify with him. I don't have to be cruel just to identify with him. Sephiroth and I may be vastly different, but that doesn't mean we don't have similarities. We do, and even some of the similarities we have can be different. I was betrayed by a few people while Sephiroth was betrayed by everyone he knew, for example. He descended into madness, and I was furious beyond how angry I usually get but I had people who care about me that stopped my anger from taking over. Despite that, in a way I developed a dark side towards certain people, but at least mine is less of a danger than Sephiroth's.

I love Sephiroth for both his appearance and personality. I also love how badass he can be alongside his sexy physique, and I am attracted to both his voice and intelligence. So I like a lot of things about him that aren't just related to his looks. Speaking of his personality, I find it annoying whenever I find Sephiroth acting out-of-character in some stuff. Now I'm not saying that whatever things that people write for him are automatically OOC such as him liking lemon drops or pears. I mean, besides what we know about him, Sephiroth is pretty much a blank slate in some aspects. That's what headcanons are for, to make our own portrayals of Sephiroth. I’ve seen several of them and they are pretty good. In fact, some people may find my Sephiroth a little OOC, but it doesn't matter. I do try to keep him in-character, but again, some aspects about him are unclear such as what he likes to eat or do during his free time (besides destroying and killing and fighting Cloud or anyone else lol), so it's my job to add to it. But that doesn't mean that everything I can include in him is okay. Making Sephiroth into a rapist is OOC to me. Making him act sexist, racist, or homophobic is OOC to me (unless he learns that it's wrong if this is Crisis Core Sephiroth; I grew up thinking that being homosexual is bad, for example, but I learned better). And making him hypersexual 24/7 is OOC to me. Yes, I have noticed these three examples, plus Sephirothslave's horrible portrayal of Sephiroth in her "stories". She's old news, however, so I will not discuss any of that.

Now it is said Sephiroth is seen as just a sexual being by others. As much as I enjoy making him sexual and love checking out sexy Sephiroth stuff, that isn't his entire character. I personally believe he would be sexual to someone who understands, supports, and loves him for who he is and not just for his appearance. Many people don't see him as being sexual at all, which is fine. I'm not attacking those who portray Sephiroth differently. I'm just saying that there's more to Sephiroth than just being sexy. He should be treated as a character, not a sex toy. It's an insult to Sephiroth and the fans who see everything that's behind his appearance, and even he wouldn't like this kind of attention. Then again, he wouldn't like a lot of things, but that's not the point. The point is don't judge a book by its cover. Sephiroth may be sexy, but when you look past appearance, you can see what he's like, and it’s clear he's not sexual in personality.

I now realize the sexual thing may be one of the reasons why I don’t do shippings on my Sephiroth blog. Yes, I don’t like him with anyone else since I get jealous. It’s silly, but hey, that’s one of my reasons. It doesn’t mean I hate the characters he’s with, I just don’t pair him up with anyone. I don’t want to do shippings because I could wind up having to act out sexual fantasies way more than RPs that actually have plot and character development. Doing that sort of thing could get tiresome. Sexy RPs every once in a while would be fine, but again, I’m not going to add shippings because I get jealous, I’m not interested in porn without plot 24/7, and I don’t want to be forced into going out of my comfort zone just to satisfy others. I’m not breaking my own blog’s rules. Also, I’m not confident in adding Sephiroth in romance yet, so I’m still practicing on my own regarding romance with a character of mine. I’m not saying I’ll include shippings eventually, but I don’t mind if others pair him up with anyone they like. I’m just not one of those people who ship him with Cloud, Vincent, Zack, Tifa, etc., but I’ll respect those who do. Just don’t shove them down my throat, please. If, and I mean IF I were to ever include pairings on my Sephiroth blog, I’ll let you know.

So that’s all for this rant. Sephiroth is a character that I love a lot. Opposites attract! I do hope others start seeing the full picture because he’s a compelling character to me. All the FF7 characters are (except Hojo, fuck him), though Sephiroth is my favorite one of all. I may love Ardyn as well, but Sephiroth can’t be dethroned from my heart.

[tayersaree]

The Most Effective PSP Multiplayer Gamings - Pick the very best Video Video game for yor Kids

Read our complete testimonial of Extreme Trip 2 right here. Severe Journey 2 is a countless 2D car racing video game in which you need to race against time by carrying out stunts. Playing the latest installation in a significant gaming franchise business like Madden, Grand Burglary Auto or Final Fantasy makes it very easy to obtain hooked on the story, design and general idea behind the video game. For those of you that do not yet understand the art of driving a race cars and truck the NASCAR auto racing video game comes full with a tutorial by Kenny Wallace himself that gets you prepared to go behind the wheel. You must note that this video game is just usable on non touch tools/ with an attached key-board. What makes it stands out from the crowd is that it also works on reduced end Windows 10 gadgets with no external graphics card under the hood with piece de resistance. How to Choose Video Games for Kids The graphics of the game are exceptional, as well as the controls are straightforward - all you have to do is to draw the equipment change lever up or down depending on your speed to move the gear up or down. The game is light-weight also, and is undoubtedly worth your download if you are seeking a video game which uses automobile racing with a highly adjustable experience. The game is objective oriented as well as is rather light-weight and well polished around. It deals with Windows 8 and also 8.1 as well. Well I make sure if you have games you most likely defeated them quickly with the help of cheat sheets, however with online computer game shops you can beat more as well as pay less! Almost whatever can be modified, from positioning or getting rid of anything on the HUD to exactly where you favor it to an absurdly scalable AI that allowed's you move the problem from 0-100 until you've dialed in the perfect electronic challenger. While other racers often tend to have the exact same features, Task CARS allow's you change a variety of UI and also race setups before every race. The puzzle-focused video games in the Portal series may do not have the clue-collecting and variety of challenges that Myst deals, yet still is entitled to addition on this list simply for its amazing physics-based problems and dark humour. A Great Suit For: Followers of fast-moving activity games like Devil May Cry and, well, the first Bayonetta. The game has separate controls for performing various feats, and thus creates an excellent way to eliminate time when you have absolutely nothing on your hands. These benefit your woman. Obviously a few of these are a given like that of Lara Croft as well as others? The game takes you through various terrains like desert, lawn and so on. The autos can be unlocked and also new cars can be made use of for better performance. If you've got a PS4 with a PlayStation Virtual Reality headset, practically every one of the video game can be played in online fact, which needs to be among one of the most immersive racing experiences on console today. This game is a relatively new kid on the block, yet trust me, it's rather remarkable. Control has actually been taken over by an otherworldly danger and also it depends on you as well as your newfound powers to solve the issue. It's based on drag racing principle where you require to shift the gears at the proper time to attain an ideal equipment change, which will aid you in going across the goal quicker. The video game is developed around a strategy where you need to move gears at the appropriate time to go across the finish line initially (which is the concept of drag auto racing). Yes, this is one of the most one-of-a-kind game in car park globe. This is an activity role-playing computer game that occurs in a post-apocalyptic world that is flooded with vampires. There is, naturally great deals of research study that enter into whether or not video games create aggressive actions. Girls aren't as foolish as they look, and right here I will clarify the method to efficiently play video games with girls, aiding you conserve hours of asking, as well as from doing the horrible things they like to squander their life doing. A few that are advised to play are Drift Racer, Drift Revolution and also Super Wander 3D. All games are easily located utilizing your favored search engine! You see, this is what I'm discussing when I ramble on about uniformity, as Namco is STILL pumping out hits, with Tekken, Soulcalibur and also Time Dilemma simply being a few of their latest offerings. One of minority video games that does not make me angry. You could generate added lamps to make it additional brilliant as well as enjoyable. Keeping tracks of timelines may be complicated, yet the characters' inspirations never were. The video game has extreme graphics which look extremely realistic and also tons of tracks to be picked from. Tracks are at first locked as well as obtain opened when you complete the previous tracks. The even more you take into Super Mario Run, the a lot more you'll get out of it. I absolutely recommend that you check out this game! Multiplayer setting matches you with random gamers online, whereas single player mode has unlockable 60 levels, out of which at first just the initial level is opened, yet succeeding ones get unlocked as and when the previous ones are completed.

[tariqwazzah]

The Finest PSP Multiplayer Games - Select the most effective Video Game for yor Kids

Review our full review of Extreme Road Trip 2 below. Severe Journey 2 is an endless 2D automobile racing game in which you need to race versus time by performing stunts. Playing the current installment in a significant gaming franchise like Madden, Grand Theft Auto or Final Dream makes it simple to obtain connected on the story, style and basic concept behind the video game. For those of you that do not yet grasp the art of driving a race car the NASCAR racing video game comes complete with a tutorial by Kenny Wallace himself that obtains you ready to go behind the wheel. You should keep in mind that this game is only usable on non touch devices/ with a connected keyboard. What makes it sticks out from the crowd is that it even works on lower end Windows 10 tools without any exterior graphics card under the hood with great performance. How to Choose Video Games for Kids The graphics of the game are excellent, and also the controls are simple - all you have to do is to pull the gear change lever up or down depending upon your speed to move the get ready or down. The game is light-weight also, as well as is undoubtedly worth your download if you are trying to find a video game which provides automobile racing with a very customizable experience. The video game is objective oriented and is quite lightweight and also well brightened throughout. It works with Windows 8 and also 8.1 as well. Well I make certain if you have video games you most likely beat them fast with the help of rip off sheets, but with on the internet computer game stores you can beat even more and pay less! Virtually whatever can be tweaked, from positioning or removing anything on the HUD to precisely where you prefer it to an absurdly scalable AI that allowed's you glide the trouble from 0-100 up until you've called in the perfect digital challenger. While various other racers tend to have the same attributes, Job CARS let's you readjust a variety of UI and also race settings prior to every race. The puzzle-focused video games in the Portal series might do not have the clue-collecting and also variety of puzzles that Myst offers, but still deserves addition on this list just for its outstanding physics-based challenges and also dark humour. A Good Match For: Fans of fast-moving action games like Adversary Might Cry as well as, well, the initial Bayonetta. The game has different controls for executing numerous stunts, as well as thus makes for a good way to kill some time when you have nothing on your hands. These benefit your lady. Obviously several of these are an offered like that of Lara Croft as well as others? The video game takes you through various surfaces like desert, turf and so on. The cars can be opened and new autos can be utilized for far better efficiency. If you've obtained a PS4 with a PlayStation VR headset, virtually all of the video game can be played in virtual fact, which needs to be just one of one of the most immersive auto racing experiences on console today. This video game is a relatively newcomer, but trust me, it's quite incredible. Control has actually been taken over by a transcendent danger as well as it's up to you and your newly found powers to fix the problem. It's based on drag racing principle where you need to move the gears at the proper time to achieve an ideal equipment shift, which will assist you in crossing the finish line much faster. The game is designed around a strategy where you need to change equipments at the appropriate time to go across the finish line initially (which is the principle of drag racing). Yes, this is one of the most distinct video game in car park globe. This is an action role-playing video game that takes place in a post-apocalyptic globe that is flooded with vampires. There is, naturally lots of research that enter into whether video games cause aggressive actions. Ladies aren't as dumb as they look, and right here I will certainly clarify the means to efficiently play computer game with ladies, aiding you conserve hrs of begging, and also from doing the horrible points they such as to lose their life doing. A few that are advised to play are Drift Racer, Drift Transformation and Super Wander 3D. All video games are conveniently found utilizing your favored search engine! You see, this is what I'm discussing when I ramble on concerning consistency, as Namco is STILL draining hits, with Tekken, Soulcalibur and also Time Crisis simply being a few of their most recent offerings. Among the few video games that does not make me angry. You may generate added lamps to make it extra brilliant and fun. Tracking timelines might be made complex, however the personalities' motivations never ever were. The game has intense graphics which look really realistic and lots of tracks to be selected from. Tracks are initially locked and also get opened when you complete the previous tracks. The even more you put into Super Mario Run, the much more you'll leave it. I most definitely suggest that you check out this video game! Multiplayer setting matches you with random gamers online, whereas single player mode has unlockable 60 levels, out of which at first just the first degree is unlocked, yet succeeding ones get unlocked as and when the previous ones are completed.

[kharrobesaad]

The Very Best PSP Multiplayer Games - Select the Ideal Computer game for yor Children

Review our full evaluation of Extreme Road Trip 2 here. Extreme Trip 2 is a countless 2D automobile racing video game in which you have to race versus time by implementing stunts. Playing the current installment in a major gaming franchise like Madden, Grand Theft Car or Final Dream makes it easy to get addicted on the story, style as well as general idea behind the video game. For those of you who do not yet understand the art of driving a race car the NASCAR auto racing game comes total with a tutorial by Kenny Wallace himself that gets you prepared to go behind the wheel. You ought to note that this video game is only playable on non touch tools/ with an affixed key-board. What makes it stands out from the crowd is that it even runs on lower end Windows 10 devices with no outside graphics card under the hood with great performance. How to Choose Video Games for Kids The graphics of the game are superb, and the controls are straightforward - all you need to do is to draw the equipment change bar up or down relying on your speed to move the get ready or down. The game is lightweight too, as well as is surely worth your download if you are seeking a game which offers car racing with a highly personalized experience. The video game is objective oriented as well as is pretty light-weight and well polished throughout. It works with Windows 8 as well as 8.1 also. Well I'm sure if you have video games you most likely defeated them fast with the help of rip off sheets, but with online video game shops you can defeat even more and also pay less! Virtually every little thing can be tweaked, from placing or getting rid of anything on the HUD to precisely where you favor it to an absurdly scalable AI that let's you move the problem from 0-100 up until you have actually called in the ideal electronic opponent. While other racers tend to have the very same attributes, Project CARS let's you adjust a variety of UI as well as race settings prior to every race. The puzzle-focused video games in the Portal collection may do not have the clue-collecting as well as range of problems that Myst deals, yet still is entitled to incorporation on this checklist merely for its incredible physics-based problems and also dark humour. An Excellent Match For: Fans of fast-moving activity video games like Adversary May Cry as well as, well, the initial Bayonetta. The game has different controls for carrying out numerous stunts, as well as hence produces a great way to kill time when you have nothing on your hands. These are good for your lady. Clearly several of these are a provided like that of Lara Croft and also others? The video game takes you with different surfaces like desert, grass etc. The cars can be unlocked as well as brand-new automobiles can be used for far better performance. If you've got a PS4 with a PlayStation VR headset, pretty much every one of the game can be played in digital truth, which has to be just one of one of the most immersive auto racing experiences on console today. This video game is a reasonably new kid on the block, but trust me, it's pretty outstanding. Control has been taken over by a transcendent threat and also it's up to you and also your newfound powers to solve the trouble. It's based on drag auto racing concept where you need to change the gears at the proper time to attain an ideal equipment shift, which will assist you in crossing the goal much faster. The video game is created around a strategy where you need to change gears at the right time to cross the finish line first (which is the idea of drag racing). Yes, this is the most special video game in vehicle parking world. This is an activity role-playing computer game that occurs in a post-apocalyptic world that is swamped with vampires. There is, of course lots of research study that go into whether video games cause aggressive habits. Girls aren't as dumb as they look, as well as below I will certainly clarify the method to effectively play video games with women, helping you conserve hrs of asking, and from doing the awful points they such as to waste their life doing. A couple of that are recommended to play are Drift Racer, Drift Change and Super Wander 3D. All games are conveniently found using your preferred search engine! You see, this is what I'm speaking about when I babble on about consistency, as Namco is STILL draining hits, with Tekken, Soulcalibur and also Time Dilemma just being a few of their most recent offerings. Among the few video games that does not make me upset. You might generate added lights to make it additional intense and also enjoyable. Monitoring timelines could be made complex, however the personalities' motivations never ever were. The video game has extreme graphics which look extremely reasonable and lots of tracks to be chosen from. Tracks are originally secured as well as get unlocked when you complete the previous tracks. The even more you take into Super Mario Run, the more you'll leave it. I certainly advise that you check out this video game! Multiplayer mode matches you with arbitrary gamers online, whereas single player setting has unlockable 60 degrees, out of which originally just the very first degree is unlocked, however succeeding ones obtain opened as and when the previous ones are finished.

[clickbliss]

Diving into the deep end with Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth

by Omar (@siegarettes)

Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth

Developer- Aquaplus

Publisher- Atlus

PS4, Vita (previously on PC and PSP)

Sometimes you take on an assignment that’s probably more than you’re prepared for. In this case, I found myself absently looking for releases to check out, and accepting a code for Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth. I’d heard the name talked about in vague terms for while, enough to check out some of the opening episodes of the anime adaptation, but I’d never seen any of the games themselves despite the series being around since the PS2 era. Mostly because they weren’t in English. So with them finally getting a release I thought it would be a good time to check them out. Well, what I happened to miss was that Mask of Truth was the final part in a trilogy.

This became very obvious from the start of the game, with characters I had barely been introduced to in the anime being in key positions at a turning point of an upcoming war between nations. It didn’t deter me, but it did mean I spent a lot of the first couple hours in the game’s extensive glossary. Thankfully, it only added names as you encountered them, which made it easier to follow events without being overwhelmed. 

In the spirit of taking jobs you’re not prepared for, Utawarerumono leads with the stories of characters drawn into reluctant positions on each side of a brewing civil war. A princess must choose to lead a pre-emptive assault on the weakened state of Yamato, while the protagonist has taken the guise of one of Yamato’s major generals in order to keep up appearances, while investigating a conspiracy against the current royalty. While it doesn’t quite make the most convincing effort to set up these motivations at the start, once it settles in it provides a good central pull for the plot, leaving plenty of angles to explore.

Which is good, because Mask of Truth is loooooooooooooooong. Most of this time is spent reading text and getting to know characters, or exploring side stories. These are punctuated with strategic battles, but it’s clear from both the time they take to introduce these, and the underwhelming production values of it that the visual novel segments were their first priority. The visual novel sections are presented with lavish 2D character art and backgrounds, all fully voiced. It provides a stark contrast to the rudimentary 3D environments of the battles and underdeveloped combat. There’s plenty of systems to mess around with, with elemental affinities, character abilities to control the map, and timing based minigames that make the combat more involved, but it never feels like more than something to break the pace up between long sections of the story. It’s functional, but it was enough to keep me engaged when I began to tire, so overall it does work as intended. 

The story itself mostly gets by on the strong character work. Once it reestablishes the character motivations and sets events in motion it began to draw me in, and I enjoyed reading up on the culture and history of the nations in a way that I’d likely write off in any other game. Still, the events are largely trope-ish and telegraphed, so it’s up to the character writing to do most of the heavy lifting. These still fall cleanly into archetypes, but it was still enjoyable to see the main character struggle to maintain their facade as a general while trying to rally everyone around him. The push between character’s sense of duty and their inner desires provides a stronger motivating factor than the war itself.

Where Mask of Truth stumbles is in its length. Even with the strategy layer breaking things up it never feels as if Mask of Truth earns its length. A lot of this is down to the sheer lack of editing. The prose and localization itself is high quality, but it tends to repeat phrases are revisit a character’s thoughts too many times. There’s a sense that the writers really wanted to drill into you the heaviness of the situation, but instead it comes of as constantly refreshing you on redundant information and not trusting the reader to remember something that happened five minutes ago. The longer I played the more tiresome this became to the point where it felt as if the game would have half the runtime if these scenes were removed.

There’s also definitely some remnants of Utawarerumono’s eroge PC roots left in Mask of Truth. The twin priestesses that serve the main character draw a lot of attention to this, and a lot of the character designs overflow with ridiculous busts pulling tight on their clothing in absurd ways that’s recognizable specifically as a staple of eroge. There’s also a bath scene and other fanservice moments that could probably be written off as tired anime tropes, but carry the specific lasciviousness and lack of connection to the plot that pops up in the genre. It’s a tiring aspect of the genre, especially as it always feels perfunctory rather than adding anything of substance, but if you’re the kind of person who made it to the third chapter of such a niche visual novel series you’re probably already on board. 

I’m not quite sure that my time with Mask of Truth was time well spent. I enjoyed the characters and the sheer production values of the visual novel, and I’m grateful to see more games like this localized, but overall it didn’t earn the sheer amount of commitment it asks for. Admittedly a lot of my problems are ones with the structure and expectations of the genre, but that doesn’t help make the case for Mask of Truth. I don’t regret my time with it, and I’m glad I gave the series a chance, but it’s something that I can only recommend to those who’ve already been taken in by its world.

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Tell me what it's if not the height of “corporate irresponsibility, and unethical business practise" would make a company to advertise a set of products and services alongside explicit terms and conditions to guide its loyal customers towards making informed choices yet surreptitiously keeps going back on its words by charging them fees other than figures quoted in real time marketing/advertisement communication.

There’s also the flagrant act of breach of contract by denying clients the use of products and services after deductions have been made to their exact value or more in naira and kobo.

How'd you feel if you are to discover a brand you've so loyally followed over the years to be increasingly involved in this type of unwarranted abuse towards you?

You'd definitely feel bad, very bad!  Won't you?

What could be worse is yet the non availability of mechanism through which to seek prompt and satisfactory redress by way of refund or re-supply with the exact volume of products and services the concern clients have been cheated of.

More so, that the regulatory ombudsmen like the national communication commission (NCC) and the national consumer protection agency (NCPA) whose oversight function it is to ensure like they say international best practices in the sector are seemed to be at best complacent in the discharge of said functions for how'd all these sharp practises keep happening right before their noses and nothing is done.

I know a lot of people in Nigeria can so easily connect with the above introductory scenario.

And at the height of this daily malaise they can only groan in silence or curse under their breath.

It could also be said that they've grown accustomed to it; and see it as something normal in the course of their quotidian activities.

Even those who do not see it as norm are left with very few options.

The Nigeria Telecommunication industry long dominated by the inefficient and corruption ridden state own NITEL;  but got the needed Private Sector Participation (PSP) boost it has long craved for over a decade ago.

There was euphoria and fanfare from the Nigerian hoi-polloi who breathe a sigh of relieve that at long last they are about to experience adequate and efficient voice and data penetration like their counterparts the world over.

Like anything new, they paid more initially both for the gadgets and the services with hopes that things will drastically scale down over time.

Indeed, that's exactly what happened despite the expressed impossibility in some quarters all thanks to healthy rivalry among the brands competing for both leadership and a share of the sprawling market which Nigeria represents.

Despite the numerous gains achieved overtime in the sector, there is, however, a growing concern among the subscribers over what they term as "systematic, well orchestrated and ongoing exploitation" by virtually all the Telecom providers.

The well indexed complains includes drop calls, ponzi promotions whose winners are at best ghostly, auto-activated products and services for which subscribers are totally clueless, data subscription deemed exhausted without use, recharge multipliers promos which are nothing but giving with the right hand but taking with the left, and dubious flash ads tendentiously sent to induce unintentional clicks.

The list goes on and on!

So far their many concerns have not been adequately addressed except for the hefty $5.2 billion dollars fine later reduced to $3.9 billion dollars after months of negotiation and re-negotiation with the federal government slapped on MTN by the NCC over what it termed a breach of trust.

The payment period is three years.

It must be remember that NCC and the telecom providers agreed to a penalty of $1,000 dollars for each unregistered SIM in operation after the grace period to register all SIMS on their networks.

Though the heavy penalty was meant to serve as deterrent both to the erring company and others who might want to tow similar path; surprisingly however, the attitudes of the company in question and to a lesser degree others have become one devoid of expected remorse if subsequent outcries from subscribers are anything to go by.

It has continue to act in manner of a snake badly wounded that will spare nothing in sight whether human or not in a bid to have it revenge.    

While the case above is beneficial only to the government, the people in almost all other situations are left in the lurch to bear the brunt of a system that's fraught with wanton irregularities.

Aside this what we've seen are routine read-out riot acts and slaps-in-the-wrist caution which have regularly proved to be ineffective against a group of compulsive thieves hiding behind their supercomputers spread across the nation to fleece helpless Nigerians.

Something many interpreted to mean that they have been abandon as carrion to these Vultures called foreign investors.

And because most of these fraudulent activities are auto-generated by unmanned system having been design and test-run by the operators' personnel that make it particularly difficult to detect by end users who lacks the required capacity to do so.

To illustrate this, let me relate one of my numerous personal experiences.

"In the second transaction of its kind, I subscribed for a monthly data plan of 1.5GB at 1,000 naira. This was around 11pm in the evening of Friday, 5th of April, 2017.

In addition to 1,000 naira worth of data, I got a bonus of 20MB and 1GB respectively.

So I went to bed assured that my data need for that month is taken care of.

Alas, at day break. the purchased data is nowhere to be found.

I double checked to be sure what was going on with their short code to confirm and the response was a crypt "you've exhausted your data plan, and to continue browsing you'll be charged XYZ amount"

I immediately pressed the exit button.

Annoyed and yet hopeful of restitution, subsequently, I routed a call to the first online agent who confirmed the recharge of 1,000 naira and promises to report to the management with an  anodyne parting shot that something will be done in 24 hours.

After waiting for almost 20 hours and nothing is happening, I routed another call to an online agent.

This time I got a shocker of response that I've exhausted my data from what the agent could see on the system.

I pressed further for more clarification on what could have gone wrong because obviously I couldn't be calling without been genuine aggrieved.

He insisted that I've exhausted my data plan and there's nothing he can do about.

I felt a biting anger inside of me while his voice trail off with the well-rehearsed word of appreciation for choosing the network in question."

I know many people have had and still having similar bitter experiences with no dependable platform for justice.

The question is, are we going to allow this type of institutional rape (or call it corruption if you like) to continue unabated?

It's an aberration gone too far and must be stopped by every means legal.

The buck of the task stops on the desk of NCC and the NCPA; and by extension federal government of 

Nigeria because subscribers really are helpless in the face of these rampant rapes of trust/contract unleashed against them by virtually all the telecom providers in Nigeria.

I hope and pray the concern agencies see these as a national embarrassment and find a way to put a final stop to it.

The loss to subscribers if estimated would run into several billions of naira annually.

And to imagine such a huge some is been dishonestly made off Nigerians by no one else but foreigners while the government adopts seemingly an indifferent approach speaks to the fact that we've become a morally complicit nation which care less about the welfare of its citizenry.

The danger is predictable enough, it would embolden the perpetrators to continue in the path of illegality guaranteed that nothing will happen to them both in the long and short term.

And that'll truly mean as been vociferously peddled that Nigeria is a ZOO where everything and anything simply goes.