#cicero gavar

[shinsart]

I’ve been feeling super rusty with my art, and honestly no surprise, given that I rarely draw at all these days. I wanted to draw and not have much of a plan or goal in mind besides, well, drawing. Wanted to try something new, scrub off some rust, do my best to not fall into my perfectionist streak and instead just... explore?

This took way longer than I would have wanted, but I’m pretty happy with how it looks and how loose I felt for the most part while creating it. And hey, its fanart no less! If you haven’t, please consider playing Masquerada: Songs and Shadows. The game is really good and it deserves more attention.

[nautseverywhere]

I legit bubbled up and cried here.

Damn masquerada.....making me have feels!!!!!! Kalden and his whole story is so damn sad.

But, who knew Gideon Emery could belt out a tune.

[rpgchoices]

[queen-schadenfreude]

beautiful perfect beefcake kalden azrus and cicero gavar: twink on the brink

[pleasant-misery]

(via https://open.spotify.com/user/inndi_c/playlist/30djIdaFOcUzzR4Kiju4q6?si=o2iuMChNQhGuUM_a0UfO_g)

I was inspired to make a playlist for Cicero. Explanations for why I chose each song in the comments.

[raliciel]

Why do I wake up at 1AM just to draw these two......

[wandering-harpist]

I finally finished the second Masquerada Fan Art I made. It has some perspective issues, but at least I managed to finish it as well... I am still not confident working on paper this large.

Watercolour and Copic on Paper.

[gincamefromgayandsin]

Open discussion: does Cicero get a neck strain every time he talk to Kalden?

[joycew-art]

So I've got this new amazing game I'm addicted to. Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is visually a stunning game with a great story! I'm already quite far, but at the same time I don’t want it to end.

Also finally getting back into digital stuff, I'm actually quite pleased with how this came out EDIT: I changed his facial proportions, it looks so much better now!

[solanj]

But the words escape...

Tumblr STILL can’t let me have a photoset and a song in one post. So here is the song (’Broken Clay’ from official soundtrack): https://soundofjw.bandcamp.com/track/broken-clay

[jilldrawblog]

thinking about these nerds again

[rpgchoices]

Sometimes I really want to read a short summary of what to expect from a game with a very particular description that CATER to my OWN SPECIFIC interests, so here we go.

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what to expect from MASQUERADA: OF SONGS AND SHADOWS

isometric rpg where the rpg element is just the fighting class (mask) you choose

This is actually a visual novel masked as an isometric rpg because there is NO CHOICE. The dialogue is a video playing, basically. Exploration is going from point A to point B, no possibility to interact with the world or the people

You play as Cicero Gavar, ex exiled guy back to solve a mystery

Detective/mystery story with some lore exploration and big betrayals

Basically like watching a movie where now and then you have to fight

A lot of lore drop. The world is low fantasy Renaissance, with a lot of specific terms that are abundantly used and only vaguely explained

Found family trope is the heart of this game

Exploration of Cicero’s thoughts through the codex (Cicero’s diary) which has to be read to better enjoy the story

Interesting characters and amazing voice acting

A lot of drama, maybe too much

Incomplete game. The big enemy and the big questions have no answer and there’s no info about a sequel

Great family of characters, also a gay character in the game

plot? Cicero has to come back and find out who is sabotaging the city, he collects his new found family gameplay? you watch the movie, and you fight now and then, and then you click from point A to point B characters? the best part of the game. Each character in the party has a lot of dialogue and an interesting backstory and quest sadness level? I’d say high, but it’s over done a bit. happy ending? deaths? (spoiler under cut)

Cicero is the protagonist of a fanfic I could have written when 14 years old, but with better writing. Everyone around him dies, and he gets sadder and sadder. Also he is slighty homophobic, and the gay character in the party (Kalden) has to teach him NOT TO.

Plus: bury your gay trope. Kalden’s husband is dead and Kalden’s side quest is about him being a closeted homosexual with a dead husband.

[defenestratin]

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows comes out on Aug 8 on PS4 and Xbox! 

Honest to god one of the best games and stories I’ve played and I’m so excited for more people to be able to experience it! 

Thanks @losebetter for organizing this countdown! 

[soularch]

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is coming to PS4 on August 8th!! Check out this awesome lore-rich game, it's such a cool experience ;O;!

[raliciel]

Everyday problem

[nautseverywhere]

I ship these two a bit and I ship Cicero and Vasco.....damn!!!!!

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