why you should play Masquerada: Songs and Shadows

rangerofpelor:

• it’s got an all star cast, including Matt Mercer (Fallout 4, Overwatch), Jennifer Hale (Mass Effect), Rick D. Wasserman (Batman: Arkham City, Dragon Age II), Crispin Freeman (Overwatch, Naruto) and Yuri Lowenthal (Ben 10, Naruto)
• a haunting soundtrack that has an 8 person choir 
• it’s a fantasy game that’s kind of like avatar the last airbender set in renaissance venice
• complete with all the complicated politics you would expect from something with a setting based off renaissance italy
• the world-building is phenomenal and there are codex entries scattered throughout the game and so much lore to read (if you’re into that) and the entries are written through the POV of the main character, like a journal, so you really see what he’s thinking and you get little glimpses of his past through those entries
• the visuals are gorgeous and it’s really colorful
• the character designs are top notch
• many of the main characters are poc
• it has a canon gay character (who is super sweet and deserves all the hugs in the world)
• that said a lot of his companion quest revolves around him being gay in a homophobic society and that can hit a little close to home and be a bit rough to get through (at least it was for me) but everything turns out okay!
• and a badass lady warrior decked out in gold armor who carries a big sword and has no time for anyone’s shit
• a sympathetic villain
• FOUND FAMILY!!!!!

• it runs pretty smoothly on non-gaming computers like mine (i mean it gets a little bit laggy during battles against a lot of enemies, but other than that it’s fine)

• it’s such an emotional journey
• like really i was laughing and crying and everything in between while playing this game
• it’s really fast paced and everything happens within the span of like four days
• please play it
• there’s like no fandom and very little fan content i need more
• it’s like $25 on steam and took me 17 hours to finish it on story mode so i think it’s worth it