Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception

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Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception
Utawarerumono- Itsuwari no Kamen game cover.jpg
Japanese PlayStation Vita cover art
Developer(s) Aquaplus
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)
Release
September 24, 2015
  • PlayStation 3
    • JP: September 24, 2015
    PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
    • JP: September 24, 2015
    • WW: May 23, 2017
    Windows
    • WW: January 23, 2020 [1]
Genre(s) Tactical role-playing, visual novel
Mode(s) Single-player

Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception [lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese tactical role-playing visual novel developed by Aquaplus, [2] [3] which first released in September 2015 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception is the second game in the Utawarerumono series. [4]

Contents

An English version of Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception was published on May 23, 2017, by Atlus USA in North America and by Deep Silver in Europe. [5] An anime adaptation of Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception aired between October 2015 and March 2016. [6]

Reception

Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception received "mixed or average" reviews for PlayStation 4 and "generally favorable" reviews for PlayStation Vita, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [7] [8]

The game shipped over 100,000 copies on September 24, 2015, [9] and subsequently sold 55,580 physical retail copies within its first week of release in Japan across all platforms. [10]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: うたわれるもの 偽りの仮面, Hepburn: Utawarerumono Itsuwari no Kamen

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References

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  2. ↑ Jenni (16 May 2017). "Utawarerumono: Mask Of Deception Balances Its Battles And Story". Siliconera. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ Jenni (14 September 2017). "Understanding The Importance Of Each Utawarerumono Game". Siliconera. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  4. ↑ "うたわれるもの 偽りの仮面". Famitsu (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  5. ↑ Josh Tolentino. "Review: Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception". Destructoid. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ "アニメ『うたわれるもの 偽りの仮面』オンエア直前！ 藤原啓治さん、種田梨沙さんらメインキャスト5名からコメントが到着". Famitsu (in Japanese). Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception PlayStation 4 Critic Reviews". Metacritic . Fandom . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception PlayStation Vita Critic Reviews". Metacritic . Fandom . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Utawarerumono: False Mask tops 100,000 shipments". Gematsu. September 28, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Media Create Sales: 9/21/15 – 9/27/15". Gematsu. September 30, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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