35User Rating: 3 out of 5

Review title of BloodyKisses x Messing With "The Family"

Masquerade is an action platformer with a colorful sense of humor. Enemy spawn points are out houses and there's plenty of cheeky dialogue throughout all of the levels. Having to do five pushups in a row to get promoted? They are called the clown army afterall. The cinematics and cutscenes are also done well. There are some gameplay issues that mar the experience though. You can counter enemies when an icon appears over their head when they're about to attack but sometimes while fighting, they're out of view of the camera. Making you take a hit because you didn't know they were about to strike. The platforming areas can also be iffy. I fell to my death at times just shy of making the jump because I couldn't judge the distance well enough to make the landing. Achievements are not too tough but I recommend multiple playthroughs. All in one go will be frustrating. I enjoyed the game's style and humor and will get the sequel, hoping the issues here don't transfer over. Buy it on a sale.