u/queenofthecastle15

Not sure if anyone is interested in my opinions since it’s now been a bit since the game came out, but I finished it today and I’ve had some thoughts and questions about the game!

1. I was CONVINCED that Felicia was going to become the mermaid. She had long green hair, the mermaid had long green hair, they were both in a HER painting, she was clearly changed (if not driven crazy) after using the Tongue, the list goes on. Until the reveal, I truly thought that Mortuga commissioned and spent the whole time on the submarine trying to find the mermaid again, and therefore Felicia herself, and that he was staying near Silkwirm-on-sea because he figured she would stay close to her previous home. That being said, I wasn’t disappointed with learning that he never wanted to be on the ship to begin with.
2. I’m dying for answers for the red mountain drawing with the black clouds. Both Freya and Mortuga were haunted by it in their dreams, and both of them were murdered shortly after. However, it hasn’t actually played any significance in either game. Is it just an omen that indicates a person may die soon?? If so, how does that work, and what is it really? I’m really hoping this will be explored in a future game.
3. Damian Dusk and Felicia Stonetop having a relationship feels so random to me. There was never any explanation or background to it, and we were never even told that the characters interacted much. Maybe the devs just wanted a way to tie up lose ends regarding Damian, but it feels a little forced, and the timeline for Freya doesn’t quite add up either.
4. I was really hoping for more with that one tape of Lord Remington. Unless I’m misremembering (which I might be, and then this whole point is useless) I don't think that tape was ever actually used as a clue. But it does depict Remington sending Lord Fellow to Silkwirm-on-sea because of rumors of the Silversnake itself, suggesting that there’s even more plot to do with the Mystids of Tangle Tower, and possibly even the Ambassadors.
5. In a similar vein, I was hoping for more of an explanation for Baroness Fortuna as well. Finding out she was actually Lady Fellow seemed like a big reveal, but then it never actually went anywhere. It just seems like a missed opportunity for another layer in the story.
6. I loved finding out that Fifi and Poppy were able to move away from Tangle Tower, and that Sinthia and Symmetry were ultimately able to join them. It felt like such a sweet full circle moment, which I wasn’t expecting but was much needed after all the questions/dread the games leave you with.

All in all, my only real criticism would be the lack of development into the small details and the loose threads still left. Dr. Zephyr’s dream studies never made a whole lot of sense to me, and it felt like some of the suspicions were a lot more thought out than others, which I didn’t really feel with TT. But I also rushed through this game in excitement, so that may be it as well. I really enjoyed the Mermaid’s Mask and thought it was a great sequel, and I’m curious to see what you all think!

(Also—has anyone been able to figure out what Gripp and the mermaid said? It might be nonsense but it might not, and I’m fascinated!)