Finished Alternative a couple or odd weeks back now, and just really had to let it sit in the ol' noggin' before writing up a review in support of this masterpiece of a series. However, there's just so much up there that really hasn't already been said before.
So what I will say is, this is a story I don't think I will ever forget. It's truly otherworldly how thoroughly realized this fictional world is, almost like this is an entire world with it's own history and events that actually exists. It truly feels like sitting down and experience a story that someone spent their entire lives imagining from the ground up. Though I was introduced to Muv Luv through the anime's, and had already seen the adaptation of Alternative, it by all means did not ruin my experience at all, which to me is truly a testament of why this piece of fiction has continued to be regarded as one of the best VN's still to date.
It won't be for everyone of course, as nothing is, but jee willy if you find yourself sucked into the world and getting attached to the wonderful cast of characters, you are in for a brutal, unrelenting, all gas no brakes emotional slug fest of high's and low's you'll be hard pressed to find anywhere else.

And just a quick little personal thank you here to the team behind this franchise. From the original author's and artists, to the localization teams, translators, and programmers who do what they can to continue to bring Muv Luv over to the West here. Muv Luv was my core introduction to the VN genre (after 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim) and it has cemented the genre as one of my go tos. And as a ripe ol' pre 30 year old man who's past 25 years of partaking in this hobby has never once even given the genre the time of day, it's truly a wonderful feeling enjoying something so new and foreign to myself so much. Keep up the great work!

The moment I booted up Mask of Truth, I knew I was in for something special. It gave off a certain air or feeling that was very similar to when I first booted up Muv Luv Alternative for the first time as well, and boy howdy those feelings were not betrayed. What a beautiful, wildly fun, and heartbreaking journey this was. Many reviews I noticed echoed very similar sentiments to what I was wanting to toss into this review as well, so I'll just say that I 2nd a lot of the highlights of Truth that other's point out.
What I will toss into the thunderdome here is, while Mask of Truth continued that high bar already set for it's top tier VA work, amazing soundtrack (which they went above and beyond for the finale here), and stellar writing and world building, what surprised me the most was the creative liberties they took with the combat encounters. I won't spoil the goodies of course, but with the reintroduction of certain mechanics and setups for said combat encounters, the battles definitely became just as much of a high point as the story itself for me. The ending as well, was just the perfect bow that tied together what was a 150 hour journey from the start of Prelude, to the end of Truth here.
The entire package of Mask of Truth reminded me a lot of Xenoblade Chornicles 3. It truly felt like this was the developers swan song, like this was the last game they were ever going to make. What an unforgettable journey this was. Thank you Aquaplus, for gifting to our big blue planet here this beautifully crafted epic that you'd be hard pressed to find elsewhere.