When reviewing a game, it’s usually a good idea to try to ask the question “Who is this game for?” Sure, it’s a bit presumptuous, but attempting to figure out what theoretical audience a given game is trying to serve can shed light on what it’s trying to do — and consequently, help a reviewer decide how successful the game is at meeting that goal.
Utawarerumono: ZAN‘s answer to that question should be relatively simple: It’s for fans of the venerable Utawarerumono franchise, right?
That answer might be a slam dunk in most other situations, but given its shortcomings, I’m not all that sure, anymore.
Source: Destructoid Review: Utawarerumono: ZAN