1.3 hours played
Written 28 days ago
Okay, I first of all want to head on all the negative reviews blasting this game for the heavy moderation. In over an hour of playing this game on PUBLIC servers cussed many, many times, including the F bomb in front of young children... just to test this game for the heavily criticized voice moderation. I let the game sit for 12 hours, logged back in, and was able to connect right back with NO BANS. Maybe I just lucky... or maybe the people who are getting banned are screaming very vulgar or racist slurs and almost "trying" to get banned, I don't really know.
The game itself seems VERY solid. It's essentially a 3D version of the 2D Among Us that went absolutely viral back in the summer and fall of 2020. I saw no bugs and everything seemed to work great. I can say this version seems MUCH more immersive than the 2D version I played for many hours back in 2020.
However, my problem is with this game currently being taken over by young kids who seem to average 11 or 12 years in age. I don't find playing with kids constantly screeching at the top of their lungs much fun personally. I mean if it was MY own kiddos, or even my kids friends, that would be very different. I also don't see enough of my own friends buying this game and us all playing this game together enough to justify the current $10 price tag. I might pick this up again if it goes on a 50% or 75% off sale and then encourage everyone I know in my Discord to buy it and play with me... THAT could be a TON of FUN for sure!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89yKH4pKKCo
Now if I had a 12 year child myself, I'd totally keep this game and very likely get more than my full price of the games worth of value. But I don't and so I'll just kick back and wait for this game to go on a deep sale or wait for it to be offered in a Fanatical bundle at a great discount or something.
Until then, the voice modding criticism seems unjustified, at least from what little I tested it. If people are actually refunding it because young kids have completely taken this game over, I'd totally understand and respect that, but that is NOT a fault of this game itself.
RECOMMENDED: If you have a child 8 years to 16 years old, this game will probably be a phenomenal value for them, especially if that have at least a friend or two that owns this game that can and will play with them in the public lobbies.
If you are an adult, or over 16, I'd recommend waiting for a deep discount and then getting all your own homies to buy it and play on your own private servers. Basically, this game is currently dominated by young obnoxious kiddos and I can't imagine many adults who would enjoy playing with tons of random screechers that they don't know. ..The game itself seems great however. So there's you the information so you can hopefully make a much more informed decision.