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Among Us Review
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Among Us Review
Infinite > 10-04-2020, 11:14 PM
I think it’s safe to say that most of us have been interested in murder mysteries one way or another. Some of us have read detective stories like Sherlock Holmes. Some watch murder mystery movies and try to figure out who did it (my money is on the butler). But I have been interested in murder mysteries through gaming. In gaming, you can not only be the detective but sometimes even the killer and that is where things become a little more interesting. While being a detective, you have to use your observation skills and intelligence to find the holes in a person’s testimony, as a killer, you have to be cunning and make yourself seem as legitimate as possible. People have played games like this in a party-game called Mafia (also known as Werewolf).
Mafia worked like this: At night, the mafia would decide who to kill and then that person is dead. In the morning, everyone has to figure out who did it and vote on who is the mafia. The process repeats until the mafia is caught or the innocents are all killed. This simple game inspired the team of Innersloth to create a game similar to that but in space. Innersloth released “Among Us” for Android and iOS on June 15, 2018, and Steam on Nov. 16 that same year. The game didn’t sell well but Innersloth persevered and kept updating the game.
So how did this game become so popular all of a sudden two years later? Two possible reasons: Sodapoppin and a certain disease we all know and “love” (that’s sarcasm if you can’t tell) COVID-19. Sodapopping is a Twitch streamer who really got the ball rolling on the game’s popularity around July of 2020. Suddenly many other Twitch streamers started playing thus gaining more and more popularity. What could also have attracted these players is that they can interact with other people without the need for social-distancing. This game also caught my attention so I decided to get it since it was at a cheap price. Do I think that it’s a great game? Or did this game only get its popularity thanks to very fortunate circumstances?
In Among Us, you play as either the crewmate or the impostor. As a crewmate, you must perform your assigned tasks such as fixing the wiring of a ship, cleaning the oxygen filters, destroying asteroids, etc. If you and your fellow crewmates accomplish all your tasks, you win. As the impostor, you must eliminate all crewmates. You can accomplish this by sabotaging the systems causing blackouts, shutting doors, etc. or using the vents to travel without detection. If a crewmate (or yourself if you wish) reports a murder, a meeting happens where everyone discusses who murdered the crewmate and vote who is possibly the impostor. As the crewmate, you must look through everyone’s testimonies and find holes in them and point them out. As the impostor, you must be cunning and lie your way out and point the blame on the innocent.
So that’s the basic gist of the game. This game has no story so it gets an automatic C in the story department.
The gameplay is really fun. I really enjoyed it but I do have a few nitpicks, however. I wish the map would be displayed during meetings and what tasks you were assigned to do which will make new players have an easier time remembering where exactly they were when the report was made. Communication is very important in this game so that’s why this nitpick is major to me. Another problem I have with this game is there is no incentive to win. You don’t get any EXP or rank to show how good you are in the game and there aren’t any unlockables as you play through the game. All the cosmetics you can select such as hats or costumes for your character are immediately unlocked (or paid DLC).
Overall, despite the game making it a bit difficult for newbies to communicate with their fellow crewmates and lack of unlockables, this game is really fun. I give it an A- on gameplay.
There is no music for the game so C on that as well.
To conclude, this is a really lacking game. While the game is fun, don’t expect to be hooked on it for too long. I give the game a 6/10.
At a Glance: Among Us
Summary: Figure out who is the Impostor or eliminate all Crewmates that stand in your way.
Rated: E10+ for Everyone 10 and Up: Fantasy violence, Mild blood
Price: Free (iOS), $4.99 (Steam)
Distributor: Innersloth
Systems: iOS and Windows
Release Dates: Android/iOS
/b] June 15, 2018, [b]Windows/b] Nov. 17, 2018
[b]Rating: 6/10. -
RE: Among Us Review
NeoMetallix > 10-05-2020, 08:17 PM
I love murder mysteries. Love games with that aspect in it. Don't think I'll try this though, don't have an iPhone. Sounds like a fun game though!
