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Among Us

SCORE: 70

If you or someone in your family happens to be a viewer on our YouTube channel then you know we did some live streams of Among Us. We definitely honor game play requests that come from Advanced Members of our YouTube channel. With that stated we do listen to viewers when they ask us to play a certain video game. We are not always able to honor it quickly but we do keep it in mind. We received multiple requests from multiple viewers concerning Among Us. So I decided to try it. It was okay when I played it, so we did some live streams of the game.

Among Us has become a bit of a cultural phenomenon. Skins of Among Us characters has appeared in a plethora of different franchises and real world purchasable items. Among Us is also playable on a plethora of platforms. I played Among Us on the iPhone since it was free and could be easily live streamed. I would have preferred Among Us on a console video game system but they cost money and I was not that invested in this video game at all. Players can host games or join others. If you join a private game then you need the code for that room.

At least five players are needed to play Among Us. There can be as many as ten players in a game. Players will be randomly assigned as a crewmate or an imposter. Crewmates must go around completing certain tasks before they are all killed by the imposter. Can you guess what the imposter does in Among Us? He or she goes around killing the crewmates. When a dead body is found or if someone hits the right button voting begins.

Voting is where Among Us gets very devious. Players decide who they think the imposter is. Who was being suspicious? Please note the wrong player can be voted off the ship which makes it even harder for the crewmates to win the game. If you vote off the imposter the crewmates win. If the imposter kills too many crewmates then they win. Please note the imposter(s) have a long cool off periods between kills. This is what helps make Among Us a little bit fair.

Streaming Among Us was challenging because I needed to put up a screen overlay that showed whether I was the imposter or the crewmate. Anyone watching the screen and playing with me knew instantly what my role was. That meant I could be voted off immediately because they had an unfair advantage. Sort of like a stream sniper. Among Us looks okay and sounds okay. There is violence and blood as the imposters murder the crew. I see why kids are into Among Us.
- Paul

Graphics: 60%
Sound: 70%
Replay/Extras: 85%
Gameplay: 70%
Family Friendly Factor: 65%

System: Android/iPad/Nintendo Switch/PC/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/iPhone(tested)
Publisher: Innersloth
Developer: Innersloth
Rating: ‘E10+’ - Everyone TEN and OLDER ONLY {Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood}