this game makes me want to bash my head into a wall from the writing of its story alone. i could look past the poor release solely because of the hype i had from a fnaf installment with arguably one of the best environments. this game is gorgeous, ray tracing or not. unfortunately, a bright and stylish mall isn't the most terrifying location which really hurts the "horror" aspect of this game. the characters are okay, albeit a little underdeveloped (but also theyre literally animatronics so i guess its fine?), but the travesty lies in vanessa. without going into too many spoilers, the way they utilized this character (or didnt...) is a shame considering her exposition in the vr game. the endings all suck, by the way. fuck this game's writing ong im getting upset thinking about it too hard

so much fun with friends. easily comparable to lethal company, and while I think lethal made a bigger impression on me during the first time we played, this has the potential to be way more replayable and fun with friends.

the idea of going around random haunted areas and just trying to film is golden, especially because... well, you're probably playing with friends who you think are funny as is? i love lethal, but it very much encourages splitting up and doing things alone which is scary but not as fun as this, which pushes you into staying together and goofing around with the monsters.

i love that the camera actually picks up on what you film, and getting to crowd around a little couch and watch all your videos with comments pouring in that actually REACT to what you guys experienced is genuinely hilarious. the limited filming space just means that you capture the most random things and really have to pace yourself, which makes all the cuts so golden. adding to that, the physics in this game are so bouncy and ragdoll-y that every video ends up shaky and goofy as fuck. just so fun.

we did encounter a decent amount of bugs, namely a lot of audio issues and one friend who, despite reinstalling, couldn't see the video in game, but given it's been out for a single day, i'm willing to look past it. with more monsters, area variation, and a little more polish, this could really be a staple that my friends and i come back to.

this game is ... interesting. i liked it, i think, but ironically it hinders itself in the core gameplay loop before you can enjoy its strengths. it is so unbearably tedious to get every achievement/ending, and the overall story is a very surface level take on the modern influencer and the edgy/reality of the internet. a lot of the dialogue and encounters are incredibly well-written and relatable. the game definitely does its best to reflect the streaming scene as a whole, but it takes too long for me to want to stay invested. i did 100% it, and i do like ame/p-chan/kangel, but i don't know if i could really recommend this game. you are better off watching the endings' cutscenes on youtube, but even then you lose the charm of witnessing the spiral of ame-chan under your control.