Among Us VR Could Give Impostors a Major Advantage

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Ever since it suddenly surged to popularity in 2020, Among Us has flourished in a variety of ways. Innersloth may be a small studio, but nevertheless, it has found ambitious ways to build on interest in its social deduction game. Not long ago, Among Us fans learned that Among Us VR was in the works, offering fans a chance to contest Crewmates and Impostors in virtual reality. Innersloth has revealed very little about Among Us VR so far, but the reveal trailer suggests that Innersloth's VR collaboration with Schell Games will remain as faithful to the original Among Us experience as possible.

Highly detailed recreations of the original Among Us maps for VR sounds highly immersive, but the change in formats comes with drawbacks too. Among Us is far from a first-person game; the massive change in perspective could have serious consequences for Crewmates who are trying to keep an eye out for potential Impostors around them. In order to make sure that Impostors don't have a permanent leg up due to Among Us VR's change in perspective, Innersloth and Schell may have to tweak Among Us information systems for fairness' sake. The VR project is a great idea, but it has to be thought through carefully.

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In normal Among Us games, players play from a top-down perspective. Thanks to this, players can see much of the world around them; even when they're completing a task, Crewmates can keep an eye out for potential approaching Impostors or any murders happening nearby. In Among Us VR, however, players will naturally only see what's directly in front of them. That's a major change. It'll probably be nearly impossible for Crewmates to check their surroundings while completing tasks, meaning