The long -awaited Japanese language, why everyone is addicted to "AMONG US"

Do you know the title "AMONG US"?

This work is an online game that can be played by 4 to 10 people for PC/iOS/Android developed by INNERSLOTH.To briefly explain the content, it is a "wolf" game set in space.4 on PC (Steam).$ 99, the mobile version can be played for free.

This work, released in 2018, was almost an unknown game, but this year, a famous distributor played, and suddenly a boom occurred.At present, it is a game that ranks high in the number of simultaneous connections and the number of viewers on Twitch.

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In Japan, famous game commentators and popular Vtuber played, and this work has been improved, but the officially announced the response to Japanese the other day.

The Nintendo Switch version was distributed on December 16th, which is compatible with Japanese.As of December 16, only players playing on Nintendo Switch can chat in Japanese.

In this article, we will introduce the rules and charms of "AMONG US" based on the Steam version of the play experience.

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AMONG US (Steam)

AMONG US (My Nintendo Store)

■ Wolf game set in space

First, let's briefly explain the rules and flow of this work.As mentioned at the beginning, this work is a wolf game set in space.The players are divided into two sailors, a crew mate, and the "impostor (scammer)" that have been confused by them.In the case of a wolf, the crew mate is a villager, and the impostor is a wolf.

This work has an action phase and a phase of discussion and voting.In the action phase, the crew mate checks for tasks on the ship, checks if someone is doing suspicious movements, and the impostor aims for sabotage (sabotage) and killing crewmates while pretending to be tasks.It will be.

If someone reports the discovery of the corpse or the emergency button is pressed, the action phase ends and it is time for discussion.Later, each player voted for suspicious players based on the actions and discussions of each player in the action phase.You will be expelled to one who has a large number of votes.

The crewmate will win if all the imposters are expelled by voting or all the tasks.In addition to the crew, the imposter will be the same, and if the crew mate cannot handle some sabotage described later, it will win.

And this work is going on like this, but I don't think this alone doesn't know what it is, so I would like to explain it a little more in detail below.

■ The key is tasks and sabotage

Tasks are important in the action phase.The crewmate will do the tasks displayed on the map and will repair the ship.Tasks are like a mini -game, and there are various things, such as fixing wiring or entering the specified passcode.The content of the mini -game is simple and rarely makes mistakes, but the problem is that the visibility is deprived.It is easy to allow approach while tasking, and it is a chance to kill Inoposters.

Nevertheless, if the crewmate side does all the tasks, it will win without exposing the impostor, so basically we want to proceed with tasks.It is important to note that if you act alone, it will be easier to be targeted, and there are fewer people who prove alibi, so it tends to be disadvantaged in discussion.

On the other hand, the impostor side can perform sabotage.Sabotage allows you to turn off the lights, take the view, block the door, and obstruct the movement, so you can obstruct the crewmate side and create a chance to kill.

What I felt particularly powerful was oxygen obstructions and obstructions against reactors.You have to deal with multiple people, and if you do not operate it in time, you will win the impostor side.These two sabotage can be shared to the crewmate side, so you can delay the progress of the task, and because of the operation by two people, it is possible to create a situation where someone is isolated.It can also be used to delay the discovery of the corpse.In addition, I want to use sabotage because there is a cool time after use.

In addition, there is a "vent" that can be performed only by the impostor, hiding in the ventilation port all over the ship and moving between the ventilation.It is useful in various situations, such as using it for ambushing, running away from the murder, or making an alibi.

The flow of the action phase and what you can do is simple, but with the addition of a wolf psychological warfare, the spacecraft is always full of tension.

Crewmates need to prove their innocence as soon as possible and check if there is a suspicious person.In addition, the impostor has to kill someone so that it blends into the crewmates.

Therefore, in many cases, crewmates try to solve tasks and sabotage aggressively, and imposters are pretending to be tasks, dealing with their own sabotage, and confusing the crewmates.I will do it.

When playing a crewmate, you often become sensitive to someone's little movement on a ship that does not know who is an enemy and who is the enemy.Conversely, when you play with an impostor, you have to think about whether you are not suspicious or whether you can kill a person who is doubtful while making an alibi.

■ Psychological warfare in the discussion is the real pleasure of this work

Now, the action phase is finished by discovering and reporting a corpse, or pressing an emergency button, and the previous player is convened and shifted to the discussion phase.It is important to note that you can also call for imposters.The murdered impostor is often calling for the first discoverer.

You have to be aware that even if someone is killed, you can't report unless you find the corpse.It is also important to press the emergency button if you have time from the previous meeting or if you do not see anyone.If you use an emergency button, the corpse will disappear and the crime site will be unknown, but it is much better than using the second victim without using it.

The discussion phase is the key to this work, but since it is a communication with a large number of people, the progress and content of the discussion will differ depending on the person who plays.I play among my friends, but the members may proceed with the discussion in consideration of each person's personality and the goodness of other games, and become a character and play roll play.I sometimes discuss it (laughs).

Nevertheless, in many cases, each player exchanges information about what, who was doing, who was where, and who thought he was suspicious, and exploring who is a crewmate and who imposters.We will fight.

Also, the killed player has no right to speak, but it is possible to watch the discussion.It's fun to see the person who killed him rubs guilty to someone.

■ Games that you want to play among your friends

This work can be customized in the color and clothes of the character in the lobby, and the host player can change the rules, and it is possible to set a detailed setting that matches the ability of the collected face.The rules that can be set are the size of the field of view, the time limit for discussions and voting, and the number of times you can press the emergency button per person.You can also select three types of maps with different seasons and gimmicks.

The attraction of this work is that it is a simple and easy game while making use of the fun of the wolf game.Although it is a wolf that tends to be long, this work will be settled in 10 minutes, and because of the action element, it will be one pattern and it is a very high replayability.

Also, unlike a wolf, even if you do not expel the impostor, you can win if you end the task, which may not be a rut.

The bottleneck is how many friends can be gathered.It is possible to play from 4 people, but I still wanted more than 6 people.As a writer, two imposters and more than eight people feel the right balance.

This work is a game that supports Japanese in the future, and has the potential to become a big boom in Japan like overseas, and if chat supports Japanese, it may be easier to play even in the stray.Above all, it is a cheap game, so it should be easy for friends to invite.Please try to play during the year -end and New Year holidays when the harm of playing games is increasing.

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AMONG US (Steam)

AMONG US (My Nintendo Store)

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