Werewolves Within™

I have played lots of Werewolf, One-night werewolf and Town of Salem over the years. I will always recommend them to anyone as it is simply an amazing genre. Werewolves Within seems like it is a great interpretation of the classic game, using VR in the best way possible in a beautiful setting. Unfortunately I can only guess whether the game is great or not cause I have not been able to play it. More than a year afters its release and the playerbase is still so small that it seemed impossible to get a game started. I chatted with a guy from Ireland for 20 minutes while waiting for more people to join our lobby. While it was nice, I decided to give up on the game in the end. It seems to me like you will need to spend as much time waiting for players to join, as you will spend actually playing the game. That simply doesn't work.

If you have ever played the Mafia game using a deck of cards or have the Werewolf set you know exactly what this game is. It is a clever social game where the werewolves attempt to allude the villagers for one night, and everyone has to figure out who the werewolves are. There are multiple roles, but not enough where it is clunky or too complicated. I am used to playing the old Mafia version with a deck of cards so coming in to this game I am used to having multiple nights where people are voted out every night, where this game differs is it only has one night and one vote. I think this is a good step for the game, because it keeps everyone involved and does not risk fracturing the servers when people inevitably quit out because they were killed. The rounds feel like the perfect amount of time. So far the population of this game seems to be good, I had no problem finding a full server and played with some awesome people, laughing and having a great time as we all attempted to persuade each other to further our own agendas. I am using the VIVE and I thought it was brilliant that Ubisoft is offering Crossplay between Oculus and PSVR. There still is Uplay you have to deal with, which personally does not bother me but may bother some of you. I was a little dissapointed that I could not use my VIVE controllers to move my hands 1:1. You use the controllers to select emotes and gestures you can make, which still felt pretty fluid. The game has many clever features, such as if you stand up to plead your case it temporarily mutes the other players so they hear your case. Overall, yes I agree the price might be a bit high for some people, and I do worry that long term it might hurt the player base, but as it stands right now I reccomend this game. I truly felt like I was with a group of friends laughing and having a great time and that is what VR is about for me.

CRIMINAL THIS GAME IS STILL FOR SELL. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!! IT IS DEAD. NO ONE PLAYS! This game has inspired me to create my own VR experience called "empty lobby" A pay for play experience where you sit in an empty lobby. *no refunds* Toxic environment filled with jerks. The only people still playing this game are a-holes that abuse new players. It took three days before enough people were online to play. There is no solo play. So you must wait for enough players to log in. After a three day wait I joined a circle to play the game. I forgot most of the tutorial after a 3 day wait. I naturally asked questions from other players. In a loud voice I heard "shut the ♥♥♥♥ up!" I let it slide. Figured I would wait for a break. Ask questions then. Nope, every time I asked a question the same players would scream "Shut the ♥♥♥♥ up!" In the middle of the third game I called out the name of one of the nicer players to ask a direct question and again I hear "SHUT THE F##K UP!" Finally I lost my temper. I asked the offender to stop talking to me that way. It got quiet and the "polite" players said, "Don't take it so seriously. We tell each other to shut the ♥♥♥♥ up all the time." There is a way to be friendly in a game and still get a point across. Screaming "shut the ♥♥♥♥ up" is not polite banter. The worst of the offenders asked the group to vote kick me. I had to survive a vote kick in the first 15 minutes of playing. Because I didn't want to be berated. $20 to wait 3 days to play a game and then be yelled at. Worst $20 ever spent. If you are thinking about buying this game, STOP! It is clearly a dead game with limited appeal. The only players left are d##ks that don't want you to join. You will be yelled at. You will be cursed at. You will play 4 or 5 rounds and you will never press play again.

So I've been looking at this game to be released for a couple months now, but like most of you I was shocked and turned away from the $30 price tag ($40 for someone of you on different points on the globe). After a couple beers I said F it and bought the game. The game is amazingly fun. The art direction and the world it created is a fun and enjoyable atmosphere to be a part of. Everything is well polished and the game is simple enough for anyone to jump in and start playing. Right away I was paired up with 6 other guys who I got to spend the next 3 - 4 hours with. It was such a BLAST try to deceive everyone or try and convince them of who you TRULY (or falsely) are or are not. Other than the game objective itself, it was so much fun interacting with one another, doing all sorts of gestures, making all sorts of jokes, and, overall, just being part of a new community and getting to know one another. It's an amazing social experience and I don't think I ever laughed so hard in a VR game (one guy said he was laughing so hard, tears were getting in his headset). Despite being incredibly fun, is it worth the $30 ($40) price tag? Sadly I'd say no. While it is an awesome experience and a fresh game mechanic to the Vive database, because of it's high price I don't see many people getting on board and thus I believe the player base will soon decrease (which is common for online only games). Which is a shame, that the price of the game is going to be it's poison and greatest contributor to it's lack of success. While it is great being able to play with other players across Vive, PSVR, and Oculus, it's going to be impossible to maintain a steady player count unless price is addressed. I recommend giving the game a try when it's on sale. With the amount of polish and creativity I would say this is more of a $15 game. TL;DR Amazingly fun polished game with great atmosphere and addictive gameplay, but with a hefty price tag that, unless decreased, will starve the player count.

It's like a VR "lite" version of Town of Salem. If you enjoy social games involving trickery and deception I highly recommend this one.

For the people playing 30 minutes and saying no servers. Go here werewolflobbies.com (it's mostly active in the evening times). I love this game. Don't get me wrong, I have played a lot of rounds in this game and got to know the community and that is very tiny in size filter through a lot of people. But dear god when I say that the more I play the more that the game is broken, and also tons of toxic people are in the lobbies. The people not being able to report these players to any moderators or able to ban these people from the lobbies kill the servers from new people or even presently playing players. Another thing about this game is that while it looks simple from the outside and the rules are basic, the unwritten rules are there and need to be taken serious! People will say it a lot and all the people that say it are the ones that have played over 10K+ rounds in this game and have tried to make this game more balanced for the rounds. Do not be ignorant when coming in and please take some recommendations seriously.

The graphics are awesome. It's fun until a group of trolls joins your game. (They GET OFF on vote kicks and giggle like little girls.) Then it's dead. I guess they have more fun sitting around CIRCLE JERKING EACH OTHER. If you can mentally deal with immature peasants, I really recommend it. Don't forget to BYOB.

They should make this game free its mostly dead not worth its price it is fun though

Point blank this game is fun , lots of fun . It's cross platform so there is always a game to jump in . And the time limit for each round is spot on . Thank you Ubisoft !

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