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Overall, I think players are really going to appreciate the variety, so it's less easy for imposters to just memorize a bunch of Skeld tasks to trick crewmates. I also like how the map has a couple of windows, making it easier for crewmates or imposters to spy on approaching players and either attack or flee based on that information. Unlike The Skeld, which has a more serious look, Polus Point has TVs, monitors with bouncing crewmate screensavers, lava waterfalls, portraits of shushing crewmates, snowmen, abandoned pizza boxes, and other absurd little touches to make it feel lived in. But at our current pace of a new map every six months, it may take a while for new mechanics to be a priority!īack to Polus Point: the trailer does a good job of highlighting all the little Easter Eggs you'll notice on the map when you're not sprinting from one task to the next. Since the original Among Us added new modes and roles, I'm hoping the VR port will.eventually. Unless you have a dedicated group of Among Us friends willing to experiment, you're usually going to have to count on convincing random strangers to play different game types, and follow the honor system of, say, not reporting bodies in Hide and Seek. I just wish that Among Us actually offered these as separate modes with their own matchmaking sessions. I had a blast openly roving around the map as an imposter, taunting crewmates by telling them how many seconds of life they had left. No doubt I'll start to know my way around better as I continue to play, but for now, it adds a level of frantic fun to the experience.Īnd speaking of 'Frantic,' my favorite moments of our hour-long session were when we switched up the gameplay to play different custom 'game types' like Hide and Seek, as Nick mentioned.

The Skeld II is all simple corridors and one-way routes, but on Polus Point, you'll see an arrow pointing towards a sabotaged reactor, head 'towards' it, and end up going completely the wrong way. Michael Hicks: Like Nick, I had a fantastic time on Polus Point - perhaps because I had almost no idea where I was going. (Image credit: Schell Games / Innersloth) It was an absolute blast and I can’t wait to play it again and again with friends when it’s out! Other modifiers had the imposters moving at superhuman speed, while yet another group of modifiers turned the kill timer down to just a few seconds, creating instant pandemonium for everyone involved. It’s these times when Among Us is the most fun, and that's especially true when we switched up the gameplay.ĭuring the play session, we tried out several different groups of modifiers that turned the map into an elaborate game of tag, complete with near-zero visibility for crewmates. It felt straight out of a horror movie! I screamed and pointed and, once they realized we were on to them, they turned tail and ran. Sure enough, I turned around at one point and saw someone staring at us through one of the windows. During one harrowing moment, a group of crewmates were finishing tasks together while the ones who finished were watching their backs.

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Polus Point is far more winding and interconnected than Skeld II is, and there were plenty of times in our playtest that had me running for my life only to be intercepted by the imposter before I could report them.Īnd, like Michael notes below, Polus Point is full of windows and areas where crewmates and imposters can spy on each other to plan their attack (or escape).

And it’s not just the size or amount of things to do that makes this release so good it’s also the layout.

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