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- 'Werewolves Within' is a clever and well-balanced VR adaptation of the popular party game 'Mafia'. While fundamentally based on deception, even the best liar can get caught if he/she is unlucky enough. The cartoony atmosphere is both approachable and extremely well polished, although the game makes poor use of natural input controllers.
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Dec 6, 2016 · Werewolves Within is probably the best social VR experience so far! This super funny game feels like hanging out with friends having some beers while playing role games. Amazing experience in VR, this is a must have if you have a VR headset.
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Dec 18, 2016 · Werewolves Within is a multiplayer VR game for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR, and the basic concept should be familiar to anyone who ever played Mafia, Werewolf, or similar...
- Don Saas
- PC, Playstation 4
Jun 25, 2021 · Werewolves Within turns the classic party game into a bloody horror movie. Inspired by the VR game Werewolves Within, it pits a hapless village against a marauding monster
- A game about lies.
- Verdict
By Alanah Pearce
Posted: Dec 16, 2016 3:35 pm
Werewolves Within takes the popular party game ‘Werewolf’ (or Mafia) and transforms it into one of the only remarkably welcoming, social VR experiences available. It’s a successful "port" of an already very tactical and thought-provoking game of deception, but being hosted in a virtual world offers unparalleled accessibility. Unfortunately, it also comes with some very inhibiting technical issues that mar it considerably.
Werewolf, the social game that Werewolves Within seeks to replicate, is about a werewolf trying to hide their identity amidst a group of villagers, while the villagers try to discern who among them is the monster. Werewolves Within facilitates the social setting you need to play it in, with an interesting variety of fantasy-inspired worlds. Without VR, it usually takes a social event and a willing group of people to play, but being able to opt in online with the PSVR makes it wholly accessible, even for friends or family living miles apart. Jumping in through the Quick Start option either immediately puts you in a virtual lobby with other players, or has you observe other matches while you wait to play - it feels organized, and easy to get into the madness.
Each player sits around a circle, and is represented by a unique cartoon avatar. Despite the competitive nature of Werewolf, and the fact that accusing people of lying is the sole mode of progress, I didn’t encounter a single hostile person playing, and I think that’s likely a credit to these virtual avatars. Their expressions react impressively to players’ tone of voice, giving them a visual identity that completely humanized every person I played with.
Expressions react to players' tone of voice.
When it works and none of the seven players have any audio or connectivity issues, Werewolves Within is competitive, surprisingly friendly, easy to jump into and even easier to play for hours on end, building up an active repertoire of new online friends as you go. When it doesn’t work, though, it’s inexcusably hard to play, and that’s unfortunatel...
Dec 6, 2016 · Werewolves Within is playable on the PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive — all without motion controls — and is cross-platform across all headsets with an identical experience.
Dec 6, 2016 · Werewolves Within (VR) is rated 'Strong' after being reviewed by 11 critics, with an overall average score of 77. It's ranked in the top 33% of games and recommended by 45% of critics.
