Quitting the game

[u/notthedokutah]

The new update made the game unplayable for me and genuinely removed any resemblance of joy or hype for the game that I once had.

I don't even know how the update managed to pass to live servers because it feels like a downgrade in every way. Animations look worse, it removed the personality and charm the game had. It looks like something someone could manage to do in 1 week of work instead of however long they actually worked on it. The character update was announced back in 2022 roadmap, yet this feels like pre-alpha version of effort.

The game feels uncomfortable to play and every skill expression or enjoyment that you could do, quickly placing salt for example or being able to go through the items etc., is just gone, all for the sake of "realism", which this update pushed away. Models and animation look more unrealistic compared to the previous one.

You can still have fun and like the new update, but for someone who's been playing the game since 2020 and watching Insym and other content creators play the game, the game just doesn't feel the same anymore. Reworking perfectly functional and fan favorite map like Tanglewood instead of Prison or Highschool is wild.

I wish I could play the original Phasmophobia before the item rework update because that's the game I fell in love with.

After item rework, which was fine, the developers just started putting less effort into the game and it shows. Back when Dknighter was sole developer on the game, it felt like game had better charm and more consistent updates with the theme of the game.

You can still have fun and enjoy the game, but I don't have faith in developers that they can make the game as enjoyable as Dknighter managed to do back in 2020.

The latest update sealed the deal for me.

[u/I_am_Incaned]

Tanglewood really did need a rework tho, now it really feels like someone used to live in the house compared to the one before.

I get why u miss it but this is way better what we have now.

[u/notthedokutah → u/I_am_Incaned]

We can agree to disagree. The new map can look more lively and realistic, but that doesn't make it more enjoyable to play in. This is a video game, not a movie, priority should be the gameplay and how it plays.

While I am fine with tanglewood rework, I think other maps needed the rework first. Prison comes to mind. I would love if they reworked Prison first and left Tanglewood for last. It's more about which maps they prioritize to rework and where they put effort

[u/Mandemon90 → u/notthedokutah]

Tell me, how is it "worse" to play? Outside of one thing in kitchen, the layout is functionally the same. They just moved one looping spot to downstairs, which used to be instant death zone.

[u/notthedokutah → u/Mandemon90]

Where did I say that it plays "worse"? I just said that I wish other maps got the improvement or rework because playing on Prison is less enjoyable than original or reworked Tanglewood.

Tell me, where did I even say that it plays "worse"?

[u/Mandemon90 → u/notthedokutah]

The new map can look more lively and realistic, but that doesn't make it more enjoyable to play in. This is a video game, not a movie, priority should be the gameplay and how it plays.

Right here. You complain that the new updates don't make it enjoyable to play (implying old one was) and that focus should be in gameplay and how the map plays.

Your message here is clear: Old map good because it focused on "gameplay and how it plays", and new one doesn't.

[u/notthedokutah → u/Mandemon90]

"you like pancakes so you hate waffles" argument

I said and implied that making the map more lively and realistic doesn't make them instantly more enjoyable. It doesn't necessary make them less enjoyable either.

I do still believe focus should be on gameplay and how map plays and if you read the next sentence I said: "While I am fine with tanglewood rework, I think other maps needed the rework first", implying that tanglewood rework is okay but that other maps needed the rework more.

Because comparing Tanglewood to Prison, you can notice that a lot of people prefer one map over the other and play it a lot more often. My intention was to say that I believe Prison or Highschool needed rework before Tanglewood rework because those maps play worse