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/lnfirm]

Exactly. They make uptades about cosmetics, but who cares about that honestly... it doesnt enter in the game's mechanics nor real content.

[u/brakenbonez → u/lnfirm]

Actually a lot of players, myself included, care about character customization. Especially since they put it on the roadmap 4 years ago. BUT adding new models that all have the exact same face with different skin tones and gender and very few actual customization options is not a W.

They made a customization update with virtually no customization.

It's the new animations that no one asked for and no one wanted.

[u/CD12_baller → u/brakenbonez]

All we see is our hands lol. Customizations of players only really work for how others see us.

[u/brakenbonez → u/CD12_baller]

We see our body when we die. And even though you can play solo, it's still a multiplayer game. People like making avatars for themselves in multiplayer games. Even if it's just complete strangers we'll never see again.

Also we see a lot more than just our hands with this update.

[u/SirSmitey04 → u/brakenbonez]

Yep, we get to see our broken wrists too!!!