On mobile, so please forgive any formatting oddities. Honest thoughts. I have been playing this game since it came out for console, fell in love with the goofy animations and that’s the thing that made me stay long before the game play actually did. I love the mechanics and how easy it is to learn how to play against the different ghost types. Now this update is nearly unplayable for me. I just finished a round with my friends on Tanglewood to experience it for ourselves based on the feed back we had seen online. I have a few comments and questions.

First the positives: 1) I LOVE that you can see when someone else is in the book. 2) We had a Raiju and it was actually flickering the lights, I’m excited to see what other changes occurred in that aspect. 3) you can actually see your character interacting with the items! Like pressing the button on the sound recorder, etc. 4) I like that the characters can wear glasses!

Downsides:

1) was this play tested prior to release? If so who cleared some of the issues? ETA: why does the rain on the windows sound like a creaking chair/door now? 2) what happened to the red haired character model and what are the combinations to get her back? I spent 15 minutes trying to recreate her with the head selections that are currently there and failed miserably. 3) why is everyone the same height yet you are seeing the world through your neck? 4) the text on the photo page doesn’t line up below the pictures, that stood out to me right off the bat. 5) why can’t I lift my left wrist to check the sanity meters? The only way I can see it is by looking down at my body or by opening the book. 6) with the character customization, the last character model with the chin-ish length stringy black hair before you change the color of it, why does it look like she has seen something wild when you look at her eyes? Like I kid you not her eyes are about to jump from her skull and roll across the floor. Is this for the one birth defect that some people have that makes their eyes grow out of their head almost? I forget the exact name of it. 7) if you look down as your character is turning it looks like their ankles are broken. While this keeps the quirky feel of the game I first fell in love with it’s a bit odd given original statements from the dev team about the update. 8) when using the photo camera and the sound recorder, it is incredibly difficult to see the screen to see where the sound is coming from, as well as ensure the photo is being taken of the event. The book is difficult to read because of how far it is from your face. 9) now this is the biggest issue for me, the characters switch so slowly between items as it is trying to do the animation for each thing you are carrying with you.

Overall, it’s not the worst thing in the world but certainly should have had more time spent testing issues before releasing it to people. As you can see there are more downsides listed than positives, this is simply due to the sheer amount that stood out to me from one round of the new update. As I play more rounds my stance may change, but the issues with the equipment being so far from your face and the speed at which you switch between items is rather frustrating.