Surveillance satellites monitor our every move.

'Pollution chokes our seas, nuclear war has destroyed our cities, and worst of all, guitars are illegal. ViewScream packs an awesome punch into a short play session. It works much better if you limit yourself to one game per month. The games do have similar elements, so don't play, say, two games in a weekend.

Dark or altered lighting is a huge boost for suspension of disbelief.

The game works best when players inhabit their characters and hit the ground running with some concrete character concepts and ideas.

Play with people who are either good improvisers, or willing to put in 10-15 minutes of prep.

If that's not your cup of tea, or you like your horror slapstick, it probably isn't the best fit.

This game (at least this base game) works best as a straight horror game.

They all provided varying degrees of fun, though 'Black Widow, Brown Recluse' was especially memorable. I've played three games from this base pack: The game is easy to learn, easy to explain, and provides a good 75-90 minutes of fun when executed well. If you've played rules light RPGs, you can handle ViewScream. It's the first pure LARP I've ever played, but the conceit of all behaving as characters interacting via video monitors from a distance makes it an easy on-ramp, not too intimidating and not too extreme. ViewScream is awesome and a godsend when the pandemic forced us all to move to virtual roleplaying.

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