Videoverse Review – Life Before the Metaverse

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Set in Germany, 15-year-old Emmett is an avid fan of video games and the Kinmoku Shark console. Alongside the console, the dedicated social media site Videoverse is where Emmett spends much of his free time.

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The site also features communities dedicated to specific games and the usual social media feeds, likes, and comments.

A budding artist, Emmett is hesitant to post his art online after receiving less than kind comments from trolls in the past. Lately, he has begun playing the newest hit game Feudal Fantasy and has been drawing fan art based on it.

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VIDEOVERSE IS LIKE A TIME CAPSULE BACK TO EARLY 2000S INTERNET This is when the core of the story begins. The game is about interacting with Videoverse and the people on there and trying to make it a happier place for everyone

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In order to progress, you have to interact with posts and people. This means liking peoples’ drawings, posting comments, and, most importantly, reporting trolls. Some specific trolls are truly vile, leaving homophobic, violent, and racist comments on posts and attacking others on the site.

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The problem with this is that the Videoverse moderators aren’t exactly on top of things. The site has a smiley rating system on your home page. The health of the community is rated from Sad Face to Grinning Face.

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VIDEOVERSE IS A GAME ABOUT COMING TO TERMS WITH GETTING OLDER AND MOVING ON Just as Emmett makes a new friend and begins his efforts to make Videoverse a safer space for everyone, Kinmoku announces that with the release of their newest console Dolphin, Videoverse will be coming to an end.

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With time running out for Videoverse, Emmett ups his efforts to make it a better place, even if the mods are leaving in droves. He also deepens his relationship with Vivi.

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Videoverse Review – Life Before the Metaverse

Set in Germany, 15-year-old Emmett is an avid fan of video games and the Kinmoku Shark console. Alongside the console, the dedicated social media site Videoverse is where Emmett spends much of his free time.

The site also features communities dedicated to specific games and the usual social media feeds, likes, and comments.

A budding artist, Emmett is hesitant to post his art online after receiving less than kind comments from trolls in the past. Lately, he has begun playing the newest hit game Feudal Fantasy and has been drawing fan art based on it.

VIDEOVERSE IS LIKE A TIME CAPSULE BACK TO EARLY 2000S INTERNET This is when the core of the story begins. The game is about interacting with Videoverse and the people on there and trying to make it a happier place for everyone

In order to progress, you have to interact with posts and people. This means liking peoples’ drawings, posting comments, and, most importantly, reporting trolls. Some specific trolls are truly vile, leaving homophobic, violent, and racist comments on posts and attacking others on the site.

The problem with this is that the Videoverse moderators aren’t exactly on top of things. The site has a smiley rating system on your home page. The health of the community is rated from Sad Face to Grinning Face.

VIDEOVERSE IS A GAME ABOUT COMING TO TERMS WITH GETTING OLDER AND MOVING ON Just as Emmett makes a new friend and begins his efforts to make Videoverse a safer space for everyone, Kinmoku announces that with the release of their newest console Dolphin, Videoverse will be coming to an end.

With time running out for Videoverse, Emmett ups his efforts to make it a better place, even if the mods are leaving in droves. He also deepens his relationship with Vivi.

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