- Sep 8, 2021
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My guess is that had you not known it was based on the game going into it, you'd never be able to tell which one it was based on coming out of it. At its core the game and the show are so similar. You may be bummed that it doesn't have one or two of your favorite scenes from the show, but that's going to be true with any maze based on 10 hours of content.I guess I don’t get why it’s “extreme”? Calling it “extreme” feels extreme lol. It’s not like I’m calling for a boycott or something. I’ll do the maze and keep an open mind, but I loved the show, not the game. And I understand it’s similar to the game, but the show’s key departures — everything I’ve listed here — are unique. I guess we can speculate on whether or not they would have made it into a maze, but I think one of the benefits of adapting the show specifically would be the opportunity to include those things.
So, apologies (I guess?), but I stand by my opinion. This isn’t a highly anticipated maze for me. I would prefer the show.
Conveniently enough, I was one of the few posters here who had high hopes and high expectations for Us, and was proven right. All of which to say, we all have our preferences. I’m not begrudging anyone who’s excited about this; there’s no need to begrudge me for being less than excited. I’ll go through the maze with an open mind and hopefully I’ll have a different opinion coming out. It’s definitely happened before.
I'm not a gamer at all, but I played this early in the year with the assumption that it would be coming to HHN. I was really impressed with how well the show represented the game - I think the intent will definitely be to recreate the scenes that were the most iconic and had the most commonality across both mediums. Just keep an open mind, you'll enjoy it.