New Folder Games has made a name for itself with its “I Am” series of games. Titles like I Am Cat, I Am Monkey, and I Am Bird all follow a zany, fun theme. One of its most popular happens to be I Am Security, with over 45,000 reviews on the Meta Quest store. However, in its review of I Am Security, 131XR can’t quite understand the game’s popularity.
Stop, You’re Not Coming In!
As the name suggests, I Am Security is a game where you play a security guard. Located outside a club and inside an airport, a random assortment of people come up to you, and you either let them through or not.
The basic gameplay revolves around ensuring these folk have the prerequisite items to get through, whilst not carrying any prohibited items. But that’s just the start, as I Am Security is all about slapstick humour. So you can swap their clothes, beat them up, sell their stuff to buy new items and simply cause chaos. On the surface, this sounds great, yet even after a short time in, the lack of depth is noticeable.
I Am Security Review
Just like games such as Shop & Stuff and HIT, I Am Security is one of those titles that encourages you to be inventively stupid. Unlike those other games, however, I Am Security lacks the sort of depth to keep you coming back for more, says 131XR in its review.
Initially, there are plenty of interactive objects to have fun with, x-ray machines to check people for items and flamethrowers to set them on fire if you so wish. Should they have the right items, you can let them pass or get them arrested, the choice is yours. And there is choice, to begin with. It soon becomes apparent that there’s no progression system, with no goals to aim for. No matter what you do, there’s no bonus or reward for doing things right or wrong. Plus, there are only two locations, the Club and the Airport, and you’re fixed in position at both.
As 131XR notes, I Am Security seems to be geared towards a precise demographic. A younger audience that likes to upload quick, daft gameplay clips online. And for that, I Am Security is perfectly suited. If you want a game that provides more than five minutes of fun, try I Am Cat instead.
So Officer, What’s Next?
The next update for I Am Security is reportedly going to add a Heaven & Hell location for players. But from what XRSource can tell, this has been on the cards for a while. Furthermore, the Airport level was only added a couple of months prior, with there being a massive gap between it and the last update. So Heaven & Hell might not be arriving anytime soon.
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