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10/10. The idea is brilliant. The execution feels great. The visuals are exceptional. 

The only note I have is somewhat nitpicky and it's regarding the stats. This does feel like a good candidate for reflavoring the stats, rather than using the ETR base stats. The ETR stats, particularly Shoot and Terrify, don't really feel like they match this game's flavor. The bully does have a paintball gun, but other than that, the preexisting loot doesn't have anything that feels like you'd use Shoot. Terrify doesn't quite have the same impact when it's kids at a mall and not vampires. You'd have a decent set of stats if you just dropped those two. 

  • Brawl - I actually like this one for this system, but you could reflavor it with Fight, Attack, Clash, Riot, Assault, Quarrel, Scrap, Scuffle, etc.
  • Con - Again, another one that I don't hate. But I think it could be replaced with Prank, Dupe, Fake, or Fib
  • Fix  - Not the worst, but I'm not sure how much "Fixing" kids in malls are doing. I feel like this could be dropped or replaced with something like Patch, Mend, or Fiddle
  • Search - I think this one is probably fine as is, though I also like Find, Scour, Hunt, Chase, or Pursue
  • Shoot - This one I think could be dropped entirely and lose nothing. Anything using shoot, could use Brawl in this game. Alternatively, maybe things could be added to make shoot feel more applicable. 
  • Sneak - This one is good as is. You could use Hide, Creep, Slither, Prowl, or Skulk, but I don't know if any of them are better than Sneak.
  • Terrify - Again, this one feels like it could be dropped entirely and use something like Con instead. If these kids are scaring anyone, it's probably by deceiving them into thinking they're a bigger threat than they actually are. I don't think any of these kids is going to be able to terrify someone in the way a vampire would. 

Again, that's kind of a nitpicky piece of feedback. I think everything else is really good at the surface level. I would really love to try this out sometime!

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Honestly good point. Shoot will be very pointless as a separate stat. I’m thinking “menace” could work more for “terrify”? Like a stat just for causing trouble in general even though it could combo with your suggestions with “Con”. Will most likely fix if/when I update. Thanks for the advice!

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Menace is excellent. That drives home the classic "teenagers scare the living shit out of me" vibe. Not because they're inherently scary, like terrify implies, but because they can be unpredictable and violent.