“Among Us” voted as the best videogame of 2020
February 2, 2021
The year 2020 started with a worldwide pandemic, which meant the closing of schools, jobs, and social distancing from friends and family for their safety. What would people do now in their spare time during a lockdown?
Well, tons of video games came out this year and it became a hobby to distract ourselves from the real world. “Among us”, a mobile indie game was the most popular video game of last year for Morton East students
In a random survey of 120 Morton East students, 25 said “Among Us” was their favorite game of 2020. In that same survey, 17 of students said “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” was their favorite game of 2020; 25 voted “Spider-Man: Miles Morales”, 12 voted “Resident Evil 3” and lastly 7 students voted “Cyberpunk”.
According to The Guardian “Among Us: the ultimate party game of the paranoid Covid era” by Keith Stuart “Among Us has suddenly become one of the biggest games on PC and mobile, attracting more than 85m players in the last six months. It’s so successful, InnerSloth recently abandoned plans to work on a sequel, instead of piling their resources into the original. No one, it seems, is more surprised about the success of this game than its creators.”
Lots of students were (and still are) big fans of a game called “Among Us” that gained lots of popularity two years after its release.
“(Among us is) a nice party game for everyone,” sophomore Omar Godinez said.
Others were big fans of the new “Animal Crossing: New Horizons game”.
“My favorite game that came out in 2020 has to be Animal Crossing New Horizons. In the bleak dystopian year, 2020 was, Animal Cross provided a nice cozy getaway that lets players flex their creative muscles in a social way” staff member Mr. Elkins said.
Apart from the trending games, some people also played games that have been around for some time now.
“The game I played the most in 2020 was League of Legends. I have been a League player since 2011 and with the introduction of Clash, I found myself a competitive outlet that my friends and I could partake in,” staff member Mr. Elkins said.
Since most people couldn’t play together in person, many people tried party games through video chat calls.
“I would recommend people play any of the Jackbox games or Skribbl. For many people, gaming is a social outlet, and these games both satisfy that social aspect. Jackbox and Skribbl are great games to play with friends over Discord or Zoom while we still have to be socially distant from one another,” staff member Mr. Elkins said.
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Anna Guzman Martinez (BELMARES) • Feb 12, 2021 at 1:33 am
Belmares, I agree that Among Us was a great game mostly during the pandemic since it was online and mobile it was convenient to text a friend asking them if they wanted to play, simple and easy I would say. Also it is very fun when the imposter you are and trying to be sneaky to murder another player or trying to act as a crewmate, after some games it does feel like a bore as many things tend to do like eating too much chocolate or cake. During the pandemic is was very difficult to stay sane and find things to do that weren’t boring also being stuck at home with family all the time can be worrying and seem like eternity but with games such as Among Us it helped with having nothing to do or needing a short break. Very well done on the article!
Noah Paniagua (DALY) • Feb 9, 2021 at 3:18 pm
I agree, almost everyone that I knew was always down to play Among us. The game itself was fun and made you all trust in those around you, It was a game full of paranoia and it was sometimes stressful when you are the imposter. My family and I even wanted to do some version of it in real life, in the end thou It did become a little boring with the same maps and rounds seemed to be repetitive. Hopefully the creators come up with lots more ideas for the game soon enough, maybe it will boost the game back up again.
Melody Vivas • Feb 9, 2021 at 2:19 pm
[BELMARES] I was ADDICTED to Among Us. So much, that I would stay up late just to play! If was a fun distraction from the pandemic since we had nowhere to go, but then it died down a bit. It’s still very fun to play though.
Melody Vivas • Feb 9, 2021 at 2:19 pm
[BELMARES] I was ADDICTED to Among Us. So much, that would stay up late just to play! If was a fun distraction from the pandemic since we had nowhere to go, but then it died down a bit. It’s still very fun to play though.
Diego Rios • Feb 9, 2021 at 1:50 pm
Belmares
Among us is good but is very boring after a while like the only thing about the game that is talked about anymore is the jokes about imposter being sus.
Mariela Reynaga - Belmares • Feb 9, 2021 at 1:28 pm
Belmares : I remember playing among us initially as a way to have fun and hone my intuition, I also remember it getting popular and watching it blow up on social media. I think that the game is good, it’s a simple concept with clear goals, but it’s up to the players and their interactions that makes every round different. I find this article to be informative, since I didn’t know about the sequel or Inter Sloth’s decisions. I also agree with the input of staff member, Mr. Elkins, many people got into Animal Crossing as a cozy break from what was happening, so it makes sense it blew up so much.
Isabel Trujillo Belmares • Feb 9, 2021 at 1:23 pm
During 2020 I loved playing Among Us it was a great game to play with friends. Along with other games during the pandemic if we couldn’t get together we could get together for a video game.
Angel De La Cruz (BELMARES) • Feb 9, 2021 at 1:12 pm
BELMARES: In my opinion, Among Us is good at first, but it can get boring after a while which is why I disagree with this statement. In my opinion, the Miles Morales game is the best game. It has more violence and more action which is what entices most people. Not only that, it has a storyline which can entice a lot of people as well. Therefore, in my opinion I’d chose Miles Morales over Among Us.
alyssa mercado - BELMARES • Feb 9, 2021 at 1:06 pm
BELMARES
Me and my little brother really liked Among Us! He especially loved the game and used to it to interact with his friends. My whole family played Jackbox as well, and I think that those games were really fun. I mainly played older video games over quarantine, but I do plan on playing Animal Crossing as soon as I can!
Anahi Fausto, Ms. Belmares • Feb 9, 2021 at 1:03 pm
Belmares- I think this article is very fun and great to read ! I like how there were also various other games included. Personally, Among Us is a game that I did enjoy playing with my friends and family and I truly like how we could customize our character with different colors and hats etc.
Michelle Tapia (BELMARES) • Feb 9, 2021 at 12:54 pm
BELMARES
Among Us is a great game, I still play it here and then and it was a good distraction since we where all in quarantine it maybe gave us a few communication with people we don’t know and it also showed the players teamwork whether you were an imposter or not. Overall it was a great videogame to play with your friends or an anonymous player !
kiara torres BELMARES • Feb 9, 2021 at 9:32 am
BELMARES- Among us was my favorite game to play in 2020 ! It was so fun and addicting especially because you can play with friends and with people from all over the world.
belmares, jason ortega • Feb 9, 2021 at 9:28 am
belmares, stop the cap
Steve Arroyo - Belmares • Feb 9, 2021 at 9:17 am
Belmares – I agree with this article because in 2020 I found myself playing the game among us a lot and a lot of my friends also were playing this game often in 2020.
Jose Martinez-BELMARES • Feb 9, 2021 at 9:15 am
BELMARES- I honestly think Among Us is overrated. It was a good game when everyone first started playing it but with only 3 maps it got old quickly and just seemed repeative after everyone figured out the ways to navigate the map and not get caught.
Anasofia Martinez (BELMARES) • Feb 9, 2021 at 8:40 am
The game i played the most this year was Call Of Duty, But also played among us most of the time. I first found out about among us in tiktok as i was watching people troll in among us i decided to play as well. I liked how the reporters added different games, and different opnions from students and teachers to see what games they played to spare time durig social distancing.
Jose Gargathor Rodriguez • Feb 2, 2021 at 9:18 pm
sure