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Why do they play this game so much? What’s so special about it.

>> No.1970784

>>1970756
It's a werewolf game where they don't have to set up their own rules to play, the game does it for them. Simple as that.

>> No.1970790

amogus

>> No.1970856

>>1970756
It's a genuinely good stream game

It's not like boring games that are only fun for the player and boring for the audience
It's good because collab buff, and argument/funny moments buff

>> No.1970859
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>>1970756
SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS ! SUS !

>> No.1970861

>>1970784
To add to this, other games like Project Winter take too long. Among Us rounds are fairly short so everyone can switch roles.

>> No.1970882

Are you going to post wojaks at some of the replies?

>> No.1970885

>>1970756
It's not skill based

>> No.1970903

>>1970885
Not in terms of motor skills no. But there is definitely skill in manipulating others. See Suisei's "I don't speak English" gambit which worked because JP girls are sympathetic to that and she knew it.

>> No.1970941
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1970941

there have been a lot less amogus streams recently though. But I bet you anything they'll start back again when the new map releases in 3 days

>> No.1970963

>>1970903
>But there is definitely skill in manipulating others
True but they're not doing that

>tfw among us metafag
They do play like scrubs, but on skeld and mira they do stack and make it easy to figure out who is and isn't the imposter if you were playing best on their playstyle
They also *usually* let each other speak in turns orderly and not run the manipulation game due to someone taking the initiative by speaking first

Imposters only win because japan internet fucking sucks and there's desync, and because they're imposing rules on themselves by not playing sweaty

True metafags know it's extremely hard for imposters to win

>> No.1971001

>>1970963
How would you balance the game or do you think playing imposter should be difficult? Make task management harder in some way to give the imposters more time?

>> No.1971037

>>1970963
Marine is probably the sweatiest player among the holos. She's such a good 3rd imp.

>> No.1971099

>>1971001
I'm not smart enough for game design, all I know I know is that in the tryhard lobbies I play in and watch to see strats, everyone keeps tabs on everyone, remembers exact pathing, and knows whose grouped with who making it hard for kills.

Everyone will admit that for tryhard players, among us can never be taken competitively because it's way too hard to balance.

Though the otto mods adding more roles was a step in the right direction with the inclusion of jester, while flawed, is still a good addition

>> No.1971276

>>1970756
Why does anyone play this garbage game so much? Zoomer hype duh. It got popular with Western zoomers(through a shitty meme oc) and then all the Western YouTubers cashed in making it even more popular. Then the vtuber crowd got to it at the end of the shitty hype train and now it's something they play from time to time. So to answer your first question; it's for views duh. And there is NOTHING special about it. Town of Salem is a better deception game, but it doesn't make for the best streaming content since you're talking instead of running around. Shit I would even rather play mindnight with it's shitty meta and garbage playerbase than among us.

>> No.1971290

>>1970756
There aren't many other games out there that allows for large collabs like this, and unlike Marika were the only relevant moment is someone seething from losing 7 positions right before the end line, you get a variety of reactions ranging from paranoid to completely off the mark accusations to deflections using such retarded logic people don't even know where to begin to explain how wrong that was. That also provides tons of clippable moments which is a well known catalyst for introducing newcomers to the chuubas

>> No.1971352

>>1971276
>And there is NOTHING special about it.
Followed immediately by....
>Town of Salem is a better deception game, but it doesn't make for the best streaming content since you're talking instead of running around.
Please name just one mafia/werewolf game that would be a great streaming game then. If you can't, then it turns out Among Us does something well that other games don't. Crazy how simple it to see through the contrarian act huh?

>> No.1971417

>>1971352
Resistance

>> No.1971454

>>1971417
Isn't that a card game anon? Is there a good digital version with all the bells and whistles of a fun video game?

>> No.1971474

>>1971352
Ya know. Town of Salem
and mindnight would actually make great streaming content if you're in a vc lobby.

>> No.1972101

>>1970756
For most chuuba among us is the go-to game for making connections, and its very easy to play too.

>> No.1972201

>>1971001
pretty easy, just increase the number of imposters until they start winning all the time and the meta shifts, then remove an imp or 2 to get it balanced

>> No.1973245

>>1970756
All of the streams playing Among Us have been fun so why not continue doing them

>> No.1973290
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>>1971352
Project Winter

>> No.1973318

I loved Fubuki and Marine's exchange in this game.

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because its fun?

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>> No.1976107

>>1970756
>free
>simple
>multiplayer
>normiebait
>clipbait
>reactionbait
That's about it

>> No.1976140

>>1971352
Are you gay?

>> No.1976377

>>1970756
It gives a chance to interact with others.
I think it's a fun game for streams.

>> No.1976518

>>1970756
It's a fun game in general, especially with friends or people you think you know alot about

>> No.1979826

The game can be fun if you stop trying to tryhard it and just play with friends. See the Holostars games and the ID stars collab who have their own rules. Besides that, it's a way to get to know new people for sociable people. Ran often hosts her own game and regulars in it can network with other regulars

>> No.1979978

>>1974119
i say the miko is suspicious.

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>>1970756
trouble in terrorist town is better

>> No.1981070
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>> No.1981456

>>1970756
>Incredibly easy to play and understand, even if you don't speak English
>Popular as fuck
>Cheap and runs on practically anything
>Easy to get collabs going for the above reasons

>> No.1981605

>>1971099
Among Us is a party game, and I mean that in both the most literal and least offensive way possible. It's inspired by social games and it isn't designed to be meta'd into the ground. Playing it that way completely defeats the purpose. It's like try harding at truth or dare. Sure you could do it, but I wouldn't call that person a winner.

>> No.1987311

>>1981070
No.

>> No.1988154

>>1981605
This, Among Us is good because it provides great framework for a streaming "variety show" that rewards different personalities bouncing off each other and generally punishes tryhard ragers (like Ninja) in streams.

>> No.1991787

>>1980746
imagine expecting them to deal with garbage-mod stfu

>> No.1991895

>>1971099
>jesters
are they trying to be some kind of normie SS13 now?

>> No.1999088

>>1991895
well, the game itself is an extremely watered down syndicate mode SS13, can't blame them if they want to make it a bit more complex

>> No.1999380

>>1999088
Explain.

>> No.1999585

After all the hype, why isn't this game updated yet? No new maps, no in-game voice chat, etc. It's been 6 months since this game exploded and they say the devs of fall guys are lazy lol

>> No.1999634

>>1999380
>explain
hey hey people...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URJ_qSXruW0

>> No.2002012

>>1999380
grab SS13, remove roles, remove shitcurity, remove AI, remove clowns, also remove atmos, cargo, botany, etc. and turn each department into a single task, remove need for eating, breathing and temperature requirements, remove health, virology, genetics and such; everyone is the same 1hp character. As for gamemodes, remove anything that's not sydicate mode, then water it down to the point there's only 3 possible ways to screw up with people besides stabbing them. Game maps are also watered down: no maintenance access for everyone (at least impostors have vents), no areas that are locked up for certain people, way smaller maps, the largest among us map would fit inside 1/4 of the average SS13 map, and worst of all, map cannot be altered by the players.
Obviously I understand why all of this has been done and why it appeals to people, I just think it's kinda sad that most of the people who play among us will never give SS13 a try
>servers can't handle all those normies
ok, replace SS13 with SS14, assuming it's finished someday

>> No.2002083

>>1999585
indie company pls undastan

>> No.2002111

>>1999585
>It's been 6 months since this game exploded and they say the devs of fall guys are lazy lol
game had been almost dead for 2 years until somehow it exploded. Devs were making among us 2 when it exploded and they shelved that in order to add more stuff to it. Plus what >>2002083 says

>> No.2010586

>>1991895
more like gmod ttt i'd say

>> No.2010632

>>1970903
>See Suisei's "I don't speak English" gambit

do you think it would work if one said i dont speak japanese

>> No.2014328

>>1973318
>>1973829
I think I've watched that specific round from every POV available. Funny shit.
Watching korone pov is like 90% card swipe but worth for the MARIRIIIIIN scream

>> No.2016101

>>2014328
>Watching korone pov is like 90% card swipe but worth for the MARIRIIIIIN scream
Korone pov for reference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HXcDQfWgFk

>> No.2016736

>people know hololive because of clips
>clips are good for popularity
>amogus is heavily interaction-based
>interactions make clips
you make the connection anon

>> No.2016770

>>1970856
>genuinely good stream game
As long as you're alive, yes. But when you're dead, there's nothing for you to do but laugh at other people and do tasks. You either have to be really skilled at it or play consistently with a group of enjoyable people (e.g. collabs).

>> No.2016806

>>2016770
Most lobbies I know do a 'deafen' meta (which means they deafen during rounds and undeafen when they die, so they can talk to each other about nothing when dead) or use Prox chat, which lets people talk when dead anyway

>> No.2016843

Amogus is the only stream I will set a 3am alarm for even when I have important business meetings the next day. Well, that and Miko GTA online.

>> No.2019869

>>1973318
If that happened on one of my amogus sessions I'd have voted fubuki as well, I trust calm people less than the outraged crewman who adds nigger to every sentence

>> No.2023750

>>2016843
Why?

>> No.2023852
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>>1970756
There are few other stream games that can support up to 9 people that make good streaming content.

>> No.2023952

>>1970756
High player count, makes for good laughs, and it's good numbers from Youtube, which is the biggest draw

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>> No.2028160

>>1999585
There's like, what, 3 people working on it?
New maps are coming along too

>> No.2028195

>>2028160
InnerSloth is a 5-person team; it started out as a 3-person one who did the Henry Stickmin stuff and then they began to work on Among Us, which came out in 2018; in 2020 and beyond, Among Us exploded in popularity too quickly for them though

>> No.2032964

>>2023852
What the fuck is going on.

>> No.2033374

>>2028160
Why not get more? Fucking retards

>> No.2039112

>>2032964
Chaos.

>> No.2042769

>>2028195
They should have just hired that guy who's been modding the extra roles into the game. Everything he's added minus the cringey weeaboo-style extra hats and extra colors are all great ideas for the official Among Us.

>> No.2042857

>hurr durr popular game bad
the among us collabs are great

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>> No.2046966

>>1970756
I LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUV
AMONG US

>> No.2047240

has the fad passed? is it too late to start playing?

>> No.2057205

>>2047240
iirc, there's a new map dropping soon. So, you are probably better off getting to know how the game works now.

>> No.2061865

>>1970756


Think about it anon; games like this are almost pure social interaction. They provide a medium through which large groups of different personalities you may each be interested in individually, to get together all at once, for you to see how they interact with each other, with the format supplying the pretext for them to do so. It's the ultimate collaboration tool.

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>>1970963
metafags like you ruin the game, it's not even meant as an ad hominem. The holos and every Lobby I ever had fun with play this on a pretty casual level, once we invited someone who played WAY too much it boiled down to killing him first or get swept first round, otherwise he would pinpoint the imp by shit like how long everyone took for their tasks.

Lets face it, the game is better the LESS you have played it, even some of the holos are getting better and better at it, bumming out the ones playing it casually.

>> No.2068547

>>2047240
there's a new map dropping today I think? But I've also noticed people started playing betrayal.io, so who knows.

>> No.2068679

>>1970941
People only ever play the first map anyway.

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