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The Impostors of AMONG US - 044
Manage episode 328083875 series 3012382
In 2018 Innersloth games unleashed an innocuous-looking cooperative Hidden Role game that took the combative elements of the party games Werewolf & Mafia and wrapped them up in cute little spacemen being infiltrated by mysterious alien "Impostors".
Thanks to a hurricane combination of good design, cross-platform social play on mobile, kids being trapped at home, and an essential understanding of classic horror film paranoia, AMONG US exploded in international popularity, leading a revolution of "sus" language overtaking the elementary and middle schools of America and beyond.
Swipe your ident card, divert the power, and get ready to vote SOMEBODY out of the airlock.
CONTENT WARNINGS:
Spoilers for John Carpenter's THE THING
Frequent references to children, and their you know...behavior
Jennifer Connelly
#GaryNumanKenkuArtificer
74 episodes
Manage episode 328083875 series 3012382
In 2018 Innersloth games unleashed an innocuous-looking cooperative Hidden Role game that took the combative elements of the party games Werewolf & Mafia and wrapped them up in cute little spacemen being infiltrated by mysterious alien "Impostors".
Thanks to a hurricane combination of good design, cross-platform social play on mobile, kids being trapped at home, and an essential understanding of classic horror film paranoia, AMONG US exploded in international popularity, leading a revolution of "sus" language overtaking the elementary and middle schools of America and beyond.
Swipe your ident card, divert the power, and get ready to vote SOMEBODY out of the airlock.
CONTENT WARNINGS:
Spoilers for John Carpenter's THE THING
Frequent references to children, and their you know...behavior
Jennifer Connelly
#GaryNumanKenkuArtificer
74 episodes
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