As the year 2020 wore on, people found ways to entertain themselves through various games. One such game ended up being the murder mystery/horror movie-inspired sensation Among Us, a game many players enjoyed even if it broke a couple of friendships along the way.
Yet, there is perhaps evidence that Among Us isn't as good as people make it out to be. That the game is rife with issues. From technical problems to repetitive gameplay, there's evidence of Among Us's overhype. But could it be said that there are other more overrated games?
Overrated: Players
Perhaps it's strange to cite players as being a reason for a game being overrated. Truth is, Among Us has a massive fan base and a lot of the players are pretty s0lid. They play the game, they have fun and they follow the unspoken rules.
Then there are those who don't. Those who constantly chime in saying who the imposter is because their friend was killed by the imposter and told them, which is incredibly frustrating. Interactions and players like that ruin the gaming experience for other people and make the game less fun.
Contender: PUBG
In recent years, some of the more popular games happen to be those that revolve around the idea of battle royale games, which still had popularity in 2020. PUBG, considered to be the pioneer of the genre, is also one of the more overrated ones as well.
There are multiple reasons for this such as the try-hard gamers, the campers, the few maps, few updates, and events that only happen every now and then. Although it was fun at its start, PUBG never really went anywhere.
Overrated: No Story
Not every game is going to have a story. Sometimes the best games are the ones that can be driven forward by the players, not the story. It can allow for interactions and gameplay a narrative could not provide.
However, the idea of an imposter moving about crew members, taking them out one by one would've been such an amazing story mode. The fact that players overlook the potential and instead just focus on the derivative gameplay weakens the game as a whole and on a deeper level.
Contender: Sims
Again, not all games need a story mode to them. But that's not to say a story mode wouldn't let the game leap into a brand new frontier. For many fans, The Sims is a great game where one gets to sadistically control the lives of humans and basically play God.
The kind of story one could get out of that, a story of NPC's actions going haywire could've been absolutely amazing. Instead, fans were given mediocre games with a fifth game on the way that never went beyond the tried and true formula the series had established.
Overrated: Been Done Before And Better
There's a killer among players. The players must work together to uncover the killers all while they have serious distrust over one another. Audiences have seen this kind of game done before time again, and other times, it's been done better.
Trouble in Terrorist Town, Garry's Mod Murder, and even an in-person game like Mafia work to sow the seeds of dissent and mistrust among players in ways far better than Among Us could ever be, even with added mods and maps adding to the already banal game.
Contender: Rainbow Six Siege
Like Among Us, the idea of Rainbow Six Siege is intriguing at first glance. The idea of players going up against one another in intense, personal situations that involve the destruction of property sounds like an awesome game.
However, actually playing Rainbow Six is difficult for casual players, which takes away from the experience. Gamers don't always want to play competently. Sometimes, they just play for fun and Rainbow Six takes away from that fun when dropped into matches full of competitive players.
Overrated: Too Contained
One could say that the likes of Among Us is too contained of a game. Granted, when the idea is based around an imposter infiltrating a crew of spacemen, the limits aren't really set that high. Yet, it always feels there's more the game can do.
There could be more kill animations, more unique maps, more costumes, and more interesting tasks. While some of these have been implemented, there's still a lot of room for the game to grow, despite it being released in 2018 and having nearly three years to add content.
Contender: Fortnite
Fortnite began as a game about survivors fighting off hordes of zombies that became a battle royale game similar to PUBG. It could be said Fortnite is more overrated than PUBG simply because of its content.
There's a difference between too contained and not contained enough and Fortnite exhibits that flaw. From popular film franchises to comic books infiltrating the world, it always feels like too much happening for the player to fully process, even when it's all released over a set amount of time.
Overrated: Repetitive
The replay value on a game is always worthwhile. Gamers are always hoping to be able to play the same game over and over and still enjoy themselves. There are times though that even replayable games can get too repetitive and outdated.
All Among Us has is players going one task to another, avoiding the imposters and screaming out who they think they are round after round. For the first few, it's fun. After twenty though, it starts to drag. After fifty... it's just not that fun anymore, even with some amazing mods added in.
Contender: Assassin's Creed
"Dating throughout history, players take control of the lives of globe-trotting assassins on perilous journeys set against the backdrop of some iconic historical settings." The basic premise of Assassin's Creed is awesome. It speaks to the player and pulls them in with that promise and idea.
Once in, the players slowly see that the game is nothing more than a lot of copy and paste missions jumbled together against the backdrop of some mystical and end of the world scenario. It's almost ironic the one-game players adore is the one that doesn't follow this formula. Even the movie couldn't figure the game out.