By Brady Vigil Staff writer

  Due to the quarantine, people have got some extra time on their hands. A lot of people had different ways to fight off boredom. Some people decided to take a trip back in time and pick up some old video games. One game that has had a resurgence is Treyarch’s smash hit of 2012, Call of Duty Black Ops 2. Before the quarantine started, the game had about 800 players monthly in 2019. During the quarantine, the game peaked at 70,000 players in a single day. So why have almost 70,000 players come back to the most beloved game in the Call of Duty franchise eight years later?

   Sophomore Jessie Magana first played the game eight years ago and just now picked it up again.

  “It was my favorite game when I was little, I guess I wanted to experience it again if that makes sense,” Magana said.

  Another fan of the game who just picked it up again is Freshman Hudson Vigil.

  “I had multiple months with nothing to do, so I dug through my old games and found Black Ops 2 and it felt like I was a little kid again,”  Vigil says.

  With so many people stuck inside, old games have had their communities grow again. If you have a special spot in your heart for an old game, you should get back to playing it and enjoy it as you did years ago.