Most of us feel that video games/computer games are such a waste of time or intellect! Well maybe, but at times when boredom grips you, and you have nothing better to do, these provide some entertainment too!!
What’s new is that the virtual world collides with our real world to provide a virtual reality real time games! Sounds techie isn’t it?! And I warn you these games are highly addictive too!!
I’ve been up to playing one such computer game recently. Although, I’m not too good at computer games, this one particularly caught my attention coz of many reason, two main being, its easy and user-friendly and secondly it’s real-time. So this game called “Virtual Villagers” is absolutely incredible.
The game kicks off as a bunch of villagers land on an uninhabited island ‘Isola’. The villagers need to complete a list of tasks to uncover the ‘Mystery of Isola’ and complete the game. Each villager can master a skill like building, research, healing, farming, etc.
This game continues real time, meaning it keeps going even when you close the game and switch off your computer. If you assign a task to a villager, and switch off your computer the villager completes the task for you. Interesting eh? Well it doesn’t even begin yet. Villagers have their own set of likes and dislikes and even more....’brains’! Sounds funny... isn’t it! A villager can be stubborn enough to do what he or she likes no matter what you try to make them do.
Well, of course there are awards for special achievements, and finding rare collectibles results in extra points and level increases.
Finally over time, you manage to uncover all the secrets and complete all the puzzles and Voila the game is completed!!
Absolutely a five starer and completely gluey (addictive) game!! Enjoy!
P.S: A few interesting screen shots and presentation that I created from the game.
Since, i belonged once to the gaming industry, i have seen how Virtual reality becomes the reality and real world looks slow, boring and mundane! Its engrossing & addictive but looking for it as an escape is debatable! At the end we know which one is the real world!
3 comments:
Wow, looks like a really cool game..will definitely try it out although I am more of an xBox person :)
-Vikas
Have you tried Age of Empires ???...
Since, i belonged once to the gaming industry, i have seen how Virtual reality becomes the reality and real world looks slow, boring and mundane! Its engrossing & addictive but looking for it as an escape is debatable! At the end we know which one is the real world!
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