Top 10 open-world games

Top 10 open-world games

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According to http://www.gamesradar.com/best-open-world-games/ the top 10 open-world games are:

10. Assassin's Creed Black Flag
Set in the 18th century Caribbean

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For those who love the high seas and have always dreamed of becoming a swashbuckler and pirate, Assassin's Creed Black Flag is a great game to play.


9. Fallout 4
Takes place in the year 2287

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Yes, another nuclear holocaust setting, but this open-world game has the best plot and graphics that makes a gamer feel they are actually living during the year 2287.


8. Dragon Age: Inquisition
A fantasy world set in continent of Thedas

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If you enjoy fantasy worlds with dragons, this is the game you will want to spend allot of time indulging in.


7. Grand Theft Auto 5
Characters partake in botched robbery in Ludendorff, North Yankton

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One of the all time favorites, this is one of the best games ever made to portray the old time cops and robbers in an modernistic fashion.


6. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
Set in 1984, the story follows mercenary leader Venom Snake

 

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Venom Snake is by far one of the best avatars in a real life open-world action game that takes you to the highest levels of action game-play.


5. Horizon Zero Dawn
The plot revolves around Aloy, a hunter and archer living in a world overrun by robots.

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One of my personal favorites as it intertwines the living among robotic characters. 


4. Skyrim
Main character is a prisoner being led to an Imperial execution.

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This game is action packed with all the excitement any gamer can play to get the most exhilarating experience of an open-world environment.


3. Red Dead Redemption
In 1911 a former outlaw is taken is taken from his family by the Bureau of Investigations

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If you like open-world games set in an old western style environment married to some of the best computer graphics going, this is the game for you.


2. The Legend Of Zelda: Breathe Of The Wild
Four animal-like divine beasts and an army of autonomous mechanical soldiers launch attack on Hyrule

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A true fantasy game that will take your imagination to it's limits.


1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Concludes the story of The Witcher Geralt of Rivia

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The number one spot goes to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Just looking at the graphics and characters, it is no wonder it is an all time favorite among gamers. Once inside the game you will surely be intrigued to keep playing.

"Even weird indie games have clasped the explorable environment to their bosom. The Long Dark, Neo Scavenger, Rust, Factorio, No Man's Sky, Subnautica, even Euro Truck Simulator - all of these would have had a shout in our list, if we'd had room for more than 10."  http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/10-best-open-world-games-on-pc-today-1320363

Top 9 Best Racing Games In 2017

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According to Karl Karanja from gtspirit, http://gtspirit.com/2016/12/24/9-best-car-racing-games-in-2017/, the following are ranked the top 9 racing games in 2017.

No. 9...  Valentino Rossi: The Game

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A motorcycle racing video game developed and published by Milestone. S. R. 1. on 16 June 2016. It is the official video game of the 2016 Moto GP season. This game was modeled after the world champion motorcyclist Valentino Rossi and has plenty of exciting levels to keep any gamer on top with endless excitement.

                                       

No. 8…  Need for Speed 2017

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Is a race car game that delivers all the graphics to make this game truly a realistic ride through virtual reality.  With many different cars and tracks to choose from it will most certainly attract  any audience of gamers.

No. 7…  Assetto Corsa 2016

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According to https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/01/assetto-corsa-are-ps4-and-xbox-one-ready-for-a-true-driving-simulator/, “There are two schools of thought when it comes to porting videogames between systems. On the one hand, you've got the supporters who believe that not everyone has the time, money, or inclination to purchase all available hardware, with ports giving them access to the most games. On the other, you've got the sceptics that believe it's not possible to get the most out of a game unless developers focus their efforts on a specific system.”

No: 6…  Dirt Rally

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If you would like to get off the asphalt for awhile and seek the adventures of off road dirt racing this is a great opportunity to experience the best in off road excitement.

No. 5…  Forza Horizon 3

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“Welcome to Australia! In Forza Horizon 3, you’ll explore the Land Down Under, along with more than 350 of the world’s greatest cars and trucks” https://forzamotorsport.net/en-US/games/fh3. 

No. 4…  F1 2017

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If you are into to Formula 1 racing you will love battling for pole position in this thrill ride of a video racing game.

No. 3…  Project Cars 2

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This game has many different things such as track temperature, height above sea level, and wind, plus many more factors that make this game very fun to play. Engine performance such cooling and brakes add that extra dimension to an already realistic visual driving experience.

No. 2…  Forza Motorsport 7

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It seems as though many gamers are undecided on which driving game should take the number 1 position but Forza Motorsport 7 has certainly maintained a tight race but fell just short of the number 1 slot and slipped into no. 2.

No. 1…  Gran Turismo Sport

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The No. 1 position goes to Gran Turismo Sport where the graphics are so realistic any gamer will find it as realistic as driving in a true race car.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

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       The characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender were designed by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. There are six main characters, Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph Bei Fong, Prince Zuko, and Appa.  


                              Aang   The primary protagonist of the series.

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                  Katara   The last remaining water-bender from the Southern Water Tribe.

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                 Sokka 16-year-old warrior from the Southern Water Tribe and Katara's brother.

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                  Toph Bei Fong  A blind Earthbending master of the prestigious Bei Fong family in Gaoling.

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                   Prince Zuko  Prince Zuko was originally the primary antagonist of the series.

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            Appa  Aang's sky bison who serves as the group's main form of transportation around the world.

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Top # 1 Avatar Character

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According to TheTopTens. The number one ranked avatar goes to "Prince Zuko a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Zuko is a master firebender and his younger sister is Azula . He is the son of Prince Ozai and Princess Ursa ."

glitches may bug you

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Few, but there still might be a some, of us gamers who remember sitting in front of the black and white TV watching our favorite program to which we only had one choice to choose from, with Mom and Dad. Even then the quality was poor, constantly turning knobs and moving around the rabbit ear antenna, we were still under the worst circumstances able to use our imaginations to fill in where the technical capabilities fell short.  Today it does not seem to be that easy and the visual glitches we have in front of us today on the screen are way too intrusive  to try to look through and ignore.

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Mike Floorwalker from the The Looper points out, “Glitches have always been a part of video games—in fact, with such complex coding, it's a minor miracle that today's games don't glitch out constantly.”

Read More: http://www.looper.com/48882/bizarre-visual-glitches-discovered-games/s/image-8110/?utm_campaign=clip

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It is no wonder minecraft has had more than its share of visual glitches with the complex amount of coding involved in creating the game.  I have personally not encountered too many visual glitches in my own personal version of Minecraft.  There are numerous forums out there for gamers to join in on and talk about their experiences with the game and some of their encounters with the glitches.  Many of these forums are older in nature and a lot of the glitches may have been fixed by now. 

 One of my favorite forums is FTB Forum https://forum.feed-the-beast.com/threads/annoying-modded-minecraft-graphics-glitch.53462/ where gamers can share information and talk about ways to get around and fix the glitches that may be caused not necessarily from the game coding itself but the system and software the gamer might be using when launching the game. 

Some gamers that have been using optifine find that if they remove it, the visual glitches go away. “Yeah, I'm using Optifine. I removed it and that seems to be the problem. Oh well, I guess it's better to play with a good framerate then have weird graphic glitches every so often :/” Phyroxinoid.

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   There seems to be a lot of gamers talking about their experiences with visual glitches out there but I have found from reading the forums and experimenting with my own system there seems to always been a solution to fixing these pesky bugs that keep us from enjoying the full visual experience when we dive into our realm of virtual reality.

                                                                      

Video Game Designing In Full Swing

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The gaming industry is at an all-time high and so is the demand for game designers.  According to, https://www.sokanu.com/careers/video-game-designer/salary/ , a high-end designer can make as much as $62.36 an hour or $129,700 a year.  That is a pretty hefty salary for those individuals who have what it takes.  I actually thought about becoming a designer myself and apparently a designer candidate would have to be very proficient in math. If you are good in math and enjoy gaming, why not make some money at what you enjoy doing. 

 
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What does a video game designer do?  Most gamers do not realize the huge amount of work and programming that goes into designing a game.  According to https://www.sokanu.com/careers/video-game-designer/ , “A video game begins with a concept. A proposal is drafted by a team of game designers, who address important details such as target audience, deadlines, and budgets.”  Not all game designers design the entire game.  They might focus on certain areas of the design such as Plots and Story Lines, Characters, Maps, Scenarios, Difficulties, or user Interface Creation.

A video game can be revised millions of times as the designers constantly test and re-write the code while designing the game for the final issue.  Game design is mainly influenced by consumer demand and what the gamer wants and is will to pay for.  Also, the costs of designing the game is a very important factor.  Game design industry can bring in as much revenue as the market will bear which can be over 250 million dollars after all the technical design is finished and the game is marketed for the public to buy.  The average cost of a single video game to play on a machine can be anywhere from about $20 to $50.  The average cost of producing a major motion picture is only around 50 million dollars so one can see the tremendous amount of work and the cost that goes into writing the script and marketing a video game.

 
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Sometimes marketing a video starts in it's infancy with the original concept and famous celebrities are incorporated into the game to give it more appeal to the public.  Then likewise the actor or celebrity will most likely want to be compensated for their contribution to the production of the video game which can be quite a lot of time and effort on their parts. 

The gaming industry is booming so we should all get out and get involved in this huge industry that is thriving and mostly likely will be for quite some time.

gamer culture

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Gamer culture has been evolving at an unprecedented rate with multi-player online role-playing and virtual reality games becoming increasing popular among all age groups.  As technological advances in the virtual reality world become more realistic, gamers are spending much more time creating their avatars to be a expression of their own personality traits and likes.