Breakthrough titles in the online gaming realm
Anybody who endured the primitive graphics and slow gameplay of earlier online gaming titles like Runescape at the turn of the century will realise how quickly this activity has evolved.
Now we’re able to play cutting-edge titles against endless online competitors in genres ranging from sci-fi to casino games.
Whilst old Star Wars titles suffered from a tenuous adaptation from the movie screen, the recent online game revels in crisp graphics, smooth gameplay, and hugely enjoyable multiplayer carnage to make us nearly forget that it was a Hollywood movie franchise that inspired the whole thing!
Even the simple graphics of titles like agar.io mask a complexity in gameplay that would be unthinkable without the incredible ability to compete against dozens of human competitors remotely.
But it’s probably the endless range of battle arena games that are really showing off the full potential of the online gaming revolution. Some of the browser-based battle arena titles carried at Kongregate show just how much carnage and chaos can now be packed into an online game, and it’s going to be fascinating to see how this genre develops over the coming years.
Perhaps the biggest challenge for online gaming will be how it implements forthcoming augmented and virtual reality technologies. Part of the reason as to why online gaming has thrived has been down to how smartphones to laptops offer us unprecedented convenience in enjoying our favourite games.
And so it remains to be seen how virtual reality’s quest for immersive realism will be balanced against online gaming’s convenience to help us enjoy anything from a browser-based casino game to a VR first person shooter at just the push of a button.
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