GAMING IN QUARANTINE
- Abhishek Javalkoti
- Apr 13, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: May 4, 2020
Gaming is considered to have negative effects like causing anxiety, stress etc. But what people are unaware about gaming is, it can help you grow in many ways such as:
Ø Better decision making
Ø Make you less anti-social
Ø Enhances your ability to learn
Ø Improves eye-hand coordination
Ø Improves focus and attention
Ø Helps treat depression etc.
Ø Helps in earning also by doing live streams on various platforms that are available like youtube, twitch, nemotv etc.
Some of the games we love playing are:
1- PUBG/ FORNITE – (Battle royale)
In this game, up to one hundred players parachute onto an island and scavenge for weapons and equipment to kill others while avoiding getting killed themselves.
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2- COUNTER STRIKE: GO – (First person shooter)
Since its release in 2012, it has been in the spotlight ever since. In this game terrorists and counter- terrorists compete with each other to complete objectives.
3- GTA V- (Action, adventure)
The story is centered on the heist sequences, and many missions involve shooting and driving gameplay. Players can either play the offline story version or complete heists in the online multiplayer modes.The Online mode of gta also helps People to play together rather playing offline modes.
4- Rainbow Six Siege :-
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is an online tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on December 1, 2015. The game puts heavy emphasis on environmental destruction and cooperation between players.
It includes numerous number of operators to unlock which has their special abilities to use.
2 types of operators are available… Attackers and Defenders.
5- Rocket League:-
Rocket League is a vehicular soccer video game developed and published by Psyonix. The game was first released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in July 2015, with ports for Xbox One and Nintendo Switch being released later on.
MAIN ADVANTAGE OF INCLUDING ALL OF THE GAMES ABOVE IN THE QUARANTINE PERIOD:-
1. Youtube Influencers / Streamers:-
In today’s world many people think that gaming is not that essential in one’s life to play but the streamers have proven it wrong as not only they are playing for fun but also they are getting a good amount of money from it. Famous streamers like CarryMinati, Mortal, Dynamo Gaming,Hydraflick,Rakazone gaming and many more has increased the youtube streaming life to a top extent in the world. Many foreign streamers like shroud , chocotaco etc also have many subscribers.In this quarantine period they all are streaming for the public for about 5-6 hours continuously to entertain their subscribers and people also enjoys watching their stream.
2. World Tournaments/ Global championships:-
All of the above games mentioned are all having their separate tournaments like ESL,PMPL,PMCO etc in which players from every part of the world are playing from their home to win a good amount of cash.
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Looking for a great game? Here are our personal recommendations and opinions:
NAME RATING GENRE AGE
Rainbow six siege 4.4 / 5 Tactical shooter 12 +
Overwatch 4.2 / 5 Action, shooter 12 +
Red Dead Redemption 2 4.7 / 5 Action, adventure 15 +
Forza Horizon 4 4.0 / 5 Racing 6 +
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.6 / 5 First person shooter 15 +
Need for Speed: Payback 4.0 / 5 Racing 10 +
DOTA 2 4.9 / 5 Multiplayer online battle arena 15 +
Rocket 4.5/5 Multiplayer vehicular soccer game 10+
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4.8 / 5 Role playing game 18 +
Me and my friends personally enjoy these games the most because it gets really, really competitive and none of wanna lose and it keeps us hooked to the screen!
-by Kushagra Goel and Abhishek Javalkoti
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