These Games Don't Just Rock - They Hold You Spellbound With Their Beauty
As the year comes to a close, a list of the 'most beautiful games of 2016' is making a huge impression on users, artists, and newbie alike. They don't just rock your world - they bring you right into where the action is, by making their virtual worlds visually stunning and breathtaking. The knock-them-out quality of their design also makes them more realistic than the actual physical world you had forgotten. Maybe that's one reason why these games have become so popular - the aesthetics of the artificial landscapes compels the player to want to stay in them.
Time Magazine came out with the list very recently. It's one way to celebrate the gaming highlights of 2016, while retailers are drawing in the crowd into the new games coming out this Christmas.
"Battlefield 1" made the cut because it brought to life the gritty realism of World War I. 21st-century players weaned on blasting monsters with laser cannons would find it a challenge to win military campaigns using old-school rifles and horses that are far more vulnerable than tanks. TechnoBuffalo adds that EA, "Battlefield 1's" manufacturer, raised the stakes with a crossbow that can 'turn the tide of the war.'
"Abzu" was another game cited because it made underwater ocean exploration as natural to the player as the sea creatures that inhabit the deep. Gone are the clunky equipment that can hamper a diver's speed or weak goggles that obscure his vision of marine life 20,000 miles underneath the land surface. "Forza Horizon 3" is a tech guru's sonnet to Australia, capturing the lushness of its rain forests, the brutal majesty of its deserts, and the rare view of an evening sky blanketed with stars.
"The Witness" is alien territory but it might as well have looked like the painting of a master. The user is invited to walk in, bask in the surroundings, and look around with a reverence reserved for the Sistine Chapel.
The other games that made the 'most beautiful' cut are "The Witcher 3, Blood and Wine," "Uncharted 4," "Thief's End;" "Ratchet and Clank;" "MIrror's Edge Catalyst;" "Bound;" and "Burly Men at Sea." One look at their universes will make you wonder if games are not just for playing, but also for just living.
