A Viewpoint

    Imagination is the primary element in Videogames and that’s why there have been characters and storylines in games that have pushed the limits of believable reality in ways that’s simply not possible in any other medium. And to celebrate this element of ‘hyper realism’ or just pure power fantasy that only videogames are capable of delivering, here’s a presentation of the 10 most powerful, limit-breaking, over-the-top characters to ever come out of this incredibly interactive medium that many of us grew up with.    These characters are listed here in a sort of ‘power level’--based tiers, cause there are literally hundreds or more who can rightfully fit into this list, so to accommodate as much of them as possible, the ones in this list also represent their respective power levels. And these range from ‘slightly beyond human’ to straight up ‘Planetary level’ beings. So even if someone like Raiden (from Metal Gear Revengence) isn’t here, there’s someone who repre...

Sure, Videogames are amazing, but the general consensus about games are not so positive, in fact quite the opposite. Many point their fingers at videogames as a real factor in criminal behavior, violence or any other social evil they can come up with. What's worse ,gaming is associated in the minds of the many as just another "unproductive" way of killing time. It's really disappointing how people are so quick to pass judgement or blame something which they do not understand. Sure games use violence & generally involves killing people, but that violence is always used within a context to depict something of a greater value. Really, can anyone say after completing a game that it was nothing more than a simulation of manslaughter? The games mentioned in this list are all the reasons to prove those wrong who have such hatred or negative beliefs towards gaming without ever knowing how it feels to play even a single game. So the next time you see one of...

Comparing something as mystifying such as Life with a genre of videogame may seem downright silly & vague at first. But there are indeed some striking similarities between the character development mechanics of a Role-Playing-Game (RPG) & that of Life. In an RPG, you have to create a character first. You can choose race, gender & class. Classes determine the playing style of a character. There are mainly 3 types of classes. One is the Warrior who prefers an head on attack, the Rogue , who likes to sneak on enemies & hit 'em real hard and the Mage --who stays at a distance & controls the battlefield. Now Life is not limited to only 3 classes, there are multitudes of them & each person, whoever they are, belongs to a certain class. In real life, we can indulge ourselves in any activity we want & the more time we spend, we gain experience on that activity. This is remarkably similar to the basic mechanics of an RPG. Take Skyrim, you can cho...