Is there any better way to learn history than to be a part of it?. Video games,often looked down upon as a stigma, is an integral part of our childhood especially for those born after the late 1980s. Gamers are often stereotyped as good-for nothing, anti-social individuals who spend their times surrounded by popcorn and chips. While it's might be easily misused as tool for escapism, its unfair to dismiss the effort of an industry filled with programmers, graphic designers and concept artists . This series will be about games, that made my childhood special, and is worth trying out even if you aren't a gamer. First person shooters might be mindless entertainment for the most part, but it also improves our motor skills, reflexes, eye-hand co-ordination and above all is a great stress-buster. Video games help us bond with one another, spend time and connect with communities. In this first part of the series, we'll learn to appreciate video games as an artwork more than anything else.
The Call of Duty:Modern Warfare
I was introduced to the world of gaming only 5 years back through this "game of the year" award-winning masterpiece. It was an absolute bliss being a part of army squad, you only read in texts of history. The quality of graphics,was a big jump from its predecessors . What makes the entire series, so much more appealing other than its fast-paced gameplay many of its contemporaries offered , is its design and simplicity - the cinematics, realism and emotions, these games stir up in us. It would take a lot more than casual players to understand what makes this stand apart, from the dozens of FPS being released every single day, in the market. Over the years, this series produced titles with improved graphics many of which will be discussed in later. The series continues to hit home-runs consistently for over a decade, making it an absolute winner in the eyes of game lovers.
One of my most favorite moments in Modern Warfare, is the mission "All Ghillied Up" in Pripyat amusement park, still recognized for its Ferris Wheel that stood as a reminder of its glorious part before the tragic Chernobyl Disaster, reduced it to a ghost town.
The abandoned amusement park in Pripyat(Source)
Almost like a novel, the game-play through astounding graphics and sounds of whirring helicopters and deafening gunfire drew a parallel to the Catastrophic disaster , as an injured Captain McMillan and your character Price, struggle for their lives against hundreds of enemies waiting for a chopper to rescue them.
Here's video that compares real images of Pripyat with the ones in gameplay. Pretty accurate isn't it?
Take a look at this gameplay below, the visuals will be enough to overwhelm you. Watch the entire video to gain a perspective on this experience.
