Browser-based Games
Sorry I haven’t been posting (if anyone actually reads my posts.) I’ve been plain busy and I have to admit lazy. My AP Calculus exam just ended today and before that I had a lot of work to finish. I’m still being bombarded with work but decided to post after doing nothing for a straight month.
There are many browser-based game, which are most of the time strategic simulation games. These kind of games don’t have too many graphics and consists of mostly static images, but they’re addictive beyond normal games. I’ve recently started one called Tribal Wars, and I’m already addicted to it (before this, I was addicted to o-game) They’re both similar games where you attack, farm, get resources, build stuff, and so on; but their settings are very different. The reason these so-called browser-based games are so addictive is because you don’t play them for hours in a row, but you just access your page for a few minutes whenever you find time. The game lasts for a LONG time: until you get tired of it, or your village gets demolished.
Some people might call these games pointless and an absolute waste of time, but it’s actually fun. You have to have strategy and think a bit. You engage wars with other players and learn to work together with other people. Communication also becomes an important factor once you start engaging wars in groups such as tribes or clans.
The joy of getting resources, gaining points, constructing buildings, attacking, and taking over are felt when playing these games. It’s like warcraft or other simulation games except you play for days, months, or even years. These games are also updated consistantly, and your neighbors develop as well. It might depend on who you are, but these games are so addictive you won’t be able to stop playing and will be attached to your village/planet or whatever you own on the game you play.