Top five real-life inspired online games
Online video games have long been a place for fantasy and fiction, but the truth is that many production companies have used real-world events as inspiration for their works.
While historical games or games set in the past play an essential role in this context, we also find other unexpected cases. We’ve compiled a shortlist of video games that were either inspired by or based on real-world events for today’s post. However, it’s likely that as the story progressed, the games strayed further away from reality in order to create a more exciting atmosphere for the player to experience.
A large portion of the video games we have in our collection are original stories that some imaginative minds came up with. Still, every now and then, real events occur that have such an impact on society (for better or worse) that developers can’t help but create video games about them. In many cases where game writers have relied on historical facts to create their games, such as Ryse, Medal of Honor, Assassin’s Creed, Age of Empires, and so on, they have taken inspiration from historical events.
In the same way that games will always teach us something new, so will stories; many of the stories in games were inspired by true stories that occurred in the real world. So think about it: if some of us get a little queasy when we watch a movie and are told that it is based on actual events, imagine playing an online game that tells that story in the first-person perspective. As a result, we will include five games inspired by historical events to incorporate them into the development in this list.
Assassin’s Creed III
Any installment of the Assassin’s Creed franchise contains a certain amount of truth, even if we are only left with the third numbered chapter because Ubisoft’s effort into everything was contrasted with the effort that Ubisoft put into everything. In addition to transporting us to authentically recreated cities, Assassin’s Creed III took us on a journey through the most important battles of the American Revolution.
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
The First World War has been one of the most underrepresented war conflicts in history in the world of video games. However, with its fantastic indie game Valiant Hearts, Ubisoft made an effort to tell the story of the conflict in an emotionally moving way. Here, we experienced the conflict through the eyes of various fictional characters, even though we came across many real-life events.
Call of Duty
The Call of Duty war franchise has evolved over the years to become more of a science fiction story, with technological advancements and the war of the future playing a more significant role. Years ago, the Second World War was the series’ sole focus, and it was the most popular episode. The game Call of Duty: World at War is an excellent example of this, as it took us on a journey through Nazi Germany, searching for the end of the Holocaust and the tyranny of Hitler’s regime.
Silent Hill
Even though Silent Hill’s intricate and gruesome story is not based on actual events, the town of Silent Hill is. Conveniently located in the Pennsylvania state of the United States, Centralia’s economy was based on mining when Konami decided to develop the game. Unfortunately, after an explosion in the mine claimed the lives of dozens of people and destroyed the town’s prosperity, the residents fled, and Centralia became a ghost town akin to Silent Hill in appearance and atmosphere.
Civilization VI
Civilization is yet another of the sagas that have always had a significant historical background and, as a result, have always been based on real events and people. There are historical figures such as Philip II of Spain, Gandhi of India, Peter I of Russia, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and the Aztec leader Montezuma in the latest installment, which is no exception. In this game, users will be responsible for expanding and evolving a civilization.
Conclusion
Throughout human history, there have been events that have marked a before and after in how society or an individual views life. While not always the most “beautiful,” these events have been so ethereal that they have appeared on everything from television to online video games and a city that allows to occupy it as a basis for creating wonders that have remained in our hearts.
If the primary goal of online games is to entertain people and have a good time while doing so, then there will be other more serious works that deal with more mature themes and so forth. Online games entertain us. They provide us with something, because they introduce us to a hostile world at times, and at other times, they teach us to a happy world, and so on. Video games allow to interact with a character, explore an area, and become a part of an adventure, and that is what makes them so enjoyable.
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