Gaming blog for ISYS

For our final blog post we have created a vlog about video games. Specifically in the vlog, we travel to Eastwood so that we can experience what an Internet PC Gaming Cafe is like. With a whole bunch of gamers around, and a vast amount of games with fast Internet speeds; it was an experience that was remarkable for gamers such as us. Roles for blog: Samuel Jin: Blog posts and vlog production Tiancheng Huang: Script writing for vlog and blog posts. Robert Zheng: Music selection, script writing and blog posts.

Author: Tiancheng Huang   Today, i m not gonna talk about some game. I will discuss a disaster in the history of video game. This event was happened in America.   In 70s of America, a company called ATARI, they released a video game machine, ATARI 2600. In the beginning of 80s, This company was very popular in America.  And in 1982, is the 10th anniversary of ATARI. the annual sales approached 2 billions dollar. That is why ATARI became a  video game company that developed a lot. And 17% families had the products of ATARI. So, it's a very successful company.   But, in the end of 1982, the whole video game industry of America became unsaleable. As the popular video game company, ATARI, they decide to bought the copyright of the famous movie "ET" by 25 millions dollar. They wanna save the company by the popular character ET.  Then, this product was sold 150 millions, but they manufactured 400 millions. So, the rest of the games that unsaleable were fulled the s

Author: Tiancheng Huang   Hi, guys! After the many blog about League of Legends. Let's talk about one of my favorite game. It called "The Stanley Parable" that is an interactive fiction video game designed by Davey Wreden .  This game mode is very interesting, is about you play as the main character Stanley, and you need to make decision, choose the which way you want to pick.   And depend on your choices, it will have different ending. In the beginning of the game, Stanley sat in the office and you can hear a voice from narrator, the narrator guides Stanley when he made a decision.   The player has the opportunity to make numerous decisions on which paths to take, and because at times the narrator says what Stanley will do next, the player can choose to ignore the narration and make a different choice. Every choice made by the player is commented on by the narrator, and depending on the choices the player makes, they will encounter different endings to the gam

Author: Zefeng Zheng As the development of demand of the game market, an increasing number of video games are created for game lovers especially children  in the world. And the computer is the best courier of these video games. For the modern child, computer are vital and the amount of time that they devote on them has constantly been on the rise. These video games not only help children make their brain sharper through mental stimulation buy also help relieve of them anxiety or pain. Since the adults also love playing games, it can be a time of bonding between parents and children, increasing the amount of time spent together. On the other hand, the addition to these video games can harm the child. Since children keeps playing long hours, it can lead to eye damage. But one of the biggest concerns playing long time video games is that children does not go out and play which not only can help in increasing fitness but also help in growth as they are able to adapt better socially.

Author: Zefeng Zheng Need for Speed is the second sport game I want to introduce, or we can call it as a street racing game. The game is created by Electronic Arts and currently developed by Ghose Games. Need for Speed is one of the most successful video game franchises at all time, selling 150 million copies of games. In the game, the players control a race car in a variety races, the goal being to win the race. In the career mode, the player needs to win the race in order to unlock the new vehicles. The more races you win, the more luxury vehicles you will unlock and they will bring you a totally different feeling when you hear the growl from the engine. What's interest in this game is that you can both play as a racer and police. Street racing of course is an illegal match, so the police will launch their special vehicle to chase them. To chase or to be chased is your choice, but remember to finish the task in the limited time.

Author: Zefeng Zheng As I said in the last blog, every gamer needs to control the whole team which is not easy.  Under a such difficulty, how can we play the game well? 1. To know the characters of each players clearly. When you are choosing a team, understanding positions of the players is the most important thing you have to do. Once you put a player into a wrong position, you will lose the round. Also, you need to know what each player is really good at. Some are good at shooting, and the others are good at defending. 2.To grasp the good timing. When you are press a button to make a shooting, there is a timing bar at the bottom of the screen. Different players have their different best timing, so just lose the button when it arrives at the best timing. 3.Learn how to make an adjustment. As in the real round, players also get tired in the game. When they become tired, they cannot do quick responses even cannot do the best shooting. Time-out and substitution of players is the

Author: Zefeng Zheng If you are a crazy sport game player, don't miss the game--NBA 2K17!!!!! NBA 2K17  is a basketball simulation video game  developed by Visual Concepts  and published by  2K Sports.  It is the 18th installment in the NBA 2K  franchise and the successor to NBA 2K16. It has a totally different gaming experience with the Playerunknow's Battleground which is the game that I talk about in the previous blogs. In that game, you need to communicate with you teammate. But in this game, you have to communicate with yourself, because you are the only one who can control the whole team which means that you are on charge of 5 people! So this is not easy for every player. Actually this kind of sports game has been developed more then 10 years, and the reason that NBA 2K can do better than the other same series games is Visual Concepts designed the game more real. Not only due to the high quality definition, but also the characters of every basketball athletes are d

Author: Samuel Jin Today we play a beatmap game called Osu. Beatmap games are games where players click and perform actions with a mouse and keyboard that match the beats and sounds of a song. There are a wide amount of beatmaps in Osu that players can choose from and this game will most likely have the player's favourite songs to play against. There are varying difficulties of one specific song which will set the speed of the beat and the actions that need to be performed during the song. For example an easy difficulty of a specific song will have a very slow click rate on the beat. But if a hard difficulty is chosen for the exact same song, then the click rate will be significantly higher as the player will have to click not only the main beat but many other sounds in the songs. If the player misses too many beats and sounds, then the game will end resulting to a loss. Osu is a very addicting game as when a player finishes a beatmap, there are thousands more available to the

Author: Tiancheng Huang   Today, we will discuss about the change in next patch 7.21, the champion that buffed. Then the upcoming new skins.   The patch 7.21 will released on 25th October. And let's talk about the bigger change on champion: Galio: passive: AP ratio increased to 70% from 40%. Q: AP ratio on windblasts increased to 90% from 75%. Damage decreased to 50/80/110/140/170 from 60/95/130/130/165/200. Percentage of max health dealt as damage on tornado increased to 3% from 2%. W: Changed effect: "First cast: Galio starts to charge, gaining 20/25/30/35/40 (+8% MR)(+5% AP)% damage reduction from Magic Damage and 50% of that amount as Damage Reduction from Physical Damage. While charging, Galio slows himself by 30%. E: AP ratio increased to 90% from 70%. Damage changed to 100/130/160/190/220 from 100/140/180/220/260. R: AP ratio increased to 85% from 70%. Center knockup decreased to 1 second from 1.25 seconds. Outside of center knocku

Author: Zefeng Zheng Hi guys, it's me again! Today I will tell you some tips of the grand Playerunknown's Battleground to make you survive longer! 1. Pick up the highest level backpack. There are totally three kinds of level of a backpack. The higher level you got, it means there are more items you can carry. 2. Pick up the weapons that you really need, a submachine gun and an automatic rifle. They are easy to use and have considerable power. Do not pick up a sniper rifle if you are a rookie! It's too stupid to use for you. Pick up the correspondent bullet of you guns as much as you can as well as different kinds of bombs. 3.Pick up the first-aid packet and energy drink as much as you can. This is every important. First-aid packet can refill the blood bar when you or your teammates get injured. Energy drink can help you run faster. 4. When you are moving without any transportation, please don't run on a spacious area. Your enemy might aims at you i

Author: Samuel Jin From last week I have bought Super Mario Run on Android and attempted to find out how similar this game is to the Nintendo DS versions of the game. It is remarkable at how games that could only be played on consoles could now be played on handheld mobile phones. However unlike the Nintendo console versions of the classic Mario games, there are a lot of features that restrict the game. One of those restrictions being that the game is on auto run, similar to the game Temple Run. Mario runs through the world automatically, jumps and kills enemies automatically, and the only control that the player has is when Mario jumps and how he jumps. Furthermore due to a lack of control of the character Mario, there are frustrations with not being able to go back or stopping his run for a split moment as majority of the game is automatic. This game leaves much to be desired as a lot of the lower levels could be played with minimal user input which results into a bland and boring s

Author: Samuel Jin On the 17th of November next month, gamefreak is said to release their new edition to the 3DS franchise, Pokémon UltraSun and UltraMoon! Due to this news, I have decided to buy a new 3DS, finally noticing that my old DS Lite from 2008 does not play the new 3DS titles. I am pretty sure everyone knows or at least has heard about Pokémon before, whether they are still interested in the game or have been in their childhood. Pokémon are creatures that players can catch, train and use for battles. I still remember playing the old Pokémon games including: Pokémon Gold and Silver, Pokémon Leafgreen, Pokémon Emerald, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. I have yet to play the newer versions of the game which are: Pokémon Platinum, Pokémon Black and White, Pokémon X and Y. Now I have finished Pokémon Moon, I can say that gamefreak has gone a long way of changing the 2D sprites and basic animations of gold and silver, to 3D sprites that are animated and react differently to di

Author: Tiancheng Huang   Hey everyone! I'm back . Today, i'm gonna introduce my favorite champion in League of legends, it called grand master at arms, Jax. The role of this champion is fighter and assassin. And he can go toplane and go jungle. When Jax first came out he was very strong and even though can 1 vs 5.  Firstly, I m talk about the abilities about the Jax: His passive is called Relentless Assault, Jax's consecutive basic attacks continuously increase his attack speed.  His Q is called Leap Strike, Jax leaps toward a unit, if they are enemy, he strikes them with his weapon. Also, he can use Q on the wards to escape or chase. His W is called Empower, Jax charges his weapon with energy, causing his next attack to deal additional damage. And The E is called Counter Strike, Jax's combat prowess allows him to dodge all incoming attacks for a short duration and then quickly counterattack, stunning all surrounding enemies. Last one is

Author: Zefeng Zheng The blog I posted on 3rd OCT is the introduction of Playerunknown's Battleground, and today I want to talk about is how can we survive longer in the round and become the only one winner in the game.  First of all, the communication is the most important thing in this game. You have to communicate with your teammate before you make an action. To know each other well, to play the round well. Second , choosing a right place to land is the must. If you touch down at a village with too many people, just be careful because they might kill you as soon as they find you when they finish landing. So before you parachuting, pay attention on how many people jumped from the plane and watch the map to choose a place which is not too far away from them. Third, always close the door. Most of the weapons are hidden in building, so when you enter a building to find your equipment please do not forgot to close the door otherwise it means that you are telling your enemy 'I am

Author: Samuel Jin After I have played Undertale, I have been very interested in games that adapt to the player's decisions. These kinds of games make it so every player experiences a different storyline depending on their choices throughout the game. Another similar game to Undertale, that changes its storyline continuously is 'Life is Strange.' This game is cut into 5 episodes that the player can play. When I finished all 5 episodes, rather than just a game-Life is Strange was an experience that changes the perspective of how you view life around you. The game is about a character named Max that goes to an art school. Max realises that there have been suspicious events around the school and one of the most unusual events is the awakening of her ability to rewind time. With the new power she has achieved, she thought that she was a hero that can save her friends from these unusual events. But as the players go throughout the story, they realise that Max is also a v

Author: Samuel Jin For this week I have played the game Undertale and managed to finish it to provide information about the game. Undertale is a popular RPG game that challenges the conventional format of typical RPG's. RPG games, known as role playing games, are usually games where people choose a character, slay enemies and then gain skills and experience to become more powerful. They can take routes on what skills to level up and dedicate their entire time on one specific aspect of the game. However Undertale juxtaposes this notion of RPG games, as it more than just a game where players level up and become stronger. Normal RPG's encourage players to slay enemies, but Undertale has an optionf for the player to spare their enemies. Every enemy you slay in Undertale and every experience you earn all cause detrimental consequences to the player. The game critises the player for thinking that Undertale is simply a 'game' where they can do whatever they like. Whether

Author: Tiancheng Huang Hello!! Everyone! This is a new topic since this blog. In this blog, i will talk about the special horror game--"outlast". This horror game has a very special game mode. The all game is about a reporter investigate a mental hospital with a camera. But the point is, he didn't have any weapons and can't fight. The only things he can do is just escape and run. The whole story of the game was very good. And this game doesn't have ghost they are all mental patient. And the environment is scary and when the character was running, you can hear the breathe of him, you also can hide in the locker to escape the chase of the monster. It's very exciting and horror. 

Author: Tiancheng Huang    Hey! The next season for League of Legends will have many huge changes. In the pre-season of Season 8. The riot designers think about the three parts that they want to change it. It will be very convenient for all the players. So, the first part is the runes and masteries will be combined together. Before every players need to buy all the runes by using the IP, and if you want to fill your rune page, you need to get to level 30. Same with the masteries. But masteries doesn't spend money. So, this cause many unbalanced game plays. Such as, the large difference of level between two people, will have different property for the champion. Therefore, they now combine it, put into five path: Domination, Inspiration, Resolve, Sorcery, Precision. Each path have three keystones. And you can choose your runes in the beginning of the game (ban&pick). It is so helpful and balanced for every player. Next, I'm gonna talk about the changing in level l

Author: Zefeng Zheng Honestly, I am not a fan of gaming. But recently, a game called 'PlayerUnknown's Battleground' has really caught my interest. This is a multiplayer online battle royale video game. In the game, up to 100 players parachute onto an island and find weapons and equipment to kill other while avoiding to kill yourself. You can go solo or get organized as team with your friends to battle with other teams. It is to note that the last player or a team standing will win the round. There is also a funny catch phrase that all the players love from this game, 'winner winner, chicken dinner'. This catch phrase shows only when you win the round! Another interesting thing in the game is that the whole island will not always be the available for battle. The available area decreases in size over time, directing surviving players into tighter areas to force encounters. So while you are playing the game, not only do you have to watch your back, but also watch

Author: Tiancheng Huang   My group member has previously talked about the video game called League of Legends. And I want to talk about the global professional eSports matches that occurs every year to see which team is the best. Firstly, League of Legends has 13 areas of competitive play. They are the: LCK, LPL , NA.LCS, EU.LCS, CBL, LJL, LLN, CLS, GPL, and TCL.  All of them are from the five continents over the world. Then, every year, there are 16 teams that compete in the world championship. Furthermore this competition is divided in four parts: the group stages, quarterfinal, semifinals, and finals. However, this year they have changed the rules. Before the group stages they add a play-in game, there are 12 more teams from all the region and get the four seats of the group stage. It is very good for the teams that prior to this championship had never been given a chance to compete. This time they can prove to us how good they are and it is to note that this is held in China this