Light on Core Stages of Game Testing, an unbeatable service of Aavega
Familiarize yourself with the crucial game testing stages! Kudos! What a fantastic game it is! We often listen to these kinds of words from the game lovers that they used to say after experiencing the tremendous fun from any game playing. Undoubtedly, the gaming market is jammed with so many incredible games which are well-liked by the audience across the globe, such as PUBG, Super Mario, Spider-Man Miles Morales, Cut Drop Strike, Raji, Diablo series, and others. They can get these influential games easily through various platforms like Steam, Play Store, etc., with exciting offers letting them enjoy limitless fun. As a consequence, these games gained enormous fame globally in a very short time due to the fantastic gameplay and visual effects that are incorporated inside them. But do you know making of such fascinating games takes too much effort? Creating a game is not a trouble-free thing but rather a tedious task to perform, as it involves a cascade of game-testing stages that are a bit tricky and time-consuming processes. And the best part is to make players divert all the main stages of game testing are thoroughly followed without any idleness and delay. So let’s traverse the game testing stages that are a key reason for the favorable result of any game in the market, but before that, first, we need to understand what exactly game testing stands for. So let’s figure it out! What is Game Testing and the QA approach of Aavega? Game testing is a crucial process involving game software testing to check the quality of any video game before launching it to the gaming market. The main purpose of game testing is to find any kind of bug or error that may occur in the newly created game to avoid defaming the game after releasing it out. Moreover, game testing is a substantial part of game development that comes next to the second phase (production) of the game development life cycle (pre-production, production, post-production), i.e., the post-production phase, in which the exact programming and coding process is done, and after this, the time for testing the software comes. At its best, Game testing involves various critical stages that the QA team of Aavega performs efficiently, so let’s have a closer look at them; Kick-Off: It is the initial stage under which so many things lie, such as Platform, Project Type, Duration & Time, Resource Count, Testing Scope, POC’s, etc. This stage gives a clear identification of the Project Requirement and Scope, resulting in a detailed test plan. Planning: It is the core stage of the game development testing as it is responsible for the detailed test approach and deliverable lists that are provided to the client. In this stage, the testers acquire details from the game and create data accordingly for the further test plan. Execution: The execution is the actual testing stage in which the following sub-stages are involved; Test Execution, Functionality & Regression, Check Execution, Bug Reporting, and Summary Reports. All these compile to give an absolute result of game testing with bug-free perfection. Milestones: In this stage of game testing, documentation of reports is done, i.e., intermediary Validation Report and submission of the Milestone Certification Report followed by publishing of Regression Report. Sign-Off: Here comes the final stage of game testing, which is based on customer reviews that help developers to figure out the areas required to be improvised. In this stage, testers sign off on deliverables and prepare a Test Closure Report. All these stages of game testing give accuracy and efficiency to any game with zero error and compliance issues. After passing all these stages, the game becomes more than half ready to launch in the gaming market. Know how uniquely Aavega is serving in the Mobile Game Testing Mobile Game Testing is also a QA approach that is performed during the game development or maybe after the launching of the game. It is embraced with various processes and techniques that are discussed below, let’s have a quick look at them; PST Testing: It is the process in which testing of performance, stress, load, and soaking is done to check whether the game is performing well or not in terms of low memory, low battery, download time taking, longevity, etc. Network: In this process, the testing for network-related issues such as connectivity, installation/uninstallation, multiplayer, and security measures are done for a good user experience. Compliance: In this process, the compliance or platform guidelines are followed that whether the content of the game is suitable or objectionable. Functionality: In this process, the testers check for the fundamental problems in the game, such as graphics, saving, loading, user interface, and others, to avoid any issues regarding user amusement. Emulators: In this process, the testers draw attention to the programming of the software to be run on all the devices such as Mobiles, Tablets, etc. Localization: If the game is created to be launched globally, then testers need to check the content and languages to be translated accordingly before launching it in the gaming market for a better result. Compatibility: In this process, the testers check for hardware fragmentation, resolution, API fragmentation, and firmware, they test whether the game is compatible with running on all hardware and software or not. The above-said processes of QA for mobile game testing are pretty essential to make your gaming creation a next-level boom in the market, and our team of QA testers is skilled enough to perform all such vital steps with great perfection. Conclusion Summarizing the whole content with final thoughts on game testing stages that constitute a significant part of the game development that comes in the post-production phase of the game development life-cycle. Moreover, our Aavega QA testers team works diligently to obtain the best and bug-free output to enhance our user experience and gain more engagement. Explore the QA approach of Aavega in detail and get to know more valuable testing insights with the help of this blog. Aavega Interactive, a leading
A fantastic continuation to the Diablo series: Diablo IV
Hike up your enthu to experience the next-level fun! You must have heard about those games that rule over the hearts for many long years until another game is released in the market, countering that previous one. Games like Super Mario, PUBG, Fortnite, Pokemon Go, Alden Ring, Cut Drop Strike, Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales, etc., have stolen the attention of gamers and even non-gamers so quickly that they fell into playing them. All these above-said games are genuinely awe-inspiring, the captivating graphics, backgrounds, and sound effects speedily grasping players’ attention. And moreover, the charm of these games among game lovers is endless, still, people go to play these kicking games, similarly, for those who are passionate about playing thrilling-action games set the stage for firing amusement and extensive excitement, which is none other than the Diablo 4. A well-liked game series, Diablo, has now come up with the very exhilarating and appealing game, Diablo IV. The Diablo series is an action genre game grafted in the Dungeon Crawler pattern and is published by Blizzard Entertainment. At its best, all the series of Diablo has gained tremendous love and appreciation, and everyone is expecting the same response with its recently released series that is Diablo IV, so let’s know a little about it. Get clued up about the Diablo IV As we have discussed above, the Diablo series a pretty thrilling and action-based game that kicks up the zest of game lovers and compels them to play. And the most recently released game Diablo IV which, seems actually a game changer in the gaming area. So without taking too much time let’s explore the game briefly. Here the player is recognized as “the Wanderer,” who got trapped and drugged by Lilith and where he catered for petals of her blood, intending to make a connection with her. But somehow he escaped from there and met with Lorath Nahr belonged to the last Horadrim, who explains the fore telling of Lilith’s come back. Inarius has believed that alone he can fulfill the prediction by killing Lilith, which will take him to the path of Heaven. With the help of a young woman named Neyrelle, the Wanderer enters in the sacred place, Rathma, the first Nephalem and the founder of the Necromancers. The spirits in the Rathma uncover the fact of having a key to hell. And when Inarius asks the key from him, Rathma denies, and Inarius kills him but Lilith later gets the key. Moving ahead we will notice that the Wanderer starts a journey to Scosglen to reach out to another Horadrim whose name is Donan, he had concquered a demon called Astaroth with the help of two Druids earlier. Lilith then corrupts both the two Druids in the search to get Astaroth’s prison and frees him, in terms of greed for the safe way through Hell. As Astaroth possesses Donan’s son Yorin, who dies at the time of demon’s defeat. Donan then reenergies the Soulstone useful to capture Astaroth, and also does effort to alter it with the intention to trap Lilith. After relinking up with Lorath in the Dry Steppes, the Wanderer follows Lorath’s former apprentice Elias, who summoned Lilith to Sanctuary. As Elias cannot be killed, the Wanderer and Lorath bring back an artifact known as the Sightless Eye to reveal Lilith’s plan: To present the Lesser Evils to make authorized powers humanity in front of the Prime Evils. She also plans to utilized the essence of her father Mephisto while he is weak, and use all his power to gain Hell. Elias uses a witch named Taissa as a vessel to order Andariel, the Maiden of Anguish, who is conquered by the Wanderer. Well devising to break Elias’ immortality, the Wanderer and the Horadrim journey to the swamps of Hawezar. Elias had asked for knowledge from an enchanted “Tree of Whispers”, but got unsuccessful to pay the price for his own head for that knowledge. Realising that Elias bears his life essence in his own severed finger, the Wanderer then harms it, before finally conquering Elias. From that Tree, Lorath has acquired a gateway to Hell beneath the city of Caldeum and opened using Rathma’s key. In Caldeum, the Wanderer again defeats another reformed Lesser Evil, Duriel known as the Lord of Pain. Meanwhile, Inarius moves ahead into Hell to counter Lilith, who kills him. Donan is crucially wounded, and Lorath stays behind and leaving the Wanderer and Neyrelle to sustain Lilith to Mephisto’s Cathedral of Hatred. Mephisto himself, presented as a bloodied wolf throughout the Wanderer’s journey, that upsurges them to focus on Lilith, but Neyrelle opts to take advantage of the Soulstone to persist Mephisto, realizing him the threat of greater level. And finally, the Wanderer then deals with Lilith and conquers her. Conclusion Wrapping up with the highlighting points of the recent game released i.e., Diablo IV which is showing an overwhelming grade in the market which is developed and published by the Blizzard Entertainment. The game is full of action and thrill as like earlier Diablo series continuing some ex-characters that make game even more engrossing. So if you are one of the action game lover then must go for playing this spine-tingling game. Aavega Interactive which is an out and out gaming studio offers noteworthy services including game development, game art, and game QA. We at Aavega keeps on improvising our services to make our users delighted and enhance their experience. Stay tuned with our experts!
