Iranian Steam Shooter Sets Sights on Pirates
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Oh, as I've shown before it's a lot deeper than their version of Mickey. He (Iranian Mickey) was also martyred by Jews.Nicolaus99 said:
That said, I really see little appeal here except to those with anti-US sentiments because "you get to shoot people as someone who isn't an American", which is actually kind of odd overall because groups like the Brits, Russians, etc... all seem to get their time. Playing say "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.", or "Metro" I never got the impression that my character was supposed to be an American for example. Granted there is a US domination of such games, but I don't think it's *that* exclusive.
I'd reserve judgements about the game's plot until we find out if there is a twist about someone funding those pirates (like say Isreal or the US, or the US acting as a front for Isreal). Also if this game is fine, I do have some concerns about what use a developing Iranian game industry will be turned to. With a theocratic society I think it's only a matter of time before the powers that be see this and turn it to the same use as their television in an attempt to "show the world the truth" so to speak.
Honestly, if I was developing games in Iran I'd want to stay well away from the modern or historical eras, and produce say Arabian-Nights type fantasy stuff without the involvement of Crusaders or even Islam. I'd be careful to keep it as non-political and socially relevent as possible for as long as possible.
I'll also say that I suspect we haven't seen more games about shooting Somolian/Thai pirates and such is because if a US or European developer did it we'd be called racist due to shooting poor people of color from "developing nations". It's interesting to note that with an Iranian developing doing it, there isn't some racist outcry to massacring Somolians similar to what we saw from "Resident Evil 5". I guess if it's not a white guy doing the killing, it's okay and not racist or politically offensive? Don't get me wrong, I think the whole idea is kind of silly (and said so in RE5 debates), but I think this is deeply ironic, even if I expect liberals to justify why it's differant. Truthfully given the way Arabs victimized blacks (europeans and Americans bought a lot of their slaves from Arabic nations who did the actual enslaving) I'm surprised this isn't viewed as being even worse since it's sort of going to their third favorite target after Jews and Whites.
Speaking as a proud American... cool! No, seriously. Gaming in the FPS market tends to be hyper-focused on English-speaking protagonists. If this game is legit avoiding the political/religious quagmire most of my countrymen would spaz over, then here's hoping the gameplay is solid and the game does well. More countries should be involved in gaming, especially perspective-gaming like this, because it can enrich the variety of our games and stories and help broaden the perspective of gamers. If nothing else, it could convince current AAA-development studios that they CAN get away with non-English speaking leads being awesome.
The weird thing is I'm actually more interested in the plot of this story than anything Modern Warfare has done. Who doesn't want to fight pirates? Sure, the modern ones are just about as vile as the 18th Century pirates we all romanticize and Depp-utize actually were, but that just makes them more effective bad guys and we don't feel as bad for blowing them away.
I mean, have you paid attention to Russia lately? The bulk of them are decent people trying to deal with a bum rap and a lousy backwater government. Sort of like the U.S. but with fewer ultra-right-wingers complaining about communism.
I mean, have you paid attention to Russia lately? The bulk of them are decent people trying to deal with a bum rap and a lousy backwater government. Sort of like the U.S. but with fewer ultra-right-wingers complaining about communism.
I'm all for military shooters that are not in american/english boots, but if you're going to put it on steam and release it internationally, at least put a damn translation in there.
Story seems interesting, but the gameplay so far is not impressive. One thing's for sure: reviews about this game are going to be HILARIOUS.
Story seems interesting, but the gameplay so far is not impressive. One thing's for sure: reviews about this game are going to be HILARIOUS.
As someone bored with the current trends in FPS's, the premise is intriguing. I haven't heard of Iran's problems with pirates. And yeah, give Russia a break. Not even Putin is that crazy to do even 1/2 the shit the CoD:MW Russians did.SnakeoilSage said:
Um, yeah, what kind of vendetta do the CoD developers have that makes them have the in-game USA get pwned and leave the British characters immune to death-by-cutscene? It sounds like it crushes any sense of accomplishment if I know my guy is going to die soon.FelixG said:
America is still the primary focus though where the usual other guys play the role of the villain. Considering the fiction you need to come up with to create these fictional wars to base the games around, America is as likely to be a 'bad guy' as the Russians or Chinese are. I'd be fascinated to see what the reception would be to a FPS game that set the Americans as the bad guy invaders who you are fighting for your freedom.FelixG said:
Sure, the game play may not be revolutionary, but this is important for some other reasons.
1. For the most part, game design has been a pretty western and Japanese thing. It's always nice to see some other countries start to get into the business.
2. As some have already mentioned, it's nice that the game will take players into the military realm of a new country. Say what you will about the FPS genre, but few other games are well-equipped to portray the military psychology of a country quite like the FPS.
1. For the most part, game design has been a pretty western and Japanese thing. It's always nice to see some other countries start to get into the business.
2. As some have already mentioned, it's nice that the game will take players into the military realm of a new country. Say what you will about the FPS genre, but few other games are well-equipped to portray the military psychology of a country quite like the FPS.
That was actually a book. The story (if I remember correctly) is the war on terror isn't working so the US basically turns it's troops into what can be described as Helghast and proceed to conquer the world. I don't remember the name of the book but it was interesting.FelixG said:
OT: This looks pretty good. Not a pretty game but at least functional one.
