Poll: Why isn't Australia in any shooters?
- Thread starter Dylan Bonnett
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I think, as has been pointed out repeatedly, Australia isn't an instantly recognisable place. We have low population density, and one outback is the same an another. 90% of Australia's landmarks are pretty landscapes. The most I could see is a Deus Ex like game with a level based in Sydney. ANZAC battles are the only other one I can think of.
Australian tracks in a racing game would work.
There's Port Arthur, but after the live-action first-person shooter that happened there 1996, I doubt that location will be considered.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia)
Ooh! What about "Tomorrow When The War Began"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow,_When_the_War_Began
I think, as has been pointed out repeatedly, Australia isn't an instantly recognisable place. We have low population density, and one outback is the same an another. 90% of Australia's landmarks are pretty landscapes. The most I could see is a Deus Ex like game with a level based in Sydney. ANZAC battles are the only other one I can think of.
Australian tracks in a racing game would work.
There's Port Arthur, but after the live-action first-person shooter that happened there 1996, I doubt that location will be considered.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia)
Ooh! What about "Tomorrow When The War Began"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow,_When_the_War_Began
seeing as Australia has a long history of going out if it's way to screw the gaming community, i don't think anyone is too keen on giving them any attention.
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But... this thread is about Australia... so the States is going down under for it's next annexing in Fall Out 5. If they are felling really generous they can have Mexico and South America as well.Selvec said:
Are you kidding?
Australia is so full of awesome, the setting would just destroy anyone before they could fire a shot. That, and do you really want to go up against the biting sarcasm that is Yahtzee? I didn't think so.
EDIT: For the record, I'm American.
Australia is so full of awesome, the setting would just destroy anyone before they could fire a shot. That, and do you really want to go up against the biting sarcasm that is Yahtzee? I didn't think so.
EDIT: For the record, I'm American.
What about the First Fleet campaign?
You get to play as one of the first colonists, killing Aboriginals by sneezing on them and giving them colds.
Also, Undead is hilarious.
You get to play as one of the first colonists, killing Aboriginals by sneezing on them and giving them colds.
Also, Undead is hilarious.
Lol? So very, very wrong. I'm also calling BS on you being Australian. Nobody down here says period. They use full stops.Conor Wainer said:
Same reason no-one outside Australia cares about Australia...
Australia is still extremely sheltered in that it doesn't do much outside of itself.
But don't worry... Australia has yet to make half the mistakes that USA, Europe and the rest of the world has and when they do they'll be a shooter in Australia eventually.
Australia is still extremely sheltered in that it doesn't do much outside of itself.
But don't worry... Australia has yet to make half the mistakes that USA, Europe and the rest of the world has and when they do they'll be a shooter in Australia eventually.
I'd love to see a shooter set in the Outback, something along the lines of Far Cry 2 would be cool.
Because most games are written with America in mind as the primary audience, and for some reason entertainment execs think Americans can't relate to someone/somewhere that isn't American/America.
Gallipoli would be an awful setting for a game, as would any other WW1 campaign, as combat in WW1 was a mixture of waiting about in trenches, then suicidally running at the enemy.Dylan Bonnett said:
There were plenty of Australian voices in Halo...i really want to see some games featuring more european cities like Amsterdam (and not in a WWII shooter!)
Australia would make for a brilliant survival setting - especially post-apocalyptia.
The large tracks of unpopulated Australian wilderness meant that there would be no need to carpet bomb Australia with either biological or nuclear weaponry, and even if you did there's no guarantee you'd get everyone.
And, it's either dense bushland or massive tracks of open space for the most part. No cover-based shooting!
The large tracks of unpopulated Australian wilderness meant that there would be no need to carpet bomb Australia with either biological or nuclear weaponry, and even if you did there's no guarantee you'd get everyone.
And, it's either dense bushland or massive tracks of open space for the most part. No cover-based shooting!
Well, like others have said, if the game was any good then the bloody govt would kick a big fuss about, not to mention countless parents. And it would seem a tad bit arbitrary - honestly we have hardly any history with fighting in wars (yes, I know we were involved in WW1, WW2, Vietnam etc etc, but what they don't tell you in high school is how insignificant our contributions have been in any of those conflicts, when you look at the actual statistics) and there seems to be little point in making it the focus of a shooter over any other country like, say, Canada for instance.