Hindi games

[noob]

Since last 2 days i am playing my first RPG SKYRIM and i am loving it. However, i tend to forget characters names,locations, spell-cast name etc. May be because game is new to me

Now imagine same game(or any other game like COD, BF3 etc) with Hindi names & locations, all dialogues in Hindi. wont that be fun ?


WOW and why not have entire "Mahabharata" as a RPG ? that will be a massive game and popular too. Imagine you are playing it from Arjun's,Bhim's,Krishan's point of view. wow...

Is it really that hard to make such game ? They will just have to do voice over. I will love to play GTA with New Delhi , Mumbai map

Is there any game(gun game, puzzle game , etc) which has all dialogues ,locations and characters in Hindi ?

[gameranand]

Nope. There was one for ps2 I think hanuman but it was a terrible game at best. Also there would be a lot of controversies if game is made on with hindu relegion games. Heck fallout 3 was not released here because you can kill a character named brahmin which was somewhat like a cow.

[noob]

hmm

But imagine the same games we play now in proper local languages and locations...will be more fun.

[Liverpool_fan]

Tell Indians to buy the games first. Then only the gaming companies will really consider our local languages

[Neuron]

Even if they do they conversations will be terrible.Will pro'lly remind you of some hindi dubbed hollywood films.

[Kola2842]

If you have gta san andreas just get you city's map (via google earth) , use map editor to make your own city and use gxt editor to edit name of locations , people , cars , bikes etc...

Requirement : "lot of time".

[gameranand]

Look buddy games are meant to play in english and even the game supported languages are not ideal as per my foreiner friends. So here we are talking something really fictious IMO.

[Faun]

So much potential in Ramayana and Mahabharata as a game. I'd put my bet on Rocksteady

[gameranand]

Yeah and then it will get the fate like fallout 3 in India. It won't even get released, heck someone might sue the developing company for making fun of religion

[Vyom]

Controversy or not... I can totally imagine roaming in Delhi or Mumbai in GTA.. what a fun it would be to drive cars on the streets of CP, or speeding on NH-24, sometimes in a crowded palika bazaar ... and sometimes along the shores of Marine Lines in Mumbai!
Wow.. what an idea noob!

But somebody have to take care of Sibel and Thakray first!
(intentionally spelt wrong)

[noob]

Originally Posted by Vyom

Controversy or not... I can totally imagine roaming in Delhi or Mumbai in GTA.. what a fun it would be to drive cars on the streets of CP, or speeding on NH-24, sometimes in a crowded palika bazaar ... and sometimes along the shores of Marine Lines in Mumbai!
Wow.. what an idea noob!

But somebody have to take care of Sibel and Thakray first!
(intentionally spelt wrong)

ha ha yes buddy...if we leave politics behind such games will rock here...sadly people dont buy games and prefer to pirate it.

Last time we tried CS: Hindi (only commands in recorded hindi voice). Roger that : Yes. Samaj gaya mein.
Team fall back : abbe nikal le...marna hai kya....

it was EPIC fun...

[Kola2842]

Regarding Ramayana/Mahabharata 's RPG=>
The thing you are imaging in your mind that potential, details and flow is possible only with a big developer And they won't do that. If somehow they think ,politics and religion will prevent them. Why they take headache .
And India don't have any dev to make "such big" thing as it should be.

[Zangetsu]

Originally Posted by noob

Is it really that hard to make such game ? They will just have to do voice over.

the gaming company will have to plan accordingly & also add extra capital on voice artists...

Originally Posted by noob

Is there any game(gun game, puzzle game , etc) which has all dialogues ,locations and characters in Hindi ?

there was a game released by indian developers some street racing with a Mumbai Map on it don't remember its exact name....

also Ghajini game was released but was it in Hindi???

[gameranand]

Putting map names and characters is good idea but making game on religion won't be possible. Many times we abuse protaganist in the game for not acting according or just due to glitch but a spiritual person won't afford that.

[tarey_g]

Indians get offended easily, so we will never see something like this. Running over virtual Indian pedestrians, carjacking ! Not possible boss, that will be totally unSibalized .

[vamsi_krishna]

Fallout 3 didn't even got out in India. just because they had an mutilated cow like animal named 'Brahmin'.

[gameranand]

Its not just us who gets offended. Remember COD MW2 and Russian's reaction to that game.

[vamsi_krishna]

Russians are very reasonable, IMO.

I mean.. in every game war game.. Russians are the villains. Still they are taking it sportively.

[Vyom]

^^ I don't think it's like that. If you look carefully in most of the game/movies Indians are either taxi drivers or are stereotyped in some or the other roles. But we don't seem to be so concerned about it.

I think Russia won't mind or has no reason to mind until their is no direct link to the characters to any political figure or incident.

[Kola2842]

^^someone's height is figured by it's enemies. That why it is happy.)

Originally Posted by Vyom

^^I think Russia won't mind or has no reason to mind until their is no direct link to the characters to any political figure or incident.

"name of country" is biggest thing for objection.

[vamsi_krishna]

Originally Posted by Vyom

^^ I don't think it's like that. If you look carefully in most of the game/movies Indians are either taxi drivers or are stereotyped in some or the other roles. But we don't seem to be so concerned about it.

Being stereotyped in less earning jobs is not a big deal. Because other countries have better dignity of labor than what most of the Indians are having.

[serpent16]

Originally Posted by Vyom

Controversy or not... I can totally imagine roaming in Delhi or Mumbai in GTA.. what a fun it would be to drive cars on the streets of CP, or speeding on NH-24, sometimes in a crowded palika bazaar ... and sometimes along the shores of Marine Lines in Mumbai!
Wow.. what an idea noob!

But somebody have to take care of Sibel and Thakray first!
(intentionally spelt wrong)

Yup,Then he would say From now on We will censor Games to,Like when the person press "up arrow or w""Or kills anyone"we will see it,then he can see that happening in the computer

[tarey_g]

GTA 3 had Sikh cab drivers .

[gameranand]

Well then I think the muslim countries and germany are taking very lightly this topic.

[Trapdaar]

Originally Posted by vamsi_krishna

Fallout 3 didn't even got out in India. just because they had an mutilated cow like animal named 'Brahmin'.

Point is that it was done on Purpose, intended to offend.

Just so you know, Fallout 1 had cows named brahmin and chicken named Brahma etc. I and a lot of others feel that there was racist intent behind it.

Bethseda could have changed it, but they didn't.

There is no reason why we can't make Hindi games, speaking from a technology point of view. I work in a Indian game development company and I can tell you that there is only one reason why we haven't already done so:

Not enough people buying games in India. If we had a bigger market such that we could survive by selling games ONLY to Indians, we will see an explosion in games made in Indian languages.

You will be surprised to know, I think, that there are many Indian companies developing high quality games these days. But since the companies are small and don't have the money (and the manpower) to make AAA games, you don't hear about them in the gaming press.

For example, check these guys out (casual games for the PC):
IronCode Gaming Pvt Ltd.

[Liverpool_fan]

^^ There are plenty of jokes about Jesus, Mary and others. Are those "racist" as well?

[Trapdaar]

Sure, many of them are.

In the end, it is all about intent. What is the purpose served by naming a mutilated cow 'brahmin'? None. Would the game have changed if it was named, something else, like 'Alkuajdadsd'? No.

[DeSmOnD dAvId]

I think Indians need to become a little more broadminded and tolerant before any such games are made. Also, I think india must also do something revolutionary in the animation industry before it can move towards gaming. For example, if we take a look at japan, they conceived Anime and it became a significantly huge global phenomenon. Therefore, there is a huge number of titles that draw heavily on the anime style of art in japan and all over the world.

The point about the cows called "Brahmin" is a valid point too, since it hurts indian sentiments. Also note that Bethesda renamed the "Fat Man" to "Nuka Launcher" in the japanese version of Fallout 3, since "Fat Man" refers to one of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But, I think it would be a little too expensive to dub all the dialogues again to incorporate whatever substitute they come up for "Brahmin". I mean it would not be feasible considering the relatively small indian gaming market.

[Liverpool_fan]

Originally Posted by Trapdaar

Sure, many of them are.

In the end, it is all about intent. What is the purpose served by naming a mutilated cow 'brahmin'? None. Would the game have changed if it was named, something else, like 'Alkuajdadsd'? No.

Same as that of "Jesus" and "Mary". Satire on religion? If Christians don't take offense on jokes on their religion why can't Hindus do too?
Offensive to religion it may be, but racism it is not.
Anyway if Bethseda really cared about the Indian market, they would have fixed it. It's all about economics.

[aniket.cain]

Well, there have been a couple of Hindi games that I have played (for a couple of minutes, before closing it forever ). Like, Yoddha : The Warrior, and Bhagat Singh.