Blow up Sydney Instead.

[k-ossuburb]

Why would you want to invade Australia? What possible strategic advantage would that provide?

I agree that we should employ more locations, but they also need to make sense to the plot. Somewhere like Tokyo, Moscow, Paris or even Vatican City would work, but only IF there is actually a good reason for it to happen in that particular location, otherwise you're just going "look at this pretty scenery we chose!" and leaving the player scratching their heads as to why that's at all relevant to the plot.

 

[Trolldor]

Why would you want to invade Australia? What possible strategic advantage would that provide?

I agree that we should employ more locations, but they also need to make sense to the plot. Somewhere like Tokyo, Moscow, Paris or even Vatican City would work, but only IF there is actually a good reason for it to happen in that particular location, otherwise you're just going "look at this pretty scenery we chose!" and leaving the player scratching their heads as to why that's at all relevant to the plot.

Abundant mineral deposits and its geographic isolation makes it an excellent place to establish a base, provided you can cover the landmass effectively.

 

[Strife17O7]

I do suppose the location does at least warrant some coverage if not gameplay...But it does illustrate that NYC has been blown up plenty of times in western fiction...So in a game where all the world is a shooting gallery, why not blow up a few more "exotic" locales for once in addition to?

 

[countrysteaksauce]

I remember rampaging through Sydney in Red Alert 2...or maybe I was supposed to defend it. Regardless, the opera house was destroyed.

 

[Sucal]

I remember rampaging through Sydney in Red Alert 2...or maybe I was supposed to defend it. Regardless, the opera house was destroyed.

Wait when in red alert 2?

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Abundant mineral deposits and its geographic isolation makes it an excellent place to establish a base, provided you can cover the landmass effectively.

If you're going for a resource grab it's the best place to start. Lots of resources, no powerful neighbours, low population/population density.

 

[Tipsy Giant]

the classiness of Australian culture.

Funniest quote of the day is awarded to Sucal for the the hilarity of the very idea of australia having any culture.

Only playing around of course but after neighbours it will be a long time till Aussie culture is taken seriously

 

[Lenin211]

There was once an episode of "Bad Astronomy" in which Sydney was destroyed in lieu of a more famous city.

 

[Sucal]

the classiness of Australian culture.

Funniest quote of the day is awarded to Sucal for the the hilarity of the very idea of australia having any culture.

Only playing around of course but after neighbours it will be a long time till Aussie culture is taken seriously

Well duh. Australians don't take anything or anyone seriously. Its part of our charm. I mean we are basically the trope codifer for Tall poppy syndrome.

 

[joshuaayt]

I'd love to play a shooter based in Australia. Shame it wouldn't be sold in Australia.

And then there's the fact that no one who makes games (or comics, I've noted) relating to Australia have actually been there, or even heard an Australian accent.

 

[Kryzantine]

I do believe it's called a target audience. It happens that NYC is the only place everyone knows, ironically because it's been the subject of so much media before. No, seriously. Set the game anywhere else in America and international people might not know it. Set the game internationally and people in America might not know it. Obviously exceptions to both, but if the aliens attacked, say, Miami, then it just wouldn't be as appealing. What are you going to fight over, beaches?

As a NYer myself, I do feel the setting is a bit overused, but it works better than most places when it comes to marketing. That's why most big-budget games will be inclined towards including NY. Games where marketing is concerned, however, either because it's a smaller project or you know it's going to sell, can be set in other urban environments easily. I, for one, would love to see an FPS that bounces on and off the border between Mexico and the US. When the drug cartels accidentally go overboard and the drug war spills onto American soil? Would be a great game, actually. Rainbow Six:Vegas had a bit at the Mexican border, and it was done pretty well.

I do take offense at some things, notably the OP's seeming belief that people from Sydney are the greatest people in the world (and they're not, I wouldn't argue for any group to be considered the greatest, they all got good people and shitty people), and of the several people who somehow managed to think Mass Effect 3 is set in NYC. It's not. The video footage of on-Earth clearly shows London. You know, their landmarks are in the video?

If people can't recognize your landmarks, then maybe your city isn't as appealing as everyone claims it to be.

 

[katsumoto03]

I kind of agree.. Lets throw everyone a curveball and blow up mexico city. Considering its within the top 3 of largest population, and even ahead of NYC by a fair amount would make more sense.

Somehow I have to wonder if a game blew up mexico city would anyone care? (outside of those living in mexico of course.)

Of course not. Because most people who would play the game would be American.

 

[Thaluikhain]

And then there's the fact that no one who makes games (or comics, I've noted) relating to Australia have actually been there, or even heard an Australian accent.

What? You don't think "Captain Boomerang" was an awesome character?

Ok, then, there was...um...that issue of Tarot guest starring Fiona Horne?

 

[Fetzenfisch]

At least i still can fire up my old Cod2 and shoot my people in Berlin
Yeah i really would like a good game in Australia, South Africa, damn maybe even in friggin Asia. Something fresh once in a while. But since you cant even show a british sitcom in America before reproducing it with crappy actors and zero humor or content, you probably cant give them a game thats not set in their neighbourhood.
(USo)America is a very young country after all and kids are afraid of far away,unknown places. There are probably monsters(which may be true for Australia).

 

[godofallu]

Because the world has bee brainwashed to believe the USA is the hub of mankind, the cradle of civilisation.

If you ask an American where Sydney is, 7 out of 10 of them will think you're asking about a chick.

Movies such as Independence Day, Cloverfield, the Marvel Superhero movies, disaster movies such as Deep Impact, Armageddon, War of the Worlds etc, all show that Aliens and malevolence in general are only attracted to the USA and only the president and Americans can save the day.

The gaming industry is big $$$, so it makes more sense to go with the masses who are happy to fight to save America, because after all, America is where all humans come from.

I live in Sydney, so I'd probably vote for an alien invasion of Prague, Deli, or Stoke-On-Trent...

First off who makes these movies and games? Americans.

Second off if I was walking down the street and a stranger said to me, "Hey do you know where Sydney is" I would indeed be confused. Probably because what kind of random ass person would walk up to someone and ask about the whereabouts of a city on the other side of the world. The question just doesn't make any sense in that context, whereas as a name it does.

It sounds to me like you should be thankful we let the rest of the world enjoy our entertainment, instead of bitching about how it isn't good enough for you.

On topic: Sure blow the hell out of Sydney. That opera center goes first.

 

[aashell13]

Yeah I totally know what you mean. Wouldn't it be cool if they made a game where aliens invaded mombassa or something?

because then people would confuse it with those old Delta Force games Novalogic used to crank out.

 

[countrysteaksauce]

I remember rampaging through Sydney in Red Alert 2...or maybe I was supposed to defend it. Regardless, the opera house was destroyed.

Wait when in red alert 2?

It's in Yuri's Revenge. Allied Mission #5, Clones Down Under

[link]http://www.cncgames.com/yuri_walkthrus/yuri_walkthrus_allied5.shtml[/link]

 

[Droppa Deuce]

Because the world has bee brainwashed to believe the USA is the hub of mankind, the cradle of civilisation.

If you ask an American where Sydney is, 7 out of 10 of them will think you're asking about a chick.

Movies such as Independence Day, Cloverfield, the Marvel Superhero movies, disaster movies such as Deep Impact, Armageddon, War of the Worlds etc, all show that Aliens and malevolence in general are only attracted to the USA and only the president and Americans can save the day.

The gaming industry is big $$$, so it makes more sense to go with the masses who are happy to fight to save America, because after all, America is where all humans come from.

I live in Sydney, so I'd probably vote for an alien invasion of Prague, Deli, or Stoke-On-Trent...

First off who makes these movies and games? Americans.

Second off if I was walking down the street and a stranger said to me, "Hey do you know where Sydney is" I would indeed be confused. Probably because what kind of random ass person would walk up to someone and ask about the whereabouts of a city on the other side of the world. The question just doesn't make any sense in that context, whereas as a name it does.

It sounds to me like you should be thankful we let the rest of the world enjoy our entertainment, instead of bitching about how it isn't good enough for you.

On topic: Sure blow the hell out of Sydney. That opera center goes first.

You're throwing a lot of bulk around bruh.

A lot of heft.

 

[FateOrFatality]

I can see my house in the third picture.

Just saying.