Rumor: Iran Responding to Battlefield 3 with Anti-Israel Game

[AMK11]

I think u should do some searching before u post comment like this . google ?Garshasp? . its an Iranian Indie game made by a group of 10 young students using very basic and simple software and it released worldwide . knowing Iran facing all those sanctions and not having that much technology to creat a game its a game to play. And much better than some American games.

 

[AMK11]

I doubt it if this game will go for the realistic angle, because that would involve the Israeli army handing the Iranian army their arse on a plate topped with cream.

And I'm sure this game will have graphics that would put the playstation 1 to shame.

I think u should do some searching before u post comment like this . google "Garshasp" . its an Iranian Indie game made by a group of 10 young students using very basic and simple software and it released worldwide . knowing Iran facing all those sanctions and not having that much technology to creat a game its a game to play. And much better than some American games.

 

[Akimoto]

I'd probably play it.

Getting upset over the fact a game is set in your capital is sort of understandable, but they've made this political, and that's just ludicrous.

That's why man invented popcorn. It's for all those political shows.

 

[Lovely Mixture]

I think u should do some searching before u post comment like this . google ?Garshasp? . its an Iranian Indie game made by a group of 10 young students using very basic and simple software and it released worldwide . knowing Iran facing all those sanctions and not having that much technology to creat a game its a game to play. And much better than some American games.

This isn't an argument about the quality of Iranian games, it's about the quality of games created for the sole purpose of offending or promoting controversy.

That said, Garhasp is not offensive in any way and should definitely be respected as an indie game.

 

[AMK11]

"The United States is governed by the Zionist Regime so Attack on Tel Aviv would make Americans angrier than a game about an attack on Washington."

This line in particular made me snicker, not because of the "Zionist Conspiracy" which is pretty hilarious I'll give it that, but that he is actually so utterly naive to think that -any- American, correction, any -North- American, would actually be offended by a game in which one Middle-Eastern country beats the snot out of another when a vast majority of our citizens probably can't even name six Middle East countries without the help of Google.

Exactly. How many average Americans know what Tel Aviv is or where it's at? I'm almost going to bet in-game objects are going to blow up, and Americans tend to like things that blow up, so any element to inspire anger is going to be moot. Make a pro-Nazi game, however, things would be decidedly different.

you missing the point here .They dont care if you care !they dont care if you know where tel aviv is. but they know US government dose . they dont want to make you or any civil american angry. why on earth do u think they want to make american people angry ??!whats in it for them?nothing! (being iranian my self) As Battlefield 3 didnt make me or any Iranian gamer angry .we played the game just like we play any other game . and we do not care as its all fiction and not real . its all about Governmets.

 

[Sidonis]

Yeah, all the posts in this thread are so funny. Nobody knows shit about Iran, or any other country besides their good ol' US of A. Just what they heard others say on the tv or... in a videogame.

And then when Iran fears a videogame for the perception it brings to these sheeple who have no idea of their own... WELL THEN IRAN IS STUPID HARHARHAR!


Please. If CAnada and Mexico were occupied by China, and if they had established several hundreds of military bases around the US, and had a reputation for warmongering and invading countries because they had "WMDS" but then couldn't find them...
And then suddenly China starts pumping out games to depict the US as villains and about destroying and invading major US cities...
You would not be alarmed?

Rofl. Stop fooling yourselves.

It's hard to not recognize that you're probably one of the most ignorant people posting in this topic.

I know this is insanely logical, but just bare with me.
If your scenario were true, then the United States likely wouldn't make a big deal out of it because we still have freedom of speech and we'd recognize the game as such. Further, given our culture, we'd still likely be the main consumers for a product like that, and not the Chinese (who lack our rights and freedoms). Our word would still mean something to the developers, so none of your scenario is even really plausible.
There have been games where American cities and capitals have suffered, even at our own hands as WE played the attackers who destroyed them. We shrugged it off because we understand fiction.

This Iranian politician IS stupid for this. He's basically upset because he's realized that his country has no power in this industry, and he wants it too. So he's going to throw a fit about it.
It's basically like "Waaaah! This kid hit me, so I'm gonna hit this other kid to make myself feel better!"
And you're supporting this childish horseshit by calling it wise, intelligent and reasonable.

 

[ArianaUO321]

Thats a real shame, I'd have actually paid for a game attacking Washington DC.

In fact, I think if made properly, not released full of bugs, that could sell well all around the world. Including in the USA.

Should have been smarter, Iran, you could have had a best seller. Oh well, looks like you lose again.


I could see Israel responding to this with another video game of their own, the first few missions of which involve the defense of Tel Aviv against an invading Iranian force, followed by a march into Iran itself.

Potential war between Israel and Iran could turn into a war of the video game bullets instead of the actual ones.

 

[Muspelheim]

Couldn't they at least have set their "Take that!"-game in Stockholm?

If they did, I'd certainly play it. And I perhaps would if they didn't as well. It'd be a novel change I hadn't had since I played some insurgent-missions in ArmA. But still, give me a mission where I demolish the royal palace and I'll gladly play your game, Iran!

 

[AMK11]

I think u should do some searching before u post comment like this . google ?Garshasp? . its an Iranian Indie game made by a group of 10 young students using very basic and simple software and it released worldwide . knowing Iran facing all those sanctions and not having that much technology to creat a game its a game to play. And much better than some American games.

This isn't an argument about the quality of Iranian games, it's about the quality of games created for the sole purpose of offending or promoting controversy.

That said, Garhasp is not offensive in any way and should definitely be respected as an indie game.

I know exactly what this argument is about . i just Replied to another comment saying:" I'm sure this game will have graphics that would put the playstation 1 to shame " just wanted to give him a Clue about iranian games thats all .

 

[Nocola]

"Their reaction was that it is only a game and we should take it easy, but with the game set in Tehran, it is simply not acceptable,"

If someone had made a game where you play as someone invading America, that whole country would be ready to lynch it's developers. Haven't there been enough Middle Eastern centered military games? The body count for Arabic people in video games is starting to beat out the body count for Nazis.

Hey Games Industry, can I kill ONE Marine in a video game without losing the mission, just to even the odds? Better yet, can I play as a Canadian Soldier so I don't have to listen to one more friendly NPC cheer obnoxiously loudly when an enemy is shot down?

Because in America's eyes Canada doesn't even have an army.

Hell I'm a Canadian solider and my own grandfather (who is American, lives in Texas) didn't even know there were any Canadian soliders serving in Afghanistan (hint: there are thousands).
And he's a lawyer for godsakes, supposed to be somewhat educated and aware.

 

[Wicky_42]

This so much.

Its disgusting how self rightous the west acts.

Depicting the middle east (or just the east in general) as a video game enemy over and over again is all mighty fine and just "fictional fun", but once the roles are reversed then its all disgusting propaganda. This Western arrogance at its worst.

Tell me about it. My problem isn't with the fact that there are a metric-F-ton of war games/media in the middle-east. The problem stems from the fact of how entrenched we are in that entire area. I'm talking hundreds of bases here, and that is not counting the jump-off points in Europe and abroad. We use Germany as the main 'in-between' hospital for troops in Iraq and Afghan, for instance.

So basically, we're doing this war for real. Our leaders talk about it all the time, they are constantly threatening, alluding to the fact, and they are already prepared for it. Then I hear the knuckledraggers say stuff like, "Well Iran started it."

What is Iran going to start? Iran isn't going to war. You're telling me their strategy is to get America to attack them? Give me a break, it's time to pop that paradigm bubble. The "nuclear weapons" insanity is just as bad. Do people think their "super secret strategy of evil" is to develop nuclear weapons? This isn't a Bond movie, and the Shah doesn't have a Secret Moon-Base either. Don't you think.. just maybe.. that if they really wanted nukes, they could just take one from Russia's rogue stockpile, of which there are thousands? They could get one from China, or Pakistan, or even India if they want to be ballsy.

Iran hasn't even had a conflict since the last "Iraq/Iran" war, and the Pahlavi era skirmishes in the 70's. America has had 70+ conflicts (I don't know the real number, but it's a lot, and I'm not going to fact check over a hundred conflicts) and has actually used nuclear weapons, the only country to do so on the planet, and they even used it to kill civilians.

From an Iranian's perspective, the US and it's "coalition" are scattered across the entire world, and have thousands of troops around it's borders. Not only that, but they look and see that all the citizens are playing "Iran War Simulators". Gee, that's perfectly normal, and if any Iranian says a single word, then THEY'RE EVIL AND TRYING TO START A WAR.

The paradigm, it hurts. It's called misdirection, poor-man's magic, and you are being played.

Thank you for battling your corner any trying to open peoples' minds. It's hard to motivate yourself enough to bother thinking and to cut through all the usual nose-leading propaganda that directs public opinion, and people like you help with that.

Maybe in a few years when the west is once more marching to war on another resource-rich middle eastern country there will be a few more people who remember that Saddam didn't have any of the bioweapons he was purported to have and that nothing was done to the people who peddled those lies to us - in fact, they are probably closely associated with the people banging on about Iran's nuclear ambitions, despite the continuous reports finding no evidence. Maybe then we won't sit back and support these pointless, baseless, expensive wars.

Maybe.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

The head of the Iranian National Foundation for Computer Games claims a game called Attack on Tel Aviv will hurt America in the way Battlefield 3 hurt Iran.

Great. Nothing to be afraid then. Iran is taking video games way to seriously. It's not like American government made Battlefield 3 and it's not like only Americans are playing it. Could they have missed the point of video games more?

 

[Blackpapa]

They should definitely make it using the Frostbite 2 engine. Fight the enemy with his own weapons and all that.

DICE is a Swedish company but EA isn't. Propaganda doesn't have to be deliberate. In fact the developers are just normal folk, influenced by general propaganda and social pressure just like everybody else. To be truly neutral takes effort. If you're not actively taking effort to be unbiased then you are biased by default.

Hollywood movies that require military support for vehicles and whatnot often have to paint a specific image in return - if you make a glorious movie about brave marine machismo that's essentially a recruitment advertisement you're paying to see you get help free. If you try to pull off a Full Metal Jacket go build your own tanks and helicopters.

Fortunately not a lot of military help is actually needed to produce a video game so conscious propaganda wouldn't be an issue. Of course I wouldn't dismiss publisher meddling, demanding to portray US troops in an appealing way, though this isn't a propaganda issue as much as a business one. I imagine a concentration camp tycoon wouldn't be very popular in Germany. Then again I have been seriously considering knocking off a little flash game based around that concept but I don't think the shaved-head dudes in black leather and boots would appreciate a management game.

 

[astrav1]

I for one find it hilarious. While we may have a zionist government it's a game, I don't think we'll be that offended.