hi ..

 

i love Alpha Protocol game .. but i want to say to sega ( Alpha Protocol ) that saudi arabia is not like the new game

 

Saudi Arabia is big country

 

 

Saudi Arabia, a peaceful country

 

 

 

 

why didn kill any body were are so peaceful People

 

bay ..... in Arabic: maa alslamh

My understanding is it's not taking place in an urban center, but in some far-flung mountainous area, probably a place that doesn't really exist.

 

So I would disbelieve the notion that civilians would be involved here. As for killing non-civilian saudis... ah, well that's a choice the developers made. I'm sure they could have made fake countries (madeupwordistan or the like) to avoid this sort of thing but they are probably looking for a smattering of realism or just some flavor that suggests this is all taking place in our world and not an entirely fictional one.

See? I've expressed concern about this before. Why must all villains be from the same exotic countries and the heroes from the US of A? It's clich

See? I've expressed concern about this before. Why must all villains be from the same exotic countries and the heroes from the US of A? It's clich

What we need is a Canadian super villain.

See? I've expressed concern about this before. Why must all villains be from the same exotic countries and the heroes from the US of A? It's clich

See? I've expressed concern about this before. Why must all villains be from the same exotic countries and the heroes from the US of A? It's clich

At least real countries were picked. As of late game makers have pussied out.

 

Call of Duty 4 occurs in "The Middle East"

Resident Evil 5 in "some ancient French colony in Africa"

Metal Gear Solid 4 in the Middle East, South America and the like

 

etc etc and so on

Wait, so now in order to include a country in a game developers have to include a representative sample of locations?

See? I've expressed concern about this before. Why must all villains be from the same exotic countries and the heroes from the US of A? It's clich

See? I've expressed concern about this before. Why must all villains be from the same exotic countries and the heroes from the US of A? It's clich

Just to play devil's advocate, a terrorist group operating in any given country isn't necessarily native to that country.

 

Examples;

 

Irish Republican Army cells in England.

Al-Qaida in Spain.

Abu Nidal in France.

etc.

Rarely do you see a film where there are Islamic or Middle Eastern Terrorists.

 

Sure you do.

 

mkreku's long-standing stick-up-the-beef-jerky is actually legitimate and I'll be waiting to see how AP fares on that point.

ok .. ok

 

not all the Muslim are Terrorists

 

 

Islam does not call for killing and terrorism

 

islam is really peaceful

 

 

All the media is saying about Islam is a lie

 

 

We are a civilized people

I prefer discussion of religion not to be mingled in a game forum. I thought there is one already in the off topic section?

Dear Matthew Rorie...

 

We are not here to discuss about Islam or any other religion, and in the same time where are not here to talk about the game plot...

 

My censor is using a country like Saudi Arabia in your game will not be a bad thing but presenting the Saudi regions have to be present in modern look than the one you used in the footage we saw the last couple of days... even if you said that

 

I'm really censored about this because Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture and Information will refuse to make the game sale in the stores here when it launch...

 

I know that the team in the finishing touch of the game and I'm really looking forward for playing the game... but really the Saudi part really annoy a lot of us here ...

 

I can't explain too much about the plot, but suffice to say that the main bad guys here are not cackling Germanic Die Hard villains or paint-by-numbers Middle Eastern terrorists. Things are a bit more complicated than that, as you'll hopefully find out as we reveal more of the game.

 

lol ... i really look forward for it...

We are a civilized people

 

Maybe. But your governments, for the most part, are not. Nor are some members of those countries.

ok .. ok

 

not all the Muslim are Terrorists

 

 

Islam does not call for killing and terrorism

 

islam is really peaceful

 

 

All the media is saying about Islam is a lie

 

 

We are a civilized people

 

 

Yes, not all Muslims are terrorists, but the majority of terrorists are Muslims.

 

So, if AP would use terrorists that are opperating in Suadi Arabia and turn out to by MUslims, it wouldn't be to far of a stetch, would it?

I noticed they changed the plane to being shot down by a US missile now, so doesn't sound to me like it'll be a pro-American game, especially in light of what some developers said in the past about Bill Kristol and so on, but anyway the more political discussion should probably go to off-topic.

Yeah, the first thing I see when I think "Saudi Arabia" is oil sheiks and places kind of like the pictures the OP posted. But the places we've seen in videos and pictures from AP is most probably some old deserted place, a hideout for covert activities, and not a modern Saudi- Arabian city :S.

 

As for Islam being a peaceful religion - I think Islam is just as peaceful as any other religion, but that probably explains more about my views on religion than my views on Islam.

I'm really censored about this because Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture and Information will refuse to make the game sale in the stores here when it launch...

Would the SA Ministry of Culture allow a game where the player seduces scantily clad women?

Well I'm sure they encourage pimping four women as MT's wives. . . but what about sex?

 

Regardless, being Obsidian they are likely to pain the villains and settings in a black and white picture. Heck, some of the enemies MT are engaging seems to be innocent security guards or policemen doing their jobs in Taiwan setting.

 

Regardless the sensitivity of the topic is understandable, considering Commander and Conquer: Generals was banned from China due to a Chinese embassy being bombed in a cut-scene(Ironically, the game was tailor made for Chinese gamers since the ending of the Chinese faction was deemed in the best light amongst the three). Unfortunately I doubt Obsidian could change much of the in-game content at the current stage for the Saudi Arabia market, so you could only keep your fingers crossed in how it turns out.

 

Besides, was Call of Duty 4 banned in Saudi Arabia?

Edited March 17, 200916 yr by Zoma

Besides, was Call of Duty 4 banned in Saudi Arabia?

 

yeah ..

I think Obs chose Saudi Arabia because it has that "exotic location" feel to it. Muslims and terrorism could be seen in any number of African countries besides the Middle East but I don't remember hearing about those places in the location list for the game. When you think Africa you don't really get that mysterious feeling like you do when you hear "Arabia".

I was under the impression that most of the game doesn't even take place in Saudi Arabia.