@RealitySucks: This can be said of most Hollywood movies, also, I think. Seriously, the quality issues of Indian film are changing at a very rapid pace.
I kind of like the idea of all the characters in, say, Grand Theft Auto IV suddenly breaking into a song-and-dance routine in the middle of a cutscene.
I can understand how, to the uneducated, Bollywood movies would look like teh suck, but they are actually really, really good (at least, in many cases).
To the educated who still hate 'em, go out and dance in the street or something. There's something wrong w/you.
@phinehas: do tell; how are they good? doesn't singing and dancing ruin the atmosphere of a movie? i can't imagine something like saw 2 or the ring having a music number.
@Sutekh_Slain: It's one of the harder things to translate to our hollywood-oriented minds when it comes to movies, but it's the culture that bleeds through each film.
I had the privilege of growing up in Bangladesh as a kid, and even if I don't care for every Bollywood movie, they certainly have a mystique that captures life in South Asia.
Also, what a lot of Westerners miss out on is the lifestyle of the people who watch the movies in India - many of whom have to deal with working long hours, disease, living in the slums, etc. - for them a 3 hour long movie that celebrates life and love and, yes, dancing is exactly what they need. It's a cheap form of escapism, but that doesn't mean it sacrifices quality by a long shot.
Then there's the movie stars who are consequently revered as gods by some (Shah Rukh Khan, for instance) and cultural/national icons by all. It all makes for an amazing industry which is larger than Hollywood itself.
Heh... Indian-made 3D game you say? huh.... we'll just have to see this game now won't we? O_o
As long as their not affiliated with last company that my company subbed out to then maybe there's an chance that they may actually have a brain as that's required to make a game >:(
oh wait I thought you said a Bollywood based game. No reason for an Indian developer to do bad... that my go on into publishers as well. Its actually been something building up with Indian comic books and game ideas building up... and yeah piracy is huge over there... though I hear the 360 isnt doing too bad... well yeah 1 billion people there to cater to so I guess games arent to popular over there in terms of consoles sold but... they make money there...
I imagine a bollywood based game would be shenmue with really bad music and sound effects and a god awful story...
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But I suppose I can see the appeal? Um, sorta? For others?
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To the educated who still hate 'em, go out and dance in the street or something. There's something wrong w/you.
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I had the privilege of growing up in Bangladesh as a kid, and even if I don't care for every Bollywood movie, they certainly have a mystique that captures life in South Asia.
Also, what a lot of Westerners miss out on is the lifestyle of the people who watch the movies in India - many of whom have to deal with working long hours, disease, living in the slums, etc. - for them a 3 hour long movie that celebrates life and love and, yes, dancing is exactly what they need. It's a cheap form of escapism, but that doesn't mean it sacrifices quality by a long shot.
Then there's the movie stars who are consequently revered as gods by some (Shah Rukh Khan, for instance) and cultural/national icons by all. It all makes for an amazing industry which is larger than Hollywood itself.
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As long as their not affiliated with last company that my company subbed out to then maybe there's an chance that they may actually have a brain as that's required to make a game >:(
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Is pirating rampant there?
If so, I wonder how a locally released, Indian published game, available at a decent, localized price would do there.
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Hehehe.. hehe. HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! HAHAHA!
oh wait I thought you said a Bollywood based game. No reason for an Indian developer to do bad... that my go on into publishers as well. Its actually been something building up with Indian comic books and game ideas building up... and yeah piracy is huge over there... though I hear the 360 isnt doing too bad... well yeah 1 billion people there to cater to so I guess games arent to popular over there in terms of consoles sold but... they make money there...
I imagine a bollywood based game would be shenmue with really bad music and sound effects and a god awful story...
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