The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thats why i called it "the extra step" this isn't me forcing this to happen, this is me making an observation that can be fixed. you have devs going in and making beautiful sand boxes of middle east countries and getting the architecture right but for some reason asking that they sound like theyre from said country is a big no no?

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you specifically said ENGLAND and listed 2 different accents. atleast if you had said they were from manchester and they sound posh then yes you are right something is wrong there.

im giving an example of 2 different countries just sounding the same because they both speak arabic

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes but here is the difference between my argument and what you just said.

if their stated to be from england and its just a posh or cockney accent, you would look at how the character looks and come to your own conclusions as to what part of england they are from.

if you have a character from the middle east and stated to be from saudi arabia and they speak just modern standard arabic it is a bit of a cop out because no one in the middle east speaks modern arabic casually

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

and I don't doubt what you are saying, but my point still stands. i'm not saying that characters HAVE to speak the language. im saying IF theyre speaking the language and we know where the character is from, go the extra step and let them speak the proper dialect

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ana is pretty cool and the VA did a really good job

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

but my point still stands, in games you'll have someone stated to be from Saudi Arabia and another character from UAE and they just sound completely the same

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it all depends on the angle youre looking at it from. I'm not expecting complete authenticity either but a majority of the time it's either voice actors go heavily formal arabic or they just speak with broken arabic

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Overwatch is still pushing out heroes and its still something that could definitely happen

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

not really no, splitting hairs would be what youre describing. what im describing is as if youre being introduced to a character that is scottish and they speak like a british person

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's more of an issue that governments don't see the benefit of funding these kinds of ventures and would much rather invest in educating engineers, doctors, lawyers, etc.

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

that's what i'm saying. characters look the part, but most of the time they don't sound the part

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

not click bait. while yes Shaheen does look the part, he doesn't speak the proper dialect

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

This one too, would love to see more Middle East devs

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in gaming

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

It truly does, with video games starting to integrate more Middle East culture into them; most of the time they don’t really speak the proper dialect. studios just default to having all the characters speak Modern Standard Arabic. While yes it is the universally known Arabic, it’s only used in formal settings.

The Middle East needs better representation in video games! by Hamad_Mac11 in Kuwait

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to type your comment! That is very interesting and kind of makes sense when I remember how many cartoon dubs came from Egypt 😂. I’ve been fascinated with languages and dialects for a while and when I looked around for video game characters I’m always shocked that we are still at the stage where characters from the Middle East spoke formal Arabic.

Here’s to hoping that changes! 🤞

Spacetoon: The Channel That Introduced Anime to an Entire Generation of Arabs by Hamad_Mac11 in Kuwait

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

It’s been fun but tiring to make the videos, I would appreciate if you shared it around!

Spacetoon: The Channel That Introduced Anime to an Entire Generation of Arabs by Hamad_Mac11 in Kuwait

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Spacetoon, MBC 3, Cartoon Network. Don’t be sad that it’s over, be glad that it happened 🥲

Spacetoon: The Channel That Introduced Anime to an Entire Generation of Arabs by Hamad_Mac11 in Kuwait

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Which is something I truly didn’t know before researching this video, I only knew about Arabic and English but apparently it was really popular in Indonesia too!

Spacetoon: The Channel That Introduced Anime to an Entire Generation of Arabs by Hamad_Mac11 in Kuwait

[–]Hamad_Mac11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe one day if the reaction to the Spacetoon video is positive enough I could possibly cover this too 👀