Understanding Cultures of Taboo as an Indonesian Ghostbuster: Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror
Pamali, which means abstinence, prohibition or things that should not be done at a certain place or time because they can cause evil.
Jones: Jomblo is Happiness: It’s OK to be single in this Indonesian school life simulator
There are a few moments most people never forget in their lives. The first day in a new school is possibly one of them – for the best or the […]
Little Bytes: Southeast Asian Game Highlights #3
Here at Virtual SEA, we are working hard to represent the vast diversity of Southeast Asian video game development. While we give our best at covering as many games as possible through in-deep reviewing, there are still a lot more games that just fall under the table due to simple lack of time and resources (not to mention each of our own piles of shame). Now we want to give credit to all those little gems we played only for too little time to craft a proper review, but which still deserve your attention. This time, we present to you indie games from Singapore and Indonesia. Go and give these games a chance!
Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story tries to satisfy your need to become Albus Dumbledore
Who’s the main protagonist in the Harry Potter universe? Harry himself may be a good guess, he-who-must-not-be-named would make the best antagonist. Honestly, isn’t Hogwarts, the magical school, and home to all of Harry’s adventures the secret star? A school for magical kids with secrets everywhere, astonishing architecture and a curriculum that makes every other study look like boring chores. And then Hogwarts is lead by one of the most characteristic figures of all time: Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts. Ever since, players all around the world have been waiting to become the head of magical school themselves. And here comes “Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story” to fill this gap.
What we missed – but should be played nonetheless #2
Here at Virtual SEA, we are working hard to represent the vast diversity of Southeast Asian video game development. While we give our best at covering as many games as possible through in-deep reviewing, there are still a lot more games that just fall under the table due to simple lack of time and resources (not to mention each of our own piles of shame). Now we want to give credit to all those little gems we played only for too little time to craft a proper review but which still deserve your attention. This time, we present to you indie games from Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. Go and give these games a chance!
Make a nostalgic trip back to classic JRPGs with Azure Saga: Pathfinder
Nostalgia. That’s what obviously comes to mind when talking about Azure Saga: Pathfinder, the new game of Indonesian developer Masshive Media. It is in most of its aspects a trip down memory lane, reminding of classic Japanese role-playing games. The developers tried to transfer the classic feel of those story-driven games with turn-based combat into a modern costume. That seems to be a trend now, as we have seen other attempts by Southeast Asian studios such as WanderJahR or Legrand Legacy.
Lobster Empire: Lobster fishing is a profitable and dangerous job that requires a lot of patience
Lobster Empire is already the third game released by Indonesian studio Maulidan Games within one year. Claiming to become the fastest video game developer, the team based in Surabaya aims at releasing more games in a shorter period than conventional studios of the same level. After a detour into the RPG-Genre, they return to the studio’s origins with Lobster Empire: tycoon games.
With Legion Tale, Indonesian Dev Maulidan Games Wants To Enter The Realm Of Tactical RPGs
Legion Tale is a turn-based RPG with tactical encounters and quick-time-events (QTEs). It tells a common fantasy story about a kingdom divided by war, an outside aggressor that is both evil and ugly and of course a hero who will save the world.
Valz is a RPG-rhythm game set in a post-apocalyptic world where music has disappeared
What happens when a dedicated development team both has a passion for music and Japanese role-playing games? They decide to mix the best of both side into their first release. Newcomer Klappanome from Malang, Indonesia is currently working on Valz – a rhythm game and JRPG cross over for mobile devices.
Seven last minute highlights from Southeast Asia on Steam Greenlight (before it is gone forever)
Steam Greenlight is dead! After almost 5 years, Valve closes down its community driven publishing system in favour of a new system, called Steam Direct, with the goal to increase the quality of the published games and to avoid fraud. Steam Direct will go live June 13th, which still gives us some time to take a look at the most recent – and last- contributions from Southeast East Asian game developers. This time, we have a wide variety of games from Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines. Let’s hope we will still see some of these games on Steam later!
Orbiz: Local Co-op Zombie Slasher on Miniature Planets (Early Access)
Overall, Orbiz is a good debut game and a fun past-time with friends who like a challenging retro experience. Good zombie hunting!
Indonesian Street Food Manager ‘Multishop Tycoon Deluxe’ could be a little spicier (English/Bahasa Indonesia)
In its core mechanics, Multishop Tycoon Deluxe is a mix between notorious idle clickers and casual managing games. As the manager of an uprising street food company, your goal is to become the most successful tycoon in a fictional city.
Southeast Asia’s finest in mobile gaming: Here are the nominees for the 13th Global IMGA Awards
Here are the nominees from Southeast Asia for the 13th Global IMGA Awards.
Legrand Legacy wants to revive memories of the glorious past of JRPGs
Indonesian made Legrand Legacy wants to revive memories of the glorious past of JRPGs.
Jermania, Indonesian Game Development and the Developer’s Dreams: Interview with Nightspade from Indonesia
An interview with Nightspade from Indonesia about Jermania, Indonesian game development and the Play Lab.
More highlights from Southeast Asia on Steam Greenlight
Updated list of pc games on Steam Greenlight made in Southeast Asia.