10 List of Cool Games That Contain Indonesian Elements
Having the title as one of the countries full of local wealth, Indonesia has always been a concern of countries around the world. So it is natural that Indonesia always attracts many tourists to visit and enjoy its cultural and natural wealth directly.
In addition, many elements of this nation are also applied to the works they make, one of which is video games. Since its independence in 1945, our beloved nation has made many breakthroughs that have shocked the world.
Starting from hosting the Asian-African Conference and much more. Our country has been in the spotlight of the world’s eyes through various media, ranging from print media that have existed for a long time, to electronic media such as the internet that we know today.
However, did you know that games from abroad also often include elements of Indonesian culture in them? So that when played by many people, these games can at the same time introduce cool Indonesian culture.
Maybe some of you have played it because the game is popular and challenging. Then what are the games that contain elements of Indonesian culture? Come on, see the following review.
Cool Games Containing Indonesian Elements
1. Arena of Valor
Cool Game Containing Indonesian Elements The first is Arena of Valor. Play AOV get 7M! It seems that you must be quite familiar with these words, especially if you often watch television.
Arena of Valor is a MOBA game that challenges you to guide a hero forward to war into enemy territory while eliminating the enemy’s base.
But you know, one of the unique things in this game is that it offers characters that are very thick with Indonesian elements. Yes, he is a character named Wiro Sableng.
It is known that the hero tanker character Wiro Sableng was released in August 2022. This one Hero Tanker is very strong with passive skills capable of receiving 60% health recovery in a dying position or if immobilized for 4.5 seconds.
2. Mobile Legends
Cool Game Containing Indonesian Elements The second is Mobile Legends. Mobile Legends is the first MOBA game that brings hero characters with Indonesian elements.
One of the characters that contains elements of Indonesia is the Javanese puppet character, Gatotkaca the “wire, iron bone”. The advantage of this Gatotkaca hero based on the Garudayana comic is the ability to fly.
3. Far Cry 3
Cool Game Containing Indonesian Elements The third is Far Cry 3. Far Cry 3 is a game First Person Shooter developed by the well-known company Ubisoft and well-liked by the community gamers.
In this game, you can find Indonesian elements not only from the visible background of the natural environment, but also from the appearance of buildings that resemble Hindu-Buddhist temples.
In addition, there are conversations about the surrounding community and the various fauna that exist on Rook Island, the fictional island where this game is set. In games Here you can meet Komodo dragons, Sumatran tigers, cassowaries, and many other animals.
4. Uncharted Drake’s Fortune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-E3Kns4YjA
Cool Game Containing Indonesian Elements Next is Uncharted Drake’s Fortune. An adventure game that is very interesting to follow and already has several series, it turns out that it also includes Indonesian elements in it.
One of the scenes is when Drake who is a character in games suddenly spoke Indonesian while trying to trick the doorman who was an Indonesian. One of the pirate characters named Eddy Raja is also said to have come from Indonesia.
It was clear that Drake had spoken in Indonesian. Although many people also say that maybe they use Malay, but if you listen more carefully, they are correct in using the Indonesian spelling.
5. A Game With Indonesian Elements: DreadOut
Cool Game Containing Indonesian Elements Next is Dread Out. Dread Out is the work of Indonesian children who have gone worldwide.
PT. Digital Semantika Indonesia, company development who developed this game, it turns out that the office is not too far from the Bandung Institute of Technology campus, where the college spawned the majority of the members of the creative team games this.
The ghosts inside games these are mostly native Indonesian ghosts, such as the kuntilanak and pocong, or ghost adaptations from the ghosts of the archipelago, such as the crocodile stealth ghost which displays elements of nationality.
Due to the background of the makers games This game is closely related to Bandung culture, so regional elements can be seen in this game. In addition to the names of the characters who are closely related to Sundanese culture, some of the setting games this is also adapted from the original location in Bandung.
For example, the school that is haunted in this game is adapted from SMAN 6 Bandung which turned out to be famous for the legend “Nancy’s Ghost”.
6. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr0zOPNaU_c
Cool Game Containing Indonesian Elements Next is Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. In this game, the main character is an American secret agent named Tom Fisher who was sent to Indonesia to arrest a terrorist group from Indonesia.
This game has an interesting theme in which the pursuit and tracking of radical groups led by Suhadi Sadono is carried out. Judging from the name, it is clear that it contains elements of this country.
It was also told that the leader of the organization fled to Indonesian territory while having a special mission. This makes the location settings will be many on the island of the archipelago.
In this game, we are invited to several interesting places in Indonesia while tracking the whereabouts of Suhadi Sadono in Indonesia. He was also involved in a project that could quickly destroy the population of a country.
7. Metal Gear Solid 4
Cool Game Containing Indonesian Elements Next is Metal Gear Solid 4. In this game there is a character named Raging Raven. Raging Raven is one of the antagonists in the game Metal Gear Solid 4.
Unexpectedly, a member of the Beauty and The Beast unit is a girl of Indonesian descent, more precisely she is a girl of Acehnese descent. The result of having a deep trauma made the Raging Raven have an unquenchable rage.
As a result, he joined the Beaty and The Beast Unit as one of its best air attackers.
8. Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Cool Game Containing Indonesian Elements Next is Tekken Tag Tournament 2. This one-on-one game also has an Indonesian feel. This can be seen on one of the competing stages where the battle venue has a shadow puppet background in it.
In addition, the chanting of the song is accompanied by gamelan which is a typical Indonesian musical instrument. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is the eighth installment of the Tekken game and was released on September 14, 2022.
9. Just Cause 2
Cool Game Containing Indonesian Elements Next up is Just Cause 2. This action-adventure open world game similar to the GTA game was released in 2010 by publisher Eidos Interactive and developed by Avalanche Studios.
This game is much liked by gamers because it has a wide map that makes players free to explore while fighting.
If you look at the video above, this game has a setting that shows the island and several places in Indonesia such as Bukit Gila Pangkat and Kamp Bukit Tinggi. Even in this game there are also characters named Bolo Santosi and Bahtiar Saleh.
10. Civilization VI
Cool Game Containing Indonesian Elements Next is Civilization VI. In the Civilization VI game, Indonesian elements are found in their DLC called Civilization VI – Khmer and Indonesia Civilization & Scenario Pack which was released on October 20, 2022.
Civilization is a popular strategy game that has sold 8 million copies worldwide and earned USD 576.1 Million or around Rp. 8.7 Trillion.
In the DLC which contains Indonesian elements, it adapts civilization in Indonesia’s past, namely during the Majapahit kingdom. Players will become Dyah Gitarja, a royal queen who is on her way to glory.
Well, those are some videos games who unknowingly is introducing Indonesian culture in the eyes of the world. Hopefully Indonesia in the eyes of the world will grow!
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