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Author Topic: Any RPG's based on the Middle East?  (Read 4968 times)

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Any RPG's based on the Middle East?
« on: October 09, 2009, 01:40:53 AM »
Ancient or Modern day, realistic or full of magic, it really wouldn't matter; I would just like to enjoy an experience in a desert civilization. :idunno:

Could anyone provide me with some suggestions?

I am only looking for video games, BTW.

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« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2009, 04:03:50 PM »
The old Dark Sun games aren't really Middle Eastern in flair, but they do take place in a desert setting by and large, and are quite good, and feel more like a modern era CRPG than their contemporaries.

I think they also did one of the gold box titles based on Al-Qadim, which is like the D&D Arabian Nights pastiche setting.
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« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2009, 07:36:17 PM »

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« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2009, 02:56:23 PM »
Mount & Blade has a culture based loosely around the middle east and I'm sure there is probably a mod out there to make it even more so.
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« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2009, 03:03:48 PM »
Not all desert, but have you played Morrowind? If not, highly recommended:)

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« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2009, 03:21:34 PM »
There was an Afghanistan d20 if I remember correctly.
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« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2009, 11:59:03 AM »
THere is a very old game called Conflict: Middle East Political Simulator. I don't know if it is still available for PCs (it was released in 1990 and set in the near future).

I don't know anything about this one, but it is called PC maker and seems to be a similar concept: http://www.peacemakergame.com/

There is also this general site on media and the middle east (which includes a number of pages on video games:http://www.digitalislam.eu/;jsessionid=0D3D2F084CFEA77CAAF16CB00A3F3B80

Here is the article where I found Peacemaker: http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/09/71796

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« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2009, 01:13:02 PM »
Assassin's Creed?

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« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2009, 09:18:39 PM »
Prince of Persia and Aladdin.
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« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2009, 04:20:47 AM »
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« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2009, 06:03:15 AM »
Wow, already 3 failure posters in this thread.
Guys, he's looking for VIDEO GAMES.
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