Indian folklore being retold, one game at a time
Move over, God of War and Prince of Persia. Developers are now increasingly focusing on video games rooted in Indian culture and mythology, which is a significant slice of what they call the $1-billion ‘eastern myth’ market.
“For too long, India has let others tell its stories… Look at what happened with Kung Fu Panda or The Jungle Book. Western studios took Eastern culture, sanitised it, and sold it back to the world,” said Nicolas Granatino, executive chairman of Tara Gaming, a studio that is making The Age of Bhaarat, a ‘fantasy’ game deeply rooted in a historical epic.
