Why arent there many FPS Games with Vietnam settings.

You got Europe,Middle East,Pacific(Islands) , Artic. But what about Vietnam. Vietnam has an amazing environment.Vietnam has modern and WWII weapons. So why not use it. :P

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/vietcong/index.html?tag=result;title;0

There are Vietnam games, they just suck

because the americans lost that one.

EDIT: but it's worth pointing out that there are a few vietnam games. hell, bad company 2 is getting/already got a vietnam DLC, and black ops will have vietnam stuff going on.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/vietcong/index.html?tag=result;title;0

Dead-Memories

because the americans lost that one.BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]because the americans lost that one.AznKSor

I wanna say it, but I probably shouldn't. But I'm sure most people know why.

I wanna say it, but I probably shouldn't. But I'm sure most people know why.

felipebo

[QUOTE="felipebo"]

I wanna say it, but I probably shouldn't. But I'm sure most people know why.

Lto_thaG

Because the USA ran away from Vietnam with their tails between their legs.

*runs*

Vietnam is fine, but it wasn't really a whole war. The entire war was the cold war. And a game that encompasses all of it would be amazing. That's why, even though I hate CoD and Activision I'm getting Black Ops. It's set in my dream setting.hexashadow13

[QUOTE="Lto_thaG"][QUOTE="felipebo"]

I wanna say it, but I probably shouldn't. But I'm sure most people know why.

felipebo

Because the USA ran away from Vietnam with their tails between their legs.

*runs*

[QUOTE="felipebo"]

[QUOTE="Lto_thaG"] Say it.Who cares what people here will say.Lto_thaG

Because the USA ran away from Vietnam with their tails between their legs.

*runs*

don't worry... im sure after black ops is a massive success we will see PLENTY of them, in fact in a few years you'll be complaining there is too many of them

The Vietnam War doesn't have the weight of other conflicts so people don't usually show too much interest in the fact. Most people, here in America, still have no idea why we even fought that war.

But Nazis? Everyone hates Nazis. Everyone wants to shoot a Nazi in the face (repeatedly).

Same goes for Communism and the Cold War rivalry we had with Russia. Even though the Russians aren't communistic anymore, a lot of people don't care.

The only reason games like Medal of Honor exist is because that's the war going on now, and so people know about it. But Vietnam and Korean War games are rare because people either don't know the reasoning or don't remember.

I wanna say it, but I probably shouldn't. But I'm sure most people know why.

felipebo

Well on one end I can tell you why American companies don't make Vietnamese games usually.... we lost and therefore no one wants to talk about it. Why do you think there are so many WWII games? Well America was kinda of the hero of WWII so we like to constantly revisit it.

It'd take a game with Crysis-like foliage to make a Vietnam War scenario effective unless it's something like the Tet Offensive.

Whenever I play that game, I sometimes pretend I'm VC setting up boobytraps and ambushes for ARVN troops.

[QUOTE="felipebo"]

I wanna say it, but I probably shouldn't. But I'm sure most people know why.

Dead-Memories

yeah, the whole war was kinda a big cluster****

I love the USA bashing in this thread. Really insulting actually. millerlight89

I love the USA bashing in this thread. Really insulting actually. millerlight89

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]I love the USA bashing in this thread. Really insulting actually. BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]I love the USA bashing in this thread. Really insulting actually. BrunoBRS

The US didn't get owned in the battlefields of Vietnam. They got owned in the war of politics and public opinion.

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="millerlight89"]I love the USA bashing in this thread. Really insulting actually. AznKSor

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="millerlight89"]I love the USA bashing in this thread. Really insulting actually. jun_aka_pekto

The US didn't get owned in the battlefields of Vietnam. They got owned in the war of politics and public opinion.

We are going off-topic here and delving into politics. We can discuss about the politics of the Vietnam Wars in the Off-Topic Disucssion forum.thom_maytees

We are going off-topic here and delving into politics. We can discuss about the politics of the Vietnam Wars in the Off-Topic Disucssion forum.thom_maytees

We are going off-topic here and delving into politics. We can discuss about the politics of the Vietnam Wars in the Off-Topic Disucssion forum.thom_maytees

So........ games, they're fun

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="millerlight89"]I love the USA bashing in this thread. Really insulting actually. jun_aka_pekto

The US didn't get owned in the battlefields of Vietnam. They got owned in the war of politics and public opinion.

We lost cause of politically not on the battlefield... they got theirs worse than we got ours.

edit: political reasons not politcally =p

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="millerlight89"]I love the USA bashing in this thread. Really insulting actually. jun_aka_pekto

The US didn't get owned in the battlefields of Vietnam. They got owned in the war of politics and public opinion.

Pretty much, the overwhelming pressure from the public forced the US back home despite a treaty having been reached. Supposedly, the treaty stated that if the NVA invaded South Vietnam again the US would come back, but the backlash from the punlic kept them from doing so. Sadly as bad as it was in South Vietnam, it only got worse (at least immediately afterwards) when they invaded again, meaning tons of dead and displaced civilians.

Anyways, even the mighty must fall occasionally, I'm surprised Vietnam is the only major war the US has lost in. The British had their butts handed to them way more when they were the supreme world power.

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] it's not really bashing, it's just the fact that americans went there and got pwnt, so they ran away and pretend it didn't happen. that's what history books say, not people.BrunoBRS

The US didn't get owned in the battlefields of Vietnam. They got owned in the war of politics and public opinion.

Sorry for those vets. But, I've seen others like them who were in Desert Storm and we can't positively say the US lost that one. War, whether we lose it or not, will always produce casualties like them. The Korean war had them. WW2 had them. Earlier than that, I don't know.

I've spent enough time visiting VA clinics. So, I see a lot of these vets dating back from WW2 to the present.

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

The US didn't get owned in the battlefields of Vietnam. They got owned in the war of politics and public opinion.

jun_aka_pekto

Sorry for those vets. But, I've seen others like them who were in Desert Storm and we can't positively say the US lost that one. War, whether we lose it or not, will always produce casualties like them. The Korean war had them. WW2 had them. Earlier than that, I don't know.

I've spent enough time visiting VA clinics. So, I see a lot of these vets dating back from WW2 to the present.

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]I love the USA bashing in this thread. Really insulting actually. BrunoBRS

There are some but arent really good. I dream of a perfected Vietnam game with story modes for USA,South Nam, Vietcong, and NVA.

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="millerlight89"]I love the USA bashing in this thread. Really insulting actually. Sp4rtan_3

Vietcong was quite good once you got past some of the weirdness that came with it. Some really solid gunplay and enemy A.I.

Sometimes games where you play as the losers are very interesting, take BiA: Hells Highway for example. Makes for a good 'out numbered and out gunned' scenario.

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] it's not really bashing, it's just the fact that americans went there and got pwnt, so they ran away and pretend it didn't happen. that's what history books say, not people.Locutus_Picard

The US didn't get owned in the battlefields of Vietnam. They got owned in the war of politics and public opinion.

War is brutal. What did you expect? Soldiers and civilians die in wars. The most celebrated US victories are bathed in blood not just of US servicemen, but the blood of everybody else. There's nothing pretty about war.

My Pop was an SP in Da Nang when the Tet offensive hit. Nothing to do but hide and survive after emptying his .45 and all he had left was a billy club. He did nothing heroic. He merely survived and I'm happy he did and made it home.

Off-Topic: This year I am dressing up as the Vietcong :P

Next Year im going to dress up as a Japanese Kamakazi :lol:

[QUOTE="Sp4rtan_3"][QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] it's not really bashing, it's just the fact that americans went there and got pwnt, so they ran away and pretend it didn't happen. that's what history books say, not people.AznKSor

[QUOTE="Locutus_Picard"][QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

The US didn't get owned in the battlefields of Vietnam. They got owned in the war of politics and public opinion.

jun_aka_pekto

War is brutal. What did you expect? Soldiers and civilians die in wars. The most celebrated US victories are bathed in blood not just of US servicemen, but the blood of everybody else. There's nothing pretty about war.

My Pop was an SP in Da Nang when the Tet offensive hit. Nothing to do but hide and survive after emptying his .45 and all he had left was a billy club. He did nothing heroic. He merely survived and I'm happy he did and made it home.

Vietcong was quite good once you got past some of the weirdness that came with it. Some really solid gunplay and enemy A.I.

Sometimes games where you play as the losers are very interesting, take BiA: Hells Highway for example. Makes for a good 'out numbered and out gunned' scenario.

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