Video Game By 2 Malaysians Is Launching Internationally On 25 Aug
Meet Wan Hazmer, the lead game designer of Final Fantasy XV,and Daim Dziauddin, the concept artist of Street Fighter V, this cousin founded the Metronomik, a Malaysian video company that is releasing their first-ever video game!
Releasing on 25 August 2020, the video game titled ‘No Straight Roads’ revolves around two protagonists (Mayday and Zuke) battling an Electronic Dance Music (EDM) empire with their rock music to free Vinyl City from their control.
This video game can be assessed through Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Malaysian elements like the songs and tunes of wayang kulit and dikir barat, have been incorporated into the game to be showcased to the world. Additionally, voice actors in the game are played by local talents!
The game development in Malaysia is still considered new, especially in comparison with countries like Japan. Daim expressed his opinion on why Malaysia has yet to reach that level is because of the lack of proper courses that teach game design.