Desi Storyboard Can Detective Dotson be India’s first Global Hit Game..!!
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Detective Dotson by Masala Games, based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, is the story of a failed Bollywood actor who turns detective.
Detective Dotson, currently in development for PC and Xbox and expected to be released in the first half of next year, is a high-concept, experimental video game with deeply rooted storytelling that caters to a global audience. “It is a very light-hearted adventure mystery game where you solve cases. The mysteries are all meant to be a cultural joyride through India.
A failed actor who aspires to become an actor ends up becoming a detective to uncover who killed his father. Detective Dotson has a premise straight out of a Bollywood movie but its soul lies in the struggles that resonate with the imperfections of life.
“I did not want him to be a hero. I really wanted him to be someone who is just being knocked around, flowing through life without any real control,” says Shalin Shodhan, the director of Ahmedabad-based Masala Games, describing how the lead character, Dotson, represents a common Indian man. Shodhan sees Dotson as all of us: a person with a good heart and intentions who fumbles his way to the top every time.
When India comes up in the conversation, especially in entertainment outside of the country, it is always about ancient epics, magic, and fantasy lands. We think that modern India, the one where we live, is more, if not equally, interesting as our past,” says Shodhan.
Based in Ahmedabad, Shodhan has been in the film and gaming industry for over 20 years. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, he was hired by legendary game designer Will Wright and worked for Electronic Arts for four years. Shodhan then joined Pixar Animation Studios for five years where he worked on films, including Toy Story 3 and Finding Dory. In 2014, Shodhan returned to India and started Masala Studio, which now has a 30-member team.
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