Ireland and Irish people in Computer games

BNJT · 10-01-2013 7:13pm #1

Thanks for all your contributions - I've put together a list of computer games featuring Irish (including Nothern Irish, not Irish-American) characters, or characters voiced by Irish people using their natural accent! Comments and corrections welcome!

Irish character(s) Game(s)
M. Bison (see wikipedia) Street Fighter II and sequels (1991-present)
Cú Chulainn Shin Megami Tensei series (1992-present)
Aran Ryan Super Punch-Out!! series (1994-2009)
Nina and Anna Williams Tekken Series (1994-present)
O'Brien, Fitzgerald, Various Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (1996)
Jaunty the Snake Shadowman Series (1999-2002)
James O’ Malley (priest) Koudelka (2000)
Patrick Galloway Clive Barker's Undying (2001)
Jack "Butcher" O'Hara (Green Beret) Commandos Series (2001-2006)
Kelly O'Lenmey GunValkyrie (2002)
Oswald The King of Fighters XI (2003)
Lancer (based on Cú Chulainn) Fate/stay night (2004)
Unit voices (answer in Irish) Civilization IV (2005)
Harman Smith Killer7 (2005)
Enemy soldiers Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (2006)
Leafos Viva Piñata series (2006-8)
Henry Cooldown No More Heroes (2007)
Catherine O'Hara Valkyria Chronicles (2008)
Maureen McReary (Irish born?) Grand Theft Auto 4 (2008)
Atlas Bioshock (2008)
Frank Bilders Far Cry 2 (2008)
James (character's father), Colin Moriarty Fallout 3 (2008)
Ewan Devlin/Garrett (helicopter pilot) Mercenaries 2 (2008)
Lexine Murdoch Dead Space: Extraction (2009)
Brother Darby O’Callahan Assassin's Creed 2 (2009)
Sean Devlin The Saboteur (2009)
Irish Red Dead Redemption (2010)
Various characters Dragon Age 2 (2011)
Captain James Donnelly L.A. Noire (2011)
Various characters Assassins Creed 3 (2012)
Mick Zaford and co. Borderlands 2 (2012)
Luna Dota 2 (2012 beta)

Anyone know how to improve the formatting? Thanks

Lordhogo · 10-01-2013 7:20pm

Irish from Red Dead Redemption?

YouSavedMyLife · 10-01-2013 7:20pm

Irish from Red Dead Redemption. Nothing else springs to mind that isnt on that list already

Welease · 10-01-2013 7:28pm

The whole Hibernian zone/army/players/town names in DAOC (Dark Age of Camelot). Probably the biggest Irish connected game ever (against British and Viking zones/armies etc.)

http://darkageofcamelot.com/
Hibernian Map - http://www.daocmaps.com/hibernia-realm

AlmightyCushion · 10-01-2013 7:28pm

There was an Irish guy in GTA4. I can't remember his name but you do a bank robbery with him.

Fritzl Funderland · 10-01-2013 7:30pm

the new assassins creed has plenty of irish accents in it

J. Marston · 10-01-2013 7:32pm

I'm not 100% sure but I think there was an Irish guy in Wet. He had a boat, I think he was Rubi's getaway driver or something.

BNJT · 10-01-2013 7:35pm

Thanks, I found a better list here http://www.ign.com/blogs/theskymarshal/2012/02/10/shining-the-spotlight-on-irish-video-game-characters

AlmightyCushion · 10-01-2013 7:36pm

Their is a Japanese RPG game set in Ireland. It's called Folklore. Heard about it a few years ago and was tempted to get it but ended up forgetting about it and selling my PS3.

Mr Blobby · 10-01-2013 7:36pm

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

There was an Irish guy in GTA4. I can't remember his name but you do a bank robbery with him.

His name was Packie.

There was a bit of controversy about the name in the Uk though

AlmightyCushion · 10-01-2013 7:38pm

blobby360 wrote: »

His name was Packie.

There was a bit of controversy about the name in the Uk though

I knew it was an Oirish name, I was thinking it was Seamus or something like that.

Celly Smunt · 10-01-2013 7:39pm

Bioshock.

"oim hee-er to keep yoo al-oive"

wnolan1992 · 10-01-2013 7:40pm

The guys in GTA4 do not count. No self respecting Irish man would say "That was a good craic man."

There're a few Irish characters in AC3. One of your Assassin recruits in Boston talks about taking Connor to see Ireland some day.

The helicopter pilot in Mercenaries 2 was Irish I believe.

IIRC, the game Sabateur revolves around an Irish main character as well.

Those are the only ones off the top of my head anyway.

Mr Blobby · 10-01-2013 7:42pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

The guys in GTA4 do not count. No self respecting Irish man would say "That was a good craic man."

There're a few Irish characters in AC3. One of your Assassin recruits in Boston talks about taking Connor to see Ireland some day.

The helicopter pilot in Mercenaries 2 was Irish I believe.

IIRC, the game Sabateur revolves around an Irish main character as well.

Those are the only ones off the top of my head anyway.

I see you have never been to Cavan :pac:

aman23 · 10-01-2013 7:43pm

war leaders clash of nations, features Ireland as a playable area like the Total War games.

BNJT · 10-01-2013 7:45pm

http://gamerillaz.com/index.php/2012/03/17/the-top-5-irish-dudes-in-videogames/ and here. Forgot about the Police Captain from LA Noire

wnolan1992 · 10-01-2013 7:46pm

blobby360 wrote: »

I see you have never been to Cavan :pac:

I haven't. :pac:

But it's not just that that makes them not count. Everything in the game suggests that they're Irish-American. Not Irish. But I don't think there's anything to prove it either way tbh.

Retr0gamer · 10-01-2013 7:50pm

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Their is a Japanese RPG game set in Ireland. It's called . Heard about it a few years ago and was tempted to get it but ended up forgetting about it and selling my PS3.

Folklore.

Retr0gamer · 10-01-2013 7:51pm

There's an Irish priest in the obscure RPG Koudelka for the PS1.

GhostInTheRuins · 10-01-2013 7:57pm

Broken sword is the first one that comes to mind.

Slozer · 10-01-2013 8:04pm

Louise Ridgeway, who has been in a number of video games including Kinect Sports and Viva Pinata, for which she won an award.

ancapailldorcha · 10-01-2013 8:19pm

I read somewhere that Tomb Raider Chronicles had a level set in Ireland.

Mr.Saturn · 10-01-2013 8:19pm

Oswald from King of Fighters XI onward. Anna and Nina Williams from Tekken too.

RobertFoster · 10-01-2013 8:21pm

Lots in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey.

Antar Bolaeisk · 10-01-2013 8:49pm

There was an Irish car in Splinter Cell: Conviction

super_furry · 10-01-2013 8:55pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzUPcFZzmOE

Jaunty the Snake from the awful Shadowman series.

pablomakaveli · 10-01-2013 8:55pm

Fritzl Funderland wrote: »

the new assassins creed has plenty of irish accents in it

Two of the Templar gang are Irish though one has a cockney accent for some reason.

Reading the article in the OP reminded me that Nina from Tekken is Irish. Seems like they just randomly made her Irish for some reason.

wnolan1992 · 10-01-2013 9:12pm

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Reading the article in the OP reminded me that Nina from Tekken is Irish. Seems like they just randomly made her Irish for some reason.

As opposed to all the not-random stuff in Tekken like Kuma? :pac:

psugrue · 10-01-2013 9:51pm

Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »

There was an Irish car in Splinter Cell: Conviction

yes i remember that! the army vehicle outside the white house!

VinLieger · 10-01-2013 11:21pm

There is an Irish priest in one of the dlc for Assassins Creed II and the helicopter pilot in Mercenaries 2 is Irish

Azza · 10-01-2013 11:27pm

The original Broken Sword had George Stobart travel to Ireland to uncover the secrets of ancient Templar conspiracy and pit his wits with one rather stubborn goat.

The Best is Yet to Come song form Metal Gear Solid, is sung in Irish.

The protagonist from The Saboteur was Irish.

Can't think of anything else.