I Was Wrong About Mumbai Gullies 😰 

Okay I was initially not going to respond to this at all but looking at the comments by other people I feel I should step in and clarify. Firstly, it’s NOT a scam. A game of this scale takes time to make. Games abroad have budgets upwards of $10 million. We do have funding but it’s nowhere near to what these multi million dollar companies have. Plus talent scouting in India for a game like this is yet another challenge. Yeah, now there will be people who will come and say that look at this game developed by a small team of 5-6 people or look at that game developed solo. It’s different strokes for different folks. Every game has a different development journey. Secondly, with regards to the teaser and MoneyControl article now. The teaser was created to showcase interest by the public and to validate the idea which served its purpose. The MoneyControl article misquoted me, I had mentioned to them that I was thinking of starting creating this game since my childhood and about 5 years before the teaser I started manifesting the idea of making such a game, I was misquoted mentioning that the game was under development 5 years before the teaser. Our development very much began at the end of 2020 and the teaser was made in Unreal Engine to demonstrate the idea. I would agree, in hindsight, that announcing the release date early on was a mistake and that should’ve been planned carefully. I understand the discontent among the people who are waiting for this game that they want to see the game released as soon as possible but I have to ensure that we release the game in its best shape and form for the audience. I think in the video there was a gray area left with regards to the development of the game because of which it almost conveys the message that the game’s development hasn’t started which is NOT true at all. We have a dedicated team working extremely hard and going through multiple challenges to make this game possible. It’s unfortunate to see people assuming things and calling us out on things that are not factually true at all. I don’t think an explanation video reply to this video is needed at this point because my energies are invested in ensuring our studio has enough capital to make this game and release it in the market. This has been evident with my recent schedule wherein I’m not putting out much content on RU-vid because I’m busy with my company and ensuring we’re doing this right. Videos like this in the current times are extremely misleading to say that the “game is bad”. This is actually the furthest away from truth. One can’t judge a game till it’s released and when a game is under development there are always things that are work in progress and are not the final output. I also saw some comments related to the usage of assets at places, well for those people I just want to say that if you have some game development background then use of assets in initial stages of development is really okay as long as it allows to get your desired output quickly. Also, as we move deeper into development a lot of these assets get replaced with original systems. A lot of the audience over here are calling it a scam based on half information which is quite damaging for our reputation. I would definitely be alright with any kinds of reviews once the game is out but as of now videos like this are basically just judging a book by its cover. Also additionally all the people who have invested in us I want to assure you that your investment is safe, I know it’s taking time to see an output but that’s how it is in game development. You have to wait till the game is ready else it’ll be a disaster and currently the game is not released so regardless of whatever the audience is saying it has NOT failed. I don’t know why people are calling it a failure when it’s not even launched yet. Doesn’t make sense at all. Anyway, I’m focusing my energies now on building the game but I had to explain my side here especially when people are watching just half or less of this video and forming inaccurate opinions about the game.

They tried to compete directly with gta which was big mistake

These indie developers should focus on smaller linear games rather than competing with gta games

First clickbait youtuber accepting mistakes. My respect for Lazy Assassin 📈

Kudos to you for being honest. We all want Indian gaming to grow but not through fake promises. FAUG bnega Pubg ko dekh ke, Mumbai Gullies bnega GTA ko dekhke. Respect for Raji developers, for not making fool out of Indian audience.

Some people might think that the studio has a very low budget, which is why this game seems to be of low quality. But I want to tell you that with the budget they have, they could have made a game that's 10 times better. EDIT - Btw, by game I mean the IDGC demo (The team has been working on the game for a long time, so I was expecting the demo to be a bit better

12:01 one of them want Ambani's house

Once a wise man said " Work hard in silence let success make the noise "

Man we got Mumbai gullies competing with gta before gta 6💀☠️

GTA 1 was never first game of Rockstar Games they made many small level games first for pc and console and then they finally made GTA . Indian devs needs to understand this

Just waiting for gta 6 wasn't even hyped for this

Payment aani band ho gayi kya

According to me Money is not a big problem the real problem is the time example of Fauj and Mumbai gullies

unfortunately its a sad truth but we indians can never make AAA games😞😞😞 Edit: Thank you for 1K likes guys

Nothing just a studio took a project beyond their capacity.

Maine Livestream bola tha Nikhil ko ki tu kahi Scammer toh nai hai na ? , Day Before Wale Style meh scam krega , Itna Overpromise kiya hai bande ne wobhi uska pehla PC Game hai aur bola raha GTA level ka game bana raha jo ki billion dollars meh bana hai , usne hype krne ke baad ek chota sa Indie Game launch kiya jo ki ekdam boring tha . Moral of the Story yehi bolunga mai ki jo bhi bole Nikhil , uski baaton pr bharsoa mat kro , Jabtak game actually meh release na ho jaye . Mai roz ke 10 Indie Games khelta hun aur aise bahut sare scam dekhta hun aye din jaha devs overpromise krte hai aur fir baad meh ekdam 2 kodi ka game release krte hai , itta sara trust paisa aur pyar mila hai bande ko jo usne khud overpromise aur overhype kr keh kiya hai , Ab agar game abandon kr keh invisble ho jaye ya desh hi bhaag jaye toh kya kroge , aise incognito mode meh kaam nai kiya jaa sakta specially jab aap itte sare promise kr chuke hai , updates dena bahut zaruri hota hai , kaisa pata apko ki wo piche 5 saal seh ya agle 3 saal meh kya kya kiya game meh , sirf social media pr badi badi baatein krna aur actually meh kchbhi proof na hona dikhane ke liye , yehi story hai abhi tak mumbai gullies ki sadly . Ye Sab Mera Opinion hai as an Indie Game Content Creator jo saal ke 100 - 200 Indie Games khelta hai . Bahut dekha hai maine iss Industry ko kickstarter pr aise scam hue hai ki ye toh kchbhi nai hai uske samne .

Indie developers ko samajhna hoga ki low budget me gta nahi banti. Budget ke hisaab jo acha hai wo banana chahiye like Raji, stray, etc

I am Pakistani but I am shocked that how much Indians in this comment sections are demotivated, they are saying that a game can never be good if made in India. I want to tell them that it's not about the game being developed in India, rather it's about the people who are developing it, what their aim is, what they are thinking, how big their thinking is about the game and other factors. Their obviously is hidden talent in India but they don't have money to buy powerful PCs or make a studio or hire a team to make the game they have idea of, probably they know how the game development goes. These poor people mostly have the greatest ideas and ways of developing the games on their ideas that people with money don't have.

as a beginner game developer i know how tough game development in 3d is. but dont worry lets hope for best

I used to watch your videos and especially the gaming news series but then i started focusing on my career due to responsibilities and left gaming and also left watching videos of games but after few year today youtube recommended this video to me it feels so nostalgic to see you again ❤

Hatss off brother, spitting facts on a game which is loved by every gamer on your channel without thinking about the hate, you are great brother keep doing these loveee

it's a stupidest thing to target only indian market beacuse it isn't big and you won't recover the amount even if you managed to release the game of AAA quality... take small projects for experience & better target global gaming community market

Yeh video excepted aur unexpected bhi tha Lazy assassin bhai ne sach bata diya👍🏻

Hey Lazy Assassin We Understand that Even You were new with all this and couldn't understand at that time What is happening and Thanks for this Video. Also Please do share the Updated of The Wolf Among Us 2 wo bhi kaafi time se delay chal raha hai.

lazy matured a lot after covid. Watching you since 2019.

I am also a manager of team and we are working on a game and we haven't hyped up indian gamer because we are in the 1 stage of game development and the 2 stage is going to blow up indian market I am not going tell my team name till we finish the game

As an indie game dev myself, I would never in my life, would compete or go head on with Rockstar or Bethesda or someone similar, not because I am incapable of making GTA or Fallout or Call of Duty, but simply because the resources they have access to, I don't. So it would be wise to stick to what we have available instead of complaining and just make the BEST game that we can within our limits. A great example is Raji and Fishbowl. 💌

It feels like The Day Before honestly.

Waiting for nikhil sir to reply saying. ..agar aap log indian development company ko support nahi karege toh hum kaise aage badhege

India is 20years behind in game development

I just got it now that is was so wrong that i was also thinking thanks lazy assassin for this content live long and healthy🥰🥰

This was a Video really needed in this Time.I approve of this message

Bhai aapne apni galit mani aur unnecessary hate bhi nai Diya developers ko, ye chize bahut aachi lagi aapki 🙂 👍

chalo tum honest ho and thats what i like it....good

Bro I love that lazy assasin is the only moat honest reviewer in the Indian gaming industry

It takes guts to admit your own mistakes. Kudos to you for being honest.

The day before ki yaad agaya 😢

Yar hitna hype hua tha mai when u told for the first time about this game 😢😢

i sometimes wonder why people just think that a small studio from India with not as much funding as rockstar thin that they can make a game of thier quality i mean it is impossible so I thin we have to keep our expectations a little low and see if the game has good sotry except the graphics it does good sales we can expect that the next mumbai gullies will be of gta quality

Ab yeh time nhi h yeh sochne ka ki pehla game h to Bohot badhiya hi hona chahiye par haa aajkal ke gaming standards ke hisaab se isse Bohot acha hona pdega warna koi Mtlb nhi h faltu logo ko emotional krke ki india ki pehli badi game and all

That's why I don't give my attention to any upcoming products. I will use it when it comes but until then, just forget about the things.

Just one thing US movies , games , entertainment budget is way up than india's also Those companies are experianced and producing great stuff since 2010s India is omewhere around us was in 2000-2005 IGI and gta vc level in experiance . And funds is a. Big time issue . Idt blaming all on one is a good thing. The whole indian gaming industry is like that rn .

Sir i think you should cover 'Project Ballod' by BGC Studios they have gone stealth since their announcement trailer.

Bhai aap ko game graphics mai kaisa laga vice sa gta se achha tha ya nahi

Its very difficult to develop games especially in India. There are hardly any good game studios here. So if someone is trying to make a game at a larger scale then let's support them. Kudos to nikhil bhai for all his efforts. I am actually looking forward to playing mumbai gullies.

Lagta hai paise nahi mile 💀

The greatest insult is that they did not even use unreal engine asset place in it's right way. I have seen students project's that use asset place to it's maximum and effectively.

bhai aapne vo kia hai jo koi bhi responsible insan karega galti ho gai to samajh aate hi sabke samne aa k accept ki or logo ko jaan k andhere me nahi rakha you are true gamer and gentleman

I have never believe in Indian games developers and I see no hope in them.

I respect your honest sir it's ok ❤❤❤

Bro what about wzm will it able to make a comeback??

The thing about Lazy is that he admits his mistakes and work upon it, that’s what make him a honest gaming youtuber. I was also kinda excited for mumbai gullies ( excited not hyped but i was yeah ) but looking at recent builds , man this game is really gonna struggle if they don’t improve it, i know humans make mistakes but creating unnecessary hype is bad. Now i hope gameeon work on their game and atleast made it playable and enjoyable for most of the gamers. I know it’s not easy but since they have decided to make an “ Indian GTA “ i hope they will keep their promises but guys don’t expect anything good for now

Big fan sir❤❤❤

Shi kha bro itni hype nhi karni chaiye thi game ki bhut bura laga muje expectations high gameplay Low 😂😂😂😂❤😢😢😢😢

Bro best mobile games pe videos bnao jo recommend krna chaho tum wo sab

Thanks for information

Being a developer muze pehlese idea thi ki ye game koi nhi khelega, logo ko at least free fire jaisa graphics chahiye game me engage karne ke liye aur is game ka graphics abhi bhi 1990s ke jamane ka lag rha tha, camera se leke animation tak kuch bhi sahi nhi tha, agar developers ko hire karte time chindhi giri nhi ki hogi aur achche developers honge to hume abhi bhi achchi game dikh sakti hai kyuki final product hamesha apna best deta hai, lekin agar paise bachane ke liye freshers ko hire kiya hoga to ye game bas ek another fauG hai.

No worries , CyberPunk 2077 bhi pehlee trash hi that but after Patch 2.12 (including Phantom Liberty wala Update) it is amazing.

Bhai apki iss game ke motive sahi hai kyuki it's a national game and also in they promise is ki ye ise international tak pahuchayenge jo ki kya ijjat rahe jaigi India ki

Yahi Same Hype NEWRP Mobile game me bhi banayi gayi thi ki game 2023 end taak aa jayega, fir bola ki 2024 Feb tak ayega, or game abhi taak nhi aya. Ye Developers bass hype hi create karte hai or kuch nhi hota.

It takes time to beat. We can't expect gta level graphics and mechanics in Mumbai Gullies.

You are right bro

I recently watched some glimpse of a nepali games trailer i think it is made by the developer of flight game where you play as a monk who can transform to a bird

It's not about budget it's about experience and talent i don't know why every Indian beginner and amateur think they can make games like gtv i already knew Mumbai gullies would end up here I Appreciate the developer but yeh banda jada he claims karta hai

honesty == lazyAssassian /*respect

Well I hope atleast game release ho achi ya buri wo dheklenge par cancel na karde.

Even someone else makes the trailer to make the game look similar as the trailer it's only in the developers and hands

Mujhe Laga Hi tha Ki isme kuch Dikat hoga Hi.Are yaar Indian Developers bana rhe hain Rockstar nahi

Bhai fake teaser nhi hai cinematic trailer kaafi saare games cinematic trailer release krte hai.

From day 1 was expectations are same, let say it 1x. My expectations are game playable ho. I known, with such a low budget, they can build a 1x expectations of game, and i believe, they will deliver the game.

Never had any expectations from the start

Pehela se hi pata tha bekar game hai.. bhai tu akela hai jo hype kiya tha isko. Ab paisa nahi mila sayad 😢

This man has proved everyone that he can entertain anyone without using derogatory words ❤

Notice how the entire 'Tourist guide' of MG is copied from GTA VC tourist guide

atleast assassin is honest even tho he met so many people and appriciate there games

Don't worry guys. I am a game developer. We are working on a AAA like game (not AAA Because we are not big studio). And it's very unique and different. Just wait. I know what these developers are doing. They are making games without experience. It's so sad to see. First these guys has to make many small projects just to get experience and to learn how to use the game engine.

Idk why people hope that there will be a good game that is produced and made in india just give up ur expectation guys

Kudos for them to try but nahhh India is lagging with games so behind that they can never recover, with upcoming games like GTA 6 its impossible.

Yehi wajah hai rockstar kabhi bhi project ko mostly develop hone se pehele officially announce nahi karti 🙂 and still get the highest hype bcoz of trust of people

Just scamming us

India ka game hai toh bekar he hoga 😊

Salute to you honesty . Respect 👍👍

Btw congrates for your 9.11 lakh subscribers👽👽

Ek game ban raha haiNepali. Bahot mehenat ki hai Asim Sakya ne. "City Under Everest". Disappoint nahi karega. Pakka!!Likhke rahklo!

Stop obsessing over graphics, it's a game. If there's no gameplay shown don't trust it.

Lets learn from mistakes and try to make the game even more better

Bhai mujhe pehle he pata tha yahi hoga aur aane wale har game mein yahi hoga.. jis company ne aajtak ek bhi game nehi banaya vo kese bana legi esy games.

I hope Mumbai Gillies hit in gaming market.

Better than fauji 😂

I'm also Game Developer. I agree on this. Main mistake was to connect Game Expectations with GTA. 1 Important point missed. Because GTA is multiplayer People already waiting for Mumbai Gullies "Multiplayer" which is not in the plan. Means Mumbai Gullies going to be Single player. So Nikhil should clarify such things so people will not over expect. Overhyping game is also bad for any game even for Rockstar. so they also take small steps towards marketing. to avoid overhype and deliver actual product. I similar mistake was done by Rogue Heist PC. still there game visuals was great but after actual testing they decided to not release the game. Don't know what went wrong...

I love how Lazy is so honest & humble. He always apologizes for his mistakes and He knows very well How to present his opinions properly infront of all instead of criticizing like other toxic gaming creators.

It's Indian gaming so never expect anything 😅😅😅

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Bhai tumhare right hand mai vape hai kya???

So sad 😢

The main problem India cannot produce any AAA games is because of our culture. If we fix our culture then we can see some rise in our Indian game development community

Lagta hai Sponser ke Paisey ni mile 😂😂

Tho I agree on most of the points, and as someone who has tried Game dev and design himself, i would like to add that Yes Game dev is super hard, whatever you think is hard according to your knowledge Game dev might top it any day, from programming, to asset design to real time rendering to providing Gpu support to creating the final build its tough. The point for the Indian Game devs is not the skill issues, its budget issue, if you see foreign movies or games, the work is outsourced to India as well to Indian studios where they create high quality results but when it comes down to creating Indian Product the budget is the issue, like someone i know is working on Just Cause 5 and I have seen him creating the assets and environment for it as well. Next is the compensation part that developers arent getting paid for the sheer amount of work that goes into building the GAME.

It happened same to the Bangladeshi AAA game named AGONTUK...

Why are You calling Nikhil as Nikhil Sir ? He may be your " Sir " but Not Mine 😐 Have some Self-respect 😮