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Re: Tired of talking gender? Let's tackle race!

by ZeroAX Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:58 am

How about black characters that, you know, aren't American? I heard there's this entire continent where there are many of them living there, so many that the continent's Olympic Ring (when was that logo designed again for Asia = Yellow, Africa = Black, America = Red to be considered politically correct? whatever) was colored after their "race".

But yeah I forgot, the rest of the world doesn't care about that place, unless there is oil to be gained.

Seriously, stories about modern Americans (be they black white or whatever_, Japanese and Europeans are so boring (it's hard to care for characters who live in the most prosperous places in the world), if you are going to ask for more black characters, at least ask for more black characters with a MUCH more interesting background.


Mind you, I REALLY don't want to see mainstream game studios tackle anything as serious as the situation in Africa. I think they lack the mental maturity for something like that. An indie game though would be nice :)
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Re: Tired of talking gender? Let's tackle race!

by MrPopo Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:16 am

ZeroAX wrote:How about black characters that, you know, aren't American? I heard there's this entire continent where there are many of them living there, so many that the continent's Olympic Ring (when was that logo designed again for Asia = Yellow, Africa = Black, America = Red to be considered politically correct? whatever) was colored after their "race".

Resident Evil 5 and I believe Far Cry 2.
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Re: Tired of talking gender? Let's tackle race!

by Menegrothx Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:29 am

MrPopo wrote:Resident Evil 5

http://residentevil.wikia.com/Chris_Redfield
Chris Redfield is an American
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Re: Tired of talking gender? Let's tackle race!

by ZeroAX Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:23 pm

MrPopo wrote:Resident Evil 5 and I believe Far Cry 2.


Now I know you are just trolling me :lol: . Judging by how the Spaniards in RE4 were really Mexicans, I think it's improbable that the RE5 staff did any proper research on African culture for that game.

Also do you really play a black guy in Far Cry 2? I thought you were playing as a white person
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Re: Tired of talking gender? Let's tackle race!

by Forlorn Drifter Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:28 pm

ZeroAX wrote:
MrPopo wrote:Resident Evil 5 and I believe Far Cry 2.


Now I know you are just trolling me :lol: . Judging by how the Spaniards in RE4 were really Mexicans, I think it's improbable that the RE5 staff did any proper research on African culture for that game.

Also do you really play a black guy in Far Cry 2? I thought you were playing as a white person

If I remember correctly, you pick from a list of characters, of both skin colors.
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Re: Tired of talking gender? Let's tackle race!

by BoringSupreez Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:36 pm

Forlorn Drifter wrote:
ZeroAX wrote:
MrPopo wrote:Resident Evil 5 and I believe Far Cry 2.


Now I know you are just trolling me :lol: . Judging by how the Spaniards in RE4 were really Mexicans, I think it's improbable that the RE5 staff did any proper research on African culture for that game.

Also do you really play a black guy in Far Cry 2? I thought you were playing as a white person

If I remember correctly, you pick from a list of characters, of both skin colors.

I just played recently, and that is the case. You can even play an Israeli if you want.
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Re: Tired of talking gender? Let's tackle race!

by ZeroAX Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:26 pm

BoringSupreez wrote:I just played recently, and that is the case. You can even play an Israeli if you want.


Since when is a nationality a different race? :S
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Re: Tired of talking gender? Let's tackle race!

by o.pwuaioc Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:30 pm

ZeroAX wrote:
BoringSupreez wrote:I just played recently, and that is the case. You can even play an Israeli if you want.


Since when is a nationality a different race? :S

Since when has race ever been resurrected as a valid concept?
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Re: Tired of talking gender? Let's tackle race!

by ZeroAX Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:32 pm

o.pwuaioc wrote:Since when has race ever been resurrected as a valid concept?


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Re: Tired of talking gender? Let's tackle race!

by AppleQueso Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:56 pm

Menegrothx wrote:
MrPopo wrote:Resident Evil 5

http://residentevil.wikia.com/Chris_Redfield
Chris Redfield is an American

I'm pretty sure he was talking about
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheva_Alomar

You know, the other major, important character in RE5.
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