If you've been following videogames for any amount of time, you should be well aware of the "controversy" that has surrounded Resident Evil 5's African setting. The game's producer, Jun Takeuchi has denied that there is anything racist about the game, and believes the original trailer was misunderstood.
It's recently been revealed that a new character, notably a black female, will have a playable role in Resident Evil 5. When asked if her inclusion was due to the uproar over white Chris Redfield blowing away dozens of Africans, Takeuchi stated that she had been there "pretty much since the beginning."
"In terms of the reaction, we're in the business of entertainment," explained the game's producer. "We didn't set out to make a racist game or a political statement. We did feel there was a misunderstanding about the initial trailer."
God, what racists.
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12:58 PM on 06.04.2008
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Also, that new trailer was too damn good. I want this game so bad it's surreal.
Africans live in Africa.
1. Like Hero 1000 whatever said, AFRICANS LIVE IN AFRICA! Oh yeah aside from South Africa, how much diversity do you see in skin tone in Africa?
2. WHITE MAN KILLING A BUNCH OF BLACK PEOPLE!? OH NO! THIS GAME IS OBVIOUSLY A RACIST WHITE SUPREMACY GAME... made by a bunch of Japanese people.
I concur.
Zombies are people too!
/lol, sarcasm
It would be funny though if the girl was thrown in due to the complaints. I can see it now "Capcom pays reparations to the easily offended with random black girl!"
No one's stopping anyone from doing anything, last time I checked . . . right?
Seems now they are thinking "Hmm...How do we show people we are not making a racist video game where the some Aryan dude comes to Africa to kill off Black savages...Hmmm...I know, we'll give him a sexy Black...no wait...Mulatta female sidekick!"
If you're interested, I try to explain why its an issue when its black zombies, considering the way that the first trailer presents it.
Pretty Much (adv.) - An excuse makers way of getting around telling the truth since before 1832.
"How come no one gave a damn when you were killing Hispanics in part 4?"
because the Hispanics were too busy working.
Well, maybe not the whole thing, but the first trailer at least . . .
I wrote a blog talking about what may be the issue for some people, going into a little detail.
Can click on my name to access the blog
Are people ignoring the other games and only looking at this one?
There are White zombies all over Racoon City, Spanish ones in RE4.
How are they being racist for making the majority of zombies black in Africa, of all places!
The fact that people make a big deal about this shit, reminds me that we indeed live in a race conscious society. It's fucking sad.
I wrote a blog about . . . its like I'm handing otu pamphlets here . . . about what might be the issue with the first trailer.
Change you avatar or people will think you are a blehman impersonator.
I have to say, out of the majority of devleopers out there, Capcom has the largest cast of black game characters I know of in games. Check their catalogue.
Hurry up, I want to go up against those zombies.
I'll bet EA has Capcom beat on those numbers . . . :D
I don't think there is any real racism in this game, just ever present orientalist undertones that I've seen in Far Cry 2 as well. My main gripe is that they don't tell us which country this game is set in! Africa is arguably more diverse than Europe but in RE4 it was clearly stated that the game was set in Spain. But you can't really blame Capcom anymore than anyone else. It's quite common.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LvLn9PWln8
Exactly. What do people expect? A bunch of white people running around in African villages?