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Re: Race and Game Characters
"Now I think it's kind of rediculous you dont credit the "build your own character" games. I think every game should offer this option as a way to enhance immersion but you seem to see it as a less then worthy solution to a problem you s" You can have a elve or alien sometimes as a option in those same games I disregard.… -
Re: Race and Game Characters
oXYnary : I think I lost track of where this discussion has gone, but of course that won't stop me from sharing some ideas I think your question's been answered, there are a few games where the ethnicity of the key character has been non-Anglo. SiN is an excellent example, I think, where there's nothing in the story to… -
Re: Race and Game Characters
I gotta say that even though the video game character is skewed towards white characters, making a character of another race 'for the sake of it' doesn't make any sense either. As Snemmy said, mostly if you put an ethnic character in a game some people are going to question his/her portrayal of that ethnicity and moan if… -
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Oxy: I think the reasons people are bringing up things like ethnic stereotypes are two fold: #1: you didnt really clearly define the boundries of this discussion. You didnt say "Im a black guy, and am wondering why there arent more black main characters in games, why is that..." (Im not saying any of that is factual, just… -
Re: Race and Game Characters
Social setbacks(and bonuses depending on which NPC the player interacts with). Its hard to give specific examples since I have no clue what that game encompasses. -
Re: Race and Game Characters
[ QUOTE ] I would like to have some examples that don't portray stereotypes, and yet show the real world effects of being of different ethnicity. Thus far this latter part hasnt been mentioned in any game. [/ QUOTE ] So you're basically looking for any games that include racism against minorities as a game mechanic? Yeah,… -
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Do you play as Darci in Urban Chaos? Or is she more a supporting character along the lines of Alexis? Quake games do not count as you are not forced to play them (ie Multiplayer). I said this originally. Wondering, those that are getting adament about its doesn't matter. WHICH BTW is your own addition to this conversation.… -
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[ QUOTE ] On the topic, I have never seen a person of non caucasian ethnic complain about not beeing able to play a character of "his kind" nor the otherway around [/ QUOTE ] I have. In fact Travis Smiley mentioned it in his show the other day. So if it came up in a conversation, I would like to have some examples that… -
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[ QUOTE ] The only difference is you can be a bigot about something besides race. [/ QUOTE ] Well looking in the dictionary.. We are both right and wrong depending on the definition in use. The main distinction for me is bigot is referenced to prejudice. Racist however has two definitions of note: Racist 1. The belief that…
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