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I must point out two problematic assumptions in your reply: First, you're assuming "minorities" (and just that word is a problem, as it's utterly US-centric) a

I must point out two problematic assumptions in your reply: First, you're assuming "minorities" (and just that word is a problem, as it's utterly US-centric) are insecure and hypersensitive, which is quite patronizing. Second, this is the line of thinking that has led privileged American influencers to accuse slavic developers of neo-colonialism when they just wanted to represent their own otherwise underrepresented culture. See the reactions to CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3 or Warhorse Studio's Kingdom Come: Deliverance. This is particularly infuriating when considering how Poland or Czechia have been victims of imperialism themselves, and quite recently to boot.

hackerbabz 6y ago
I didn’t use the word “minorities”, so please read my post again. I said include in “some games”. There can be games that justify being all white, sure. The rest can have nonwhite characters without ruining any white person’s day. Furthermore, this is not the main problem with AC and I now regret taking up this bait. The game is either a willing or unwilling nazi racial theory apology. Let’s focus on the implications of that please.
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pas 6y ago
Probably the smart move is to make the playable character customizable (so you can be a black samurai girl with pink hair or whatever). (Though naturally there will be some people who will feel that's just not enough. But that doesn't mean that these voices are right. Creators/publishers/developers have the right to make whatever game they feel like, with as much "accuracy" as they want.)
Kaze404 6y ago
As a minority, I agree with OP. I've been playing video games for my entire life and the only Hispanic main character I can think of is that guy from Shadows of the Damned, which had potential to be great since it was made by my two favorite directors, but it's just awful. The character (along with every other) is terribly written and their qualities, like his origins, only come up to be played for cheap laughs. Horrendous. That said, I really enjoy Lucio from Overwatch in every way I can think of.
- bluedino 6y ago
  Although he's Italian (and created by the Japanese), Mario is a common Hispanic name, but I never really cared about that back then. It was something that he was a 'human', since Pac-man, Q*bert, Donkey Kong, and Frogger weren't.

hackerbabz 6y ago

I didn’t use the word “minorities”, so please read my post again. I said include in “some games”. There can be games that justify being all white, sure. The rest can have nonwhite characters without ruining any white person’s day. Furthermore, this is not the main problem with AC and I now regret taking up this bait. The game is either a willing or unwilling nazi racial theory apology. Let’s focus on the implications of that please.

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pas 6y ago

Probably the smart move is to make the playable character customizable (so you can be a black samurai girl with pink hair or whatever). (Though naturally there will be some people who will feel that's just not enough. But that doesn't mean that these voices are right. Creators/publishers/developers have the right to make whatever game they feel like, with as much "accuracy" as they want.)

Kaze404 6y ago

As a minority, I agree with OP. I've been playing video games for my entire life and the only Hispanic main character I can think of is that guy from Shadows of the Damned, which had potential to be great since it was made by my two favorite directors, but it's just awful. The character (along with every other) is terribly written and their qualities, like his origins, only come up to be played for cheap laughs. Horrendous. That said, I really enjoy Lucio from Overwatch in every way I can think of.

bluedino 6y ago
Although he's Italian (and created by the Japanese), Mario is a common Hispanic name, but I never really cared about that back then. It was something that he was a 'human', since Pac-man, Q*bert, Donkey Kong, and Frogger weren't.