The Hangout: This heat makes me want to kill. I'll sit on you all. Slowly. Seperately

[Ivolt]

Mom's not here now...
Big Screen Gaming time!

[Evans]

onetrueping wrote:
I'm uncertain as to whether my comments will make it onto this page, as "moderated comments" frequently means only supporting views will be posted. But here are my two cents about Resident Evil 5, racism, and all that.

First, about the Resident Evil series. It is a series about an incredibly powerful corporation which, through its greed and corruption, accidentally releases a mutating virus on mankind, which manifests as the classic zombies, amongst other foes. Over the course of the series, the company is shut down, and military experts are dispatched to rescue VIPs and contain virus outbreaks around the world.

Resident Evil 5, itself, is an extension of the story, following one of the original characters (who I believe is actually Japanese), an expert in the situation, is busily trying to contain an outbreak in Africa, and discover the source of the outbreak. In the course of doing so, he faces zombies.

Since zombies are the central theme of the Resident Evil series, it is to be expected that they show up here. Since this is set in Africa, which has a predominantly black population, the zombies will be infected forms of the population, i.e. mostly black people. To assume that only white people should become zombies, or to show only white people in an area that has a black population, would be extremely unbelievable. However, this also means that Leon Kennedy, the main character, is protecting OTHER black people, the uninfected, from the zombies.

Now that the backstory is there, on to the legal side of things. Resident Evil 5 is rated M, for Mature. This means that it is illegal to EVER sell to someone under the age of 17 within the US, and anyone at the counter must show a valid picture ID to purchase the game. So only kids whose parents, knowledgeable of the ratings or not, buy them the game can play it.

Lastly, to your own viewpoints, a rebuttal. It is a racist attitude to assume that only white people should be shot, or that providing a racially diverse game is a bad thing. In my viewpoint, having someone shooting zombies is nowhere near as bad as having gang members shooting each other. The second is racial profiling, and thusly more offensive.
Feel free to post a rebuttal if you like, but I do hope to see my comment posted within a week or so. Otherwise, since I'm posting this comment elsewhere, I'll have to assume you are unwilling to hear the other side of the story, and will have to mark your own comments up as racist attitudes that you yourself are unwilling to change.

-onetrueping

PS: I apologize for my colleagues in the gaming community, it is frequently acknowledged by the more intelligent among us that the more vocal members have enhanced their volume by hollowing their skulls out.

Win.

[Ivolt]

Win.

Seconded.

[Evans]

光田康典 - [Xenosaga Episode I (Disc 1) #15] Ω


Addendum: Message is too short?! O_o

[Inferno.]

My Xbox joypad's been fitted with a USB plug. Now I've got an awesome joypad for the PC.

[Evans]

I use my joystick in conjunction with my PC to play the porn game.

I own.

[Bashade]

My Xbox joypad's been fitted with a USB plug. Now I've got an awesome joypad for the PC.

I soldered my own, years ago.

[Panda Man]

I use my joystick in conjunction with my PC to play the porn game.

I own.

Hooked it up with USB again?

[Bashade]

Well, I guess I'd better get going. Bye, dudes.

[Ivolt]

My joypad broke, and I need to get a new one.

I always lose this game!

[Evans]

Hooked it up with USB again?

No, wireless.

Well, I guess I'd better get going. Bye, dudes.

BAI

My joypad broke, and I need to get a new one.

I always lose this game!

Which is?

[Ivolt]

Which is?

I don't know...?

[Evans]

I don't know...?

So, you lost a game, but don't know which?

[crusher]

I got myself a Quake Wars Beta key!

[Panda Man]

So, you lost a game, but don't know which?

The game of life.