Is anyone REALLY upset at the main character being black?
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May 1, 2012 1:24 pm GMT
I'm black but I honestly don't care what race a protag is. Seeing black characters in games don't give me a sense of relation. Reminds me of back when it was announced that Carl Johnson was the main character in San Andreas, the racial uproar that caused. A good game is a good game regardless of race.
Besides, the ONLY race i hate is a nascar race.
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May 1, 2012 1:34 pm GMT
Somewhat, I like the traditional white hero, and no im also not white.
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May 1, 2012 1:37 pm GMT
Doesn't bother me. (I'm white)
May 1, 2012 1:47 pm GMT
pokemonmaster0 posted...
Doesn't bother me. (I'm white)
+1
As long as he's not a cliche abomination like Cole Train "Wooo wooo, all aboard for some blackface and purple drank!" then I could care less.
The MC in this is from my culture. That's the only thing that keeps me in the moment.
If he was a hood rat or genteel 15th century noble, I couldn't relate and wouldn't want to play him.
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May 1, 2012 2:06 pm GMT
Didn't even think about it until people kept mentioning it. He's just a guy.
May 1, 2012 2:17 pm GMT
Carpetfluff posted...
Didn't even think about it until people kept mentioning it. He's just a guy.
Exactly this.
May 1, 2012 2:58 pm GMT
From: JohnnyMarcone | #006
Exactly this.
From: Carpetfluff | #005
Didn't even think about it until people kept mentioning it. He's just a guy.
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May 1, 2012 3:51 pm GMT
As long as that person services the purpose, I am alright with any color and any gender.
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May 1, 2012 4:05 pm GMT
Lee was one of the most neutral black characters I've seen in any game to date. He was just a guy, and I think it's the situation we're supposed to relate to, not his skin color...
Also, glad to see some developers are thinking outside of the brown hair & stubble cliche that's been so popular in gaming recently...
May 1, 2012 4:17 pm GMT
Never really thought twice about it. I'm enjoying the hell out of the game, that's all that matters to me.
May 1, 2012 4:19 pm GMT
Was it supposed to? I don't really notice races these days, just if a guy is an ******* or not lol.
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May 1, 2012 4:19 pm GMT
I don't even care about what color he is
I just care about two things in the whole game.
1.) Surviving.
2.) Killing Walkers.
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May 1, 2012 4:30 pm GMT
Sure.
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May 1, 2012 4:53 pm GMT
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May 1, 2012 4:55 pm GMT
I think the writing is really well done and he's not just a one-dimensional character; he could have been anyone, even his gender hardly matters, at least so far. They did a good job of making him a relevant and interesting character while simultaneously making him a blank slate that let's the gamer project their personality onto him at the same time.
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May 1, 2012 5:06 pm GMT
DetectivPenguin posted...
From: JohnnyMarcone | #006
Exactly this.
From: Carpetfluff | #005
Didn't even think about it until people kept mentioning it. He's just a guy.
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May 1, 2012 5:11 pm GMT
Well, he was a criminal on his way to prison of course he's a black guy.
jp, I didn't even give his skin color a second thought.
May 1, 2012 6:07 pm GMT
lovelessk posted...
pokemonmaster0 posted...
Doesn't bother me. (I'm white)
+1
As long as he's not a cliche abomination like Cole Train "Wooo wooo, all aboard for some blackface and purple drank!" then I could care less.
The MC in this is from my culture. That's the only thing that keeps me in the moment.
If he was a hood rat or genteel 15th century noble, I couldn't relate and wouldn't want to play him.
Whoa dere, the Cole Train is da man. He's one of the more popular characters in GOW BABY!
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May 1, 2012 6:18 pm GMT
I actually like Lee, he's got a pretty cool voice.
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May 1, 2012 6:42 pm GMT
pokemonmaster0 posted...Doesn't bother me. (I'm white)Basically like this. Lee's a great character (well, I made him very likeable in my first playthrough.) Race shouldn't matter at all to anyone, especially in a fictional game.
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