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Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
swizzlenuts
i'm sciencing as fast as i can
J.
Old Fart
my new computer has windows vista, the new OS, which is not compatible with older PC games, but at least you have to have it to play Halo 2 and Medal of Honor: Airborne coming in august.
Evil?
omghaxlol!1
J.
Old Fart
Evil?
omghaxlol!1
thats a bummer. Well, I guess that is the price you pay for being able to play the newer direct-X 10 games.
Reign in Acai
Of Elephant and Man
Fucking Negars.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/22801.html
For many people the trailer for Resident Evil 5 was seen as an exciting new direction for the definitive survival horror franchise. For others, it's racist hate mongering at its worst. Kym Platt at Black Looks, a blog dedicated to exploring issues concerning African women, expresses her concerns over the trailer which depicts Chris Redfield in what appears to be an African setting, struggling against a horde of black zombies.
This is problematic on so many levels, including the depiction of Black people as inhuman savages, the killing of Black people by a white man in military clothing, and the fact that this video game is marketed to children and young adults. Start them young... fearing, hating, and destroying Black people.
This is a really touchy subject. Looking past the mistaken idea that the game is being marketed to children, I can completely see where Platt is coming from to a certain extent. It is a white figure of some authority being attacked by a horde of what appears to be African peoples. This much is true.
On the other hand, zombie stories originated in the Afro-Caribbean Vodoun belief system, so for a series that relies on zombies as its main antagonists, exploring the voodoo origins of zombie mythology seems only natural, and in order to do that you are going to end up exploring villages that just don't happen to have many Caucasians in them.
If the game does anything it bolsters the hatred of black zombies already present in the well-established hatred of zombies in general. It teaches us that no matter what color they are on the outside, flesh-hungry reanimated dead people are really fundamentally the same, and should probably be avoided at all costs. When the zombie apocalypse comes, I'd like to think that mankind will band together regardless of race or nationality in the name of preserving the future of humanity and the safety of our precious brainmeats.
-Some Negar Rights Bananablog
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/22801.html
For many people the trailer for Resident Evil 5 was seen as an exciting new direction for the definitive survival horror franchise. For others, it's racist hate mongering at its worst. Kym Platt at Black Looks, a blog dedicated to exploring issues concerning African women, expresses her concerns over the trailer which depicts Chris Redfield in what appears to be an African setting, struggling against a horde of black zombies.
This is problematic on so many levels, including the depiction of Black people as inhuman savages, the killing of Black people by a white man in military clothing, and the fact that this video game is marketed to children and young adults. Start them young... fearing, hating, and destroying Black people.
This is a really touchy subject. Looking past the mistaken idea that the game is being marketed to children, I can completely see where Platt is coming from to a certain extent. It is a white figure of some authority being attacked by a horde of what appears to be African peoples. This much is true.
On the other hand, zombie stories originated in the Afro-Caribbean Vodoun belief system, so for a series that relies on zombies as its main antagonists, exploring the voodoo origins of zombie mythology seems only natural, and in order to do that you are going to end up exploring villages that just don't happen to have many Caucasians in them.
If the game does anything it bolsters the hatred of black zombies already present in the well-established hatred of zombies in general. It teaches us that no matter what color they are on the outside, flesh-hungry reanimated dead people are really fundamentally the same, and should probably be avoided at all costs. When the zombie apocalypse comes, I'd like to think that mankind will band together regardless of race or nationality in the name of preserving the future of humanity and the safety of our precious brainmeats.
-Some Negar Rights Bananablog
EricT
Don't you ever get...
Haha yeah, I saw that...
Helping write the script for a flash video on the subject... it involves a lot of KFC and Watermelon.
Helping write the script for a flash video on the subject... it involves a lot of KFC and Watermelon.
J.
Old Fart
Reign in Acai
Of Elephant and Man
I'm not sure, but if it means that I can shoot at zombies that oddly resemble negars, then that's a system I'll most definitely purchase!
Climb Thar Hill
not family oriented
360 & PS3 I believe
But shit, there's in-game footage in that trailer that looks downright amazing.
On a related note, All-Pro Football 2K8 completely destroys every other football game out there. Except maybe Tecmo Super Bowl
But shit, there's in-game footage in that trailer that looks downright amazing.
On a related note, All-Pro Football 2K8 completely destroys every other football game out there. Except maybe Tecmo Super Bowl
Reign in Acai
Of Elephant and Man
Climb Thar Hill
not family oriented
Can we have a 2K8 intermission the day we bottle the brew?
I think we have to.
Reign in Acai
Of Elephant and Man
Thanatopsis123
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Well, Castlevania: DS didn't last very long. Now I need a new DS game. I wish they had a Mario compilation for the DS. That would rule.
AsModEe
also known as ass-mode
RE 5 looks amazing. I can't believe I missed the 4th because I own an xbox360. Now at least I'll be able to play it...
Climb Thar Hill
not family oriented
Bioshock anyone? The game's been getting 9's and 10's from everyone who's reviewing it. Apparently the games story is influenced somewhat by Ayn Rand's work and her objectivism philosophy.
Played the demo and it's fookin' one of the better games I've seen or played lately.
Played the demo and it's fookin' one of the better games I've seen or played lately.
AsModEe
also known as ass-mode
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
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