Capcom sued over Resident Evil 5.

[Boogeyman]

Law of the Game: The Resident Evil 5 Racism Issue

Is Resident Evil 5 Racist - We've seen the screens. We've seen the trailer. We make a call - UGO.com

Resident Evil 5 stirs concerns of racism - GameSpot News Blog - Gaming News and Videos

Yeah.

 

[Triforceformer]

The game is set in Africa, so of course the zombies would be black.

 

[Boogeyman]

Capcom is the leader of the three great game producers.... If they get fucked, so do we.

 

[BabyMullet]

I fail to see an issue with the trailer, or any dark undertones of AIDS or racism in a trailer.

EDIT: Yeah, and Capcom is in Japan, which virtually all the links you put out stated that they are based in Japan. Different culture, different perceptions of race.

 

[Fire2box]

there's no chance these lawsuits will win. It's a videogame and its clearly not at all racist. The best chance of any claim over racism would be GTA vice city.

 

[Pojo]

That's super old news.

 

[Mako]

Super old, but from what I've been told by friends that play the series. The 5th one actually has a message about the horrible mistreatment of africa. The lawsuit is just al sharpton style bitching, people looking to complain about something.

Don't here people complaining about the awesome mexican zombie in Left 4 Dead.

 

[Boogeyman]

Super old, but from what I've been told by friends that play the series. The 5th one actually has a message about the horrible mistreatment of africa. The lawsuit is just al sharpton style bitching, people looking to complain about something.

Don't here people complaining about the awesome mexican zombie in Left 4 Dead.

Which one is it?

 

[Fire2box]

I never seen mexican zombies in left for dead. All I see are zombies that lost all pigment or are at least all white people.


I suspected a few black zombies, since you know they do die first according to the movies and pop culture.

 

[Boogeyman]

There are black zombies. Go on Versus and look around.

 

[EmeraldsAndLime]

Why didn't these same issues occur over Far Cry 2? The majority of people you encounter and kill in that game are black. Just because they threw in a few more white people, it dramatically changes the fact that a white character is still killing black people?

It's about as stupid as me going to Africa and going, "Holy shit! There's a lot of black people here!" - Well, no shit! Obviously if a game is set in Africa it's going to feature black people.

Honestly, this is just Wowsers being Wowsers. Nothing special nor noteworthy.

 

[Mako]

Which one is it?

Theres a zombie that screams "buenos noches" while rushing you. I tend to hear it more on expert campaigns then anything else. But it's not a donald duck syndrom thing. Clear as day the zombie screams buenos noches. It's friggen hilarious.

 

[BabyMullet]

I though the zombies in RE4 where from Spain, not Mexico.

 

[Mako]

Oh no no, what I'm talking about is in Left 4 Dead. I got to go look how to record things from my xbox to my computer to show people what I mean.

 

[Raccoon]

such silliness. YouTube - Dead Rising - Yakety Sax

 

[Dream]

Capcom is the leader of the three great game producers.... If they get fucked, so do we.

So no more new mega man game every five sec?

 

[Fire2box]

Theres a zombie that screams "buenos noches" while rushing you. I tend to hear it more on expert campaigns then anything else. But it's not a donald duck syndrom thing. Clear as day the zombie screams buenos noches. It's friggen hilarious.

I never heard that on left 4 dead, ever. All I hear are the generic screams/moans of them.

 

[PrinceMatthew]

I tried to rent that game today, but they didn't have any in stock.
I wonder if it will be better than L4D. I loved the mechanics of Resident evil 4 on the gamecube.

Oh and I don't think this whole sueing thing is important.

 

[Motorbreath]

There are not only black enemies on the game, there are also white ones mixed between the crowd.

 

[Icey]

I am just sad about the fact the Capcom has abandoned what made Resident Evil famous & beloved by millions of people...zombies!! RE4 didn't have a zombie in it, nor does 5!! They are something else & are not caused by the T-Virus, or in the case of RE2 the G-Virus!! I would rather play a true RE game, like Outbreak, than games claiming to be a RE game like 4 & 5 do!! Please Capcom, make Resident Evil, Resident Evil again!!