"Since the RE5 controversy, we have become much more aware of how important it is that we are part of the asset creation process early on so that we are able to have a say in the end product," says Capcom senior PR manager Melody Pfeiffer.

"We are also designing a lot of our own assets from this side of the pond, so that we are able to make strategic pieces of content that make sense for our market," she says.

"We are working really closely with our producers in Japan to construct these materials for the West and they are open more then ever to hearing our thoughts and ideas for assets."

Which controversy?the one where people thought it was racist or when people found it it wasn't as good as RE4?

" Which controversy?the one where people thought it was racist or when people found it it wasn't as good as RE4? "

" @Lemoncookie01 said:

" Which controversy?the one where people thought it was racist or when people found it it wasn't as good as RE4? "

Nope, the one where people were up in arms about a white protagonist shooting blacks in Africa. "

" @Lemoncookie01 said:

" Which controversy?the one where people thought it was racist or when people found it it wasn't as good as RE4? "

Nope, the one where people were up in arms about a white protagonist shooting blacks in Africa. "

Did anyone make much of a racial outcry towards Farcry 2? While I didn't play RE5, Farcry 2 was set in Africa and had a lot of shooting towards blacks. I would say runner up in deaths was the animals that ran into my car.

They've basically become more aware that black people will racially charge anything. Ban GTA IV because it showed an Eastern European killing Americans. That's racist. I could go on.

There is a vast majority of black people in Africa. The game takes place in Africa. 
What can we learn from this? Accusing a company of racism because a main character (who has been with the series from the beginning) who happens to be white is killing black guys in Africa makes one look like a dumbass.
Let's make a game where a black guy is killing a lot of white people in the U.S. and see how many people scream "RACISM". I can tell you now that it won't be many.

I suppose this means that Street Fighter will be the only Capcom franchise with racial stereotypes. 

Fucking dumbest, most unnecessary, unfounded and childish controversy in years.

" Fucking dumbest, most unnecessary, unfounded and childish controversy in years. "

"  Let's make a game where a black guy is killing a lot of white people in the U.S. and see how many people scream "RACISM". I can tell you now that it won't be many. "

" Fucking dumbest, most unnecessary, unfounded and childish controversy in years. "

The controversy was the most childish thing ever. Oh no! Killing black zombies in Africa! RACIST!

" @Fribain said:

"  Let's make a game where a black guy is killing a lot of white people in the U.S. and see how many people scream "RACISM". I can tell you now that it won't be many. "

Does San Andreas count? White cops, right? "

Wasn't the controversy more like one guy in a newspaper saying it's racist and everyone else joking about how it's racist and others yelling about how it's not? 
 
That was my memory.

" Wasn't the controversy more like one guy in a newspaper saying it's racist and everyone else joking about how it's racist and others yelling about how it's not?  That was my memory. "

" @SethPhotopoulos said:

" Wasn't the controversy more like one guy in a newspaper saying it's racist and everyone else joking about how it's racist and others yelling about how it's not?  That was my memory. "

I remember a fair number of game websites had reviews where racism was brought up. "

" Wasn't the controversy more like one guy in a newspaper saying it's racist and everyone else joking about how it's racist and others yelling about how it's not?  That was my memory. "

" @Fribain said:

" @SethPhotopoulos said:

" Wasn't the controversy more like one guy in a newspaper saying it's racist and everyone else joking about how it's racist and others yelling about how it's not?  That was my memory. "

I remember a fair number of game websites had reviews where racism was brought up. "

That was mainly because they thought  Sheva was created to combat the racist claims no? "

It bothers me that other black people get bent out of shape about this. When I played RE5, I wasn't concerned about the color of the enemy; survival was the only thing that ran through my mind. It's not like the protagonist is running around, calling his enemies all sorts of racial slurs. The same people who are offended turn around and make fun of other races; the double standard needs to be eliminated before humanity can progress.  
 
Instead of boycotting video games, people need to worry about bigger problems in the world.

Well, what would've been better?  Killing a bunch of white zombies in Africa?  I'm sure that it would've pissed off the NAACP far more if we populated an entire country of Africans with caucasians instead. 
 
Oh, wait, that's right - Africa is off limits territory to ever put it in a game as a location because African-Americans are seemingly so emotionally paper-thin and get offended by anything and everything, especially when there are no racist intents towards what is being said/done whatsoever.
 
T_T  
 
@Apathylad: I rarely agree with Sessler, but when he forms a reasonable argument, it's like listening to poetry.  That video...was definitely NOT one of those moments.  It was him giving a knee-jerk reaction to an initial trailer of a game that was set in Africa.

" @SethPhotopoulos said:

" Wasn't the controversy more like one guy in a newspaper saying it's racist and everyone else joking about how it's racist and others yelling about how it's not?  That was my memory. "

I remember a fair number of game websites had reviews where racism was brought up and they were being fairly serious about it. "

" @SethPhotopoulos said:

" @Fribain said:

" @SethPhotopoulos said:

" Wasn't the controversy more like one guy in a newspaper saying it's racist and everyone else joking about how it's racist and others yelling about how it's not?  That was my memory. "

I remember a fair number of game websites had reviews where racism was brought up. "

That was mainly because they thought  Sheva was created to combat the racist claims no? "

I don't remember reading that. The one review that sticks out in my mind was gamespy I think? The review brought up the whole "killing black people" thing and the community went berserk. Though it's possible it was the joking you mentioned. Also there were other articles scattered around non-gaming websites that complained about it. But this was like 2 years ago, I can't remember where I found them "

" @SethPhotopoulos said:

" Wasn't the controversy more like one guy in a newspaper saying it's racist and everyone else joking about how it's racist and others yelling about how it's not?  That was my memory. "

N'Gai Croal and Adam Sessler were pretty critical of Resident Evil 5 because of the imagery. 
 
  

Xbox 360 Games - E3 2011 - Resident Evil 5

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The biggest problem with RE5 was how they tried to piece in how RE4 fit in with the rest of the series!  RE4 felt like a new direction and didn't need to be part of that way to complicated Umbrella story line.  RE5 was a fun game to play with friends and I did not find it to be bad at all.  Sure the game wasn't as dark as RE4 was, but it still had a certain feel that I enjoyed with the environments. 
 
If RE6 used the RE4 and 5's gameplay and RE5's co-op and just stick to a more darker story I don't think Capcom would have to re think the RE series at this point.  Many just wanted RE5 to just be darker, Capcom don't blow this out of the water and over think it....  If you do it it will be 4 years till we get a new RE game.

" @SethPhotopoulos said:

" Wasn't the controversy more like one guy in a newspaper saying it's racist and everyone else joking about how it's racist and others yelling about how it's not?  That was my memory. "

N'Gai Croal and Adam Sessler were pretty critical of Resident Evil 5 because of the imagery. 
 
   "

" Oh, wait, that's right - Africa is off limits territory to ever put it in a game as a location because African-Americans are seemingly so emotionally paper-thin and get offended by anything and everything, especially when there are no racist intents towards what is being said/done whatsoever. "

" @jakob187 said:

" Oh, wait, that's right - Africa is off limits territory to ever put it in a game as a location because African-Americans are seemingly so emotionally paper-thin and get offended by anything and everything, especially when there are no racist intents towards what is being said/done whatsoever. "

I do remember enough to say that it wasn't black people who fueled it. "

" @SethPhotopoulos said:

" @jakob187 said:

" Oh, wait, that's right - Africa is off limits territory to ever put it in a game as a location because African-Americans are seemingly so emotionally paper-thin and get offended by anything and everything, especially when there are no racist intents towards what is being said/done whatsoever. "

I do remember enough to say that it wasn't black people who fueled it. "

Meanwhile, even though the original Black Looks blog saying that Resident Evil 5 was basically starting white kids out early to destroy and kill black people was taken down...GamePolitics still has the article up with a quote from the Black Looks article.  This was a controversy that was started and fueled by African-Americans, then followed through with by the gaming media in order to point out either A. the idiocy of it or B. join in to get clicks on their website. "

In games, you can kill Caucasians in the West, you can kill Asians in Asia, but Blacks in Africa?
 

INSANITY

" 
@Apathylad: I rarely agree with Sessler, but when he forms a reasonable argument, it's like listening to poetry.  That video...was definitely NOT one of those moments.  It was him giving a knee-jerk reaction to an initial trailer of a game that was set in Africa. "

" Plus, how he implied that only racists disagree with them when he brought up those internet comments.  >_<  "

" @DrDarkStryfe said:

" @Lemoncookie01 said:

" Which controversy?the one where people thought it was racist or when people found it it wasn't as good as RE4? "

Nope, the one where people were up in arms about a white protagonist shooting blacks in Africa. "

I suppose this means that Resident Evil 6 will feature a black protagonist shooting Afrikaners. "

I think that one thing that's kind of going over a lot of people's heads is that the controversy, the thing that N'Gai was objecting to, was the trailer, specifically the trailer, and its imagery. Not the game as a whole, just the trailer that initially sparked the controversy. That's it.