| Kasz216 said: I think what's more disturbing is the very real CURRENT history. The zombies and their leader in RE5 very much resemble current dictatorships who get their people crazy and send them on genocidal rampages. Then the "white man" going in to fix things... well. http://www.gametrailers.com/player/22801.html Crazed gangs of africans in central africa running around with machetes and other knifes and weapons trying to murder people...? Not the best image to be having what with the current genocides and all. |
Totally! I completely forgot about that! It would actually be hilarious if it wasn't so horrible. I don't know why Capcom didn't just save themselves the trouble and place the game in a setting that doesn't lend itself so easily to controversy and symbolic interpretation. I know one of the developers said something about setting it in Africa because it was the birthplace of humanity and they wanted that to reflect the origins of the whole biohazard/Umbrella thing ... but still. Surely someone along the development process said, "Wait a minute, this might not be such a good idea."
@JGarret:
Thanks! I suppose my long days of lurking are over.
