| curl-6 said: I said in my post that there is nothing inherently wrong with a non-white cast; the thing is though, white males make up a huge portion of the gaming population, so its not smart to leave them out if you want to appeal to a broad audience. What the character designer said that rubbed some folks the wrong way was that white people must confess their privilege. In that context, many felt that the game had an air of "hey straight white males, this game's not for you." Now, whether that was the intention I cannot say, but that's how it came across to some people. The bigger issue at the end of the day is that the game really appeals to nobody; regardless of race or gender, gamers universally rejected these awful characters. |
Not just confess that privilege but if you are white you must somehow use your privilege to change the system. If you don't then you are also guilty of racism.
Personally, I don't care if an original game like this excludes me. They can make their game with whatever characters they want as long as they aren't changing an existing property. However, DO NOT exclude me or say/imply that a game is "not for you" to me then expect me to support it.
