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Zucas on 10 July 2008
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LongLiveTheBeatles said:
Zucas said:
Because the majority of gamers are white, especially American, gamers. Not to mention the majority of devs are white as well.

However this isn't to say that other audiences aren't supported. I mean Japanese gaming audience is widely supported as well. But it's the next most abundant race that plays games. It's really just about where the developers are located as it's a culture. White American developers are going to make games catered to themselves haha. Japanese developers are going to make games that are their culture. Just need more devs of their own race to create games more catered to their culture I suppose.

However I don't see how you can cater to a certain race considering we are all human beings that share the same needs anyways. Differences in cultures due to race are so tiny that saying a black person can't play a game with a white character is silly. Normally most of your cultural differences will be based on nationality. Which is why Americans tend to like shooters, and Japanese are more into RPG's and fighters.

 

I think the biggest question no matter what territory you're from is why 80% of games have you killing things. I love games like Halo and Ratchet but why do I find killing things fun?

It's a psychological and philosophical thing.  I mean we know from the days of the Romans, that people have always liked to watch others die.  Funny how our society is so awful when ours are only killing simulators while they watched the real thing.  And the Greeks loved to dramatize plays about blood and gore and death. 

Why are humans so caught up with blood and death and insanity?  Well it has to do with the need of wanting to discover and realize the unknown, especially something we fear.  We all fear being dead thus we want to understand why see it in someone else's eyes.  Thus we like to be entertained about something that is deemed awful but are allowed to do it.  Just a mixture of curiosity and overcoming a previous fear.  Thus humans since the beginning are fascinated with the death and gore of others because it helps them realize their own mortality and limitations.