As video games become a more intrinsic part of our culture, Kirk McKeand hopes that the industry will be allowed to explore more controversial subjects, but that creators need to learn from their mistakes.
Far Cry 4 - an unreleased game with few concrete details - recently faced vitriol because of perceived racism on the box art. It has since been revealed that the protagonist is an Indian man, which is, depressingly, quite progressive for video games.
For all we know, race could be at the core of the narrative - it could be a critical look at racism, something important even.The early criticism could create an environment that stifles growth by making publishers and developers risk averse. Think of some of the most powerful films you’ve seen, or books you’ve read and it’s likely they’ll cover the controversial.
Far Cry debuted on March 23, 2004, meaning that next week, it will have been 20 years since Jack Carver first washed up on the shore of a tropical paradise teeming with hostile mercenaries.
I'd love a far cry pack with the original PC game (not the half assed port on ps360) instincts, predator even a port of far cry 2 to modern consoles back when these games had their own identity and weren't far cry 3 cut and pastel
During the Game Developers Session (GDS) conference in Prague, we had the privilege of speaking with Rhianna Pratchett, an award-winning writer and narrative designer. Pratchett, who has penned some of the most memorable female protagonists like Nariko from Heavenly Sword, Faith from Mirror’s Edge, and Lara Croft from the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot, delves into the challenges and freedoms of writing for different media, AAA and indie games.
Complex? She literally made Lara Croft whine and have father issues for an entire trilogy
Groundbreaking...
Female Commander Shepard is a way better female character then Lara Croft has been.
Meanwhile it seems that female characters across entertainment media are being dumb down. What they've done to the female characters in the Avatar adaptation is insulting.
Tomb Raider I, II, III Remastered is available now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Lara Croft is back in a classic remaster of the original PlayStation 1 hit title. Is the remaster any good though?
You know what I did, today? I was bored, so I started playing some of my old PS1 & PS2 games. Good grief. It was CLEARLY a simpler time in gaming. Why? Were there no major issues in society? Yeah, of course there were. But games were NOT considered the same as movies, music, television...it was a person's fantasy world AWAY from the BS of mainstream society. So I'll say it like this: leave the homosexual agendas, the ethnic inuendos, and the political Jedi mind tricks OUT of my games, please. Thank you...
Games are becoming more realistic, but they feel they have to shy away from realistic topics of the day. Games are more for adults as they ever were. I say they should tackle whatever topics and themes that fit the creator's visions.
*yawn* Another social justice warrior article? So which is this one harping on about? Women or racism?
I'll let you in on a little secret: if you read the article, instead of jumping to conclusions, people might take you more seriously. This article is about how games should embrace social issues.