Good Black characters in gaming are rare, and extraordinary Black characters are even more so. Despite the gaming industry continually improving in its portrayal of Black characters, protagonist or otherwise, it still struggles with the concept. I, like most Black gamers who have long had to deal with games that misrepresented our skin, hair, and essence for decades, simply assumed, “We will get there, Lord, when we get there.”
Then I played Deathloop, a current game that understood the assignment and made me say, “Man, to hell with that!” This game reveals that video games can provide us with amazing Black characters immediately, and that the continued failure to do so is simply a choice. Gaming needs more real Black characters, and we need them now. After feeling some type of way, I reached out to Jason Kelley, the voice of Deathloop’s amazing protagonist Colt Vahn, to discuss where so many developers go wrong when creating Black characters, and how, in Deathloop’s leads, Arkane gave us Black characters who feel real.
The composer and singer discuss the collaboration and research that went into the ballad and capturing Aerith’s singing voice.
How former PlayStation boss views gaming’s tumultuous time!
If you actually read the article it’s really insightful as to the state of the industry. You might not like the way certain things are going, but it’s a good look as to why.
"For single-player games it’s not the same exigency [as Live Service]. But if you’re spending $250 million, you want to be able to sell it to as many people as possible, even if it’s just 10% more."
The most I ever see is a shorter window from PS to PC. I never see Sony releasing on Xbox or Nintendo, even for their GaaS titles.
The original 'Super Mario Bros' for NES ended up on Atari, Spectrum, Amstrad, and Commodore 64 in frankly worse but unique versions, considering what
Guess the author never played San Andreas, Watch Dogs 2, or Mafia 3.
WRONG!!!!!, nothing redefine more blackness than this game!
https://youtu.be/r4P_W8UXQx...
I mean the freaking game is called BLACK!! lol
..get serious.
AMERICAN?