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Resident Evil 5 - Do these screenshots show racism?

GamesWire has put up some preliminary screenshots of Resident Evil 5's third chapter - the bit Capcom UK told journos not to publish.

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Microsoft Xbox 3605916d ago

What's so racist about those images?

xabamo5915d ago

There is nothing racists about them. It just a small minority making a stink about nothing. I don't hear black people crying racism, only white... go figure.

Cwalat5915d ago

seriously, i have alot of african friends.

NONE of them feel any bit of offended by these screenshots or the game in general.

Whoever thinks this is racist clearly needs to check their brains.

:)

ThanatosDMC5915d ago

There are always over reactive dip$hits out there... sad but true.

StephanieBBB5915d ago

"Whoever thinks this is racist clearly needs to check their brains."

N'Gai Croal says hello.

DelbertGrady5915d ago

I've been a hardcore racist for years and let me tell you, this is not racist. If Chris was wearing shoe polish on his face and white gloves while shooting the natives there would be something to discuss.

Blaze9295915d ago (Edited 5915d ago )

I dont think its more of it being racist but more or less showing the ignorance on Capcom's side becuase all of Africa isn't like this anymore. If people go outside, read a book do something instead of watch stereotypical movies on Africans, they would know there's a very little majority who still run around in lion clothes with spears and live in bamboo houses....there are cities and civilized people in Africa.

So not more or so racist, just ignorant. Some Africans, African-Americans might not get offended, some might. How would you feel if what, a foreign (outside the US) company depicted the ENTIRE North America as dumb nose picking teeth missing complainers who dont have to work for anything in life and all baggy pants wearing gun holding thugs and drug addicts in a video game?

Kind of a weird comparison but you get the point, its not the ENTIRE North America like that.

I was born in the US, have Nigerian parents, Nigerian in me. Do i think its racist, hell no its a video game. Do i really care, meh, not really. Cant speak on others though and I see Capcom's point of view for telling them not to talk about it...but then again why add it in the first place. Kind of hard to show people a different side of Africa and break the stereotype when you have games like this to the day, still showing that ALL "Africans run with the lions and Simba."

Oh and Africa's a continent...not an entire country. Just though i'd throw that in there ;)

EDIT: ok been thinking on it. I got it, game is just fiiiiiine really, its capcom who are the ignorant ones.

pixelsword5915d ago (Edited 5915d ago )

...I'm not getting it because the controls suck ass.

@ Soda Popinski

I guess you didn't See Dhalsim's Street Fighter II's ending when you use the alternate player, did ya?

Timesplitter145915d ago

wait.... you've been a hardcore racist?

what?

solidsnakus5915d ago (Edited 5915d ago )

yea this game is racist, its not universal racism either like uncharted was, on here its all towards blacks

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Counter_ACT5915d ago

Oh for the love of god, let this racism bollocks die.

table5915d ago (Edited 5915d ago )

like the experts say, its inverted racism. its politically correct to feel to have to say something. what i dont like about it is that it's like unconsciously saying blacks cant be seen on the same level as whites. why cant everyone just be treated like human beings instead of looking at the colour of ones skin.

edit: this should be a response to thor's comment below.

thor5915d ago

As soon as people see a black person in a screenshot, the first thing they think about is racism... IMO that's racist in itself - we shouldn't even be having the discussion...

uHuRu5915d ago

racist or not, this game sucks.

AllroundGamer5915d ago

have to agree with you there, i'm already at the end of the game, and it just can't be compared to such greatness as RE4 was...

Timesplitter145915d ago

But the co-op mode kicks butts

Jubo15915d ago

You had to see this coming after watching the ign review.

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Resident Evil 5 - 15 Years of Being the Most Misunderstood Resident Evil

Resident Evil 5 launched 15 years ago today - and it continues to stand as a stepping stone from the good to the bad.

TheBrainZ437d ago

One of my favourites because of the co-op. Then Resi 6 arrived and the series nosedived further.

Knightofelemia437d ago

I enjoyed the game co-oping with a friend I know the game in solo the AI can be an idiot but RE5 is way better then RE6. I played RE6 with a friend if it wasn't cheap when I got I would have avoided RE6.

thesoftware730437d ago (Edited 437d ago )

5 was excellent, still play Mercs with my brother.
I would love a fully remastered RE:5, with some added, reworked content. The DLC for 5 was also excellent.

6 was awful.

CrimsonWing69437d ago

I never understood why the game was misunderstood. It was a fantastic game at launch and is still fun today to play. It’s as action packed as Resident Evil 4 was, yet that’s regarded a masterpiece 🤷‍♂️

chobit_A5HL3Y437d ago

it was "misunderstood" because they introduced co-op into the franchise at a time when people loved to have fake rage about co-op. like, you could play the game as a solo experience, but people chose to have their bandwagon rage because it was cool at the time lol

-Foxtrot437d ago (Edited 437d ago )

What the hell are you talking about? Fake Rage? Bandwagon? Come on.

You can play it solo but you are forced to carry around a shitty AI partner you have to micro manage. It wasn't as fun solo.

Co-op sucked all the horror, tension and suspense from the game because having a partner covering you was like a safety net. Enemy trying to sneak up on you? No sweat the AI will just automatically lock on, alert you while they shoot first telling you where they are basically.

It was the start of Capcoms fall with the Resident Evil series where it basically become an over the top generic action game which betrayed it's own survival horror roots. Least RE4 had a good blend of both but Capcom just went the wrong way with RE5, especially going off what they were going to do during the RE4.5 beta phase before co-op was added.

franwex437d ago

At least the game was a ton of fun tho. If the game was bad, the outrage would’ve been justified. They simply pivoted for a couple of games. At this point it’s bad because it’s called Resident evil 5? But if was called something else it would’ve been good? Please.

chobit_A5HL3Y436d ago

like i said: fake baby rage and bandwagon hate. res4 wasn't really that scary, either, and was already taking the series into more of an action-oriented direction at the time. 5 was a good game that people fake-hated because of co-op that you didn't even have to play lol hence the fake rage and bandwagon hate. i mean, it obviously did well enough for capcom to go ahead and make 6 the way they did, right? if 5 was so bad, they would have changed what 6 was during development. the difference is that 6 was actually just bad.

people "hate" 5 because res4 was so good, and 5 was just unfortunate enough to be its successor. like i said, 4 wasn't scary, either, and relied more on tension than horror, but it was already more of an action game. if you don't wanna like 5 because it's not scary or whatever- that's fine, but it wasn't meant to be strictly a horror game anymore at that point anyways. the gameplay was a lot faster-paced than 4, so saying that the ai helping you by potentially shooting someone that was sneaking up behind you is a moot point. there were more enemies that were more aggressive, along with newer threats.

5 isn't as good as 4, but it's not a bad game by any stretch.

RNTody411d ago (Edited 411d ago )

What? I always thought RE5 had fake controversy because it was set in South Africa and you shot a bunch of black zombies. I live in South Africa and thought the game was absolutely awesome, played the whole thing co-op with my brother.

@Foxtrot I think you're confusing the garbage Dead Space 3 with Resident Evil 5. Resident Evil 4 was already a hyper action game and had zero fear factor other than the grotesque appearance of some enemies.

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The Best Co-Op Horror Games You've Missed in Halloween

Try to cope with your friend through terror with this list featuring the best horror Co-Op games you can play today.

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Complete Global Saturation! Is Resident Evil 5 Really the Best Choice for the Next Remake?

An exploration of whether RE5 is truly the most logical next step for a remake, or whether there are others in line who deserve their day in the sun.

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ocelot07596d ago

Remake of Resident evil outbreak as well as file 2. Same gameplay as the recent remakes. Choose what ever character you want to play as. With online co op.

DarXyde596d ago

I've been dying to see Outbreak come back for years.

Even RE Zero and Code Veronica would be excellent.

But for the love of God, not RE5 or RE6.

One they get around to the aforementioned games, why not remake the original Devil May Cry trilogy? That would be a much better use of time. At the very least, the first two games.

justsomeoffdude596d ago (Edited 596d ago )

code veronica should be the nest remake

neutralgamer1992596d ago

CV is good candidate for a remake but requires way more work for today’s standard. People look at CV through their tinted glasses. I think capcom wants to remake every game up till 6 and fix the plot holes so they can continue the series in one straight story path

Also not sure why only RE have to get remade when there are other capcom games that would be better suited for remakes like oninusha

DVAcme596d ago

That's PRECISELY the reason Code Veronica needs a remake. All the other RE games aged pretty well, considering the limitations of the time, but Code Veronica is the game that would be served the best bybremaking it because it feels so archaic these days.

neutralgamer1992596d ago

DVA

But it depends if capcom wants a big project or a quick remake. CV will require a lot more work than RE5

IMO they should remake other games before doing RE5

TheEnigma313596d ago

how many times do we have to say CV is the next best one?

CrimsonWing69596d ago

Nooooo! Why the hell can’t they do Code Veronica? I just don’t understand.

1Victor596d ago

RE5 is the closest to the bottom of the pot(a little smoky flavor but passable in a emergency) before we get to the burned crust that is 6 that not even the pigs would eat

CrimsonWing69596d ago (Edited 596d ago )

Unpopular opinion here, but I enjoyed 5 and 6. I just think, in terms of Remakes, the classics are the one that should get the treatment above the modern takes of the franchise.

Don’t get wrong, RE4 definitely was an outstanding Remake, but RE5… I just get less excited about a Remake for that over something like Code Veronica.

RaidenBlack596d ago

Nope.
Rather remake other past Capcom & non-mainline RE games ... IF they have to continue churning out Remakes.
I'd rather want a new 3rd person RE spin-off
Dino Crisis and Onimusha Reboot
New IPs after Pragmata ships

jeromeface595d ago

show this man the door... he overserved himself.

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