fairandbalancedfan wrote...
the_one_54321 wrote...
i think that the fact this game sequences has people feeling uncomfortable means it was probably done very well. a sequence like that should have you feeling a little dirty, and a little more anxious to take those baddies out.
No offense intended, but I find it amusing how dramatic some Americans are getting about this. I am aware of 9/11 and it's repercussions, but there are many countries out there, who have experienced Terrorism for many years and have suffered far mor csualties than U.S.A. (India for example). It will be interesting how the polticians react to this.
No, I think I said this one before, but you seem to have a rather bias view against Western publicity in these kind of thing, and I already pointed out the reason you think this way is because it's the only thing you know and follow, and the things you know is not the only things that exists. Just like my counter argument when you complaining why you keep seeing White Protagonists, like I said it's because Western company making them. The samething happening, MW2 is a Western game, it's released on Western Market, and 9/11 happenning on American soil, so of course you'll see a lot of reaction concerning it.
I don't disagree with your notion that the American kicking up a fuss about this, but I rather disagree on your notion that American is the only one doing it, pretty much similar your opinion on white protagonists. With all due respect, the only reason you think American kicking up a fuss about these things because I suppose you only follow Western news outlet. If you spend time looking into other news outlet, this is normal. For example:
The Osaka School Massacre and the Akihabara Massacre are pretty much the equivalent of the American Columbine shooting in Japan, and you bet the Japaneses kicked a lot of fuss about it . There were games that had to be altered, there were shows that had to be modified or pulled off from broadcasting because they decipited actions too close to these massacre for the Japanese to feel comfortable. The point here is, unless you follow the Japanese local news outlet, the Osaka/Akihabra Massacre would just pass by as one or two articles in the international section. But to America, Columbine was a local event, so you see they talk and talk and talk about it, that's normal. Just in like Japan the Akihabra's massacre is reminded and contemplated on every year, and if there is a commercial media comes too close to it, you bet there gonna be reaction. And how do you know the Russians do not complain? Do you listen to their news or read their newspaper? I used to work with 1/3 of my co-workers are Russian-ethic, and their news outlet is not really that of a different tone then the America outlet.
Or let think about an hypothical example: let say there is a well-know Indian game studio that decided to make a game and let the players to relive the Mumbai shooting incident from both ends of the gun. Are you confident enough that if we tune in the Indian media, we won't see the Indian rage over it?
Just like what I said in the Protagonist discussion, if you want to see an Indian protagonist, wait until an Indian game studio comes into the market. If you want to see the red army in all its glory, go find a Russian game maker. If you play Chinese games, you'll find a bunch of Chinese characters, if you play Japanese games, you'll see Tokyo is the center of the world, just like if you play Western games you will see white protagonist and the allied force rocked WWII. The same token is applied here, if you want to see other countries kicking up fuss about their stuff, you go and listen to their local channel. It's not a reasonable assumption to think American is the only one kicking up fuss. Just like I argued, it would be nice if Western Company go with ethical diversity, it would be nice if the American news outlet can cover what other people thought to, but there is no reasonable qualification to subject those into obligation and scrunity. If you want to know what an Indian think you listen to an Indian radio station, if you want to see what the Russian think you would pick up a Russian newspaper. Why do you frow at the fact you can find those in the US's media?
Maybe because they're using English :innocent:
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