bit-gamer.net

Resi 5 had no changes after racism row

Published on 16th February 2009 by Joe Martin

Capcom has made no changes to Resident Evil 5 even after allegations of racism and is very happy with the game.

Resident Evil 5 producer, Masachika Kawata, has said that despite allegations of racism in Capcom's latest game no changes have been made to Resident Evil 5.

"I don't recall modifying the game in any way after the controversy of racism," said Kawata-san in an interview with Eurogamer recently.

The allegations first surfaced when Newsweek's N'Gai Croal mentioned the issue in an interview last year in which he commented on how apparently only black people were presented as enemies in the game.

"It was a little bit of a surprise for us as obviously the game is set in Africa and so depicting native Africans was a natural thing to do," said Kawata-san in Capcom's defense, again insisting that this was a total non-issue and that it hadn't altered development of the survival horror title. In fact, the Resident Evil 5 producer remarked on how quickly the row had faded from the public's memory.

"One thing I remember is that after the introduction of the character Sheva, who is half-African, half-European, everything died down and we're quite happy with that," he said.

Resident Evil 5 is currently set for a release on the 13th of March for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, so we'll be able to check it out and form our own thoughts soon enough. Until then, let us know what you think in the forums.

19 Comments

Discuss in the forums Reply

Aterius Gmork 16th February 2009, 12:36

Now word of a PC version coming around, huh? Anyway, good news that they didn't change anything~~so I can shoot black people~~ so it's still realistic. Shooting whites in Africa... doh! :)

markwalker84 16th February 2009, 13:31

Doesn't change the fact that it plays like a pig (well... the demo does anyway...)

cowtc 16th February 2009, 13:39

demo is brilliant, should be good game when it comes out.

itazura 16th February 2009, 14:37

enjoyed the demo, but the controls felt stiff as. still looking forward to it an insane amount though.

couldn't see the fuss when the racism "row" first broke out and i can't now either. black people in africa, who'd have thunk it?

naokaji 16th February 2009, 14:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by itazura

couldn't see the fuss when the racism "row" first broke out and i can't now either. black people in africa, who'd have thunk it?

QFT, the whole thing was silly to start with, imagine someone would sue each time a game shows a white person in america / europe.

proxess 16th February 2009, 14:43

What if it was set in the far east and all the bad guys were yellow (chinese, japanese) or green (philipine, malaysian), why is a situation like this never seen as racism?

dyzophoria 16th February 2009, 15:32

is it me or is racism is just one of those things being too overrated nowadays

Quote:

What if it was set in the far east and all the bad guys were yellow (chinese, japanese) or green (philipine, malaysian), why is a situation like this never seen as racism?

coz we know its not much big of a fuzz for a game, lol (filipino here and I dont mind being green :D )

Farting Bob 16th February 2009, 15:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by

It would be more racist if they had set it in Africa and there were no black people IMO.

Psytek 16th February 2009, 15:49

Has Croal played the full game yet? ...

zimbloggy 16th February 2009, 16:22

good for them for not getting scared. It's not like they haven't had 4 other similar games with many, many white people.

wafflesomd 16th February 2009, 16:55

"The controls feel stiff" - Has never played an RE game.

"You can't move and shoot" - Has never played an RE game.

Seriously people, stop disliking a game for the reasons that make a game series what it is.

GoodBytes 16th February 2009, 17:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by wafflesomd
"The controls feel stiff" - Has never played an RE game.

"You can't move and shoot" - Has never played an RE game.

Seriously people, stop disliking a game for the reasons that make a game series what it is.

Reminds me of Vista

itazura 16th February 2009, 18:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by wafflesomd
"The controls feel stiff" - Has never played an RE game.

i've played plenty, thanks. also, i didn't realize saying still looking forward to it an insane amount though = dislike.

UrbanMarine 16th February 2009, 19:00

Can't remember which developer said it but move and shoot is a westerner complaint. They were going to change it for RE5 to meet the demand, but I guess not. Move n shoot on mass groups is a movie stunt anyways. As for the "stiff" control, if they were any looser you might as well just play Craplo 3.

Topic: People would complain if it took place in South Africa because of its' rough history.

wafflesomd 17th February 2009, 00:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by itazura
Quote:
Originally Posted by wafflesomd
"The controls feel stiff" - Has never played an RE game.

i've played plenty, thanks. also, i didn't realize saying still looking forward to it an insane amount though = dislike.

I didn't realize I singled you out.

Oh wait, because I didn't.

Bauul 17th February 2009, 09:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by wafflesomd
Quote:
Originally Posted by itazura
Quote:
Originally Posted by wafflesomd
"The controls feel stiff" - Has never played an RE game.

i've played plenty, thanks. also, i didn't realize saying still looking forward to it an insane amount though = dislike.

I didn't realize I singled you out.

Oh wait, because I didn't.

To be fair to Itazura, I reas it as you singling him out as well.

themax 18th February 2009, 17:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by markwalker84
Doesn't change the fact that it plays like a pig (well... the demo does anyway...)

And said demo (before you even take control of Chris) warns you that it is not a final build......

UrbanMarine 18th February 2009, 17:09

Yup. For all we know the build is 7+ builds old.

GoodBytes 18th February 2009, 17:14

It is shameful there is no Wii version. The controls rocks for such games. The console has the best control for shooting games. Yes, it beats the mouse. For example, Check out Metroid Prime 3.