[ SECRET POST #3438 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3438 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Except with the cases you listed (Avatar, Dragon Ball, Gods of Egypt), all of the lead characters were cast as white. In the event that Asians were cast, they were cast as the villains or secondary characters. Gods of Egypt was particularly strange since they would spray tan the white actors to look more "Egyptian," I guess.

I could understand your complaint if critics were demanding that all the lead characters be replaced with black people, but they aren't. It's more along the lines of "Hey, y'know, medieval Poland wasn't uniformly white, right? Maybe we could have few characters which show this!"

[(Anonymous)]

Did you read the comment you're replying to?

[(Anonymous)]

I did? Why do you think my comment is irrelevant?

I've followed this wank for a bit, but I've never seen critics say, "Make Witcher 3 American." Or even "Add more African Americans." That doesn't make much sense.

And, seeing as Witcher 3 is wildly popular, the Polish influence clearly resonates with a lot of people. But, as the comment noted, there's a misconception that Poland was always uniformly white - which isn't true. That's what the critics are saying - not "give the game diversity in accordance to the USA's demographics."

If gamers wanted to play a game in a world of mostly/only non-white characters, they would likely play another game entirely. And the critics know that!

In the event that someone criticized Witcher 3 by saying "Boo, I don't like white people and their stupid stories," (which I've never seen someone say but it's the Internet, so someone might have), then the response to the criticism is easy - don't play the game. They can't appreciate it, so why play it?

While I'm sympathetic to the fact that Polish people don't like being lumped in with white Americans (especially considering the xenophobia they often face in the USA), I'm torn because...well, when a video game does primarily feature PoC, it's usually based in the same countries over and over, too. In Asian-based games, the world is almost always based on China or Japan. And I honestly can't think of a video game that is based on any African nation - with the exception being Egypt and it's usually a game made by Americans who have whitewashed the country, anyway.

In short, I don't really see this as a "both sides are wrong" thing. One side is asking for more diversity in order to dispel myths that people continue to hold about medieval times. The other side is having a knee-jerk reaction against "American SJWs."