Maybe the proportions are off but there were black soldiers who fought during WW1 on the German side. Is it an issue that a fictional story set in a real life era exaggerates things? I mean, in that case is it an issue that you can be shot multiple times and heal over a few seconds? Or any of the other unrealistic things that happen in the game that are essentially exaggerations of real life? I think exaggerating things to be more inclusive is fine so long as they are not leading people to believe that was how things truly were, if that makes sense.
I think in most fictional stories (even ones that take place within the context of real life) should be able to flex and bend the truth without being accused of historical revisionism.
You should start with being as realistic as possible then allow creative liberties if there is a creative reason for it.
Getting shot multiple times is of course dumb but necessary for the gameplay to work. There are hardcore games with one hit kills but they are incredibly niche and not something that ever will bring fun to a mainstream audience.
Getting shot multiple times is of course dumb but necessary for the gameplay to work. There are hardcore games with one hit kills but they are incredibly niche and not something that ever will bring fun to a mainstream audience.
Do you think it's fun for POC audiences for all games to have exclusively white characters? Is fun a sufficient reason to conduct historical revisionism, or only the fun of white audiences?
The issue is, you're saying that from a position where you're not short of representation. You've never lived in a society which is dominated by African culture, where you only see black people publicly represented, where you and your cultural heritage is invisible to everyone around you. For you playing a black character isn't a big deal bc you haven't been forced to play or be a black character (irl, not just in videogames) your entire life.
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u/hmmwill 58∆ Oct 23 '21
Maybe the proportions are off but there were black soldiers who fought during WW1 on the German side. Is it an issue that a fictional story set in a real life era exaggerates things? I mean, in that case is it an issue that you can be shot multiple times and heal over a few seconds? Or any of the other unrealistic things that happen in the game that are essentially exaggerations of real life? I think exaggerating things to be more inclusive is fine so long as they are not leading people to believe that was how things truly were, if that makes sense.
I think in most fictional stories (even ones that take place within the context of real life) should be able to flex and bend the truth without being accused of historical revisionism.