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I just realized something with GTA:SA

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Michael Edwards (Eternal Darkness)
 
The main character in Unreal 2 is a black man. There is also an old dos game called Shellshock(no not the Vietnam game) that features blacks as the main characters.

As someone mentioned, Urban Chaos actually features a black woman as the main character and it didn't suck at all. At least on pc anyways, I hear the console versions including the DC are fairly horrible. If you're interested, you should check out the pc version, there's a demo available.
 
Romaji said:
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Michael Edwards (Eternal Darkness)

I HATE this guy. He used a weapon that wasnt even invented yet during his period in the game. WAY TO CHECK THE FACTS NINTENDO! :/ Took me right out of the game and made me hate it.
 
Seriously, are we ever gonna get a homogay main character? The only sensible/realistic gay character I can think of in any game is the lesbian landlady in The Longest Journey.
 
I don't know if it's a good thing having a black guy in a game like GTA:SA though. I mean, they're obviously aiming for the stereotype black gangstah niggah here, so it's not going to change anything for people who are used to seeing that kind of black person in movies etc. But then again, I assume noone really expected that from a GTA game either. Still, at least he's black. :P

As for the future iterations of GTA...when will we see a female main character? It is bound to happen sooner or later.
 
There was Shadowman. Whether San Adreas will be a positive point, who can say. The games have relied on accepted stereotypes, but really it isn't doing anything worse than hip-hop culture and MTV are.
 
Kiriku said:
I don't know if it's a good thing having a black guy in a game like GTA:SA though. I mean, they're obviously aiming for the stereotype black gangstah niggah here, so it's not going to change anything for people who are used to seeing that kind of black person in movies etc. But then again, I assume noone really expected that from a GTA game either. Still, at least he's black. :P

As for the future iterations of GTA...when will we see a female main character? It is bound to happen sooner or later.

Yeah, a female character would be nice with all this new integrated RPG-like customization from San Andreas. I demand male characters in GTA: Sicilia and GTA: Tokyo first, though.
 
Take away celebrities, sports stars, or movie licences and theres been practically half a dozen games at most that black characters as the main character.

And what would the point in having a gay main character unless it was important to the story or theme of the game?
 
Red Dolphin said:
And what would the point in having a gay main character unless it was important to the story or theme of the game?

Well, even if it wasn't necessarily IMPORTANT to the story, plenty of games feature some sort of love interest for the main character.
 
KarishBHR said:
I can't think of a single game (or major game) that has a black person as the main character. This could be a big step for the industry, or it could be a drawback if SA offends african americans.


Eternal Darkness.



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too slow.. :(




AeroGod said:
I HATE this guy. He used a weapon that wasnt even invented yet during his period in the game. WAY TO CHECK THE FACTS NINTENDO! :/ Took me right out of the game and made me hate it.



huh? you mean his axe? what time period was he from?
 
quadriplegicjon said:
Eternal Darkness.

Doesn't really count IMO, since he was only one of many characters you played as for a limited part of the game. And if I had to choose one character as the "main" character, it would be Alexandra Roivas.
 
Gek54 said:
Thin nose and lips, blue eyes...and he is black?

Cosmetic surgery to keep his identity a secret (alongside with a temporary mindwipe): shown within the first minute or so of story.


Also: Psi-Ops is AAA, godamnit!
 
trippingmartian said:
I think he's referring to the OICW:

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Yeah. His time period is like 1990-1994 i dont really remember. The OICW wasnt even designed until 94, the prototype was like 98 and they havnt even been really fielded for use yet, not untill next year AFIAK. Yet this guy finds one in the middle of some desert temple in 1992 or whatever. :/
 
Bregor said:
I believe the OICW has been cancelled.

Yeah, i ment that :p. The basic idea remains but it was split up into a more serviceable weapons I guess. THE OICW was to expensive and heavy. ANyways...

They took from the OICW and made this thing :/ It comes with different weapon and barrel attachments :9

I swear we are this () close to laser guns :P

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I love the US Military. They spend hundreds of millions developing a successor to the M16 only to decide 10 years into its development cycle thats its too heavy and a piece of shit:lol Ahh well. Hilarious when you think about it
 
Michael Jackson is obviously the most important black male in video games. Also, one of the McKids was black.

And as for homos, you could make your character into a total gay in Fable, and not just because of being able to marry dudes. In real life, a lot of those mustaches and haircuts would only ever be seen at a gay leather bar.
 
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