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Resi 5 Producer Defends Allegedly Racist Game News

Masachika Kawata, the Producer on Resident Evil 5, defends Capcom's game over racism allegations...

By Gwynne Dixon
Posted: 27/10/2008
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5 has attracted quite a bit of criticism since its first trailer at E3 2007. Even members of the gaming press have voiced their concern over the game's visual imagery, suggesting that there are racist overtones to the original trailer. Now Resi 5's Producer, Masachika Kawata, has defended the title from these accusations.

Speaking to CVG, Kawata defended the game on the grounds that its storyline and setting draw from plot threads within previous Resident Evil games:

"We chose Africa because we're extending the storyline logically," he said. "Following the tradition of the Resident Evil franchise, you'll remember from Code Veronica - the Progenitor virus comes from Africa so we wanted to go back to the root of where the virus originated. For the people who think it's racist... well, we can't please everyone. We're in the entertainment business - we're not here to state our political opinion or anything like that. It's unfortunate that some people felt that way.

"We've gone where the story has taken us," he continued. "There isn't any particular storyline that we have to conclude upon, but in the franchise there are still a few mysteries hanging, and we're going to give you a conclusion to some of them. With Resident Evil 4 we didn't really talk about the storyline before the game's release, and we'll be keeping secrets now too..."

As more of Resident Evil 5 has been revealed, its appearance and characters have become much more diverse than they may have appeared in the E3 2007 trailer. Chris Redfield's AI partner, Sheva, is African while many enemy NPCs look more Middle-Eastern or North African in descent than was apparent in the original trailer.


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By: SegaBoy

Added:Fri 03rd Jul 2009 15:01, Post No: 526

Try the demo - see if you like it or not...

By: izal169

Added:Fri 03rd Jul 2009 14:47, Post No: 525

I tried a new resident evil 1, 2 and 3.
I want to try resident 5. good or not?
seem more sinister and tense. I do want to try this game.

By: SegaBoy

Added:Thu 16th Apr 2009 15:45, Post No: 524

But surely a good story is like the icing on a cake?  I enjoyed RE4 more than 5, because I felt the intrigue of the series heading into new territory.  By comparison RE5 felt completely generic.

User avatar By: Anonymous

Added:Thu 16th Apr 2009 14:32, Post No: 523

if you want to play space invaders you can but im not going to whinge about a story line when i buy a game to play.

User avatar By: Anonymous

Added:Sat 11th Apr 2009 06:30, Post No: 522

"if no-one likes this game because of the story line get a book" then by your logic..we should just play space invaders!

 

User avatar By: Anonymous

Added:Tue 07th Apr 2009 21:17, Post No: 521

Storyline - Good, Horror / Suspense - Good, Graphics - Awesome, Enjoyment - Ace

User avatar By: Anonymous

Added:Tue 07th Apr 2009 18:26, Post No: 520

if no-one likes this game because of the story line get a book, if you dont like the controls get a wii.

i first played the demo and didnt like it but i bought the game as there was nothing else. it was the best thing i did completed 5 times got all the trophies apart from the extra content. my only problem was it was a bit short when first time around you complete the game under 5 hours on  normal.

User avatar By: Anonymous

Added:Tue 07th Apr 2009 15:29, Post No: 519

Whether it was true DLC or is already on the disc, having to pay for multiplayer = EPIC fail.

By: Lyca

Added:Tue 07th Apr 2009 09:01, Post No: 518

Like most people I'm pissed at getting ripped off for game extras when they all used to be free! free add ons gave an incentive to buy the original game for people that did not already have it.  I love resi 5 in fact I'm addicted to it, so yes I will pay the £3.99.  It's the new trend in gaming and I know the only way to stop it is not to buy the add on but I can't help myself.

User avatar By: Anonymous

Added:Wed 01st Apr 2009 15:52, Post No: 517

RESIDENT EVIL 5 ROCKS! graphics = good! fun = good. horror = scary eary and story = goooood! loved the jill wesker thing! wow

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