Yeah, we do it all the time. Why do you ask?
Nobody seems to have any problem with an italian plummer.
Nobody seems to have any problem with an italian plummer.
Thank you, my thoughts exactly. Although, there were the several WW2 shooters where you played as British or even as *gasp* German soldiers (could have been only in the multiplayer). And that GTA game that had a...Serbian(??? I think he was. Eastern European, at least. I didn't play it) as a protagonist. Or the Modern Warfare games where you play those SAS guys. Or maybe the Yakuza games where you play people from (surprise!) Japan.Emiscary said:Thank you for so elegantly illustrating what annoys people about the 'States by dividing the world up into: "Americans" and "Non-Americans".
And also for subtly reinforcing stereotypes by failing to mention any game that wasn't centered around shooting people in the face with an AK/M14/etc.
Only Caucasian Americans, too! I don't want any of those damn Mexicans, Asians, or Blacks! >:|Daystar Clarion said:How is this even a thing?
I very much doubt that there are any sensible American gamers who wouldn't play a game because the protagonist wasn't American.
That's just silly.
First you demonstrate that modern FPS games don't use American heroes. Then you conclude that modern FPS games use American heroes.ToTaL LoLiGe said:Gear of War's protagonists aren't American, they're not even from earth. I think it's just the modern FPS genre that likes American heroes.
But some crazies might not decide to buy it, and it's not like they're going to attract new customers by saying "Hey look, space marine is Scandinavian now!" Or at least, this is how the business people see it.Daystar Clarion said:I very much doubt that there are any sensible American gamers who wouldn't play a game because the protagonist wasn't American.
That's just silly.
Now, I may be a simple American, but if Warhammer 40k has taught me anything, it's that Space Marines sound like posh British gentlemen with giant sticks up their butt (but really, is there any other kind >_>)The Last Melon said:space marines with American accents out there?
And as far as they go, Nathan Drake is only "American" in that he is a white guy with a neutral accent. Bioshock's protagonist only speaks once, andpure.Wasted said:where does that leave us? Bioshock, Uncharted, and Fallout?
Hardly hallmarks of the FPS genre.
Regardless, there are far more foreigners out there, in our FPSes and out of them, than it might seem.
I loved those games so much. I wish they made another one. ^_^nikki191 said:get out of here stalker.. oh yeah i have
What in the...since when did you post here?pure.Wasted said:P.S. a certain mutual acquaintance wanted me to refer you to a website that would get my account banned faster than you could say Heil Hitler. Let's say I did that.
Since... before... you?The Last Melon said:What in the...since when did you post here?
When people say "Americans" what they REALLY mean is the Default Perfect White Character.Ryotknife said:Well...americans are not a race, but a group compromised of every race on the planet.
I would not mind playing a non-american in the slightest as long as the game is not full of cultural references i have no way of understanding. Like you said, CoD has a history of putting you in the shoes of non-americans. in fact the russian sections of the world war 2 CoD were probably my favorite.