Why do America(ns) always have to be the good guys ?

Lets be honest,in reality there is no good guys or bad guys,you pick who you think is the enemy and vice versa.For some reason,prob due to some Hollywood influence,game developers seem to be following the route of 'America' good guys which is kinda getting boring for character dev dept.

For the sake of diversity,i think they shud try steer away from the america hero thingy and try make more japanesse,african,brazillain etc good guys

Because they're world's only Superpower right now.

yea lol Americans are war junkies yet when fit hits the shan who's there? America. We do so much humanitarian work on this planet but the only thing that makes the news is our wars because it gets ratings. Open your mind...

Because they're world's only Superpower right now.

supa_badman

they are also war junkies and really do make the perfect bad guy if you think of it. make a game where the US invade another country claiming to find weapons cause said country is a threat when in reality they just want to slowly take over the country and turn it into a puppet state by instilling their own politics and terrorizing the people. The good guys would then be a rebel group trying to end the tyranny........Raid3nsnake

they are also war junkies and really do make the perfect bad guy if you think of it. make a game where the US invade another country claiming to find weapons cause said country is a threat when in reality they just want to slowly take over the country and turn it into a puppet state by instilling their own politics and terrorizing the people. The good guys would then be a rebel group trying to end the tyranny........Raid3nsnake

Actually i wasnt refering to some political thingy,i was refering to characters in a video game.Obviously someone said prob becuz the games are made in the US true point but then the US is a diverse country and when you make a game for a worldwide audience,you should realize not everyone is american.Its like watching the same chick flick over n over agen,ud prob know all the lines

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]I want a game where the player takes the place of the Taliban and attacks the Twin Towers. I want to see if the U.S goverment would allow it if not there breaking the first amendment.Laser_Hunter

Thats not what the public thinks.

Kinda like how lincoln didn't end slavory but is given credit.

didn't happen till the 13th amendment.

What people said because we are the super-power in the world. Also if you are going to sell a movie/game in America why would you want the "good guy" to be someone else, the audience needs to relate to the good guy. A lot of countries do this in their movies/games, Japan would be another example of this all where the good guy is Japanese.

What people said because we are the super-power in the world. Also if you are going to sell a movie/game in America why would you want the "good guy" to be someone else, the audience needs to relate to the good guy. A lot of countries do this in their movies/games, Japan would be another example of this all where the good guy is Japanese.

machod_19

From my perspective it would mainly be because of the language. And secondly, the world is already so influenced with movies where we watch from the American's perspective which in a sense will make for better marketing if you just follow the stream. Thirdly.. since the US is developing so many weapons etc etc, it's like a paradise for the game developers to take idea's from.

[QUOTE="Raid3nsnake"]they are also war junkies and really do make the perfect bad guy if you think of it. make a game where the US invade another country claiming to find weapons cause said country is a threat when in reality they just want to slowly take over the country and turn it into a puppet state by instilling their own politics and terrorizing the people. The good guys would then be a rebel group trying to end the tyranny........supa_badman

[QUOTE="supa_badman"][QUOTE="Raid3nsnake"]they are also war junkies and really do make the perfect bad guy if you think of it. make a game where the US invade another country claiming to find weapons cause said country is a threat when in reality they just want to slowly take over the country and turn it into a puppet state by instilling their own politics and terrorizing the people. The good guys would then be a rebel group trying to end the tyranny........Raid3nsnake

Because we are the good guys?

[QUOTE="Raid3nsnake"]they are also war junkies and really do make the perfect bad guy if you think of it. make a game where the US invade another country claiming to find weapons cause said country is a threat when in reality they just want to slowly take over the country and turn it into a puppet state by instilling their own politics and terrorizing the people. The good guys would then be a rebel group trying to end the tyranny........supa_badman

We are the bad guys and were good at being them.

[QUOTE="Laser_Hunter"][QUOTE="Fightingfan"]I want a game where the player takes the place of the Taliban and attacks the Twin Towers. I want to see if the U.S goverment would allow it if not there breaking the first amendment.Fightingfan

Thats not what the public thinks.

Kinda like how lincoln didn't end slavory but is given credit.

didn't happen till the 13th amendment.

[QUOTE="supa_badman"][QUOTE="Raid3nsnake"]they are also war junkies and really do make the perfect bad guy if you think of it. make a game where the US invade another country claiming to find weapons cause said country is a threat when in reality they just want to slowly take over the country and turn it into a puppet state by instilling their own politics and terrorizing the people. The good guys would then be a rebel group trying to end the tyranny........Warship_19

We are the bad guys and were good at being them.

Even if you dislike the Iranian President the fact that you want to murder him is crazy. He is a human being who has done nothing to you.

Probably because alot of games come out of the US so of course the US would look good. Same goes for games made in japan, it's usually always the main focus and hero's.

The Taliban is comparable to the Vietcong. They are villagers defending they're land from foreigners.Laser_Hunter

Because the games are made in the USA?Ryan_Kitchen

[QUOTE="Warship_19"]

[QUOTE="supa_badman"] It did happen. It's called Iraq. It also happened in Nicaragua. They're not puppet governments anymore, but the US have done it.Laser_Hunter

We are the bad guys and were good at being them.

Even if you dislike the Iranian President the fact that you want to murder him is crazy. He is a human being who has done nothing to you.

Don't side with him unless you know what your talking about. Brush up on American Politics.

Go google US embassy in Iran and look at some of the images you get. Shocking stuff.

Oh look... America Bashing. Neat. How Trendy.

What's the matter, Bobby Kotex not saying anything to harp on about Activision or CoD this week?

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[QUOTE="Warship_19"] This is why I plan on joing the Marine Core in a year.I love the Idea of blowing **** up in other countries, thats the republican parties main philosophy, Next we need to Invade Iran, I would love to be the one to personally kill President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

We are the bad guys and were good at being them.

Warship_19

Even if you dislike the Iranian President the fact that you want to murder him is crazy. He is a human being who has done nothing to you.

Don't side with him unless you know what your talking about. Brush up on American Politics.

Go google US embassy in Iran and look at some of the images you get. Shocking stuff.

I never said we were going to kill civilians. But it happens in every war in Mans history Civilians have died. Name one where they havint.

I never said we were going to kill civilians. But it happens in every war in Manshistory Civilians have died. Name one where they havint.

Warship_19

Because the games are made in the USA?Ryan_Kitchen

they are also war junkies and really do make the perfect bad guy if you think of it. make a game where the US invade another country claiming to find weapons cause said country is a threat when in reality they just want to slowly take over the country and turn it into a puppet state by instilling their own politics and terrorizing the people. The good guys would then be a rebel group trying to end the tyranny........Raid3nsnake

lol you just described the bush administration

I never said we were going to kill civilians. But it happens in every war in Mans history Civilians have died. Name one where they havint.

Warship_19

tso in otherwords they need to try to be like the north koreans

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[QUOTE="Laser_Hunter"] I hope you realize the Taliban didn't attack the Twin Tower. :|Laser_Hunter

Thats not what the public thinks.

Kinda like how lincoln didn't end slavory but is given credit.

didn't happen till the 13th amendment.

i can't remember what terrorist group it was but there was one that was more powerful than al-qaeda anybody know?

[QUOTE="Laser_Hunter"][QUOTE="Fightingfan"]

Thats not what the public thinks.

Kinda like how lincoln didn't end slavory but is given credit.

didn't happen till the 13th amendment.

dante5395

i can't remember what terrorist group it was but there was one that was more powerful than al-qaeda anybody know?

[QUOTE="Warship_19"]

I never said we were going to kill civilians. But it happens in every war in Mans history Civilians have died. Name one where they havint.

Diddies

Nah dude, he's saying in war, no matter how careful people can be, civilians always end up getting killed. I don't think he thinks its right, but he's stating that its inevitable that it happens.

Anyways, Americans have to be viewed as the good guys. Don't expect a US game developer to make a war game with an Iraqi soldier aligned with Hussein, whose goal is to kill every American soldier all over the Middle East. I can only imagine the media backlash that company would get. If not an American good guy, than who else? Also remember America is a melting pot of different cultures, an African-American hero is still an American hero, and so on. :)

...And how this thread has degenerated.

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[QUOTE="Laser_Hunter"] The Taliban is comparable to the Vietcong. They are villagers defending they're land from foreigners. (Albeit with a more religious drive) They do not have the resource to do that. I think you have Al-Qaeda and the Taliban mixed up.MethodManFTW

i can't remember what terrorist group it was but there was one that was more powerful than al-qaeda anybody know?

Take the movie Avatar as one of many examples....

long long ago i read in kotaku or somewhere else about an iranian game where u r a persian soldier defending people from isreali bombers. it got banned. also there was a chinese or japanese war game that in the early days of the ps2 where they show that the enemies are the american and u fight them too defend ur freedom, that game got banned too. can remember the names of those games never played them and dont think they where any good since they where VERY low budget.

Because the guy with the biggest stick gets to write the endings to the stories.

[QUOTE="MethodManFTW"][QUOTE="dante5395"]

i can't remember what terrorist group it was but there was one that was more powerful than al-qaeda anybody know?

Fightingfan

What people said because we are the super-power in the world. Also if you are going to sell a movie/game in America why would you want the "good guy" to be someone else, the audience needs to relate to the good guy. A lot of countries do this in their movies/games, Japan would be another example of this all where the good guy is Japanese.

machod_19

I think you're wrong there. Metal Gear Solid is a japanese game but the hero of the game is still american. If you ask me the nationality of the hero of a game should'nt matter no matter what country you're from. If americans can't relate to a hero with another nationality, they should really open their eyes to reality. No nation is perfect, certainly not the US. It's ok to aknowlege that without being a traitor to your country.

We are all human, right?