Why does it ALWAYS have to be the American millitary

You guys ever notice how 99% of big modern/ ww2 shooters have you play in the U.S millitary everytime? Why not use a different country in the world for once.

Im not whining because i live in Canada and hate the states, i have nothing wrong with our neighbors to the south but seriously im getting sick of playing the same marines/ rangers every single time.

When MOH was first revealed i heard that it was going to be set in Afghanistan, i hoped for a little while that we would be a part of a different country. Britain, Canada, Australia, France etc. Those countries were at one point or still are in Afghanistan. Also, im assuming when i post this im going to get some 15 year old kid saying LOLOL CANADAS MILLITARY IS SUCKS HAHA so if your one of these people then dont even bother posting, you just make your self look like an idiot.

Oh well, hopefully MOH will be kick ass :)

Does it really make any difference? Other than a few minor weapon and equipment differences and the accents of the characters, I really don't see how it matters.

Yeah I thought it was cool in world at war when you got to play as the Russians.

This is like asking why a large portion of protagonists in video games are white males. Because thats what the developers are, and thats what the largest target audience is.

Does it really make any difference? Other than a few minor weapon and equipment differences and the accents of the characters, I really don't see how it matters.

bessy67

To be completley honest after a long time it starts to get to me, but maybe thats just me.Im not hating the U.S, its just a little variety in that certain part of gaming would be nice.

COD4 was good with the SAS, that first mission was just spectacular, I know what you mean, they followed it up relatively poorly with MW2 with the whole TF141 instead of SAS. I geuss being a brit i'm a little biased but man just love the whole spec ops SAS jazz.

I just loved how the SAS brought a different gameplay feel to COD than the standard, and i can say for sure that when playing through MW2 I dreaded the US military segments. I would like to see some russian spec ops too, those guys are bad-ass. But I think the cause of all the Americanness (if thats a word lol) in games is simply because Americans are generally VERY patriotic.

I am wishing for a vietcong segment in Black ops but...I don't know if it will be there

Most of the developers for war games are AMERICAN. That's why the games tend to be from an American prespective. If you have a problem with it, then start your own company in your native land from your native perspective.

Yeah the CoD games where you got to play as nationalities other than Americans in WW2 and in the modern warfare games was very welcome.

Most of the developers for war games are AMERICAN. That's why the games tend to be from an American prespective. If you have a problem with it, then start your own company in your native land from your native perspective.

DumbDubya

Still shouldn't stop you from trying something new

[QUOTE="DumbDubya"]

Most of the developers for war games are AMERICAN. That's why the games tend to be from an American prespective. If you have a problem with it, then start your own company in your native land from your native perspective.

MEOWWW123

Still shouldn't stop you from trying something new

Why would you want to try something new?

The American military is the strongest and most advanced in the world, what's not to make anyone on the planet want to use them for a game?

Who starts off with a game and says "ok this has to be great so let's start with the 5th best military on the planet"?

No, you take the number one to be the leader, then if you want some squads lower on the list you flesh it out with the 2nd best, 3rd best, 4th best....

[QUOTE="DumbDubya"]

Most of the developers for war games are AMERICAN. That's why the games tend to be from an American prespective. If you have a problem with it, then start your own company in your native land from your native perspective.

MEOWWW123

Still shouldn't stop you from trying something new

No I agree with that. They should add variety and playing as other military forces would be nice, but really that is the reason why.

Most of the developers for war games are AMERICAN. That's why the games tend to be from an American prespective. If you have a problem with it, then start your own company in your native land from your native perspective.

DumbDubya

DICE is Finish, I believe, and they make America vs. Russia.

[QUOTE="DumbDubya"]

Most of the developers for war games are AMERICAN. That's why the games tend to be from an American prespective. If you have a problem with it, then start your own company in your native land from your native perspective.

HavocV3

DICE is Finish, I believe, and they make America vs. Russia.

Swedish :p

Then why did they switch out the .45 for 9mm?

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[QUOTE="DumbDubya"]

Most of the developers for war games are AMERICAN. That's why the games tend to be from an American prespective. If you have a problem with it, then start your own company in your native land from your native perspective.

MEOWWW123

DICE is Finish, I believe, and they make America vs. Russia.

Swedish :p

knew it was something 'ish.

You guys ever notice how 99% of big modern/ ww2 shooters have you play in the U.S millitary everytime? Why not use a different country in the world for once.

Im not whining because i live in Canada and hate the states, i have nothing wrong with our neighbors to the south but seriously im getting sick of playing the same marines/ rangers every single time.

When MOH was first revealed i heard that it was going to be set in Afghanistan, i hoped for a little while that we would be a part of a different country. Britain, Canada, Australia, France etc. Those countries were at one point or still are in Afghanistan. Also, im assuming when i post this im going to get some 15 year old kid saying LOLOL CANADAS MILLITARY IS SUCKS HAHA so if your one of these people then dont even bother posting, you just make your self look like an idiot.

Oh well, hopefully MOH will be kick ass :)

MEOWWW123

You guys ever notice how 99% of big modern/ ww2 shooters have you play in the U.S millitary everytime? Why not use a different country in the world for once.

Im not whining because i live in Canada and hate the states, i have nothing wrong with our neighbors to the south but seriously im getting sick of playing the same marines/ rangers every single time.

When MOH was first revealed i heard that it was going to be set in Afghanistan, i hoped for a little while that we would be a part of a different country. Britain, Canada, Australia, France etc. Those countries were at one point or still are in Afghanistan. Also, im assuming when i post this im going to get some 15 year old kid saying LOLOL CANADAS MILLITARY IS SUCKS HAHA so if your one of these people then dont even bother posting, you just make your self look like an idiot.

Oh well, hopefully MOH will be kick ass :)

I'm American, I like playing as Americans. But I can see where our friends in other countries might get tired of it.

The Russians beat the Germans, we beat the Japanese.

I see what you mean but look at CoD, if you play CoD:WaW you switch between the Marines and the Red Army and many of the levels are about the Red Army, I think it's just a matter of who was most active in the war at the time, America is usually the good superpower and if your wondering about Canada I would think Canada would genearlly be fighting with the Americans because of the fact that they both are on the same continent and border each other. Personally, I feel that the real cliche is the idea of placing Russians as the bad guys.

The Russians beat the Germans, we beat the Japanese.

TheHighWind

If the american military is the best in the world (and im not disputing this), then it might make for a more challenging game to be playing AGAINST them.

Other than the odd game with rogue americans you don't really seem to see this much.

If the american military is the best in the world (and im not disputing this), then it might make for a more challenging game to be playing AGAINST them.

Other than the odd game with rogue americans you don't really seem to see this much.

I don't think a game where you kill Americans will go over very well here. Especially if it isn't war related. I don't mind playing as SAS or anything, Just the accents are different.

Grand Theft Auto has a Niko Bellic and he isn't American. Although, it isn't a war game.

[QUOTE="TheHighWind"]

The Russians beat the Germans, we beat the Japanese.

Trinitarian

Because America has the best Army ever?Agent-Zero

That's a bit nieve, even though people like to drill that into peoples heads doesn't mean it's the truth, as far as tech we are highly advanced but an army is not solely based on the stuff it has or the training of it's soldiers, in the end it's whoever could use the lives of the men their commanding, if you have a bad commanding officer it could turn the tides of the battle and just because it is listed in an officers portfolio that he is good doesn't mean he isn't prone to mistakes. Many soldiers and officers succomb to the stresses of their job or just can't handle the level of violence in war, I'm not even sure how America has won so many wars, there have been many militaries through history that have been reviered for their combat effectivness and lost to the underdog, how did Napoleon lose or the Spartians at the Battle of Marathon, they all lost because in one way or another their opponents found a way to beat them and America should be no exeption.

Does it really matter? In games like COD modern warfare u actually spend most of the game as a british SAS.

You guys ever notice how 99% of big modern/ ww2 shooters have you play in the U.S millitary everytime? Why not use a different country in the world for once.

Im not whining because i live in Canada and hate the states, i have nothing wrong with our neighbors to the south but seriously im getting sick of playing the same marines/ rangers every single time.

When MOH was first revealed i heard that it was going to be set in Afghanistan, i hoped for a little while that we would be a part of a different country. Britain, Canada, Australia, France etc. Those countries were at one point or still are in Afghanistan. Also, im assuming when i post this im going to get some 15 year old kid saying LOLOL CANADAS MILLITARY IS SUCKS HAHA so if your one of these people then dont even bother posting, you just make your self look like an idiot.

Oh well, hopefully MOH will be kick ass :)

The Russians beat the Germans, we beat the Japanese.

[QUOTE="penpusher"][QUOTE="Trinitarian"] We let the Russians capture the captial of Berlin from the East, the American forces were right at the door step and we could have plowed them down. However Stalin wanted the repuation of sacking that city because thier Nation wanted revenge, first of all, for all the carnage the Germans wrought upon their cities. If it wasn't for D-day, the turning point in the war, and other key victories by the Americans Germany would have not only beaten the Russians but would have controlled all of Europe.Trinitarian

[QUOTE="Trinitarian"][QUOTE="penpusher"] there are plenty of games that feature and infact star the armies of other nations,,,but mind you I do get what you mean how it tends to be america saving the world, even in sci-fi, take halo for instance your in the 26th century in an army thats meant to be consisted of the united NATIONS (emphasis on the plural) space command and yet just about every soldier seems to sound very american ... it does get a bit annoying for those of us of other naitons sometimes but over all it doesnt mean to much in the long runpenpusher

All you gotta do is elect George W. Bush to make us the bad guys.

[QUOTE="Trinitarian"][QUOTE="penpusher"] not quite true, russia was doing very well by that point, infact the germans were as good as defeated by D-day....penpusher

[QUOTE="TheHighWind"]

The Russians beat the Germans, we beat the Japanese.

Trinitarian

The turning point was Stalingrad, actually

The American military have become iconic, not just in videogames, but in movies, the news and on the world stage in general. They are what most people are familiar with when the subject of military power is concerned. CoD gives people a good flavor for what other military forces are like. Hopefully, we'll see more of that.

im pretyy sure that in cod 3 u got to play as canada

America does have the most powerful mitiliary in the world, there is NO ARGUMENT. But it's because we spend more money on the military than the next 5 military power combined.

Also regarding World War 2, defeating Germany was a group effort. Defeating Japan was mostly a US effort.

yeah im gonna have to say its the fact that we have the most powerful military with all the best gadgets and in real life we have played a big role in different wars. Its not like other countries are never represented though.

[QUOTE="TheHighWind"]

The Russians beat the Germans, we beat the Japanese.

Trinitarian

You are so wrong, if it was not for the Russians there would be no United States.

lolz fail, the task force is the british army...and im an american and like playing as the task force more...i think it has something to do with ghost

America does have the most powerful mitiliary in the world, there is NO ARGUMENT. But it's because we spend more money on the military than the next 5 military power combined.

Also regarding World War 2, defeating Germany was a group effort. Defeating Japan was mostly a US effort.

DumbDubya

Because America is the greatest and most powerful country on earth. Everything that happens here matters to the world. We invented the Internet and you are posting on an american gaming site.

Because America is the greatest and most powerful country on earth. Everything that happens here matters to the world. We invented the Internet and you are posting on an american gaming site.

bphan

The internet huh, I think its safe to say u'r talking about the world wide web (www) which is a product of Sir Tim Berners Lee, a Brit. No Britain, no www.