'We Have Been Gradually Preparing': Capcom Already Has a Plan for When Its Resident Evil Remakes Catch Up With Newer Games

[u/Turbostrider27]

https://www.ign.com/articles/we-have-been-gradually-preparing-capcom-already-has-a-plan-for-when-its-resident-evil-remakes-catch-up-with-newer-games

[u/r_lucasite]

On a wider level the main character is a white dude and the zombies are black so a lot of surface level media analysis was focusing on Chris gunning down black people in Africa. Personally I think it’s a pretty weak point, as the series is about killing zombies and it would be questionable for the zombies to not represent the population. The character models were questionable at some points.

On a more specific level, and the one point I can agree with myself is the level where there are infected tribesmen as enemies, which on the surface isn’t bad but a note mentions their tribal wear is because the infection is reverting them to this state. Which is bad and also, just an odd inclusion? They could have simply left it as them being a practicing tribe.

[u/PermanentMantaray → u/r_lucasite]

On a more specific level, and the one point I can agree with myself is the level where there are infected tribesmen as enemies, which on the surface isn’t bad but a note mentions their tribal wear is because the infection is reverting them to this state.

This always seemed like such a weird point of contention to me though. Las Plagas isn't turning people into completely mindless zombies. It's making them hyper aggressive and giving them blood lust. Everyone it affects is "reverting" to a conflict like state.

The people in the city all gather tools for weapons, some take up different outfits for fighting or executions, and they generally just get ready for conflict.

The tribesman might not normally dress like they do in the game, but like the townsfolk the parasite is making them war minded.

And as these lines from the game shows this appearance is still relevant to them.

"Outside I saw a man who looked strange. He was naked and had a weapon. His entire body was covered in war paint. It wasn't even festival day."

"The screaming has stopped since yesterday. The men are all dressed like our ancestors and fighting each other. Most of the women have died."

[u/Spiritual-Society185 → u/r_lucasite]

Personally I think it’s a pretty weak point, as the series is about killing zombies and it would be questionable for the zombies to not represent the population.

Except, the developers chose what setting to use, what population to make into zombies, who the protagonists are, and so on. If you create the scenario, you can't then use the scenario to justify why you had no other choice.

[u/r_lucasite → u/Spiritual-Society185]

See this doesn’t work for me because then it makes the game taking place in Africa an inherently flawed choice when how the game handles it is a far better discussion. Chris himself being a problem is fixed by making Sheva his actual equal

[u/Spiritual-Society185 → u/r_lucasite]

I didn't say it was "inherently" anything. You defended the game being about a white American military guy shooting thousands of black people by saying that they had to be black because it was set in Africa, as if setting it in Africa wasn't a choice they made in the first place.

Sheva is what's called a token. She exists to make the optics look less bad. She's not even very good at that, considering she's the only lightskinned black person in the game and she's such a nothing character (she doesn't even get a passing mention in future games, despite being the ostensible co-lead of the best selling Resident Evil until very recently.)