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[Kade]

He's literally not white. Snow is white. Flour is white. This guy, however, is not white. Get it through your thick fucking skulls.

He does look like he could be Kazakh or something though.

 

[FullMetaltech]

Thats a good one. Alsmost spilled my coffe at work.

 

[Kerned]

It seems like some of you might have missed this awful thread from last week, which is probably partially responsible for this clarification needing to even be made in the first place. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=819730&highlight=

 

[woen]

Great job for whoever made this!

 

[Sn4ke_911]

apparently some story details leaked.

Hidden in the majestic Himalayas lies Kyrat, a country steeped in tradition and violence. You are Ajay Ghale. Traveling to Kyrat to fulfill your mother’s dying wish, you find yourself caught up in a civil war to overthrow the oppressive regime of dictator Pagan Min.

Explore and navigate this vast open world, where danger and unpredictability lurk around every corner. Here, every decision counts, and every second is a story. Welcome to Kyrat.

http://www.onlysp.com/far-cry-4-story-details-leaked/

 

[boeso]

...

If in doubt -

 

[SolidSnakex]

It seems like some of you might have missed this awful thread from last week, which is probably partially responsible for this clarification needing to even be made in the first place. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=819730&highlight=

There were apparently a number of journalists on Twitter starting shit. I know Ben Kuchera and Danielle Riendeau (both from Polygon) were already complaining about it.

 

[sjay1994]

apparently some story details leaked.



http://www.onlysp.com/far-cry-4-story-details-leaked/

Ajay is an Indian name....

Have we ever had an Indian protagonist in a video game before?

 

[spindashing]

Yoooooo

 

[sjay1994]

apparently some story details leaked.



http://www.onlysp.com/far-cry-4-story-details-leaked/

Maybe should start a thread?

 

[ComputerMKII]

Ajay is an Indian name....

Have we ever had an Indian protagonist in a video game before?

 

[Alcotholic]

10/10
Will spam around E3.

 

[Razia]

Protagonist. Not character.

 

[jerry1594]

Blonde light skinned guy is 'not white'. Whatever.

 

[TheBaronOfNA]

Blonde light skinned guy is 'not white'. Whatever.

Many Asians are light skinned, and hair can be bleached.

 

[drgambit]

He's talking about the dude holding the grenade...

Spoiler

I hope...

 

[MilesTeg]

Great job for whoever made this!

Got it here:

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/05/18/photoshop-contest-results-fun-with-halo-5-and-far-cry-4.aspx

 

[LiK]

Blonde light skinned guy is 'not white'. Whatever.

Probably just dyed hair. I'm Asian but I'm whiter than most white guys.

 

[badgenome]

Blonde light skinned guy is 'not white'. Whatever.

Yoshiki Hayashi: white dude.

 

[Into]

 

[SolidSnakex]

Blonde light skinned guy is 'not white'. Whatever.

 

[piratepwnsninja]

Probably just dyed hair. I'm Asian but I'm whiter than most white guys.

No, some dude on the internet said that can't be possible, so you're obviously lying.

My wife and I got into a pretty heated discussion about the box art over the weekend. At least she agreed that the Mario Kart roster comment from last week was stupid.

 

[fasTRapid]

But does he look like a bitch?

Add in something about E3!

He already has the WiiU gamepad at the side, lying on the ground. What more do you want?

Spoiler

/s

 

[Honome]

Ajay is an Indian name....

Have we ever had an Indian protagonist in a video game before?

I think the protagonist of AC III is an Indian, right? Right????

Spoiler

just kidding!

 

[Kerned]

I just honestly don't see how anyone could think either guy on the cover is "white." It's so bizarre.

 

[Griss]

Sorry for quoting it for the 10th time, but this is fucking magic.

 

[jerry1594]

Probably just dyed hair. I'm Asian but I'm whiter than most white guys.

Wait yeah. Guy has a Jedward cut.

 

[Einchy]

There were apparently a number of journalists on Twitter starting shit. I know Ben Kuchera and Danielle Riendeau (both from Polygon) were already complaining about it.

Pretty sure that it required to start up some racism or sexism controversy on twitter to keep your job at Polygon.

It's like clockwork with those guys.

 

[Derp1na]

It's incredibly stupid that people were calling it racist because they thought he was white.

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

It looks pretty obvious that he's the villain (or more simply FC4's Vaas)

Also,
Why did he have to be the creative director? AC3 literally ruined my love for that series.

 

[ymmv]

Made me laugh. Then laugh again. And giggle and laugh another time.

Congrats to you, dear sir (if you're the artist).

 

[Korosenai]

What's wrong with being a playable character?

 

[Xenon]

He's like a gritty FF character.

 

[ymmv]

It's incredibly stupid that people were calling it racist because they thought he was white.

Now it's gonna be called racist because the white protagonist is shooting non-whites.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

He's not white? Why the hell not?

This game is clearly racist to whites....and obviously homophobic.

I'll lick a PS4 pad if it's not.

 

[sunofsam]

I thought he was an Albino - they are usually bad guys right?

 

[Liamario]

He shouldn't have even acknowledged the ridiculous claims of racism (which by the way, make no fucking sense).

 

[RiggyRob]

Dat Miyamoto grin.

 

[TheSeks]

So another evil protagonist on the boxart like Far Cry 3 to entice people in with them thinking they're the player character, then?

 

[Liamario]

He's not white? Why the hell not?

This game is clearly racist to whites....and obviously homophobic.

I'll lick a PS4 pad if it's not.

It's disgusting, isn't it. I want to play as a black, white guy!

 

[mclem]

But is he gay?!

I wonder if this tweet was basically intended to confirm *this* via omission rather than deny the other two.

 

[Ashtar]

Classic

 

[Parakeetman]

While it was obvious he was not the protagonist, I sure as hell wouldnt have minded if it was.

 

[Angelus Errare]

The villain really never looked white. Not sure how people thought he was.

 

[MilesTeg]

Made me laugh. Then laugh again. And giggle and laugh another time.

Congrats to you, dear sir (if you're the artist).

Nah, I got it from that Game Informer contest deal. Wasn't sure if it had been posted here yet as it's a couple days old now. Wasn't trying to pass it off as my own image (I don't know anything about photoshop haha), this just seemed like a good thread to post it.

 

[Shiina]

I can't believe him being white or not actually caused any discussion. People these days get offended by way too many things.

 

[Neuromancer]

But, his wrist...

 

[Corto]

Don't worry, someone will take offence of the race representation in the game because of it using another non-white villain. And all this without even playing the game.

 

[Laconic]

He's like a gritty FF character.

Ouch.

 

[Ravensmash]

Blonde light skinned guy is 'not white'. Whatever.

When people say 'white', theyre referring to ethnicity rather than skin colour.