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[soulassssns]

I'm just going to leave this right here.

Racist!

Walks out....

Lol

 

[RedAssedApe]

So who is this guy then?

yeah this is why people thought he was white. the actual selfie in the e3 video looked like a totally different character from what ubi posted on instagram.

 

[RustyNails]

Looks Nepali to me. Also, just imagine you are Ajay Devgan while playing.

 

[golem]

So who is this guy then?

Neogaf detectives at work!

Interesting.

 

[Bruticuz]

But what's his sexual preference?

He likes transgender clowns specialised in making balloon animals.

 

[hbkajshdvfbkjhvgkahsgdfka]

Bring back Quarbani Singh.

 

[Red Rudolph]

Skin tone screams "Mario Kart 8 character"

 

[xXBaconXx]

LOUD NOISES

Spoiler

Glad it's not a generic white guy like FC3 was

Ok, white guy = bad character. Ok good to know.

Spoiler

Wasn't it the point that he was a stupid bratty whiteboi. Kind of like being a tiny white dude in prison

 

[Nestunt]

cant wait for this game

my only concern is the AssCreed3 roots

 

[Sundown]

Not bad. Far Cry 4 will be the first Far Cry I play. I hope it's good. I heard good things about FC3.

 

[psychotron]

Are there any conclusions I can jump to about him?

.

 

[culafia]

In most games there would be nothing inherently wrong with a white MC. In this game though it would turn it into yet another tale of poor oppressed natives who need a white savior to rescue them

Isn't that a bit of an overdramatic way of looking at FC3? No one there seemed that insanely helpless (many of them are the reason Brody even got his mad skills) and his skin color never had anything to do with the game. He just happened to be white.

 

[delleps]

but muh indignation

 

[Raist]

yeah this is why people thought he was white. the actual selfie in the e3 video looked like a totally different character from what ubi posted on instagram.

Looks like the same guy to me.

 

[Gbraga]

There's something weird about him, maybe his eyes are too close? I don't know. But still, he's pretty hot, I like him.

 

[Cizeta-Moroder]

He likes transgender clowns specialised in making balloon animals.

#NotAllWhoLikeTransgenderClownsSpecialisedInMakingBalloonAnimals are psychopathic killers. I'm not happy with this representation.

 

[robotzombie]

i cant relate to him

 

[GavinUK86]

yeah this is why people thought he was white. the actual selfie in the e3 video looked like a totally different character from what ubi posted on instagram.

Cannot unsee Nathan Drake.

 

[Biochet]

I still can't believe this guy was the prophesized savior of the island...

But he has the tattoos.

 

[Acquiescence]

He likes transgender clowns specialised in making balloon animals.

As someone who is a transgendered clown but is unable to make balloon animals, this representation in video games offends me. I will rain down hellfire on Ubisoft via my Twitter account.

 

[Mory Dunz]

So...no one in this game turned out to be white?

Those overreactions...

 

[Orayn]

Certainly an improvement over Jason Brody and nice to see more protags who don't precisely fit the "white dude w/ gun" template.

I'm just going to leave this right here.

Racist!

Walks out....

Lol

What a stunningly insightful contribution.

 

[RedAssedApe]

So...no one in this game turned out to be white?

Those overreactions...

verdict is still out on people being gay though! lol

 

[Deleted member 20920]

Looks like Godfrey Gao with a thicker jaw.

 

[Sojgat]

So who is this guy then?

yeah this is why people thought he was white. the actual selfie in the e3 video looked like a totally different character from what ubi posted on instagram.

Watching the video it's clear that they've changed it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d60v1OErEY&feature=player_detailpage#t=302

 

[Special C]

Wasn't the whole point of Jason Brody that he WAS a generic frat boy type?

 

[soulassssns]

Certainly an improvement over Jason Brody and nice to see more protags who don't precisely fit the "white dude w/ gun" template.



What a stunningly insightful contribution.

Like 90% of the comments in here. Exactly why I put "LOL" on my post.

/rollseyes

 

[Orayn]

Wasn't the whole point of Jason Brody that he WAS a generic frat boy type?

Yes, but the game didn't really use him to satirize or parody anything very effectively if that was the writers' intention. He was a pretty flat character who got vaguely more willing to kill people and take revenge as the story went on.

 

[Shredderi]

Nice looking guy. I like it.

 

[King Gilga]

Ok, white guy = bad character. Ok good to know.

No, white guy(gal) = almost every single MC ever.

It's nice to have variety.

I like pizza, doesn't mean I want pizza for dinner every freaking day of my life.

This is what the first time we're having a (north) indian/nepalese MC in a game?

More than enough of a reason to celebrate.

 

[Dictator93]

But does he have a case of the Not-Gays?

This is the only remaining piece of info I need before I preorder.

Dont worry, there will be a nepalese chick with a pink fru fru ribbon in her hair.

 

[PurpleEggRoll]

No, white guy(gal) = almost every single MC ever.

It's nice to have variety.

I like pizza, doesn't mean I want pizza for dinner every freaking day of my life.

This is what the first time we're having a (north) indian/nepalese MC in a game?

More than enough of a reason to celebrate.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[ArchersOfAgincourt]

I'm really excited in a kind of academic way to see how they shake up the story in terms of Ajay's motivations -- but in the end, we all know it's going to result in him getting guns, slaughtering hundreds, and blowing shit up. That's the shortcoming for a lot of these shooter stories -- it's nigh on impossible to empathize with a character outside of cutscenes when that level of violence is mandated by the game's mechanics.

EDIT: The game will probably still be fun as shit though. I just feel Ubisoft trying to be more responsible in their mature storytelling while also pushing the insane violent gameplay to new extremes are at opposing ends.

 

[RedAssedApe]

Hope this paves the way for the return of the original good looking asian man (in gaming)

Takeshi Kaneshiro/Onimusha

 

[Orayn]

No, white guy(gal) = almost every single MC ever.

It's nice to have variety.

I like pizza, doesn't mean I want pizza for dinner every freaking day of my life.

This is what the first time we're having a (north) indian/nepalese MC in a game?

More than enough of a reason to celebrate.

Closest I know of is Ash Farruk, one of the protagonists of Front Mission 2. He's from a renamed future version of Bengladesh.

 

[BloodMoney]

But what's his sexual preference?

If I had to guess, I'd say he's a gay hermaphrodite white dude intent on subverting the 1st world LGBT community.

 

[hbkajshdvfbkjhvgkahsgdfka]

Closest I know of is Ash Farruk, one of the protagonists of Front Mission 2. He's from a renamed future version of Bengladesh.

There's also Quarbani Singh from Far Cry 2.

 

[Muppet of a Man]

An indigenous, non-white protagonist. Hmmm, maybe someone has been listening after all. Still looks pretty generic, unfortunately.

 

[RedSwirl]

I was hoping he'd be a Gurkha, but whatever.

 

[jtenma]

Ok. But why does he have to be some meathead stud with perfect hair and goatee? Also, typical almond eyes. Why no battle scars on his face?

Riiiiiighht.


#Sexualized #Unrealistic #BoycottUbisoft2014

 

[Crossing Eden]

An indigenous, non-white protagonist. Hmmm, maybe someone has been listening after all. Still looks pretty generic, unfortunately.

At this point I think gamers are confusing the word "generic" with "looks like a normal person."

 

[sjay1994]

So...no one in this game turned out to be white?

Those overreactions...

According to Hutchinson, there are only 2 white people in the game.

 

[Captain Europe]

Looks good! Nice to more non-white mains.

And stahp making the same joke over and over GAF.

 

[Fysi]

So an Asian Jake Gyllenhaal?

 

[eso76]

Closest I know of is Ash Farruk, one of the protagonists of Front Mission 2. He's from a renamed future version of Bengladesh.

Oooh, i really liked this game's artwork and character design, but i couldn't find anything online (was googling the wrong terms).
You pointed me in the right direction, thanks.

 

[PairOfFilthySocks]

Ah, excellent, a non-white guy, something Ubisoft has never done before.

Spoiler

Oh you know I'm taking the piss

 

[J 0 E]

Looks white/asian to me

 

[Gestault]

Anyone else notice this?

 

[WrenchNinja]

I was prepared for disappointment but I am pleasantly surprised. Good on you Ubisoft.

 

[rosaceadude2112]

Anyone else notice this?

hmm i think you may be on to something here