Expectations: Sheva Alomar

by Guest Contributor Bomber Girl, originally published at Girl in the Machine

There’s been a veritable dry spell in survival horror games as of late, and I’ve definitely been suffering. Dementium: The Ward for the Nintendo DS was a huge disappointment, and Silent Hill: Origins left me with only a cynical apprehension for September’s Homecoming. This year’s E3 provided a smattering of goodies for gamers to ooh and aah over, and we were fortunate enough to get a preview of some sorely-needed survival horror titles. Probably the most notorious is Capcom’s Resident Evil 5.

I enjoyed RE4, although I’m more of a Creep Around And Get Scared Oh Shit What Was That? kind of gal, as opposed to Mow Down Hundreds Of Zombies And Jump Through Windows action-star wannabe, so it wasn’t entirely my cup of tea. It was a wonderful game regardless of my personal preferences, so Capcom is clearly sticking close to that formula for its sequel. Also part of the formula is the good old survival horror hallmark, the secondary character, this time in the form of a woman named Sheva Alomar.

I’m as shocked as anybody that not only is one of the main characters a person of color, but a woman of color, to boot. Sheva comes to protagonist Chris Redfield’s aid as a member of the West African BSAA, or Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance. In another shocking twist, she’s not a squealing, floundering idiot a la RE4’s Ashley, but a competent, well-trained agent who does her share of the combat. Be still, my heart!

I have talked before about the differences between your average male and female survival horror protagonists, and while Leon and Ashley fit my observations quite snugly, Sheva appears to defy most of them. All I can do is speculate, of course, but look how badass she is with that gun! A woman? In a survival horror game? Who’s got everything under control? Is well-equipped for the job and knows what she’s doing? Now that’s some shock and awe, and I’m very pleased.

I’m hoping Sheva is a step up from the ridiculous Ada Wong, whose exoticized Femme Fatale nature stands in entirely for personality. Every one of her scenes in RE4 had me rolling my eyes. Trussed up in an unwieldly Chinese dress, four-inch heels, and a fucking garter for a gun holster, she’s just as easy to take seriously as squealy Ashley. Ada is simple pinup material, a Hot Asian Chick flourishing a gun, and with any luck Sheva will make me forget all about her.

Now, this game won’t even be out until March 2009, so perhaps it’s a bit early to celebrate too much. However, in the world of female video game characters, it’s quite nice to have something positive on the horizon. Sheva’s existence does not cancel out the ugly racism depicted in the RE5 trailer, and I am quite interested in seeing what the overall story and gameplay offer when I actually get the chance to play it.

The Resident Evil series has been around for a good twelve years now, and it’s an obvious fact that its cast of playable characters is totally whitewashed. As diverse as the US’s population is, every Umbrella-opposing RE protagonist has been sparkling white. It’s unfortunate that it took a change of scenery to an African country for any people of color to share the spotlight — and even then, it’s Chris who’s prominently featured in the trailers, screenshots, and previews, while Sheva takes up the support role. However, it looks like a step in the right direction, no matter how small, and I’ll be sure to report back to you as soon as I get my hands on this game in early 2009.

(Go check out some more kickass pictures of Sheva at Gaygamer.net’s E3 ‘08: Hands On With Resident Evil 5.)

Moderator’s Update: This conversation has been going on since August of 2007 and will continue until the damn game releases and we actually play it. However, that does*not* mean I want to read the same boring ass comments on every single post. (I’m looking at you, gamers.)

Please review the following posts before adding a comment:

Of Race and Resident Evil 5 (Latoya)
Moving Gaming Forward: Having Meaningful Conversations about Social Issues (Latoya)
Video Games and the Usual Amount of Racism (Tekanji, Official Shurb/Cerise)
Blackface Goes HD: The Case of Resident Evil 5 (Jason/Microscopiq)

Comments

  1. Antonio wrote:

    I was wondering when this game would become a topic of discussion. I’m a hardcore gamer myself who was troubled by the trailer and its racist undertones. Even so I, and many other black gamers, will likely pick this one up the week it comes out.

    It’s sad how few original black female characters there are in video games. Lead characters of color are missing in general. An article awhile back concluded that the only one was Jade, from Beyond Good and Evil, who’s ethnicity isn’t known but seems to be a person of color.

    Let’s hope Sheva survives the game and reappears in future installments.

  2. Danielle wrote:

    The images of Sheva Alomar are reminiscent of the Michelle Obama caricature featured on “The New Yorker.” Perhaps some applause can be garnered for the “competent, well-trained” aspect of Alomar’s character, but somehow the underlying sense of an “angry, vengeful Black woman” permeates this image as well. Even if Alomar isn’t as exoticized as Ada Wong, my guess is that she’ll still be half-clad in some kind of halter top. Isn’t hypersexualization mandatory for female characters? So, not only are we dealing with racist undertones, but sexist ones to boot. It seems like an attempt by the game industry to undo some negative stereotypes they’ve perpetuated in the past, when in reality even with the best intentions in mind they will continue to perpetuate stereotypes (albeit different ones) by featuring a woman of color in such a role.

  3. Dan wrote:

    My sentiments echo Antonio’s.

    For those not as familiar, here is a screenshot of Resident Evil 5, playing as the main character, Chris Redfield:

    http://theblacksentinel.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/resident-evil-5-20070726113937477.jpg

    As you can see, it looks like it could be a page out of a white supremacist organizations’ manual on ethnic cleansing.

    Many counter-arguments to this suggest that the last installment, Resident Evil 4, was set in a Spanish town where all of the ‘zombies’ were Spaniards (and the main character again was Chris Redfield) and that no one cried about it.

    I personally just think it’s in bad taste. Even if someone who is playing it is the most vehement anti-racist, and the targets are zombies, the subject matter is still unmistakable: ‘heroic, good, white man killing the bad bloodthirsty andigenous black savages.”‘

    I don’t see why Capcom feels the need to make a world tour with their Resident Evil series. Keep it where it belongs, back in Colorado in Raccoon City, a place that was as white as the heroes and heroines of the game.

  4. dave wrote:

    sheva looks badass there. let’s keep our fingers crossed.

  5. Elise wrote:

    I agree and disagree with Danielle. I don’t doubt that Sheva Alomar is going to be running around in an outfit that probably isn’t the most appropriate for killing zombies - par for the course in most games unfortunately. It looks like she’s wearing a halter or tank top in the cap. God knows what she’s wearing for pants (or skirt.) I’m not holding my breath.

    However based on the screencap above I don’t immediately think of the angry black woman stereotype - perhaps because of the context. Guns are pretty necessary to zombie-slaying, so it would make sense that a zombie slayer is going to be packing. From the pic above all I see is a cool, competent woman about to ace some zombies with minimum fuss. However, I am going to reserve judgement until I see more of what Sheva Alomar’s personality is like in-game. She could very well be the ABW stereotype. I hope not.

  6. Alicia wrote:

    It’s interesting to see that in footage and gameplay from E3 showed significantly more -white- zombies that never showed up in the trailer. Maybe they’re reacting the backlash?

  7. Tasha wrote:

    I agree with Elise and to add on even her facial experssion isn’t wildly angry. She does look cool and quite competent handling the gun.

  8. Cheryl Lynn wrote:

    Meh. My heart still belongs to Half-Life and Alyx Vance.

  9. Danielle wrote:

    Point well-taken, Elise. You’re definitely right about Alomar’s facial expression. I don’t want anyone to misunderstand and think that I was trying to say that women of color should be featured as main character roles in such games. I agree that holding a gun is mandatory for zombie-killing games, and I too am hopeful that Alomar will come off as an independent and respectable (but not angry) woman. I still have a problem with the wardrobe, though. If the game companies removed any sense of Alomar’s femininity, they would be dealing with a desexualized character, so I think it’s important that they somehow embrace her identity as a woman. At the same time, I think they could do a better job of that without making characters into sexual objects.

  10. Danielle wrote:

    Edit: “I don’t want anyone to misunderstand and think that I was trying to say that women of color SHOULD NOT be featured as main character roles in such games.”

  11. RoslynHolcomb wrote:

    I know jack about video games having never played them, but the woman in that photo doesn’t look angry to me, even though she is carrying a piece. She looks pretty cool and collected considering that she’s slaying zombies.

    I’m sure there will be plenty of T&A, unfortunately that seems par for the course in video games, and comic books before them. Given that it’s part of the medium I’m not any more offended by it for this character than I am for the genre at large.

  12. Antonio wrote:

    Dan,

    The main character in RE4 was Leon Kennedy not Chris Redfield. Also Raccoon City was destroyed in the ending of RE3. My nerdy side had to point that out. :)

    I think the main motivation for moving the game to Africa is the unique challenges a tropical environment could bring gameplay-wise. Plus now game hardware can similate a jungle environment fairly well. It makes for a good graphics showcase. Metal Gear Solid 3 also had a jungle setting, which worked to its advantage. The developers should’ve considered what a thorny situation they were walking into. Japanese game companies don’t seem to be well-versed on America’s racial history.

  13. Asia wrote:

    I just added this blog to my Google Reader within the past few weeks, and I’m loving it! Such a diverse array of topics! I never expected video games to crop up here. I don’t really have anything particularly interesting to add, but I thought I would share anyway.

    When I first saw the trailer for RE5, I was pretty shocked too. Is this their proposal for dealing with the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa? It seemed like Capcom was making a direct comparison to its victims with zombies. I am still a bit shocked that they would walk into something like this so readily, but somehow it only intensifies my interest in the game. Your points about this new character Sheva also served to pique my interest further. Anyway, great article!

  14. Elise wrote:

    @ Asia: I never thought about a connection between HIV/AIDS and a virulent zombie virus, but I think that’s an interesting take.

    @ Danielle: I didn’t take your comment as saying WOC shouldn’t be in games at all, so no worries there.

    Also ditto on the clothes. Have these game designers never heard of the Zombie Survival Guide? It has very specific ideas on what one wears to a zombie party. (/lame joke)

  15. Tariq Nelson wrote:

    Sheva looks like a little Jada Pinkett-Smith

  16. A wrote:

    Seen the trailer for Mirror’s Edge yet? Another Woman of Color :)

  17. aviator wrote:

    I don’t think Sheva will fall under the ABW stereotype. She spoke a couple of lines in one of the trailers, and the tone of her voice was cool and collected.

    I liked Ada overall in RE4, but I definitely agree that her “dragon lady” outfit detracted from the character. She wore a significantly more appropriate outfit in one of the bonus missions, but still too fanservicy for my tastes (high heels and bare midriff). The video game industry needs to realize that they need more females that project strength, not just sex appeal.

  18. gatamala wrote:

    Sheva looks like a little Jada Pinkett-Smith

    That’s little!!

    Is that Let’s Jam on her bangs?

  19. Merldi wrote:

    “I’m a hardcore gamer myself who was troubled by the trailer and its racist undertones”

    What racist undertones???? did you complain when RE4 made spanish townfolk look like salvages??? theres no racism in the game or trailer, if RE4 is set in spain it’s going to have spanish, if RE-3 is set in the North America then it will have americans. If Re5 is set in a country predominately of african descent then its going to have people of african descent. Also the makers are japanese who have nothing against blacks.

  20. InJM wrote:

    I don’t think Ada was Dragon-ladied up for RE2, but I only remember one or two scenes with her at the moment because it’s been so long since I played RE2.

  21. jd wrote:

    All I’ve seen of this character is the picture above, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed for the whole outfit. yeah, the top looks like a halter, but it could still turn out to be a sports halter like the ones I wear to the gym. (spaghetti-thin straps, but really good shelf bras and actually pretty damn good for running around in)

    Or maybe I’m feeling overly optimistic cause it’s almost the weekend.

  22. A. wrote:

    Perhaps I’m asking for too much, and I’m happy as hell that they’re getting a WoC character, but shit, can I PLEASE get a sister that doesn’t look like goddamn Rihanna?

    Though I wouldn’t mind cosplaying her at a con, in spite of the fact that I look NOTHING like her.

  23. babybro wrote:

    Thank you Merdli, you spoke the words right out of my mouth. Some comments would be adequate if this game was made by an american company, but it’s not, it’s created by a japanese company who has often as a completely different mindset from their american counterparts. ( I know as I live here for 5 years before returning this winter.)

    So you can’t try to apply the same mindset of the “angry black woman” with this because a high majority of japanese people don’t even know what an angry black woman in. In actuality, many only see black people as American. It’s mostly inside the country where people always try to be seperated, but in the world’s view, we are lumped all together.

  24. XYZ wrote:

    @Merdli
    “Also the makers are japanese who have nothing against blacks.”

    Although the Japanese do not have a history of black slavery, they can still be racist. When black people are portrayed in Japanese cultural artifacts such as anime, manga, etc. stereotypes do prevail. I.e. Popo in DragonballZ. You can also check out the blog of an African American teacher who went to Japan with the JET program (Outpost 9) for more evidence.

  25. Chairo wrote:

    @ A

    lol “rihanna”

    whats funny is there are people out there who’ve made resident evil amvs(tribute vids) juxtaposed with Rihanna’s “Umbrella” playing.

    The level of geekage there is profound considering the videogames central antagonistic corporation called “Umbrella CorP”

    Mod Note - Show me the AMVs!!! - LDP

  26. C-Marsh wrote:

    @ Merldi

    “What racist undertones????”

    I have to admit, that when I saw a post about RE5 before I wasn’t buying that the game was racist either. And I don’t think that people are making the argument that the game itself is racist, but the images are questionable. In the grand scheme of things we have to admit that the notion of the white savior slaying “uncontrollable blacks” does have significant racist undertones (reminiscent of Birth of a Nation). The same can be said for RE4 and many of the other RE games. Although the original RE series was set in North America. I can only remember five PoCs that had quasi memorable moments in the series: Carlos (RE3 Nemesis), Kenneth (first dead STARS member in RE1), Ada (RE2 and 4), The Black Officer in RE2 who turns into a zombie, and Rebecca Chambers (RE1). The RE Outbreak series had a couple of PoCs, but I really didn’t get into that. Ironically, both of the “memorable” black characters die relatively quickly. So I think that it is appropriate to question why there is so little racial representation.

    I love all of the RE games, but we can’t let our allegiance to the game blind us from the reality. Am I going to let the game sit on the shelf because of this flaw? HELL NO!!! And I don’t believe that anyone on this site is advocating that, but they do want people to be critical of the types of images that they view. Just as there is racial diversity in the United States, there is racial diversity in African Countries and the games should try to accurately represent or actively include that diversity. Being that it is rare that PoCs have meaningful roles in games in general, I think game developers should consider breaking the white protagonist trend.

  27. babybro wrote:

    @ XYZ

    POPO from dragon ball z is not black but middle eastern. What you have to understand is that Japanese do not have the same understanding of racism as Americans do, why? Because the chance of a japanese person actually meeting a black guy is probably once or twice within a life time. So what and where do they get their information from? Television. And as well all know, the American media can be quite biased towards the Black Community Image.

    So when the only thing that you see regarding black people are gangsta’s, thugs, and chicks shaking their rear end on all rap video’s, that is all they are going to know about.

    But things are slightly changing, a black person in Japan just recently became the first foreign inka singer (japanese classical music), his name is Jero, and he has been tearing up the music charts here in japan. (which is very suprising as Inka hasn’t been popular for a long time here in Japan.)

    Also, Japanese people are not completely without faults either. Often Japanese and other asian countries will pick up something they see that can be used in say an anime or movie, and not realize completely what it’s about. An anime literally got it rear ended handed to them, when they used they accidentally used the Koran (sp?) as a some type of method for terrorism or something.

    The japanese government was getting attack by multiple different countries and they issued a long apology and told off the anime companies to do research more before they attempt to use a foreign object.

    @ C-Marsh

    Again, you cannot expect that type of thinking from a company which has a 0.3 percent black population (mostly coming from africans) They do not have the exposure nor the understanding to truly grasp the racial complications that exist within the States.

    The only way I see it changing from a Japanese company, is if more American and European countries go out first and start putting making changes into these games. Than the Japanese will be exposed to it, see it, and react from there. Otherwise, it won’t happen.

  28. Chairo wrote:

    @Mod

    lol

    here are the amvs:
    http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rihanna+resident+evil&search_type=&aq=f

    Mod Note - Yes!!! - LDP

  29. Latoya Peterson wrote:

    @babybro -

    Two holes in your theory there:

    1. Even it is a Japanese game maker, the promotional company has American subsidiaries who help to translate cultural references and make sure the game still flows when presented to a different viewing audience. They should have caught that.

    2. Japan has a *different* history of racism than the US but they can still be racist. I am going to ask a game designer I know to contribute a piece here - she works in the industry and she is a Japanese national. That should hopefully clarify some things.

  30. AVPlaya wrote:

    The Japanese may not be sensitive to white on black racism, but they are quite well versed being racists against other Asians in general. RE5 isn’t made with racism in mind - they have no idea shooting black people is taboo in the US. What is taboo if they made a RE game shooting Koreans demons… now that’s a potential war-starting game.

  31. Merldi wrote:

    “can still be racist.”
    How does this relate to the video game?? it portrays the same way it portrays the usual enemies……………. ZOMBIES!!!!!!!

    ” they have no idea shooting black people is taboo in the US”
    And shooting white,hispanic, or asian isnt taboo??? let me say this again, its set in a area of those who are mostly african descent, who else are you going to fight against??? resident evil is about shooting zombies, genetically engineered ones, and fighting a organization called Umbrella Corporation NOT about mocking people of african descent

  32. Latoya Peterson wrote:

    @Merldi -

    Run a search for Resident Evil 5 on this site. Jason from Microscopiq contributed a guest post last year explaining why the game is racist, I put up a few posts on the changes in the game and people who did not think it was racist, I excerpted N’Gai Croal’s posts on the racism and the fallout. This is one of many posts.

  33. Danny wrote:

    I’ve been reading about this game and I have to chime in to say that I’m really not seeing any racism in this. The game takes place in Africa so you’re gonna have mostly African’s to deal with.

    And while it does not really mean anything I have to echo the fact that most RE games have had mostly white populations of zombies and no one complained aobut and RE4 had almost all Spanish people and no one complained.

    I wonder what people would say if the game was taking place in South Africa where there is a mix of white Africans and black Africans

  34. Latoya Peterson wrote:

    See here:

    http://www.racialicious.com/2008/04/15/of-race-and-resident-evil-5/

  35. Latoya Peterson wrote:

    And I am not approving any more comments that parrot ideas we have already covered.

  36. Jay wrote:

    I’ve been reading about this game and I have to chime in to say that I’m really not seeing any racism in this. The game takes place in Africa so you’re gonna have mostly African’s to deal with.

    But why is it necessary to have it in Africa in the first place? Exoticness?

    Moreover, there’s a dearth of protagonists that are anything but white in games whether they’re Japanese or American/European - no, not even Asians (Japanese nationals consider non-American Asians to be the “other”).

  37. babybro wrote:

    @ Latoya

    1) That is exactly my point. As you can see, the American subsidiaries had no issues in the game at all when translating it over towards it’s audience. So the key question is this, how are you going to expect Japanese game developers to understand the racial complexities within the US if even US game developers doesn’t even follow the same pattern, and yet they actually live in this country. That is very unrealistic. Regarding racial complexities, it’s up to American game developers to lead the way, and others will follow.

    2) Oh I never said Japanese people cannot be racist. But most of their racism is tailored towards other Asian’s, usually china and korea. I won’t get until full details because that’s not what it’s about.

    So until Americans “themselves” start placing more minority protagonist, you can’t expect other countries, ESPECIALLY homogenious countries like Japan to add more.

    @ Jay

    There is nothing wrong in having it in Africa. Just like there is nothing wrong in having it in Australia. But more than likely, they choose Africa because of the different scenery, nothing more. I’m pretty sure our next RE will probably have a jungle like atmosphere. They are just trying out different things.

    And there are definitely A LOT more Japanese games that feature Japanese characters than any other race, however, those games are not exported to the states because they believe there wasn’t a market for them. Living here, I can tell you guys that Japan has us beat in the amount of video games they produce, but only a select few actually is exported to different countries. So you guys are only seeing a smidget amount of games that Japan actually produces. Games based off of Japanese Drama’s and TV shows. Games based off of Anime’s.

  38. Kaonashi wrote:

    I don’t care what race they are, Zombies in general freak me the hell out and are a menace that must be stopped. I don’t care how awesome that Sheva character looks, I think I’m going to pass on this game. :P

    On a more serious note, I’m waiting to see what people who have actually played the game have to say. There’s precious little to go on right now other than great looking trailers which tell you zero about plot and intent.

  39. Latoya Peterson wrote:

    @Jay/Babybro -

    The game developer’s reasons for putting the game in Africa are in the link I provided.

    1. Because Africa is where life began, and is a fitting place to track down the origins of the T-virus.

    AND

    2. Because Africa is a completely different kind of environment, in that it is flooded with light - this is a radical departure from most survival horror games, which are set in the dark.

    This game is going to be a phenomenal, gameplay wise, because of the interplay of light areas, dark areas, and sight - as you can see if you go watch the trailer.

    @babybro - And America is the only place that has ever had contact with Africa? No, no, no. Most countries are aware of these historical injustices - half the time, they learned about them or were committing them in their own way. (Or, more recently, trade deals and development are steered by an understanding of this shared history.) And most other countries are a little better informed about the struggles of others than we are.

    When my Japanese penpals came to visit me, they wanted to visit every single Smithsonian museum, because they wanted to see “the American version” of world history. Let’s not assume the entire globe is ignorant of basic history.

    Let’s also not assume the world is ignorant of basic business practices either. I don’t give a fuck whose “fault” it is - as far as I am concerned, it kryiarchy.

    But that isn’t an excuse. And the more people say “Japanese people don’t know anything about blacks!” excusing racism in character design, the more you allow for these things to continue.

    After all, you already excused it right?

  40. Latoya Peterson wrote:

    @Kaonashi -

    The first people who play it - aside from N’Gai Croal - will have little to say about the treatment of race. In general, game journalism is a field fraught with peril - funding is so scarce that if you criticize something, you could get fired.

    (This is one of those rumors that’s a little too true: http://kotaku.com/gaming/rumor/gamespot-editor-fired-over-kane–lynch-review-328244.php)

    I’ll be checking for it, with my homegirl Hae. We’ll play it the first week it comes out. I’ll be interested to check out the Escapist’s take as well.

  41. Anonymous wrote:

    “But that isn’t an excuse. And the more people say “Japanese people don’t know anything about blacks!” excusing racism in character design, the more you allow for these things to continue.”

    Can you explain on how the character design is racist???

    Mod Note
    - READ. THE. LINKS.

  42. babybro wrote:

    @ Latoya

    What I’m basically speaking of is the “white savior” antics people are speaking of. Many people within the US do not believe this notion, and since many of these individuals still control most of the media that is distributed around the world, how will you expect other countries to go against the grain of what they see?

    And I’m not saying that Japanese people do not know the history behind africa or other historical events, I am saying they lack the experience and understanding of the complex racial relationships within the US. The “white savior belief” is just that, a belief. It’s not an historical event like slavery or the holocaust. So it’s not like they can pick up a history book and read about it. The only way they can pick up any subtle message like that is to pick up a book that discusses about those belief, which are books that are rarely if ever imported to other countries. I was literally shocked when I saw the audacity of hope located in the stores of aoyama book store, because even if it was by obama, never have I seen a book on the book stores dedicated towards an black person’s life or experience.

    So if I did find this stereotypical, would I find it excuseable? Of course, because until we can get it right in our own country, where it’s actually happening at it’s core, it’s totally unrealistic to expect it in other countries.

    But I do not find the game stereotypical in the slightest, so that’s a different story.

    Now if she started bust our rap lyrics and had a boom box on her shoulder, than it would be a different story. For example, I read this manga called Naruto, where latest villian is this black looking guy who looks like westley snipes, and starts busting our rhymes and rap lyrics. Now that is stereotypical completely because America already protrays at least a decent image of black people aren’t just rappers and singers. So I was highly offended by that.

    However this whole “white savior” thing from RE, I’m personally am not buying it.

  43. Chairo wrote:

    resi 5, feels disturbing for the same reason resi 4 did

    The attitude of the protagonists and how arbitrary the reason is for a having a white dude in an area killing non whites
    Fans that say “well in the past we were killing white guys and you didn’t complain”
    yeah because we were white people killing white people; what on earth could be loaded about that, you know minus if the murdered whites were working class, and or gay or all female etc

    fans will beat their chests talking about “the overarching theme of zombies” being the reason to go Africa. To me thats bull; it still looks just as dumb as 4
    The makers have been making this crap up as they go along. For one in Resi5 these aren’t “zombies”, they’re actually just people infected with something.
    So when Leon says in one of the trailers
    “i came here there was no reason”

    saying this about infected people sounds idiotic; how can you expect reason from infected people, with a virus that makes them act sluggishly like the hundreds of zombies you’ve annihilated in the past.
    Lastly why hasn’t anyone focused on the fact that the makers have actually said they’re getting inspiration from Black Hawk Down.

  44. Jay wrote:

    Here’s the inspiration for Sheva Alomar, straight from the horse’s mouth.

  45. Juan wrote:

    I don’t know… it’s a nice change, yet I still hate RE5 and can’t help but feel a paper bag test with her character.

  46. mr guy wrote:

    All I want to is that I’m really looking forward to the game, and Im black :)

  47. mr guy wrote:

    *All I want to say that is, sorry for the typo.

  48. Arppis wrote:

    Would love to see more black protagonists in videogames. And this new girl Sheva Alomar does look cool. But, don’t think that this game is any more racist than RE4 was, and I don’t think people will think it that way. If Chris would throw some racist comments around while shooting these zombies, or behave in that manner otherwise, then I would see the point.

    Anyhows, just take the game, play it and enjoy yourselfs. :)

  49. ivan delgado wrote:

    Resident Evil 5 looks fucking raw and Sheva Alomar is sexy as hell.

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