Games in America and You!

[mangus]

I like when they're filming in a snowier part of Canada and they call it "alaska"

 

[El Poncho]

As for the smartest man in the world comment; Stephen Hawking has one of the most brilliant minds in the world today, and America is responsible for a lot of leading research into nanotechnology, particle physics (until the LHC comes online), and chemistry (Polymer science got it's beginnings in Erie, PA). Contrary to popular media belief, the United States is not (entirely) filled with overweight, ignorant rednecks who can't formulate a single thought beyond "I wonder if a Big Mac tastes good WITHOUT the special sauce?". While we, as a nation, have slipped as a leading scientific mind for the world, there is still a lot of brain power on this side of the pond (eat MIT's 1000 GHz processor!).

Stephen Hawking is British not American.

 

[You_have_a_name]

well the main guy in cod4 was british and the main guy in cod5 was russian

Uh....did you miss the American missions?

yeah i know their are American missions but the main ones aren't

 

[MagnetoHydroDynamics]

I sense an upcoming internet backdraft...

Anyway I share OP's base opinion.

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

Done going off topic now? Lucky, i didn't know Lionhead XD

Off topic? I was offering a reason as to why most games take place in America or star Americans. Which would of course be your topic of discussion.

 

[McScruffy]

As for the smartest man in the world comment; Stephen Hawking has one of the most brilliant minds in the world today, and America is responsible for a lot of leading research into nanotechnology, particle physics (until the LHC comes online), and chemistry (Polymer science got it's beginnings in Erie, PA). Contrary to popular media belief, the United States is not (entirely) filled with overweight, ignorant rednecks who can't formulate a single thought beyond "I wonder if a Big Mac tastes good WITHOUT the special sauce?". While we, as a nation, have slipped as a leading scientific mind for the world, there is still a lot of brain power on this side of the pond (eat MIT's 1000 GHz processor!).

Stephen Hawking is British not American.

Whoops. He should be American. Damn Stephen Hawking, ruining my entire argument.

 

[Spirultima]

Done going off topic now? Lucky, i didn't know Lionhead XD

Off topic? I was offering a reason as to why most games take place in America or star Americans. Which would of course be your topic of discussion.

That means nothing, most Japanese games take the more intelligent route and make up an entire world. E.g. On Final Fantasy its always a new world map, but keeping to principles like 3 continents.

American designers just go with the most basic design, the one already there.

 

[Same River New Water]

In short: it's not so much the people, it's the cultural momentum.

The problem with that argument is that "American" isn't a race, it's a nationality. When those Hungarians, Germans, Italians, Russians, etc etc. move to America to get their work done most of them get citizenship as well. Voila, they are now Americans too!

Good point, though when the OP said that a disproportionate number of characters are American, I assume he wasn't talking about the sort of "American" that has a thick Indian accent and a childhood in Mumbai.

 

[boholikeu]

Done going off topic now? Lucky, i didn't know Lionhead XD

Off topic? I was offering a reason as to why most games take place in America or star Americans. Which would of course be your topic of discussion.

That means nothing, most Japanese games take the more intelligent route and make up an entire world. E.g. On Final Fantasy its always a new world map, but keeping to principles like 3 continents.

American designers just go with the most basic design, the one already there.

That's just not true, actually. There are plenty of games that take place in Japan, maybe even as many as there are games that take place in America. The only reason you don't hear about them is they rarely get translated into English.

In short: it's not so much the people, it's the cultural momentum.

The problem with that argument is that "American" isn't a race, it's a nationality. When those Hungarians, Germans, Italians, Russians, etc etc. move to America to get their work done most of them get citizenship as well. Voila, they are now Americans too!

Good point, though when the OP said that a disproportionate number of characters are American, I assume he wasn't talking about the sort of "American" that has a thick Indian accent and a childhood in Mumbai.

Heh true. Though if you can't tell from the post above, I don't exactly agree with the OP's claim.

 

[Veekter]

My guess is that it has something to do with America being a free country

So america is the ONLY free country here?

Of course not, but they're always going on about their freedom more than I see any other country doing so

 

[Spirultima]

but they're always going on about their freedom more than I see any other country doing so

Yeah you go on about freedom till your eye balls fall out, but i don't see any evidence supporting as much freedom as what is said in the media, because it isn't true.