KEM10 said:
Saulkar said:
In the case of the States ridiculing, making fun of, or being indifferent to Canada you generally are not supposed to take it seriously as it is in most but not all cases done in jest.
How about a trade? I will attempt to stop Americans from making US's Hat jokes, and you stop Canadians from making US is stupid jokes. If we start now we might have this done in about 200 years.
Lol dude, I think we should be friends,and as a Canadian, I would be proud to lay off the jokes, but I'm afraid more must be done than to just stop making fun of our hats (by the way, your referring to toques right? I've never heard anyone make fun of Canadian hats before. It seems kinda silly really). To sweeten the deal why don't we just stop making fun of each other altogether? Or maybe make fun of each other more! Make silly jokes about Canadian's more often, because after all, Canada needs more exposure in the states.
Now, since being on topic is necessary, I think that the fact that Developers like bioware hail from Canada is something we are already proud of (as it grants much revenue to our country), and simply having a Canadian flag appear next to the bioware logo would be sufficient to say "Hey, did you enjoy this game? If you did then support Canadian developers because we have talent too!" (In fact much of this mentality comes from feeling suppressed by how much of our media comes from the states, many Canadians just need something to make them feel "Not American." While this isn't something I agree with in principle, I can see their need to be recognized as coming from a proud independent country, to feel some national pride, as opposed to feeling like the suppressed little brother of the U.S.A.) Going back to my original topic, there is no need to make the character feel particularly Canadian because the character in any game (especially rpgs) is supposed to feel like it belongs to the player, whether that player comes from England, the U.S.A., Canada, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, etc. the in game character of the player should be what THEY want him/her to be, not what the developer wants them to be. I think that bioware recognizes that and this is why they continue to make some of the best role playing games of this age. Its because they allow the character to truly be YOURS, regardless of where your from, that they don't give sheperd, or any of their characters, a specific country from which he hails, and I think that its a smart move, considering that creating a specifically Canadian Hero would likely alienate some of the international audience to their games. After all, what's the point of showing national pride in a game if only Canadians like it?
Quick Summary, what I'm trying to say here (although never really did) is that we need to Support, and show our pride in Canadian game developers because they make great games, and the world will support them as well(if they like the games being developed by Canadians), but not necessarily show so much pride that they market their maple leaf so hard that people think we're all self absorbed pricks. I think that, if the Mass effect character had been particularly Canadian, the series would not be as popular as it is, partly because it alienates the international audience. And if a developer alienates their international audience, they become self absorbed pricks
(No offense intended, if any was found, please make any replies respectful and level headed, thanks guys!...and girls!)
