Extra Credits has been doing their last few episodes about divesity in games, and since then I have come to realize that there is a major trend in the gaming industry; if there is not a create your character function in the beginning of the game(such as with many rpgs), most likely the main character or protagonist is gonna be a white, heterosexual, male, with no religous view, and his age will very directly with the market the company is trying to appeal to. I've been scratching my head trying to think of a few games(good games hopefully but cant be to picky) that don't conform to this trend.
1. Portal....
2....
Nope nothin.
Anywho, can anyone think of some other games that include protagonists that don't fit into the previously described catagory? (I'm only 17, so if there was a time of complete equality(noth the best word) in games in the past, i feel sad i missed it)
Also, any ideas as to why this may be? Are companies just trying to create a game with what they view as "safe immersion", something easily related able? Seems like if we... people want this to be an art, we might wanna try something with a few more different perpectives. (perspective being the fundemental concept of art)
1. Portal....
2....
Nope nothin.
Anywho, can anyone think of some other games that include protagonists that don't fit into the previously described catagory? (I'm only 17, so if there was a time of complete equality(noth the best word) in games in the past, i feel sad i missed it)
Also, any ideas as to why this may be? Are companies just trying to create a game with what they view as "safe immersion", something easily related able? Seems like if we... people want this to be an art, we might wanna try something with a few more different perpectives. (perspective being the fundemental concept of art)
