Ubisoft Confirms Far Cry 4 Character Is ?
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From the very second the cover images and art were revealed for Far Cry 4 they have been the subject of second guessing and controversy. Between the Tibetan prayer flags, the apparent subjugation of another human being and the overwhelming amount of stereotypical images pertaining to effeminate, ? men, where do we begin? Ubisoft is the largest video game company in the world after the recent layoffs by EA.
Why then, do you need such blatantly obvious images in your games? You don’t need to attract attention.
We all know who you are. That is something you expect from a startup in order to get their name out there. I contacted Ubisoft Montreal, the studio in charge of development, in order to confirm. I obviously wasn’t the only one who thought this, as evidenced by this tweet by Polygon’s own editor Ben Kuchera. Look at the responses to it as well.
After a few calls and busy phone lines, I was able to reach Public Relations Manager Marie-Michelle Crevier. I asked her about the reason behind including the stereotypical images as well as making the character ? . The response of “What images are you referring to?” I admit took me for surprise. When I mentioned the all pink clad effeminate man with frosted hair, teased eyebrows as well as all the ? -centric images (of which I listed them all), the response changed to “We weren’t planning on releasing that information yet”. I attempted to confirm by asking again if he is ? but they are just not releasing the fact that he is ? yet. Ms. Crevier responded in the affirmative by saying “Yes. But sir you’ll need to contact the San Francisco office and speak to Scott Fry for any more information.
He’s the person handling PR for Far Cry 4″. Before ending the call, I asked Ms. Crevier the reason behind not releasing the information, especially after recent news on the lack of female and ? protagonists. I got the same response and referred to Mr. Fry again. The conversation was short and amicable and I thanked her for her time.
Now that I had confirmation, I attempted to reach Mr. Fry as to why but received negative results. Numerous calls, voice mails and twitter messages went unreturned over a period of four days. As much as I would have liked a response, it wasn’t really necessary as I already knew that Far Cry 4 would have a ? protagonist. It is still slightly disturbing that in 2014 major companies have to hide these facts, but I get it. Its about money. Unfortunately, it’s 2014 not 1814 and no one really cares so long as you make a good game. It’s also disturbing that it has to come down to stereotypes in these images as well. I think we are past that as a society.
I hope. Ubisoft’s E3 press conference is set for June 9th so maybe we will hear more then. Maybe not. In case you haven’t seen the image yet, it’s posted below for you to see. Don’t forget the conveniently placed logo of the”? rainbow” as well. The preorder page is interesting too. Could it be more obvious the way he’s holding the giant spear weapon?
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I will not buy that game
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I don't know why there is any fuss about this cover. Ain't nothing the industry hasn't done already. This ? is a publicity stunt.
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The dude on the cover looks like Macklamore, so its blatantly obvious he's a ? ....
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Can't wait for this.
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^^^ what
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He looks like a "supreme gentleman".
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Again, we still gone act like the ? agenda aint real?
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Will get this game .................. off the strength of FC3 ......... but yea, the agenda is real
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? protagonist?
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Smh. IMO this article is a dud. I believe the fruit in the pink suit is the bad guy.
So if you all hate ? so much you can take solace in the fact that you'll probably get to slay him.
I don't want to play as a ? . Would probably ruin the game for me. So I hope it's not true. -
Damn yall really hate ? people that much you won't even buy it, much less play as a fictional character
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Smh. IMO this article is a dud. I believe the fruit in the pink suit is the bad guy.
So if you all hate ? so much you can take solace in the fact that you'll probably get to slay him.
I don't want to play as a ? . Would probably ruin the game for me. So I hope it's not true.
you been playing with ? ever since you accepted focus' friend request on xbl -
Damn yall really hate ? people that much you won't even buy it, much less play as a fictional character
? men intimidate them.
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Whenever I come across people with really intense feelings about ? people my first thought is "oh, they must be ? and on the DL".
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Any ? who says they won't buy this game now but laughs at E2S jokes is liar
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Whenever I come across people with really intense feelings about ? people my first thought is "oh, they must be ? and on the DL".
And then you ask them for their XBL account and try to bribe them with codes. You sick ? ! -
John_Blazini wrote: »Any ? who says they won't buy this game now but laughs at E2S jokes is liar
I guess you can't play games where the main character is a good father figure then. No Last of Us for you. -
earth two superman wrote: »Smh. IMO this article is a dud. I believe the fruit in the pink suit is the bad guy.
So if you all hate ? so much you can take solace in the fact that you'll probably get to slay him.
I don't want to play as a ? . Would probably ruin the game for me. So I hope it's not true.
you been playing with ? ever since you accepted focus' friend request on xbl
How do you know Focus is on my friends list?
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I didn't. (LOL!)
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earth two superman wrote: »Smh. IMO this article is a dud. I believe the fruit in the pink suit is the bad guy.
So if you all hate ? so much you can take solace in the fact that you'll probably get to slay him.
I don't want to play as a ? . Would probably ruin the game for me. So I hope it's not true.
you been playing with ? ever since you accepted focus' friend request on xbl
How do you know Focus is on my friends list?
lol. Its obvi lil man is obsessed with me. I keep him breathing, I'm like his life support. I don't mind. It's an easy job. All I have to do is me. -
Focus still mad I ethered him in the xmen thread.
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Yo that cover is fruity as ? ! Why the dude on his knees look like he been ? by the main character? Dude looks like a victim for real, and matey got his hand on his head like his ? oppressor....SMFH!
But I was thinking about copping the series since I seen them cheap on PS+....I dunno anymore
