Capcom will begin to rely on more and more western involvement while developing video games, in an effort to never again become embroiled in the kind of controversy that accused the publisher of inciting racist undertones in Resident Evil 5.
The game was almost immediately labeled as racist due to depiction of African zombies fighting against a white American protagonist. The inclusion of a black female as a partner did little to stem the accusations.
Though organizations such as the British Board of Film Classification dismissed racist concerns, Capcom felt compelled to protect itself from further incidents.
“Since the RE5 controversy, we have become much more aware of how important it is that we are part of the asset creation process early on so that we are able to have a say in the end product,” Capcom America’s senior PR manager Melody Pfeiffer told Gamasutra.
“We are also designing a lot of our own assets from this side of the pond, so that we are able to make strategic pieces of content that make sense for our market. We are working really closely with our producers in Japan to construct these materials for the West and they are open more then ever to hearing our thoughts and ideas for assets.”
