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December 28th, 2009, 10:20
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_korea1_01.jpgFor the first time in a Street Fighter title, there is a South Korean (http://kotaku.com/tag/southkorean/) character: Juri (http://kotaku.com/5372547/south-korean-fighter-gets-bust-size-change). Not everyone is happy with the way South Korean is depicted in her SSFIV stage.
According to South Korean newspaper The Dong-a IIbo, South Korean gamers who have seen Super Street Fighter IV (http://kotaku.com/tag/superstreetfighteriv/)'s South Korea stage feel disappointed and don't really feel that it looks Korean, but rather, Chinese or a mix-mash of both, making it difficult to discern where the heck the stage is.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_korea7.jpg
It's not just the outfits that the background characters are wearing, but also the banners which predominately feature Chinese writing — a few banners appear to feature Korean writing. Of course, Chinese writing has traditionally been used in Korea and can be found scrawled on landmark temples and shrines.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_korea4_01.jpg
Other criticism is that there are few skyscrapers (which dominate today's South Korean urban sprawl) and the depiction of street vendors is highly outdated.
Stereotypes in Street Fighter?
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According to South Korean newspaper The Dong-a IIbo, South Korean gamers who have seen Super Street Fighter IV (http://kotaku.com/tag/superstreetfighteriv/)'s South Korea stage feel disappointed and don't really feel that it looks Korean, but rather, Chinese or a mix-mash of both, making it difficult to discern where the heck the stage is.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_korea7.jpg
It's not just the outfits that the background characters are wearing, but also the banners which predominately feature Chinese writing — a few banners appear to feature Korean writing. Of course, Chinese writing has traditionally been used in Korea and can be found scrawled on landmark temples and shrines.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_korea4_01.jpg
Other criticism is that there are few skyscrapers (which dominate today's South Korean urban sprawl) and the depiction of street vendors is highly outdated.
Stereotypes in Street Fighter?
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