wraggster
August 18th, 2012, 14:37
Alexander Hutchinson calls journalists' behaviour 'subtle racism'
The press is too soft on Japanese developers, claims the creative director of Assassin's Creed III.
Alexander Hutchinson feels elements of Japan-made games, particularly their narratives, are often flawed but regularly forgiven.
“I think there’s a subtle racism in the business, especially on the journalists’ side, where Japanese developers are forgiven for doing what they do,” he told CVG in an interview (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/363428/assassins-creed-iii-interview-alex-hutchinson/).
Hutchinson went on to say that the alleged preferential treatment that Japanese developers receive is “condescending”, as all developers should be treated equally.
He explained: “Just think about how many Japanese games are released where their stories are literally gibberish. Literally gibberish. There’s no way [a western developer] could write it with a straight face, and the journalists say ‘oh, it is brilliant’.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/41749/Assassins-Creed-dev-journalists-have-Japanese-bias
The press is too soft on Japanese developers, claims the creative director of Assassin's Creed III.
Alexander Hutchinson feels elements of Japan-made games, particularly their narratives, are often flawed but regularly forgiven.
“I think there’s a subtle racism in the business, especially on the journalists’ side, where Japanese developers are forgiven for doing what they do,” he told CVG in an interview (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/363428/assassins-creed-iii-interview-alex-hutchinson/).
Hutchinson went on to say that the alleged preferential treatment that Japanese developers receive is “condescending”, as all developers should be treated equally.
He explained: “Just think about how many Japanese games are released where their stories are literally gibberish. Literally gibberish. There’s no way [a western developer] could write it with a straight face, and the journalists say ‘oh, it is brilliant’.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/41749/Assassins-Creed-dev-journalists-have-Japanese-bias