I spoke with Jawmuncher & got approval to make this thread (he even helped me with the title), seeing as it's great news for Capcom going forward. Given that the quote in the other thread comes from a questionable source, I'll do bullet points instead.
- The document cites Spider-Man: Miles Morales as a positive example of PoC representation, while The Last of Us Part II & Shadow of the Tomb Raider are cited as positive examples for LGBTQ+ representation.
- They also talked about how Peach & Zelda are seen as negative stereotypes for women since they're typically damsels in distress, but also cited BotW as an improvement since Zelda takes a more pro-active role in it.
- Sex appeal was cited as something that should be equal between men & women, and be mainly to serve a purpose within the context of the story. They want to move away from overly sexualizing, say, just the women.
- Capcom even called themselves out on their past mistakes, including...
- Rainbow Mika's butt slap in Street Fighter V
- Monster Hunter World's armors for the female hunters being more revealing than their male counterparts
- Dee Jay wearing a Rastafarian hat
- Capcom also mentioned that they need to have cosmetics for all forms of characters be available.
- Example Used by Capcom: Custom characters having any kind of haircut, facial hair, or body type
- The document mentions a direct desire to move away from offensive stereotypes, only featuring certain ethnicities, & sexual/obscene language/jokes (unless they serve a legitimate story purpose).
- Capcom even mentioned that they should reach out to various localizers to make sure that various content in their games are appropriate
- Examples Used by Capcom: The use of "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas", numbers/expressions that could reference the Nazi party, content regarding pigs in relation to Arab localizations, etc.
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