What story/history/books would make some good black games with AAA quality?

Ezekiel 25:17

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Hearing the constant woke vs. anti woke controversy, it's making me think what games could be made to represent us. I'm not talking small indy games, but big AAA games with a lot of content. It doesn't have to be hood criminal related, those are too typical anyway.

I really can't think of anything. Sophia steward was the author of the matrix books. :jbhmm:Mike Pondsmith wrote Cyberpunk, but that's not really black.


Maybe something Pharaohs in Egypt related? Something dealing with Mummies? :jbhmm:
 

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:troll: Black Sands but seriously a Static Shock game. Being an evolution of Infamous and Sunset Overdrive’s gameplay would be dope.
 

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... Million Man March . . .

. . Open-World in DC / surrounding-area . .. main character is a rookie FBI agent from Northern PG tasked with investigating rumors of domestic terror attacks by white supremacists . . "act one" would be more focused on procedural aspects of an investigation .. interviewing NPCs - typical side-quests being a good-samaritan ... you have to obey the law and act in accordance with your federal training otherwise you get a Mission Failed screen . . . but then as the main storyline proceeds and the March occurs on the National Mall - the agent discovers an internal conspiracy that causes him to resign from his position and go off the grid to join up with a group of nationalists . .. "Act 2" is where the genre shifts into more of a Metal Gear Solid framework - sneaking into the Capitol Building, White House, Pentagon, etc. .. carrying out "righteous" asassinations . . ... stealth surveillaince in the middle of the night in Arlington National . . . "Act 3" shifts into uncharted territory away from what happened in real-life and brings the realization that you played into the conspiracy and you and your group are being set-up in order to justify a Race War . . . . this section of the game involves skirmishes and fire-fights between large groups of people and would be a hybrid of Dynasty Warriors / Advance Wars type-blend of strategy and real-time shooter including "Settlements" similar to Fallout 4 . .. there would still be the Open-World aspect to enable looting enemy encampments, arming and fortifying your own allies' strongholds and general fukkery with side-quests encouraging you to sabotage the enemy in creative ways aside from large-scale combat (Hitman-type kills) . . . . destroying power-grids.. poisoning their water supply.. capturing devils and putting them into forced-labor in your territories to passively build up your own stats - and optional QuickTime torture sessions. . .dealing with traitors and snitches. . . . freeing the people from internment camps . . . im trying to think if it would be possible to have a realistic "good" ending . . or if it would just end with Amerikkka being invaded ala Red Dawn while everybody was distracted by the "Color Clash" . . .. and nukes raining down across the country as the end credits play a chopped-and-screwed version of Whitney's National Anthem performance. . . ..

 

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I'd love a sim/game about running Eugene Bullard's nightclub 'Le Grand Duc' in France :manny: dude lived a life crazier than most would believe possible



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He then acquired his own establishment Le Grand Duc. Located at 52 Rue Pigalle, he turned the struggling venue into a “must go” place. Being one of few owners licensed to stay open past midnight, Bullard catered to the passion for jazz and modern dance. Rue Pigalle became a vibrant street filled with African-American clubs where white and black revelers mixed freely and enjoyed the nightlife.

Bullard booked talent ranging from Ada “Bricktop” Smith (who would later open her own club at 66 Rue Pigalle) to Josephine Baker and Florence Jones. The aspiring poet Langston Hughes worked as a dishwasher for him. The whole of the extended American community in Paris wanted to be seen in his club, from F. Scott Fitzgerald to Nancy Cunard or Fred Astaire. British visitors included Noel Coward and Edward, Prince of Wales.

Eugene Bullard, Black Expatriate in Jazz-Age Paris


First African American combat pilot and multi-talented legend. He's my GOAT.
 

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...plenty of material to mine from this book for an open-world Vietnam War game . . .. the Dead Presidents movie was "inspired" by one of the stories . . .. .

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If indie comics count, I'd say the YouNeek Verse comics

And the Immortal Nadia Greene
 

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BITTER ROOT​



In the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance is in full swing, and only the Sangerye Family can save New York-and the world-from the supernatural forces threatening to destroy humanity. But the once-great family of monster hunters has been torn apart by tragedies and conflicting moral codes. The Sangerye Family must heal the wounds of the past and move beyond their differences... or sit back and watch a force of unimaginable evil ravage the human race. DAVID F. WALKER and SANFORD GREENE, the creative team of Power Man and Iron Fist, along with indie veteran CHUCK BROWN (Trench Coats, Cigarettes and Shotguns) bring you 24 action-packed pages of monsters, mayhem, and family dysfunction in a brand-new ongoing series. BITTER ROOT Cover As by SANFORD GREENE will be connecting through the first story arc.


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