Blog #4: The Resident Evil 5 FAQ

Okay, blog #4. Whoop de doo. Anyways, the topic this time is: Find a text about gender and gender roles. It may be specific to one gender, or address both. Well, guess what? Resident Evil 5 (yet again) has characters in it. These characters are both male and female (gasp!). So, I will discuss Resident Evil 5 again. But with a different article this time. In Resident Evil 5, the main characters are Chris Redfield and Sheva...something. I think Alemar. Sheva Alemar. Anyways, Chris (the guy, obviously) is shown as the strong, serious, intelligent guy. He has cantelopes in his arms. Now, in most games, the female character would be weak and scrawny. And cry a lot, dependant on the guy constantly. But not in this game. Sheva is (almost) as strong as Chris, as intelligent, and serious. They both depend on eachother equally. So, at this point, we wonder why not have all females as a strong character? Well, there have been some strong women in games, and many not-so much. Not-so much: Princess Peach (Mario games), Zelda (EARLY Zelda games). Strong women: Colette and Raine (Tales of Symphonia), Meryl (Metal Gear Solid). The weak woman in games used to be common, but now, not so much. Maybe people complained. (wow, what a crappy ending)