She is insanely hot! Especially in the indian outfit.
I meant native american.
To my knowledge they never said where she was from exactly.Did they ever mention what part of Africa she's from? I dont think she's a local of the place that Resident Evil 5 is set in
I'd probably prefer it if they brought Josh back instead.
I would have preferred it if, instead of adding Sheva as Chris's partner, they added Josh. Sheva seemed like a token to me but it seemed like Josh was already planned to be in the game.
You know what else is funny? Some of the enemies you encounter are not even black despite being allegedly African, the Angry Mobs that attack you have these extremely pale guys who don’t even remotely look African which makes me suspect that they got retextured and possibly their models tweaked to make the game seem less racist, also I’m sure everyone remembers the blonde European looking damsel in distress that got infected and attacks you in one of the first few levels.Funny you should say that, I'm almost certain Sheva (as well the forced co-op) was a direct result of people's accusations of Capcom being racist after the game's first trailers. They might have tried to smooth that over with Token Black Platonic Lady Partner™ Sheva.
I don't think it's that she doesn't matter any longer, I think it's that they're taking the series in a completely different direction. I mean Wesker is gone now and it's not like Sheva was supposed to be a mainstay anyway.
In fact, if I remember correctly, the game didn't even include her originally but after the first preview came out and the reaction was that the game was racist, Capcom spent almost a year throwing her in there before we saw anymore game footage.
After all the racist claims, it's doubtful that we would've ever seen another mansion survivor in the game but if I could've chosen who I would like to have in the game with Chris, I would've either wanted Jill (with a different concept of course) or Barry (if the concept was the same).Exactly. If RE8 and the games that follow are anything like RE7, it will be a miracle if we even see Jill again at some point, let alone Sheva. But knowing RE, even if 7 had been a normal entry in the series, I'm sure Sheva would still have ended up like all the other sidekicks we've had so far: Lost and forgotten after the only game they starred in, even if they clearly survived.
I read somewhere that Sheva was actually a part of RE5's concept for a long time, just not in the same capacity as in the finished version, but rather as a supporting character that shows up every now and then. I'm not going to look it up, though, because it will only make me cry again for how much better that previous concept was... Not that I don't like RE5 as it is, but there could have been so much more to it!
As for Chris's partner, I wish it had been Rebecca. I know it was said that she quit fighting and yada yada, but I can easily imagine a situation where she meets Chris in Africa as a doctor/scientist treating people and researching the new parasite or something like that, and then the situation gets out of control, forcing her to pick up a weapon again. I mean, the same thing happens to Claire all the time and no one complains about that. Also, Wesker's line about the "family reunion" would have made even more sense with another mansion survivor among them rather a complete outsider, and I'm sure less fans would have complained if it had been Rebecca killing him alongside Chris.
A few people actually did complain, but that was because the Ganados in RE4 speak Spanish in a Mexican dialect in what's supposed to be Spain, so it was changed in promotional material that RE4 just takes place in some nondescript Spanish speaking country. Then again, the same material calls him the Arms Dealer instead of The Merchant (And I think we all know which name stuck).Why is there so much racist talk regarding this game? I never heard **** when they set the game in Spain.