Category: Narrative themes
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Assassin’s Creed: Liberation
Developer: UbisoftPublisher: UbisoftRelease Year: 2012, 2014 (Remake), 2019 (Remaster)Platform: PS3/PS4/PS Vita/Stadia(2021)/Switch/Win/Xbox 360/Xbox OneGenre: AdventureTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; politics/ideology/history; voice acting/motion capture; mechanics; intersectionality Set in 18th-century Colonial America, You play as Aveline, an Afro-French Assassin and the first female protagonist in the series. Aveline takes on 3 roles…
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Blackhaven
Developer: HistoriatedPublisher: HistoriatedRelease Year: 2021Platform: WinGenre: Visual NovelTaxonomy: Development; Voice acting/motion capture; Narrative themes; politics/ideology/history; Intersectionality; Black cultural traditions; mechanics Playing as Kendra Turner, a college intern at Blackhaven Hall, a historic mansion burned during the American Revolution. Kendra uncovers a trail of secrets that spans centuries, effecting her future. interviews and other media scholarship…
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Dandara
Developer: Long Hat HousePublisher: Raw FuryRelease Year: 2018Platform: Android/iOS/Linux/Mac/PS4/Switch/Win/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: PlatformerTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; Intersectionality; politics/ ideology/ history; Narrative themes; mechanics In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world. The world is gravity-bending where movement is comprised of jumping, ultimately…
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DEATHLOOP
Developer: Arkane StudiosPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksRelease Year: 2021Platform: PS5/Win/Xbox Series X/SGenre: FPSTaxonomy: Playable Black Characters; Black NPCs; Voice Acting/motion capture; Black Cultural Traditions; mechanics; Narrative themes Set in an alternate world resembling the 1960s, it takes place over the course of a single repeating day on the island of Blackreef. You play as Colt, an assassin…
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Developer: Rockstar NorthPublisher: Rockstar EntertainmentRelease Year: 2004Platform: Android/FireOS/iOS/Mac/PS2/PS3/Quest2/WIN/Win Phone/Xbox 360/XboxGenre: Action AdventureTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; Narrative themes; Black NPCs; fandom / community / reception; Voice acting; politics/ideology/history; Significant Black cultural mods You play as Carl “CJ” Johnson who, after returning home after his mother is murdered, is drawn back into his former life as a…
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Madden (Franchise)
Developer: EAPublisher: EARelease Year: 1988, 1990-2022Platform: 3DO/Amiga/Android/Arcade/BlackBerry PlayBook/Game Boy/Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Color/Game Gear, GameCube/Genesis/iOS/Mac/Mega Drive/MS-DOS/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo 64/Nintendo DS/PS/PS2/PS3/PS4/PS5/PSP/PS Vita/Saturn/Super NES/Wii/Wii U/WIN/ Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: SportsTaxonomy: Development; Playable Black characters; voice acting/motion capture; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; robust character creation system; fandom/community/reception; mechanics Licensed by the NFL, players compete as…
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MLB: The Show
Developer: San Diego StudioPublisher: San Diego StudioRelease Year: 1997-2023Platform: PS2/PS3/PS4/PS5/PSP/PS Vita/Switch/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: SportsTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; voice acting/motion capture; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; robust character creation system; fandom/community/reception; mechanics In this game you control an entire team or a select player in one of the 30 Major League Baseball teams.…
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NBA 2K (Franchise)
Developer: Sega Sports, 2K GamesPublisher: Sega Sports, 2K Games Release Year: 1999-2023Platform: Android/Dreamcast/GameCube/iOS/Mac/PS2/PS3/PS4/PS5/PSP/Stadia/Switch/Wii/Win/Wii U/Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/SGenre: SportsTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; voice acting/motion capture; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; robust character creation system; fandom/community/reception; mechanics You control the players of NBA teams where the objectives coincide with the rules of basketball. interviews…
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NBA Jam
Developer: Acclaim Entertainment, MidwayGamesPublisher: Acclaim Entertainment, MidwayGamesRelease Year: 1993-2011Platform: 32X/Android/Arcade/Atari/Jaquar/Game Boy/Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Color/Game Gear/Nintendo 64/PS/PS2/PS3/Sega CD/Sega Genesis/Sega Saturn/SNES/Wii/Win/Xbox/Xbox 360Genre: SportsTaxonomy: Playable Black characters; voice acting/motion capture; Black NPCs; Black cultural traditions; Narrative themes; robust character creation system; fandom/community/reception; mechanics This game teams from the NBA against one another in a 2-on-2 basketball gauntlet.…
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Virginia
Developer: Variable StatePublisher: 505 GamesRelease Year: 2016Platform: Mac/PS4/Win/Xbox OneGenre: AdventureTaxonomy: Playable Black Characters, Intersectionality, Narrative Themes Following Anne Tarver, a graduate FBI special agent, as she investigates her first case, the disappearance of a little boy. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List