@Pedro: to address some of your points
1. I never watch Fox news. I am not American, and don't usually consume news in English, and when I do, I prefer non sensationalist sources.
2. I am not sure what you mean when you say: "The history behind African countries and the exploitation of these countries were based on western propaganda to justify hostility towards many of the African countries."
I am not saying it's not as you said. But I need more context to understand this.
3. I think American media tends to export negative views of most other countries world-wide (except North West Europe and japan). But replacing an oversimplified incorrect idea with another one doesn't work and as you can see from internet reactions everyone is aware of how and why it was done and people don't believe it. They may support it or reject it based on their political views but even people that support it don't believe it.
4. I am not asking for a focus on the negative, I am just asking for a authentic representation that includes both positive and negative aspects. The comparison with a sitcom is also not fair. Sitcoms are meant to be relaxed and enjoyable, zombie games are meant to be gritty and dark. The format itself will necessitate some negative aspects to be more on the forefront.
Besides, there is also plenty of negative portrayals of the USA. I tend to follow documentaries about drug addiction and most happen in the USA. (And the places they show are awful)
This doesn't mean they shouldn't include the positive or more developed parts of Africa that do exist. Some of which are unknown or can be surprising. I am myself have a very good friend from the Eastern part of congo, a region famous for civil war, and the dude is a PhD that comes from a middle to high class family. Obviously those regions also exist and should be portrayed.
6. My main point is that an idealized fantasy is both not believable and not appropriate for a game of this kind. An authentic balanced representation, is on the other hand convincing and fair.
7. I have been to south Africa and Kenya myself, I am well aware, sub-saharan Africa is not a single country.
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