Race in Games - Racial Tensions in LA Noire as Character Development - Extra Credits

L.A. Noire isn't the only or best game to analyze racial conflict, but at the time it was published, it was one of the very first to unabashedly confront this topic. It uses racism as social commentary as well as a way to develop Cole Phelps's personality when other ethical dilemmas arise. Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC (---More below) (Original air date: June 29, 2011) _______ Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Play games with us on Extra Play! http://bit.ly/WatchEXP Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/2n5bPJx Contribute community subtitles to Extra Credits: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg&tab=2 Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator _________ Would you like James to speak at your school or organization? For info, contact us at: [email protected] _________ ♪ Intro Music: "Penguin Cap" by CarboHydroM http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS ♪ Outro Music: "Hyrule Party Mix" by NoppZ http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01529/