Agree : we need increasing diversity in the stories and representation in gaming culture.
Respectfully disagree that there is some major trend of 'sad white dad' games. Think of how many releases, hell just in the AAA space, release annually, then contrast those hundreds/thousands of titles with those that meet this criteria. I have a stack of ~130ish PS4 games. Going by the criteria in this thread, 2 sort of fit, a PS3 port from 5 years back, and GoW.
Beyond that even, quality is everything. Just look at some of my favorite YouTubers who are PoC, the ones I watch loooove GoW :)
I hope we get more and more great stories from various identities, cultures, and perspectives. For example, does anyone know of a good game that comes from an Indian or Hindi dev that speaks to the creative team's experience? Shia? Sunni? Kurd? Aloite? First Nations? Dangbon?
I mean it's ok if stories from white devs or portaying people you don't care about don't interest you. It doesn't make you wrong, or the games bad. I just hope the industry keeps expanding and reaching wider depths. It seems this diversity is easier to find in blogs, film/tv (more independent and foreign helps), music, than it is in gaming. I'm sure some of that is part of corporate risk management, as games are expensive and they definitely value profits above all else.
Sigh. :/