it depends on the artstyle, for something like Bloodborne and Souls i prefer male characters because it fits more with the world. If its an Anime type game, usually female. But i am not a fan of costumisation for characters in general

Male.

Yeah, that one too xD Though the guy looks cooler in the original. Yeah, I guess I can see ugly hats when I see them. The girl's hat in HGSS does look pretty dumb. The girl must have a really huge head...

Oh yeah, I forgot, I play males in Harvest Moon/ Rune Factory games. I don't want to marry doods

3rd person games I prefer playing as a hot chick if I have the option. First person, who cares? But I prefer listening to and looking at females in my games.

Depends on the game or the choice I guess. In Fallout, it kind of makes sense to pick a female even though it's a First Person game as there are perks that allow you to manipulate or do more damage to the seemingly higher male population. In Borderlands out of the choice of characters, I just go for the one with the ability that helps me the most. Bloodborne I played female but it really doesn't do anything story/player/costume wise so is pointless. In ME or Dragon Age, female but will usually do both in playthroughs.

...to pretent you're a woman trapped in a man's body?

Pretend?

:-?

I mostly play as male. And maybe in a few occasions as female.

umm if you read her post correctly she is a man hater and most likely a feminist.  the type you wanna bring home to mom.

I usually play as a male but I like games that give you the choice to play as either male or female characters. Especially if they are also highly customize-able.