Ok, let's look at the top most successful video game franchises in the West and their associated characters*:





Some are quite masculine, definitely. But none of them are Square Enix' idea of the Western protagonist, they are certainly not this:

*Skipping games with no real "characters".
A game I'm developing with some friends:
www.xnagg.com/zombieasteroids/publish.htm
It is largely a technical exercise but feedback is appreciated.







