Female Leads In Games

[Shiken]

VGPolyglot said:

Shiken said:

It is not quite as black and white as that.  I can portray myself as any mythological creature in a game be it human, elf, orc, or beast so long as it is a male character.  The thought of portraying myself as a female just does not interest me and leads to a lack of connection to the world I am trying to emmerse myself in.

 

I know you can say the difference between playing as a non human character or a female human may be minimal, but for me it is not.  Even in the Tomb Raider reboot I had to pretend I was watching a movie to get through it, while in Uncharted I can actually portray myself as Nathan Drake.  And even with a great game like TR, the difference in portrayal impacts the overall feel pf the game for me.

 

I am not alone in this, nor do I have anything against females leads.  They just keep me from enjoying my personal experience with the game more often than not.

What I don't understand is how you can't imagine being a female, but can imagine being a non human.

Simple, I just have no desire to be in the shoes of a female character.  =P