Shiken said:
Danman27 said:
AmericanAli said:
I noticed an annoying trend lately, a lot of game sequels or new ip's have female chracters as protagonists. Now this isn't something bad on itself but i have the feeling that a lot of developer force them selves to make the protagonist of their game a female just to be politically correct, i mean i have nothing against female characters being playable but in a industry mostly dominated by male people (yes there are a lot more males playing video games than females, don't kid yourself) to shift it's focus soley on female protagonist just to be politically correct or to avoid stereotypes in video games, just isn't right.
I mean i myself don't like it to play as a female character, that's mostly because i like to identify myself with my hero and i am really not so hot about the idea to spend 60$ to play as a female. And i do get a lot of flack for this.
Long story short, with the rise of feminist in our (western) society, i fell like their influence is reaching the gaming industry and i do not like it, not at all. Especially considering females tend to bash video games more than males.
So what's your thought on this? Did you notice that trend too? Would it annoy you to see your favorite franshise change it's protagonist to a female? And most importantly...does my view on this make me a misagonist?
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So, you're telling me, that there is no way you can identify with females? Seriously. Can you only play as a male of your race and age? I mean, I don't really know what else to say to that.
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Well in my case, I am a male and like to portray my own gender. I have no desire to portray myself as a female. Nothing wrong with it, just doesn't work for me.
It really is that simple...
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I just don't understand your logic at all. So, females are just a completely foreign concept to you? You're not "identifying as a female" the character you're controlling in a game is female.
I notice your profile is Auron from FFX. Did you only use the male characters becuase you didn't want to identify as a female?
