Both but mainly female. In the case of Mass Effect, it helped as the Female Shepards performance is so much better than males. Seriously, if you haven't played ME with FemShep, do. Same with Dragon Age Inquisition English female voice... look up the acting when she is moaning about having the mark in the the DLC, you can listen to them all at once on youtube and the pain and anger in her voice comes through so much better than everyone else.
I know many people create characters that match themselves, I don't. They are characters I play, not me. As Alfredo says though, we are different to the normal. Most create an alpha male version of themselves.
... also depends on the game... because I'm a perv.
Hmm, pie.







