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Do you prefer to play as a male or a female ?

Female 76 29.80%
 
Male 111 43.53%
 
I'm a transgender and find it offensive 8 3.14%
 
I like boobs 60 23.53%
 
Total:255
brendude13 on 06 August 2013
Fayceless said:
brendude13 said:
Fayceless said:
When I have a choice, I usually pick male. But not always.

I never, ever, choose female characters in a MMO game. (again, when I have a choice. if I like a female-only class I'll pick it) This is because MMOs are so full of immature kids. If you've played one like WoW, you know what I mean.

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exactly

Yeah. Glad I don't do that anymore.



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Imaginedvl on 06 August 2013

Let's face it... As a male gamer, I prefer to look at chick's asses while playing :)
So yah, when I play a third person game, as I'm going to spend the majority of my time with the ass of my antagonist in the middle of the screen, I will definitely go for a sexy female one!



gooch_destroyer on 06 August 2013

I made a thread just like this...I to play as a female when given an option.



Weedlab on 06 August 2013

No importa



 

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RenCutypoison on 06 August 2013
pokoko said:
RenCutypoison said:
pokoko said:
If there is an option, I usually play as a female character for a change of pace. I find it a bit more interesting. Also, a lot of times the female character is the finesse/skill option, which fits with my play-style. I almost never go with brute force characters, male or female.

However, I have zero problems with most main characters being male. None at all. Most console gamers are male and it's a lot easier for some people to identify with their own sex. My mother reads a lot of suspense/mystery novels, for example, and she prefers a female protagonist, especially if they're closer to her age. Because of that, I find the "adolescent male fantasies" criticism absurd. Males and females of all ages like characters they can identify with, it's as simple as that. Bashing guys in particular for that is just low-grade, child-level psychology.

There is also the problem of forcing artists and writers to change a character's sex. It's wrong to do that with female characters but it's also wrong to do that with male characters. We shouldn't be saying, "there needs to be more female characters," we should be saying, "developers shouldn't be pressured one way or the other."

Nice post. I really like your conclusion, and you're 100% right on that. Developpers should be directed by people who know what games are.

Is that Orsola (To Aru) on your avatar ?

Thank you.

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oniyide on 06 August 2013

if the game is good i dont really care. But im still waiting for a Zelda game where you can play as Zelda, not even for the entire time. Sad that there havent been any playable female characters in GTA. Like what they did with the Last of US did not see tha coming.



curl-6 on 06 August 2013
RolStoppable said:
It has to do with the fact that the main target demographic for today's blockbuster games are male teenagers, so games have to be designed in a way that allows the player to live out adolescent male fantasies. This usually means a tough guy who kills stuff and impresses the ladies (if there are female characters in the games). Assuming the role of a female lead character is a very unmanly thing to do.

This.

Also, the kind of games that are more popular with women tend to have either optional genders for the player character, or characters where gender is rather immaterial.



Pipedream24 on 06 August 2013

I don't really care one way or the other. Some stories are better told through a male character, while other stories are told better from a female perspective. It just depends on the game.



RCTjunkie on 06 August 2013

Doesn't matter for single player for me.

Multiplayer as the most flamboyant female in the game to salt the wounds of me kicking my opponent's butts.



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sth88 on 06 August 2013

I prefer to play as a male, since I am a male, and I find it easier to project myself onto a character that is male (particularly if there is any romance involved). When given a choice at the beginning of an RPG, I pretty much always pick the male character, at least for my first playthrough.

That being said, I don't really have too much of a problem playing as a female character in a game. I very much enjoyed playing as Lara Croft in the most recent Tomb Raider, for example, and I can't wait to play the next-gen follow-up.