I don't get when people say they pick a female character because the ass they're staring at while playing might as well be girl's. I don't look at the player character's ass, female or not. The scenery is much more interesting, and the HUD much more informative.

I prefer playing as a guy because I get more immersed, and so I wouldn't look at the character unless I've donned a new shiny armor.

The guy in the article who spends hours sculpting the face of his waifu has problems.

My fault. I actually saw Princess Diana on telelvision at the time and probably subconsciously wrote Diana. I meant Daisy though.

Everyone has their reasons. I generally don't play as males because 1) its basically the defacto already and 2) looks to bland for my tastes. Granted gender doesn't really affect my immersion any more than skin color does. Its just preferance that became habit over the years for me. I honestly don't get why it matters? I agree that Women need a stronger presence, but at the same time those saying they're objectified are just being ridiculous. All video game characters are basically objectified more or less. I remember the armhair thing they showed for COD ghosts, come one seriously?

Given the choice, I always create a character that I can somewhat identify to, so I never created a girl character. But I don´t care if the character is a girl, like in Tomb Raider.

Haven't played Skyrim but Oblivion I always played in the 3rd person view.  I'm more into the souls games in which I always build the same little blonde drink of water.  Looks exactly like my wife so she wouldn't get mad.  lol

I seriously wish more games would give you the role of a black, hispanic, indian, asian male/female.
I hate to say it but 9 times out of ten, it's the usual 20 to 30 something, white, bald or buzzcut male. It doesn't stop me from playing but I thought, as an example, Delsin was a great change from McGrath. A distinct new character with a distinct culture and ethnicity (granted, it didn't play much into the game's story but still.

Throw in a black guy or an asian from time to time, that is all i am asking devs to do. That being said, as I have said a few times before, I always play male. It helps me put myself in their shoes, helps me relate and fantasize a bit. I'll have female characters in my party and such, but sometimes ill go with an all out male team (especially if I can give them names, which are usually of friends I know IRL)

You never know we might get Diana dlc. But in a game about car battling it might be a bit to close to the bone. :P

Jeez louise.  How do you take picking a female over a male because that's what someone would rather look at to mean they masturbate furiously and obsessively over said character?  Just given the choice I'd rather look at a girl, that's it.  

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I read the first sentences and thought it was talking about using female avatars on forums. I mostly wonder why grown men use females, or children as avatars on forums. It is stranger than playing a female in character in a game.