Depends on how I'm feeling tbh. Sometimes I'll play a Male, sometimes a Female.

Huh, so it's really down to people moods. I do put so much through lt into it like if a female can be realistically seen fighting in the setting or if a male might not be agile enough based on the combat to how the VA sounds or if the setting dictates one gender over the other. Lol. Casandras VA in Oddessy was better but I got to a point in the game where ehe tales a really hard punch to the face and my suspension of disbelief was ruined which kinda ruined my gameplay experience after that. It'd be cool to be able to be free of thwse thoughts enough to click random and play or roleplay which ever character turns up and try and fill in the gaps of logic and come up with deep reasons into the characters past to explain what's happening. Huh...if I were to do this, what game would be best for roleplay? I'd need a silent character in an RPG to start with...? Anyone?

I tend to make male characters almost always, but there are occasional exceptions like Cyberpunk 2077 where honestly it felt like feminine V was the only choice

I usually go for male for main character, but if theres companions (like In Dragon's Dogma for example) I always make them female.
It do be as it do be.

I always make every character look as closely to myself as possible.

Almost always female just because women simply look better than dudes. =P

For some folks (like myself) it can be.

Like I really don't mind games where you only get to play as a female lead or a male one (I look at both Devil May Cry & Bayonetta favourably for their choice in male/female leads/secondary characters). 

But there are folks who will choose based on looks or self identification (Like guys who like playing as guys to self insert, which is generally a normal thing to do).

Then there's my ex-roomie, who always played female characters because he just wanted to stare at ass all day (he was straight, while I'm Bi, so I didn't care who I chose).

Depends. Probably about 60% male, 40% female. I can't really explain it, I guess I'd just find it boring to always pick male or always pick female.

It's so odd for me people play like this because for me those things are distracting as hell. I always find myself starring to the women boobies and butts and lose immersion and concentration 

I saw people playing BG3 with their companions all naked and I can't see myself playing without staring Shadowheart or Astarion bootycheeks all the time 

Only male avatar characters for me. And I tend not to like to play short/young/effeminate male characters either. I'm freakishly tall for most places I've lived, so I'll go max height. It has nothing to do with what I like to look at, but more a representation of myself in the game world.

This is strictly a create-a-character thing, I have no preference toward male or female for established characters (like Locke or Terra from FF6).