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Kotaku - "I'm a man who plays a woman in Video Games, and I'm definitely not alone".
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Along with Fallout 3, Skyrim, and pretty much any MMO, are games that I've had female characters in.
HolyBaikal
Banned
I won't be a guy in real life if I can help it. :<
But I totally respect people experimenting with gender and experiencing being a girl. It's a wonderful thing. And has always made me happy when I do it.
Gender and sexual orientation have been hot button topics in the gaming industry since Anita Sarkeesian and her Feminist Frequency thing became big back in 2012.
Race was a big topic about five or so years ago, back when RE5 was released. It still lingers here or there, but it's not as big as gender/sexual orientation.
Souldestroyer Reborn
Banned
Pretty much this. All my WoW characters were female Draenei when I played.
I don't act like a female or anything when playing though, that's kinda messed up.
No, it's not. It's perfectly fine, really.
WoW is the only game I play both genders but in other cases I always pick the female character. I think it started during the N64 local multiplayer era because I liked being unique. There are generally less females to choose from and my friends always picked male characters so playing as female was a rare occurence. In Mario Kart 64 there's only Peach so I picked her and now I main Daisy because she is even more obscure. Now it's just a habit I guess.
ShiroAmakusa
Member
True Story: Back when I was a GM at Blizzard, I pulled a ticket by a guy who wanted his items and some gold back. He gave this stuff to a "girl" he met ingame and felt cheated when his little flirt turned out to be a dude. I couldn't help him though, because such behaviour is not violating the code of conduct. Unlike someone impersonating a guild member's alt character to get access to your guild (bank).
figadapaura
Member
It makes sense, since women don't get to play female characters as often. When I'm given the option, 99% of the time I will choose to play as a female character.
Atraveller
Banned
What if the game has romance scenes?
Neferteetee
Member
I'm a female and if given the option during character creation, I will create a female character (and make her black like me as well). But if it is a game that has different endings or dialogue choices like the Bioware games, my second character will be male when I run through the game again.
Personally it is nice to be able to change it up and not have to be the default male character and it is pretty cool that some men feel that way as well.
Personally it is nice to be able to change it up and not have to be the default male character and it is pretty cool that some men feel that way as well.
HolyBaikal
Banned
Yeah. :< Thank you so much.
I'm fine with people who like to stare at woman's bottom instead. Though it doesn't seem like a wonderful excuse.
Why is wanting to be a woman worse than wanting to stare at a woman's behind. It's so heteronormative and cissexist.
TheFurizzlyBear
Member
It depends on how much player agency there is for me to decide what gender I want to play as (I'm a guy). Stuff like Dragon Age, Mass Effect and even Skyrim I play as a guy cus I am roll playing as myself in those worlds to an extent. Games where the player has little to no choice I tend to play as a woman. So games from WoW to Titanfall and Halo, I will play with a female character model. I'm not sure why but I guess I like powerful women.
Lambda Pie
Banned
always play as a breh.
Femshep for the win, she was awesome, helped along of course with some brilliant voice acting. I sometimes play Guitar Hero on the Wii not only because I just like playing it, but because of what my imagination has come up with. I play as Casey Lynch and pretend that the songs I pick in Quick Play are part of one big concert, and I love the idea of this woman who has written the guitar riffs to all those songs and is as hugely popular as any famous guitarist you could name - Slash, for example.
I created a thread a year ago explaining why I like to cheat in single-player games. Without going into too much detail, I love that while invincible nobody can hurt me, that I become this force of nature that cannot be stopped. In my current playthrough of Skyrim I play as an Altmer woman and that really is the only way to describe her - as a force of nature. She stood with fallen heroes and took down Alduin, she, as a werewolf, travelled to Castle Volkihar and destroyed Lord Harkon and the rest of his coven.
I usually pick guys, but these are examples I can think of where I've recently picked a woman instead, and it's usually because my imagination gives me a reason. Sometimes, a female character just fits better.
I created a thread a year ago explaining why I like to cheat in single-player games. Without going into too much detail, I love that while invincible nobody can hurt me, that I become this force of nature that cannot be stopped. In my current playthrough of Skyrim I play as an Altmer woman and that really is the only way to describe her - as a force of nature. She stood with fallen heroes and took down Alduin, she, as a werewolf, travelled to Castle Volkihar and destroyed Lord Harkon and the rest of his coven.
I usually pick guys, but these are examples I can think of where I've recently picked a woman instead, and it's usually because my imagination gives me a reason. Sometimes, a female character just fits better.
Amazing haha,i think most would feel too ashamed to even make a ticket.
Nikodemos
Member
And, for some reason, a good number of them have boring/uninspiring voice-acting and/or character writing.
buy teh haloz
Banned
I usually play as a female character when I can. It's something different from my own experiences.
MrCunningham
Member
I use a female avatar all the time... I don't see any issue with this.
And I'm sure there are women out there who like to use male characters as well.
And I'm sure there are women out there who like to use male characters as well.
BrokenEchelon
Banned
I will never understand this "reasoning". Why are you staring at your avatar's ass in the first place?
I strongly feel that people just use this as a bullshit excuse for "I want to remove as much non-essential gear from my female avatar to look at her tits".
flatearthpandas
Member
I wouldn't call it an excuse, so much as a reason. The same as playing to pretend to be a woman or associate with femininity would be a reason.
The majority will be more comfortable with the former because it is more relatable. People shouldn't be judged either way, IMO, but I think we could fairly say the less usual one is more "weird" if we can say that without negative connotations.
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qizah
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I do too. Especially in fighting games. The male characters usually suck.
I always prefer play as a woman in any game that I have the choice, including those where romantic options are available (e.g. Mass Effect). I don't have any reason why, I guess it's because I don't get along with guys well in real life and I'd much, much rather be spending my game time with someone that I enjoy playing as.
Also, as has been raised, but for me applies *only* to Pokemon games: ass.
(wish I could find the Black/White one <_<)
That said, if I'm truly roleplaying in a situation where I'm really feeling like *I'm* projecting myself onto the MC, which for me really only happens in Persona 3 and 4, I'd pick male. So, if Persona *ever* offers a choice, I'll choose male.
Also, as has been raised, but for me applies *only* to Pokemon games: ass.
(wish I could find the Black/White one <_<)
That said, if I'm truly roleplaying in a situation where I'm really feeling like *I'm* projecting myself onto the MC, which for me really only happens in Persona 3 and 4, I'd pick male. So, if Persona *ever* offers a choice, I'll choose male.
ShiroAmakusa
Member
Absolutely. But he was so convinced that he's in the right that it came as a surprise to him that a GM won't take action in this case.
HolyBaikal
Banned
You're right. I'm sorry if I said anything wrong or judgmental.
RSB
Banned
Yep, me too.
Being a man in the real world is enough for me, so, if given the choice, I'd rather be a woman in my videogames. I guess I'm really into RPG's... heh.
Also, women are just nicer to look at, and they look way cooler than men whenever they do heroic shit. Playing Dragon's Dogma as a redhead girl was awesome, for example. Also female Noble 6 in Halo Reach was just badass. I still haven't played Mass Effect as a woman, but I'm planning to (hopefully when they release the remastered trilogy)
Hours Left
Member
It totally varies for me, from game to game. I almost always choose whichever character has the design/personality I like the most.
And if it's a player generated character, I usually make a guy and a girl.
And if it's a player generated character, I usually make a guy and a girl.
I also play as a female everytime i get the chance. Most game protagonists are male so I like to pick a female when i can to balance that.
That does not make me change the way I say stuff in a MMO or stuff like that, that's just weird.
And yeah, Female Shepard probably has a lot to do with this.
That does not make me change the way I say stuff in a MMO or stuff like that, that's just weird.
And yeah, Female Shepard probably has a lot to do with this.
flatearthpandas
Member
That's not even really reading between the lines.
What I think is interesting is that people will say things like this, insinuating that attractive avatars are preferable, but I suspect if you asked most outright whether they think Nightelves are attractive they would say something like "it's just a videogame."
dreamer3kx
Member
I always go with female, I just prefer the look pretty much, I like stealthy theif like female characters in RPGs or characters like lightning in ff, they just look cooler to me so I go with that.
MrCunningham
Member
Playing a women in Saints Row's is totally worth it for the female Russian accent alone.
I only play female characters if there are options to remove make-up and such things. I don't fancy the Barbie look that you can see in games such as Guild Wars 2. I like it when characters are somewhat neutral, and not over-the-top feminine or masculine.
When it comes to singleplayer RPG's I always choose a gender that feels interesting in regards to the role he/she plays in the game. Like in Mass Effect for example, where I think it's really unique and inspiring to follow the story of a female commander.
I'm very picky with looks if there's a certain role written for the character. My Shepard had strict hair in Mass Effect, and barely no make-up, because that's how I imagine a person of that position would look like.
When it comes to singleplayer RPG's I always choose a gender that feels interesting in regards to the role he/she plays in the game. Like in Mass Effect for example, where I think it's really unique and inspiring to follow the story of a female commander.
I'm very picky with looks if there's a certain role written for the character. My Shepard had strict hair in Mass Effect, and barely no make-up, because that's how I imagine a person of that position would look like.
Hours Left
Member
A lot of people are saying the like to play as girls because they look cooler/have better stuff brings up a pet peeve of mine.
In almost every game where you get to dress your character, the guys usually always get way less nice stuff as compared to the girls, and that's always bothered me. I want cool gear for both genders. :/
In almost every game where you get to dress your character, the guys usually always get way less nice stuff as compared to the girls, and that's always bothered me. I want cool gear for both genders. :/
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Absolute worst excuse I've ever heard.
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