Gender is just one piece of the puzzle of making a memorable or effective character. It doesn't really matter as long as it's well done.
Does gender matter in video games?
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As a male, I think the concept of playing as a female is interesting. Don't get me wrong, Solid Snake, Leon Kennedy, and Ezio Auditore wouldn't be the same if they were female, but in the same vein, Lara Croft wouldn't have the same appeal if she were male.
The only thing that bothers me about female pcs and just female characters in general is that most of the time they're purely for fanservice or as a love intrest for your rugged, more combat capable man character. Prime example, take Tifa out of Final Fantasy 7, what do you have? The same game, just one less pair of giant tits.
The only thing that bothers me about female pcs and just female characters in general is that most of the time they're purely for fanservice or as a love intrest for your rugged, more combat capable man character. Prime example, take Tifa out of Final Fantasy 7, what do you have? The same game, just one less pair of giant tits.
It doesn't really matter to me, depending on the game I play female characters when given the choice. Playing a female in an FPS tends to make you a smaller, harder to hit target. Playing a female in an RPG means you get some eyecandy while you're playing the game. I played all the way through Oni which doesn't give you a choice of character and forces you to play as a woman and thought it was a good game.
No, I play either. I even favor female in a lot of games.
You ever try using the shapeshifter code? Konoko's one of the more righteous asskickers in the game, especially since she's got a comparatively huge number of knockdown attacks.tkaStryc9 said:
if im going to stare at someones nice ass for 5 hours its probably going to be famale. thats all i can really say
Doesnt make much of a difference except in a visual manner. I tend to find both interchangeable. I have about a 50/50 spread of male to female toons in WoW and this is completly based of the combat animations. I tend to find the visuals of a female character more appealing in most cases, I'm a guy so if I am starting at a screen for hours at a time it may as well be a female I am starting at 
As for the strong females kicking ass in shooters, Samus Aran - Metroid
As for the strong females kicking ass in shooters, Samus Aran - Metroid
Doesn't matter to me, so long as we aren't just playing as girls for the sake of eye candy. I prefer actual characterization, thank you.
That game was...disasterifficMadSquabbles said:
OT: Not really, I don't see why it should matter what gender the characters are as long as the world they are in treats them appropriately to the background of the world they are in.
I only really care if my character has relations with NPCs, Like in Mass Effect. Being the female Shepard and having my "buddies" like Garrus and Thane (I still don't like Jacob) hitting on me was extremely uncomfortable. It's like talking to a woman about things better not mentioned here, only to find that "she" is actually a "he".scorch 13 said:
Otherwise? No.
It doesn't matter to gameplay. It does matter for immersion. If you don't feel like you're the main character of the game you won't give a shit when he/she is in danger, and it's very difficult for me to relate with a female character on that level.
I like playing a guy if I get to pick because I am one, but if its something like Tomb Raider or Metroid I dont care
No, it doesn't matter at all. I don't care who the playable character is; if its a fun game, I'll play it.
