Guys and Female Characters, and Vice-Versa

[Fortesque]

I had recently bought Dragon Age (Yes, I know.. im a bit late to it all) and made my first character which was a Female Elf Rouge.

Upon doing this, my girlfriend gave me a brief lecture about why it was weird for a guy to make a female character. Its just something I have always done. In RPGs I make a Male Human Warrior, a Female Elf Rogue and a Male Elf Mage(or that RPGs varient).

Does anyone else see anything wrong with making a character of the opposite sex?

 

[Bloodstain]

Nothing wrong with it. I like to make female characters myself.

 

[Deofuta]

Not at all. its your game, do as you wish.

I normally always go with male characters, simply because I can relate to them more. My friend always makes this notion of "If I have to watch the backside of any character... "blah blah blah

 

[SmilingKitsune]

To me that's part of the whole Role playing experience; stepping into another role, I often play as female characters and see nothing odd about it.
Female gamers have less choice since most games have male protagonists, but I know my girlfriend has played as a male character in games like Fallout.

 

[Anah'ya]

Well. No.

Why'd it be wrong? There's a wee bit of a difference in how the game pans out for different genders, so not making a different gender character makes one miss out on a wee bit of content.

Well. No, thats a bad excuse.

But one does not need an excuse to play the opposite gender in games. Its all fun and, err.. games, after all.

 

[BlastedTheWorm]

As a first off, I wouldn't say "wrong" but a bit odd. I'd do it on a second playthrough to see what it's like, which I did in ME. But, as a wise man once said:

"If I have to stare at someone's ass for about 30 hours, it might as well be a girl's."

 

[Fortesque]

and besides, I NEED to make a female character if I want all of the Acheivements.

 

[Rarhnor]

Well RPGs are all about...well 'roleplaying'. This means you choose to be a character that fits you or your style (looks and class in consideration). To be able to choose is a freedom that lets you see yourself in the character.

So: Either you're subconciencely thinking that only females (maybe restricted elfs) can be rouges. You're sexist

Or: When you close your eyes to picture a rouge, you can only see yourself with pointy ears and C-cup.

 

[Vrex360]

Typically I stick with male characters just because I can relate to them better and project my personality onto them. That said, I don't think there's anything 'wierd' about a guy being a girl character and vice versa. One can project a personality onto an RPG character of the opposite gender without people calling them out on it.

 

[Legion]

No, it looks like she has the inability to tell the difference between reality and fiction. It's like saying it's weird for a guy to read a book about a female set in the first person.

Personally all my characters in the Fallout series are female (except my first when I got Fallout 3 originally), partially because in Fallout 3 they get a huge advantage (if they take the Black Widow perk) and also because I have found it's usually more enjoyable, either because NPC conversations are more interesting or because it seems to fit better.

In games such as Mass Effect and the KOTOR games I always have played as male characters, again, it seems to fit better and I enjoy them more playing that way.

Apparently in MMO's it's frequent for players to play as the opposite sex. Males because female characters get more attention and help. Females because they get sick of all the unwanted attention and flirting.

 

[Nemu]

I first started playing male toons when I was testing Ragnarok (I'm a woman, btw). I hate to say it, but tbh, Thai players, whenever they saw a female toon, would stalk and flirt with that toon---no matter if you asked/told them to stop or ignored them. Finally, I got sick of it and rolled my toons as male.


I primarily play female toons now, but have a handful of males as well. It depends on the game, whether I'm RPing, the toon I'm looking to create or just my mood that day.

 

[Fortesque]

Or: When you close your eyes to picture a rouge, you can only see yourself with pointy ears and C-cup.

That seriously made me lol. I could not have put it better myself.

 

[BreakingEZRA]

I have no problem with female characters when it suits or surrounds a story or even genre. What I have a problem with is the introduction of Aine as a Gear along with her friend Sergant Annnoying standard female character.

Gears is a Gritty, rough tough, BOYISH brute world filled with everything I loved as a young boy, Mud Blood and all sorts. Sp to introduce Aine as one of the guys is a bit of a cop out to me.

But in general, I considered Lora croft as one of the best characters out there regardless of sex, but lets face it some stereotypes are right and will play themselfs out. its FAIR to say Men are brutes and Dirty because well alot are, so is it FAIR to say Women are generally quite feminine and girly. But sadly its not CORRECT POLITICALY to say these things.

 

[Jake the Snake]

It's your game, and it is a role playing game, that's the beauty of it. You can make whatever kind of character you want. I personally however do stick with male characters, for the same reasons as those above me that they're just easier for me to relate to. I've tried playing a female character in games like Fallout and Mass Effect and I just felt disconnected because the character wasn't really an extension of...ME, a dude. But to each is own, just have fun with what you enjoy.

 

[Kiju]

Sadly, more work usually gets put into female avatars (Oblivion's manfaced women aside *Shudder*), and the voice acting tends to be leagues better for females. Mass Effect is my example. The male Sheperd's voice actor was so terrible that I was rolling my eyes more than I was listening to the dialogue. Female's is much...much better, and I'm very glad they kept the voice-actors from the original for Mass Effect 2. Not to mention the male armor looks kinda silly. I'd almost like it if not for that freakin' cup at the groin, always found myself staring at it when I had him from the front...female armor looks cool, compared to the male's. But yeah, anyways...I almost always choose a female if I have the choice to do so, if only for aesthetics at times.

 

[Legion]

I have no problem with female characters when it suits or surrounds a story or even genre. What I have a problem with is the introduction of Aine as a Gear along with her friend Sergant Annnoying standard female character.

Gears is a Gritty, rough tough, BOYISH brute world filled with everything I loved as a young boy, Mud Blood and all sorts. Sp to introduce Aine as one of the guys is a bit of a cop out to me.

Do you mean Anya in Gears of War? If so you have missed the point of the game. It isn't a boyish world, nor is she added as a token female.

Humanity is almost extinct and they need every fighter available. Anya cannot have children and so she is not any use as someone to help re-populate the species. She is trained as a fighter due to being in the military and having a famous commander for a mother.

 

[Fortesque]

I have no problem with female characters when it suits or surrounds a story or even genre. What I have a problem with is the introduction of Aine as a Gear along with her friend Sergant Annnoying standard female character.

Gears is a Gritty, rough tough, BOYISH brute world filled with everything I loved as a young boy, Mud Blood and all sorts. Sp to introduce Aine as one of the guys is a bit of a cop out to me.

Do you mean Anya in Gears of War? If so you have missed the point of the game. It isn't a boyish world, nor is she added as a token female.

Yeh, you kinda have. I personally think its awesome they added her. Its just showing that they are basically fucked and are recruiting everyone.

 

[irequirefood]

It is perfectly fine. I usually go male first, but then my second game will always be a female, and I go back and forth with each game after that. There shouldn't be anything wrong with it, as I see a lot of female player making male characters.

 

[etherlance]

its probably already been mentioned but I always play as a female character simply
because if i have to watch the backside of my character wiggling about till the end of the game

it may as well be a female arse thats wiggling instaed of a guys.

thats the long and short of my reasoning, though i do make male characters from time to time

 

[BreakingEZRA]

I have no problem with female characters when it suits or surrounds a story or even genre. What I have a problem with is the introduction of Aine as a Gear along with her friend Sergant Annnoying standard female character.

Gears is a Gritty, rough tough, BOYISH brute world filled with everything I loved as a young boy, Mud Blood and all sorts. Sp to introduce Aine as one of the guys is a bit of a cop out to me.

Do you mean Anya in Gears of War? If so you have missed the point of the game. It isn't a boyish world, nor is she added as a token female.

Excuse me Im irish "Anya" is spelt Aine here. Yes it is a boyish world, its not by description, to describe it I would say its a War destroyed chaotic wastland littered with the last remnants of humanity. But inside this world with the face as Ive described above is Chainsaws, Blood, Guns and Cave dwelling monsters. Very much so a boyish world, The ONLY soft piece in the Gears series is Doms hunt for his wife which he promptly finished the story arc with the help of a Magnum.