Poll: Do you ever play as a female character in video games?

[MarcFirewing]

I tend to play as female characters mainly in a few games. For example;

I play as Zoey in Left 4 Dead 2, I might make a female elf character in Dragon Age: Origins later, but in fighting games I may or may not choose a female character. Kasumi for example or Cassandra, it all varies so I can't really give much of a vote as to what games I play as a girl xD

 

[BlumiereBleck]

Maybe in a fighting game yes, but other then that no.

 

[Zhadramekel]

Seeing as how I am a girl. That'd be a yeah

 

[Ladette]

If it's an RPG yes, if it's a fighting game or something else it depends on whether or not I like the playstyle.

 

[CATB320]

all day err day

But I'm a chick, so. You know. It's hard for me to play a male character in RPG's, because I want feel like the character, I guess. And I usually have to play as a giant hulking guy in FPS', so any break from that is welcome.

 

[The Night Shade]

Sometimes,When the main character is female then yes no problem,but when i can choose i choose Male just because i'm male

 

[Mr. Eff_v1legacy]

Used to play as Alyssa in Resident Evil: Outbreak. She could fine aim, had a lockpick and was just badass.

 

[Goofguy]

I'd say 80% of the time, I play a male character. The other 20% is due to having no choice or because the stats/abilities/talents/skills are better. I have no issue with playing female characters, I just see the male character as an 'extension' of myself in that game's world.

Making the male character allows me to live vicariously such as through Goofguy Shepard: the sardonic, swashbuckling, galaxy-saving captain of the Normandy.

 

[neonsword13-ops]

I do. I love playing as the women. I get a real kick out of surviving the wasteland as a girl and kicking butt as a women with guns in Borderlands. I'm so glad I am not sexsist.

 

[NeutralDrow]

All the time, yes. Or at least more often than male characters.

 

[Trivun]

Hell yes, all the time. I'm playing a female trainer in Pokemon Emerald right now, and before it got stolen my last game of Oblivion had me as a female human character. I also played as a female elf. My reasoning? The usual cliche. If I'm going to be staring at an ass all day, it may as well be a nice one. Also, the female clothing choices are much nicer looking than the male ones .

 

[Ulkjen]

I always play whatever i feel like at the time. Generally i juggle depending on what the games about.

 

[hecticpicnic]

Well i am male.But in some games i do.And i like the way in some game like fallout 2's sex appeal perk its more useful to be a woman.

 

[KelsieKatt]

I agree. When I'm playing as female, I play as myself - my character basically has my personality. However, as a male, I find it easier to step outside myself and explore options I normally wouldn't because I don't associate myself with the male character's persona. It's definitely less immersive, yet interesting, especially for a second of third playthrough. I find it easier to be a tool in a game if I'm a guy as well, especially in Mass Effect and Fallout 3. Not because I associate agression with the male gender, but because I'm not an agressive/violent person myself, so I feel too guilty being mean as a girl. I hope that doesn't come off as sexist...

I don't actually keep my characters entirely within reality. I like to make up varying personalities, although I have to be able to identify with them. I'll basically make up an entire persona for a character with their own moral beliefs, sexual attractions and so forth, but I can only role-play within a certain range, as my mind needs to be able to make sense of the overall line of thinking the character might have. So, for example, I can easily play a manipulative self-centered character who does awful things for power, but I can't play a character who enjoys making people suffer for no gain, as my mind can't process why anyone would even bother.

I hate to sound nerdy, but probably the main personality types I find myself playing usually fit into one of the following categories of D&D alignment.

Chaotic Good
True Neutral
Chaotic Neutral
Neutral Evil
Chaotic Evil

I can't play Lawful characters at all, I'm just not able to relate to following laws for the sake of order. If I disagree with some sort of rule, I feel heavily compelled to oppose it. So, those don't really work at all. Although, I can relate to the idea of twisting laws for yourself.

Out of the types I can play, I generally have the most difficulty with Good characters, as I'm somewhat pessimistic and don't trust people, so it takes a decent amount of convincing myself to see the good in others, but I can see the greater good in larger things.

I also used to have a sort of Druidic philosophy (balance between good and evil, neither have the right to wipe out the other, etc.) in life at a point in time, so I can also relate to that in terms of True Neutral.

As for evil characters, it's kind of freeing to have a power trip since characters in games aren't bound by society or weak physical limitations. I actually seem to enjoy Evil the most these days. I used to play Good and Neutral characters more often in the past, but I've kind of moved away from it as I became more pessimistic.

 

[raankh]

If there is an option, I will play as both. If the developers have something to say on the issue, I suppose you'd need both sides of the story anyhow.

Even if it's just a cosmetic thing, I'll play it two times. I guess that's a primitive response from my childhood, to beat a game with every available character.

 

[PureChaos]

i do. if it's a game where you can choose i normally go for male first but will try female next time

 

[ModsDeleteThisAccountPlease]

For RPG's with no romances, I pick female because if I'm going to spend 30-60 hours in a game, I might as well stare at the back side of a hot woman. Mass Effect, I play male for the story.

 

[Amberella]

I am a female so I normally do if there is a female character to pick from. :3

 

[OctoH]

Generally male, but I like to experience all aspects of the game. So yes, I will play as a female on subsequent playthroughs.

 

[JochemDude]

I did that in DA2, mostly because the female character's voice actress is a lot better