Poll: Does playing a female character bother you?

[RIOgreatescapist]

If it has a storyline like final fantasy I guess it kinda does. But mmo's like wow n such if the female character is cooler looking than the male no problem.

 

[XINVADER]

I actually prefer playing as a girl rather than a guy as long as it's third person. I must be weird but there's just something about controlling the female form that's more interesting than controlling a guy.

 

[Brad Shepard]

I dont care, but i like creating a charecter that is more like myself, and i dont have boobs, not even man boobs.

 

[AWAR]

Well if I have to choose what character I play in a videogame that would be playing a guy, because I am a guy and i can get more easily immersed. However I've played some games that you can only play as female and i didnt really mind.

 

[VonBrewskie]

You know, a game like Demon's Souls has gender specific items so, in instances where that is the case, I certainly don't mind. I don't really mind playing girl characters in other games either, though. Usually there's some kind of system in place to balance them out with male characters, so it doesn't really make a difference. The women of Soul Caliber for example are pretty BA.

 

[bismarck55]

Not at all. I've never understood why this is an issue for some people. It happens in pen & paper RPGs too sometimes.

I'm not a genetically engineered space-marine, Wizard, halfling or female in real life, why should it be an issue for only one of the four options I gave as examples?

 

[HotFezz8]

too many poll options.

y'know when you say "does blahblah bother you?", that is a yes/no question, ergo you only need a yes answer and a no answer on the poll.

 

[King of the Sandbox]

too many poll options.

y'know when you say "does blahblah bother you?", that is a yes/no question, ergo you only need a yes answer and a no answer on the poll.

Tell that to every third person who felt I needed another option just for their demo. (9_9)

 

[veloper]

Not at all. I've never understood why this is an issue for some people. It happens in pen & paper RPGs too sometimes.

I'm not a genetically engineered space-marine, Wizard, halfling or female in real life, why should it be an issue for only one of the four options I gave as examples?

Depends, if the group is 100% gamist, then it doesn't matter, since all you'll be doing is rollplay.

If instead you're with a bunch of thespians playing a narrativist game, then yeah I can see the difference right there. It's easy to do a human that is short (halfling), or a geek (wizard), but it's impossible for most guys to do a convincing female act.

 

[weskercopypaster]

who care`s gender doesn't really matter
it fake.

 

[Naheal]

I take a neutral stance. How does the animation look? Good for male but bad for female? guess what I'm playing. The reverse is true too. Also, look at costume, class availability, ect.

 

[Daniel_Rosamilia]

I too especially admire the view...
Plus when you get done with that part, there's always an actual character underneath..unless whoever built the title was too dumb to realize such a thing was necessary.

That said...I think I could actually prefer games with Female PCs/protagonists..

Which makes me wonder why if Bungie insists on making everyone continue to play Halo games revolving almost entirely around Spartans and the UNSC(Covenant/forerunner game now, please), that they don't at least give us a more well known/interesting Spartan to kick ass with...say...Linda. Who I'd personally pick over John-117 about any day of the week.

Sorry..kindof hijacked the topic for a sec..As you were.

Oh, and on the topic of Halo, how the hell do the Covenant have little merderous offspring?
THEY'RE ALL MEN! OR WHATEVER THEY ARE THAT ACT LIKE MEN!
Or is there something we should know about?
And playing as another Spartan apart from John would have been pretty damn fun.
Or even Johnson, remember, he's a Spartan-I.

 

[Phoenixlight]

Yes, especially in M.M.O.R.P.G.'s where old men play as female charcters to attract kids. It's just wrong.

 

[GloatingSwine]

In third person games I tend to prefer it. I like me some eyecandy.

In first person games I don't really care.

 

[David_G]

Not at all, and butt viewage is irrelevant. Although, in RPG games where you create your own character, I always play as a male.

 

[luvd1]

Depends on the game for me. Some games works better with a female character, as being a woman brings a whole new perspective to your motivation if done right. Take Mass effect 1. I perfered that as a female character as you get a fresh spin onto the interaction then with a standard, boring predictable male antagonist. Even with a none story based game you get a different feel and viewpoint from a female character.

 

[Kathinka]

as a female i don't mind. however, if you turn the question arround: yes, it bothers me to play a male character, a little at least. not for some freudian biased reasons, but simply because i have a harder time identifying myself with male characters. (in games where identification is not an issue, like serious sam, no big deal^^ but i would definately enjoy playing through mass effect with a male shepard less then with "my" shepard)

 

[EzraPound]

Dosn't matter to me

As long as she isn't Tomb Raider

Lara Croft?

I'm male, but I actually prefer to play games as a female, and do so if I ever have the opportunity. I don't know why, its not really a sexual thing, I just like girls more than guys. The thought of a girl operating a gun and kicking ass is just cool.

In spite of what you may think, that is a sexual thing.

I play as a female (as that is what I am) but I don't often enjoy it.
Nearly every female avatar I have played to date shows every single curve they have.

Is it so hard to have a neutral-gender/modest looking female avatar?
I just want to play the game, as a female, without being called 'babe' all of the time.

Well, virtually all female video game characters are male-defined -- which means that even if Beyond Good & Evil's Jade is acclaimed as "deep" by the game's (male) fans, the problem of oversexualization won't likely be solved until more female game designers enter the fore.