Poll: What gender do you choose in RPG's?

[WouldYouKindly]

Depends on if it has an impact of gameplay. If it doesn't, I probably won't try both sexes except to test the character creator to see if I can even make a female I might find attractive.

 

[Scarim Coral]

I have always played as a male character and I'm male in real life. Ok I did made a female Guardian in the Guild Wars 2 but I deleted her once I got a feel to that profession (since you got five character slots in the beta). I just always prefer my character to be male as I view that character to repersent me in a way (a persona so to speak) well most of the time if the character is human.

 

[JayElleBee]

I'm female and I almost always create male characters. I just find it easier to connect to male characters for some reason. Hell, in Dragon Age 2 I tried to play as Lady Hawke in my second playthrough and was so off-put that I couldn't play past the opening area in Kirkwall. I just love my derpy Dude!Hawke too much.

The only real exception is Shepherd. My Shepherd is always, always female and I love her more than all of my male characters. All of them.

 

[Judgement101]

I maninly play Planescape Torment so I don't even get to choose. But in other rpgs that I don't play as much I normally play as a guy and choose the worst possible names.

 

[AbstractStream]

Female playing as a female if given the choice. I'll switch around when there are options that are only gender specific. (Like Dragon Age and Dragon Age II.)

I'll ALWAYS be femshep in Mass Effect though. I tried doing male Shepard in ME3 and I couldn't get past Mars. It just felt so wrong. (Jen Hale might have had something to do with it <3)

 

[srm79]

For me, it actually seems to be somewhat random.
I hereby demand a random/no preference option.

+1. I've played through Fallout 3 & New Vegas as well as Skyrim using female characters as well as males. Just depends on what sort of build I have in mind to begin with. Now I come to think about it though, my female characters tend to be my charismatic stealth ninja ones, and my male characters always seem to end up as a one man special forces unit.

 

[katsumoto03]

I generally play male, unless the character is voiced by Jennifer Hale.

 

[Hollyday]

female playing as female. It just makes sense from an 'understanding your character's motivations' point of view.

The only rpg I've ever played as a male character (where there was a choice) was DA2. I think I'd seen some videos with the male Hawke character and already had that character stuck in my head. Hated it. Replayed a couple of months later as a female character and it improved the experience 100%. Perhaps that's a lack of imagination on my part though. Might try a male Shepard on my next ME playthrough...

 

[Something Amyss]

I like to ROLE PLAY in my ROLE PLAYING GAMES.

And since I am male, I find male characters the easiest to relate to and to create as a picture of myself in the games world.

If you're basing your "ROLE PLAYING" on ease of relation, you're skipping out on some of the strongest ROLE PLAYING experiences.

 

[Richardplex]

Male, I play as female. Unless the character I've created is defined solely by their ideology, then I might be male.

I find it incredibly hard to connect to my character if they are male. The reason is weird and fairly sexist, so sorry in advance. Women can show their emotions, while society dictates that men must me very manly and never reveal their inner turmoil, et cetera. Thus, my male characters won't reveal their emotions to me, while female characters will, so I can connect my mind to theirs easily.

I know, really weird and based on societal gender which I reject, but I'm not going to question something that enhances my experience.

[small]I also like characters with long hair, which doesn't have many options for male characters[/small]

 

[DeltaWolfson]

I have no problem against females, I just cant play as a female if I don't have too. It just seems odd to to play as a female for me. I was born a man, I will always be a man, and I will play as a man. (but that doesn't mean I date men, no offense to anyone that might take it so)

 

[freaper]

In MMO's I'll play both, 50/50 usually, unless the female are too sexualised because that can put me off.

In other RPG's I'll be playing male 90% of the time. Haven't played Mass Effect as Femshep yet.

 

[templar1138a]

Generally I play male character because, really, I'm pretty familiar with being one. With some RPGs, I refuse to play as female characters because of their sexist portrayal (chainmail bikinis, for example). But I play characters I come up with on my own, and some of them are women, so I don't just play males.

 

[SpaceBat]

If I have the choice, I will always choose male as I am one myself. And seeing as I generally concentrate on everything around me rather than staring continuously at my character's butt, that specific argument people keep bringing up holds no value for me.

 

[Sangreal Gothcraft]

I play both male and Female, Mostly Male....

 

[Athol]

...I just prefer the Male VA, for example Mass Effect.

Really? I found Mark Meer's delivery about as exciting as someone reading a phonebook. (But to each thier own I guess)

OT: I switch between if it changes character interactions, or there are multipul ways the game can end. (Like in fallout 3. My male char. was so good angels would fly out his ass, while my female char. was gunning for the Throne of Hell.)

 

[yundex]

Male, playing as female. When I play a game, I want to immerse myself in that world. Playing as a female is a psychological disconnect, so it's easier to play AS the character instead of WITH that character. Whenever I play a male character, I feel more pressured to basically play as me. Choosing what I'd say, rather than the character I'm trying to build. Female characters don't have that kind of attachment, so role-playing is magnitudes easier.

For me, anyway.

This actually makes the most sense out of all the reasons i've heard. I didn't even realize that this is why I play a female in games like ToR and a male in mass effect. When playing a girl, it's easier to be a ***** and kill a bunch of innocent people to get what I want. Maybe i'll restart skyrim as a girl, I can see it being more fun.

 

[PureChaos]

I'm male and, for my first character, i'll go male. After that I may go female just to see what the female character is like.

I play Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst and I have 3 if my 4 characters made. When I have all 4, there will be 2 male, 2 female

 

[Sealpower]

On my first playthrough I generally go for a male character, with traits similar to mine (although exaggerated).

For my second playthrough I generally want the complete opposite experience. So I go for a female character who is a total asshole.

As a result of this philosophy all my female characters are evil and/or assholes...


No, I don't have any issues.
No need to call a therapist, just move along,
move along...