Poll: Which sex do you play?
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I like to play females when I get the chance if it's something like Fallout. However in Soul Calibur 2, Nightmare all the way. I suppose I play females because not only am I a girl but, I rarely get to play a girl since most main video game characters are male. It's not a bad thing. Just, when I get a choice, I like to be more like me.
Almost always play as a male (which I am) in RPG's and such where it might make a difference. In games where you can make it pick randomly, I don't really care, so I've ended up playing Zoey in L4D quite a bit, but if I HAD to pick in those games I'd probably choose a male. But in street fighter or Diablo or something where the gender is secondary to the character, I play to whoever fits my style (Cammy in SF4, and Necromancer in D2). But yeah... I've played Baldur's gate probably a dozen times through and only been female once or twice. I don't think any of my females carried to BG2. Two runs through KotOR, both male. Two through Mass Effect, one of each. Fallout 1: male. Jade Empire: male. KotOR 2: Male. Neverwinter Nights: 3 runs all male. Games I own but haven't beat yet: Oblivion, Morrowind, NWN2, Fallout 2... all playing male characters. I also usually play evil on my first run through and good later. And split 50/50 when I can build a party like the Icewind Dale games (but party leader is usually male). I think it's a holdover from Baldur's Gate where I always planned to carry through to BG2 and I heard the female sidequest romances (I guess I should say romance) was just not interesting. I typically favor my playthroughs to examine the morality side rather than the gender side... plus having a blatantly evil female doesn't allow me to project a particularly bad day into a lightning blast on the peasant masses the way having an evil male does.
I enjoy playing female characters in games and it has nothing to do with the way they look. I just find female characters more fun, nothing sexual about it at all.
I'm also better at naming female characters, that might be a part of it. Guys names just don't seem to flow as easily.
I'm also better at naming female characters, that might be a part of it. Guys names just don't seem to flow as easily.
Male and i play male, usually.
I like to try out the female fighters in fighting games.(Kitana in MK FTW!)
I like to try out the female fighters in fighting games.(Kitana in MK FTW!)
On a game like Fable, I will now play as a female character, even though I am male. I have no idea why this is, I just find it more fun. Also, if I have to stare at an arse all the way through the game, it might as well be one I don't mind staring at. But I'll usually do a run through as just a platonic conception of myself, because I'm a gamer and an egotist.
I'm a guy and I always try to be a guy. I dislike flirting with guys in game, or attempting to think of a female as myself in a game.
I'm female, and I play males. Just because, they always look cooler. Although, I don't mind playing as a female... but, I'd rather play a male and not have to watch a female's butt for 20 hours. Also, males tend to look cooler. And, that is the extent of my logic.
For your first question: yes, almost certainly. For the second bit, I'm sure that strongly afects games like WoW (roleplay servers especially), or Runescape: online games, as opposed to something like Oblivion, where your attemps to entice NPC's with your boobies will be wholly unnoticed.technoted said:
Apologies for the double post, but I just had to add that you, madam, are a very rare breed. Interesting to get insight on the reasons behind a female playing a male character (which as far as whose butt you want to watch, is the same as the male equivalent, though wishing to play as the more 'cool' looking sex is one of which I hadn't thought). Thanks.GamerGeek said:
Usually I choose female despite being male, one part because of my perversion but mainly because I judge the developer on how it is handled. (Meaning, it's not a thoughtless throw in, it's not a sex-bot, all the like.)
I don't actually know, I think it's mainly to give myself just a bit of an extra feel towards the game y'know, really put myself in there and give the impression I'm actually out there doing something heroic, being worshipped by the people, especially when in reality I'm doing naff all but sitting on my ass all day flicking some sticks around and bashing some buttons.GreatVladmir said:
I'm male and I recently I've started to prefer playing female. I don't know exactly what it is that intrigues me about it, it's not the looks, maybe it's just interesting to play as someone different than yourself and because males are more violent by nature, it's somewhat of a peculiarity to be a violent woman.
it depends on the game, like on Borderlands 'The Siren' is a girl who is able to 'Phase-walk' Which is basically cloaking, it was pretty fun, until i played berserker...