When will game developers realize there are female players too?

[silasbufu]

I don't see why it's such a big fuss..I'll tell you for sure that a huge number of male players have no problem playing female characters, some might even prefer it ( myself as well in some games ).
So I think you're the one being sexist.
Also, read the 3rd post.

 

[Shycte]

The answer is simple;
To broaden the horizons.

Too which end? I don't see how this will end up in making better games.

 

[jamesworkshop]

Better question:
When are some female gamers going to realize that there are plenty of female protagonists in video games?

I tend to always play as female characters when given the option. There are many games that do give you the option.

OP: Stop acting like a victim. It's stupid and annoying - grow up.

Count them.
I dare you.

And then you count the amount of games that feature the male as the main character.

Don't go around telling people to grow up when you can clearly see the line.

Sonya Blade
Lara Croft
Chun- Li
Mileena
Nina Williams
Christie Allen
Bayonetta
Setsuka
Angel (King of Fighters)
Crimson Viper (Street Fighter)
Joanna Dark
Samus
Kitana (Mortal Kombat)
Blue Mary (King of Fighters)
Helena (Dead or Alive)
Baiken (Guilty Gear)
Sophitia Alexandra
Cammy White
Nina & Anna Williams
Tina Armstrong
Taki
Isabella "Ivy" Valentine
Ada Wong
Claire Redfield
Meryl Silverburgh
Jill Valentine
Lightning
Sarah Kerrigan
Cate Archer
Mona Sax
Sonia Belmont
Rayne
Elizabeth Greene (Prototype)
Kasumi
Nariko - Heavenly Sword
Julia Chang - Tekken
Asuka Kazama - Tekken
Seong Mi-na - Soul Caliber
Lady - Devil May Cry

about 10 to 13 of those have been primary characters, the resident evil ones have been main and secondary depending on the game and almost all the rest are from 2D/3D fighters that don't have a traditional devide of primary and secondary characters

He said plenty of female protagonist nothing to say about the ratio between male and female

 

[rookie.of.the.year]

I don't understand your beef with the male protagonist... I cant think of an RPG that makes you be a male... but I don't see the issue. 'Hawke'being a male in Dragon Age 2. I love being Markus in Gears and kicking the sh*t out of the aliens.

The only thing I wouldn't play due to the female is Bayonetta, becaus that is a 'sex sells' game, but other than that i don't really mind. Actually I prefer playing as men

 

[Shycte]

Too which end? I don't see how this will end up in making better games.

I never said "This is the way to make better games" now did I?
It is you whom are obsessed with "How could that be better?", not I.
Don't try to place words in my mouth that I have not spoken.[/quote]

I never said that you've said it. I just assumed that the goal always is to make better games. Is it not?

 

[redboyjazz]

Have you forgot how much Lara Croft kicks ass?

 

[Double A]

Does it matter? If I want to play a game, but then I find out you have to play as a chick, I won't mind at all. Sure, I'd prefer to be a guy, but if there's no choice I won't mind.

I once saw a girl on this site post that she doesn't mind playing as guys either, and said pretty much the same thing as me. So that's both genders agreeing on that it really doesn't matter who the PC is, as long as the game is fun.

 

[1rednose]

Yea....Lots of guys have no qualms playing as a female character. This may be due to how they design most female characters, but hey, the male counterparts get the same treatment.

 

[rookie.of.the.year]

Just think about it, if the protagonist of 'Uncharted' was instead called Nathanina and the camera man was a man, would it have been a better game?

No.

 

[PhiMed]

You mean like Gears of War 3 where there are two female main characters?
Halo Reach which also has one?
Tomb Raider.
Metroid.
Portal.
Mass Effect.
Dragon Age.
Fallout.
Tenchu.
Borderlands.
Mirrors Edge.
Perfect Dark.
Bayonetta.

Quite a few of these are Triple A titles.

I don't see why there has to be a female character for you to enjoy the game anyway. Portal is one of mine and a lot of peoples favourite games and a significant amount of them are males with no complaint.

Granted RPG's should always have a gender option because they are based upon role-play where people frequently like to play as themselves in a fantasy setting, but beyond that you are playing as a character not an avatar of yourself.

By that logic you shouldn't like books written in the first person with a male narrator either. Or television programmes or films where the protagonist is male as you cannot relate to them.

I personally have no issue whatsoever playing as a female character, and not because of the "If I have to stare at a pixellated ass..." argument either.

Also, Fable 2.

Unfortunately, this game also serves as a reason why more games do not include a gender option. It's incredibly difficult to make a character model that looks capable of some of the feats these game characters perform, while still looking distinctively feminine.

I'm a little skeptical of GoW's implementation of female leads, actually. It's ridiculous to see some of the stuff Marcus, Dom, Baird, and Cole do in the game. But it's certainly less ridiculous to see huge, steroid-infused men performing these brutal superhuman feats than it will be to see one of the willowy, wispy idealized female forms I've seen in the promotional material.

Also, to the OP: 80% of the developers for big budget production companies are male. They make what they know. If you don't like the direction games are taking, and you're passionate about it, get an education and do something about it. Otherwise, you just sound whiny, and kind of sexist. If a guy said, "I won't play a game with a female main character", he would be labelled as a sexist pretty much immediately. Just sayin...

 

[Homplok]

It's no different than film. Well, action flicks anyways. Maybe when they start making chick flicks in game form you'll have more female lead roles to play as, but I know damn well that nobody here wants to play "Steel Magnolias: The Game".

 

[sketch_zeppelin]

Persnoally i have no problem with playing a game as a female (i'm a guy obviously) I get that you want more games that have women in them but i wouldn't boycott a game just because it doesn't have the option of playing as a character of my gender, especially if its a game that the story was written round a very specific character. I can understand if they have a create a character but don't let you make a girl but with somthing like say Assasins Creed the story was written for a specific character that happens to be a guy. They shouldn't have to comprimise the story just so you can play as a girl.

 

[Shycte]

Too which end? I don't see how this will end up in making better games.

I never said "This is the way to make better games" now did I?
It is you whom are obsessed with "How could that be better?", not I.
Don't try to place words in my mouth that I have not spoken.

I never said that you've said it. I just assumed that the goal always is to make better games. Is it not?

In truth you speak.
But to constantly create better games, that's a feat that not even everyone's beloved Bioware will be able to uphold.
[/quote]

That is true, but I believe that in order for games to improve, the devs must have free hands, and for example be able to choose the gender of their character freely. But as we said, males are the target audience so it get twisted that way. I for one, have no problem playing as females. So lets just leave this one up too the story writers....