Why do males like playing in female character ?

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MadBlueWinnie

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In single player games I usually go for the female characters E.g Fallout, Mass Effect, Pokemon...

I like the idea of my badass female character kicking some butt and killing everyone around them, so my characters are almost always evil if allowed. Muahahaha!

Other than that, unique NPC options, aesthetically better looking, and why the hell not.
 

OldGus

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A summary of responses by category!

The guy who just doesn't care (or wants to look cool): Because I can!

The philosopher: because the ability to step into the shoes of the opposite gender offers an experience otherwise missed.

The artist: By seeing the world through the eyes of another gender the story of the game can change in many ways, some drastic, others subtle.

The artiste: inflated due to ego, deleted due to length

The psychologist: It's interesting to see how player's actions change depending on the character they are playing. It also results in an interesting view on how closely the player connects with one character or another.
Oh, wait, MOMMY ISSUES!

The guy who does not want to be seen as gay: I don't want to stare at a guy's ass for 40 hours.

The guy: 'Cause I can see her (nekkid/in sexy clothes/scantly clad)!

The fanboy: 'Cause I wanna make a (insert female character name here.)

The Bioware player: Because the dialogue and plot actions (and in some cases available quests) change depending on your character's gender.

The WoW player: Because people treat you differently depending on your gender.

The G.I.R.L.: (Because its funny to see people's faces when they find out!)/(Because I like free stuff!)

The gamer: The stats are different.

Personally, when I play as a girl, I like to do it for the perspective thing, and because it actually does change the way I play.

And off topic: I think it might actually be interesting to see a game where the character's gender really didn't matter and wasn't shown, at least until the very end (I know that's been done with Metroid, but stick with me here...) AND, when the final reveal was done, the actions in game ultimately decide what the character looks like when it is revealed, including the gender. I think it would be interesting to see done, at least once, as well as interesting to see what people most often end up as (provided they don't use an FAQ).
 

Dethpixie

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Stewie Plisken said:
The eye-candy factor certainly plays a role in this, much of the time. That aside, in a single-player game a strongly-written female character is as enjoyable as an equally well-written male character.

As for RPGs that give the male/female option, be it an MMO or otherwise, for those of us who have the little wannabe-writer imp somewhere in our brains we like to think we can also write female characters, instead of the typical male-relatable ones.

Or at least that's what I do.
I'm actually currently writing the script for a game with a female lead and it's very challenging but as I mentioned earlier I tend to to have an easier time relating to female characters than uber-macho muscle-y dudes.
 

WorldCritic

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I play as a male first and then female for my second playthrough. Although for Mass Effect 2, I ported over my female Shepard because male Shepard's voice annoys me.
 

Velocirapture07

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JUMBO PALACE said:
I don't. I always play as a male character. I am a man, therefor I play as one in a game.

Edit: I'm aware my avatar is a girl :p Doesn't change the fact that I always play as a dude. I just like to look at scene girls :D
What if you could create a scene chick character? huh, what then? Anyway i will sometimes play as a chick even though I'm a guy cause I'd rather look at that then some dude's butt for however many hours it takes. Especially when it doesn't affect gameplay at all (like Oblivion for instance)

Btw I totally approve of your profile pic in every way
 

PurpleTartan

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Jarl said:
Because humans are capable of making choices. And we like using that ability. That's why we sometimes play as robots.

Why do some women like playing as male characters?
Because it's not about "like". It's about "why the fuck not?"
Basically What He said! :D
 

joshuaayt

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I go female because I am a male. Why restrict myself to playing my own role? Games force you to play as male characters way too often, and so when I have the chance I like to branch out a bit.
 

Hunter15

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i think it is to answer the question that all guys want to answer but are fearful to cause they might lose their "dear friend" which is What would i look like if i was a girl? so the Programmers put the gender choice in so men could answer this question without consequence.....and also so the guy can get a quick wank after they make the girl put on a bikini and swim into a pool of jello for the 9000th time.
 

FollowUp

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I don't, unless there's a difference in the game, like in Mass Effect 2, or Sword of Mana.
Otherwise, it doesn't really matter to me. I don't like to project through a different gender, because let's be honest, the two are very different.
 

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Master Kuja said:
I play as casters most commonly, tend to find that robes and the like look utterly ridiculous on men, it's just aesthetics mainly and I'm not gonna bullshit with any other excuse, I prefer playing as a female caster or a female character in general because they look better.

Just...Please don't give me armour that covers 10% of my character's body, it pisses me off that anyone would wear armour so impractical.
I don't do it personally but a lot of male WoW players role female characters for casters because of how ridiculous robes look on some of the male characters. O gawd, human males in the game wearing robes look insanely creepy.
 

Hiken no Ace

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I don't. Never have done so in a 3rd person game or an MMO, and I rarely even do it in fighting games, aside from Dead or Alive. I'm not exactly sure why, but I guess i just think that Ryu and Akuma's moves are really cool, and Chun Li and C. Viper's are not...I dunno. In all honesty, it's probably because I can more easily picture myself as the character if I choose a guy.
 

kidragakash

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Well, as a chick, I always play as one, I always behave as one. Unfortunately, this gets one of two responses...

A) People assume I am a man and keep calling me "dude"... -.-

or, even more annoyingly,

B) People assume I am a girl, and ask me dumb questions like, "How big are your bewbs, and can I see them?"

The lines do blur a little... sometime group A joins group B once set straight about my gender... and sometimes group B assumes I am taking the piss when I refuse, and joins group A.