Women In Video Games

[Poke_Freak]

Rather, you never play as a character, male or female, that isn't idealized.
Whether sexy, rugged and manly, big and tough SPESS MUHREEN!, cool, a.s.o. the character is always a representation of an ideal.

The Nameless One?

There are always exceptions to the rule, but that's besides the point.

 

[Poke_Freak]

For such an obscure game, people sure can't seem to stop mentioning The Longest Journey.

Because it's one of the few games that stand out.

My opinion on it though is that as a study in character design/personality and crafting of interesting world, it's great. But as a GAME it's shit. I would have prefered it to just be a book or a movie.

 

[ryai458]

A better question would be "are there any games that feature an UGLY woman as the main character?". My guess would be no as they only feature a woman on the basis that they are hot (in the mind of the designer) and are normally pretty damn athletic/ well endowed to get the kids/ young adults/ frustrated older men all excited.

How many games have main characters as ugly, oh and mass effect doesn't count if you screw up creating him

 

[Tandtroll]

Gordon Freeman isn't very muscular or good looking. Same with any of the main characters in the first Fable. Or Guybrush. I could probably name more... but yeah. It would be nice to play an FPS with a female lead. Maybe then I'd actually start playing those games instead of just rpgs.

 

[Ryuk2]

A better question would be "are there any games that feature an UGLY woman as the main character?". My guess would be no as they only feature a woman on the basis that they are hot (in the mind of the designer) and are normally pretty damn athletic/ well endowed to get the kids/ young adults/ frustrated older men all excited.

Are there any games that feature an ugly male main character?
I'd rather not have female main characters. Why? Because:
*they are mostly dumb pornstars (see Beyoneta and others like that)
*they are cunts (see Wet)
*they are smug bitches (see Lara Croft)
Why are main female characters so horrible? Well, game developers are basement dwellers and have never seen a girl.
Valve does it right, but as their games have little to no story (except HL2), they don't count.

 

[mattttherman3]

Kinda but not really, I will pick a female character in games at least once, but the again, it is never the first playthrough. I havn't tried bayonetta or wet or something like that.

 

[Sneaklemming]

Zelda gets her name on lotsa games?

 

[ChipSandwich]

I'm taking FemShepard into Mass Effect 2. Does anyone notice how Mass Effect/KOTOR/Bioware in general tend to not care very much about gender?

On a related, fanboyish note, Kreia from KOTOR II is probably the most unique female character I've seen. Not only is she independent and powerful, but she's OLD, AND she's with you the entire game. And she's evil as well . Quite a change from brainless sidekick/action girl/shoehorned love interest.

 

[esperandote]

Parasite Eve, Dino Crisis, Fatal frame 3

 

[Libur]

Parasite Eve 1/2 both had a female protagonist :}

I personally dont mind playing a character of either gender.

 

[dagens24]

The industry is too stupid to make believable female characters, that's why you never see them and when you do they are rediculous.

 

[Poke_Freak]

Gordon Freeman isn't very muscular or good looking. Same with any of the main characters in the first Fable. Or Guybrush. I could probably name more... but yeah. It would be nice to play an FPS with a female lead. Maybe then I'd actually start playing those games instead of just rpgs.

Guybrush is rather good looking. Mostly it's the style of the graphics that tend to hide that.

 

[Tandtroll]

Gordon Freeman isn't very muscular or good looking. Same with any of the main characters in the first Fable. Or Guybrush. I could probably name more... but yeah. It would be nice to play an FPS with a female lead. Maybe then I'd actually start playing those games instead of just rpgs.

Guybrush is rather good looking. Mostly it's the style of the graphics that tend to hide that.

He's cute, yes. And I'd rather bang him than most other guys in games. But what I mean is, he is not the type of guy who is generally considered the most attractive for women or men.

 

[stonethered]

I think it's more sexist that men are always put in the front-row role. Some of us aren't macho and out there, you know.

I'd rather follow a woman's lead in a nuclear crisis than my own, for example. Then again I'd rather follow anyone's lead rather than my own.

With you on that one; I'd be the last person I'd want to follow into battle.



I always play as female characters given the choice; it would be nice if they wrote a few more though. I suppose it's just left up to us to imagine a kick-ass female protagonist with no love intrests or romantic sub-plots then.

 

[Poke_Freak]

I think it's more sexist that men are always put in the front-row role. Some of us aren't macho and out there, you know.

I'd rather follow a woman's lead in a nuclear crisis than my own, for example. Then again I'd rather follow anyone's lead rather than my own.

With you on that one; I'd be the last person I'd want to follow into battle.



I always play as female characters given the choice; it would be nice if they wrote a few more though. I suppose it's just left up to us to imagine a kick-ass female protagonist with no love intrests or romantic sub-plots then.

I think it's rather safe to say that a lot of people here would follow whoever takes charge, and aren't very willing to BE that guy/girl who takes charge. Comes with not being trained/educated on how to act in a combat situation.

That has nothing to do with the actual topic though.

I don't mind the love interests/romantic subplots as long as they are well written and make sense.
Sadly, that's very hard to do. And even harder to do WELL, so that even people who have different opinions on what good romance is, can agree that it is well written and performed.
And by different opinions I mean things like, person A might not be attracted to the same traits as person B, but they can both agree that the romance plot itself is good, even if it's not what they'd do/who they'd fall for in real life.

 

[JoonaspEST]

Smart and intelligent women are a demand form me. Stupid and to-much-into-looks women are out for me. Then the game feels more like a teen attractor than something sensible.

Do I play as women in games? No. To me I don't feel immersed when playing a woman in games. Also the dialog lines in most RPG's would seem to be awfully predictable.

 

[AlexanderAstartes]

I loved Beyond Good and Evil, and Metroid is good fun. Also, the two Fire Emblem games on GBA both had female protaganists and Perfect Dark. Oh, King's Bounty: Armoured Princess as well

 

[Indecizion]

Meh ive got nothing against women, but im definately more comfortable playing a male, since you know i am one IRL i find it easier to relate to the char etc, but then again my greatest disapointment was when i found out in order to be a sorceror in diablo 2 you HAD to be a female i spose a part of me is likely a little sexist in my gaming

 

[bcponpcp27]

Portal, duh. Easy question.