female player? (question answered not buying)

[stevey]

"It looks like you might not be playing as Norman Reedus in Death Stranding after all, as developer Hideo Kojima has announced that the game will feature a female protagonist."


^is that correct? totally ignored this game cuz I thought no girl char

[󠁳⁧⁧ Kuroimaho]

Norman Reedus is the protagonist, there is no other choice.

[Seamus]

Originally posted by stevey:

"It looks like you might not be playing as Norman Reedus in Death Stranding after all, as developer Hideo Kojima has announced that the game will feature a female protagonist."


^is that correct? totally ignored this game cuz I thought no girl char

Where did you find that completely incorrect bit of information?

[Nabotto]

Imagine not playing games based on the main character's gender... Missing out on The last of us/Portal because, Joel is a man and Chell is a woman, Yikes

[MurderMoose]

I dunno, I remember a lot of idiots making a lot of noise because of Ellie in TLOU2.

[Nabotto]

Yep, that's a pity.

[Dolbyk Digital]

ну ты и дол6ае6, братишка, пусть земля тебе будет пухом

[UCEY]

There's no way to play as a female character. The entire story revolves around Sam. I don't know where you found the information regarding there being a playable female character. Also, not playing a game just because there's no female character is a stupid reason.

[Bubba]

Originally posted by Seamus:

Where did you find that completely incorrect bit of information?

LOL, a 2016 post on pcgamesn.com, OP needs to check their sources.

https://www.pcgamesn.com/death-stranding/death-stranding-female-protagonist

[Gimli]

Not true, you play as Norman Reedus. If they ever make a sequel though I would totally be down for a female protagonist.

[Nope]

Originally posted by Equinox:

Not true, you play as Norman Reedus. If they ever make a sequel though I would totally be down for a female protagonist.

Considering the biggest threat to humanity and the cause of everything in Death Stranding are all resolved (aside the after effect of the event itself still remain), there's nothing to continue really, it's a good ending and a closure to this game

[MurderMoose]

There's talk of another game, although I'd take it with a grain of salt. The story is pretty well wrapped up, after all. A prequel or something would be more likely than a continuation, but either way...

https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/08/30/norman-reedus-says-death-stranding-2-is-in-negotiations

[Defective Dopamine Pez Dispenser]

Ordinarily, I would be an advocate for more varied player characters. However in this instance, Sam (portrayed by Norman Reedus) is the game's only playable protagonist and as the game goes on it's clear that is the case for specific reasons.

It's not a character-neutral or character creation style game. It's an extremely character driven and character background focused story. The story turns out to be quite unexpectedly emotional (for me at least) and directly revolves around Sam's past, relationships, etc. And it was created using facial and performance capture such that you're basically watching digital versions of an actor's performance throughout the game.

So plugging another character into that wouldn't really work in this instance unfortunately. It's just not that kind of a game. They would effectively have to have had two entirely unique stories/campaigns to provide an additional protagonist. Which in this game's case, would be almost like making two games.

I would definitely be down for a prequel involving Fragile's delivery service, though.

[stevey]

thanks all! bump this thread if a female player mod comes out ^_^

[MurderMoose]

Enjoy never playing then. A female player mod won't come out. It would require hours of VA, unless you wanted some random female body to have Norman Reedus's voice.

[startrekmike]

Originally posted by stevey:

"It looks like you might not be playing as Norman Reedus in Death Stranding after all, as developer Hideo Kojima has announced that the game will feature a female protagonist."


^is that correct? totally ignored this game cuz I thought no girl char

While I won't try to convince you to play something you don't want to play, it does seem odd to let the gender of the main character be a major "make or break" factor in the games you play.

To be honest, there was a time where I tended to not exactly outright avoid games with female protagonists but I didn't exactly favor them either. Eventually I realized that I was missing out on some good games by doing that and have since decided that it really doesn't matter what the gender of the main character is, what's important is if the game is good.

To be blunt. I don't think this game is ever going to get a female protagonist. Considering the that Directors Cut has just come out on consoles and does not contain any changes or additions in that regard, it is pretty much an absolute certainty that this game is what is and nothing more will significantly change. If the game's concept is interesting to you, it isn't like you have a lot of other choices that do what this game does. You might as well just give it a go regardless of the character's gender and I think that in the process, you will enjoy it even if you can't play as a female protagonist.

It is interesting. Now that I think of it, some of the better gaming experiences I have had in the thirty or so years that I have been playing games would not have happened had I only stuck to a specific player character gender.