Any female RA players here?

[Elaini]

I like tower and tactics games... or that's one genre I play. And yes, I'm a female.

I mainly play RA for the gameplay, but in the storyline it's always assumed that I'm "him", and that all these girls show me interest in the end is a little bit awkward, because I'm straight too. I do like Eva, just not that way. Haha. And Tanya's personality doesn't fit well with mine.

I wish the game developers considered the chance that both sexes may play this game.

[IIIIIIIIII]

Welcome to the dead ra3 community hub. If you wish to actively participate, try visiting websites like Gamereplays.org or Revora.net

[Drury]

I'm not female, but I can see where you're coming from.

RA3 is quite unique in it's gameplay, I don't think there's a game quite like it. CnC3 gets close, being from the same franchise, and is perfectly gender-neutral AFAIK, but also much more serious. You can give that a shot if you want.

[StarNate]

you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about a game and company long since gone, get a life loser, and stop pretending to be a girl too

[Drury]

Originally posted by More Sith Than You:

you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about a game and company long since gone, get a life loser, and stop pretending to be a girl too

But... There's no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥?

[Cat]

It's a men's world. Respect and accept the fact that most games will assume you as male, you gotta get used to it, other girls I know don't have this problem.

[KillemJack]

Originally posted by Caramel Cat:

It's a men's world. Respect and accept the fact that most games will assume you as male, you gotta get used to it, other girls I know don't have this problem.

You literally went so far back into the discussion just to bad mouth the way the game should work. Get a life.

Originally posted by At Beach, installing game:

you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about a game and company long since gone, get a life loser, and stop pretending to be a girl too

Learn some manners ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[loom1024]

Hi Elaini. If you like RTS then you may give Grey Goo a try. The story is gender neutral and the game also has a small but nice and helpfull online community :).

[Elaini]

Originally posted by Caramel Cat:

It's a men's world. Respect and accept the fact that most games will assume you as male, you gotta get used to it, other girls I know don't have this problem.

I don't have the problem either, since I'm able to make the division between me and the game character. I'm just stating what feels strange to me.

[Kirateufel]

Originally posted by Elaini:

I like tower and tactics games... or that's one genre I play. And yes, I'm a female.

I mainly play RA for the gameplay, but in the storyline it's always assumed that I'm "him", and that all these girls show me interest in the end is a little bit awkward, because I'm straight too. I do like Eva, just not that way. Haha. And Tanya's personality doesn't fit well with mine.

I wish the game developers considered the chance that both sexes may play this game.

Never bothered me at all and yeah, the cutscenes are weird if you're straight.
But a new Red Alert with the commanders genders in the gameplay would be amazing!

[////]

i always thought that these end scenes are too stupid. and not in a good way (funny way) stupid... why they decided to end with dates? beats me, i don't know... maybe i'm just silly, or maybe it's cos i grew up watching videos like "smack my ♥♥♥♥♥ up" (the prodigy) on tv, but, heck...

what if the war is not over at all? what if command post was contaminated with hallucinogenic substances?

screw you ea with such endings!

[Drury]

Originally posted by ////:

i always thought that these end scenes are too stupid. and not in a good way (funny way) stupid... why they decided to end with dates? beats me, i don't know... maybe i'm just silly, or maybe it's cos i grew up watching videos like "smack my ♥♥♥♥♥ up" (the prodigy) on tv, but, heck...

what if the war is not over at all? what if command post was contaminated with hallucinogenic substances?

screw you ea with such endings!

Well to be fair the plot made not a pinch of sense up to that point so it would be a downright heresy if they suddenly changed their mind for the ending.

[wolfwarrior]

Yeah In this game they put more focus on the cutschenes and the actor more then somewother stuff, and yeah I found it really annoying that in the end every female wanted to bang, this wasnt a thing In Red alert 2 there atleast it felt like (to me atleast) that the comm officer had great respect for you after some victories, and that they may have a thing for you, but here they send booty calls in bikini, I didnt win the war to get laid.It all feels too much ham overacting, I just cant take the "generals" seriusly, BUT I'd lie if I said that it didnt still like it because it still feels like Red Alert and I love Red Alert, but I preffer Ra2

[wolfwarrior]

Originally posted by wolfwarrior:

Yeah In this game they put more focus on the cutschenes and the actor more then somewother stuff, and yeah I found it really annoying that in the end every female wanted to bang, this wasnt a thing In Red alert 2 there atleast it felt like (to me atleast) that the comm officer had great respect for you after some victories, and that they may have a thing for you, but here they send booty calls in bikini, I didnt win the war to get laid.It all feels too much ham overacting, I just cant take the "generals" seriusly, BUT I'd lie if I said that it didnt still like it because it still feels like Red Alert and I love Red Alert, but I preffer Ra2

also a minor thing WTF is Natascha wearing?! thats not a uniform why couldn't Boris return?!

[Elaini]

Okay, for those who wonder what I am doing in the "man's world" - and gaming is not that only anymore: I played the first RA when I was little. The nostalgy for this game brought me to play it, years later from it's publishing date.

Originally posted by ////:

i always thought that these end scenes are too stupid. and not in a good way (funny way) stupid... why they decided to end with dates?

Well, what are you thinking while you actually play the game? Do you think "wow, I'll look good to impress these military chicks" or "I must focus on dominating the battlefield and protecting my secret manoeuvres"?

I've come to expect this from the game, but the approach is not very realistic at all. It should be about survival and/or dominance, not dating. Also, think about the potential for personal stories other than dating what comes to military career. The possibilities are so many, and they aren't utilized.

Originally posted by wolfwarrior:

also a minor thing WTF is Natascha wearing?! thats not a uniform why couldn't Boris return?!

I don't really care either way what Natasha wears - she's not very useful anyway.

Tanya does all the work on her own when cleaning up enemy bases and she won't be touched while she's doing it. Yuriko is vulnerable all the time, but she's the only commando that gets rid of both ground and air units.

Natasha mainly commands her own air unit while pointing the laser at the targets, makes it possible to capture enemy vehicles (costs a soldier) and shoots multiple infantry if they're in direct line. She's the weakest commando by far.

[Drury]

Natasha is pretty damn effective against T3 units like aircraft carriers, shoguns etc, also absurdly powerful vs buildings, and naturally the absolute best counter to infantry of all commandos (including the commandos themselves). The range is the best part, you can attack base from annoying angles, load her into a bullfrog and get away with it. Tanya and Yuriko are kind of on their own for the most part, and Tanya can't even destroy Super Reactors without dying in the blast.