why do you guys prefer to play as female characters in rpg?

[ウスラトンカチ]

i don't get it

[Revan619]

Straight men do not want to stare at guys for 100+ hours.

[CEPHY]

I mean, I could ask you the same.

"Why do you play as a male? I don't get it."


It's personal preference. Simple as.

When I was a kid I always played as a male. One day, playing the PS3 version of Skyrim, I decided to try out playing as a female Khajiit just for the hell of it. Next thing I know, I exclusively play female characters ever since if I have the option to do so.

It's not like I have a problem with playing a male, I just prefer females.

[Abisha]

Originally posted by Dante:

Self insertion is the main theme here. I had an easier time and enjoyed self inserting myself in some capacity when I was younger, now I just play my characters for aesthetics and as people mentioned before I rather look at women than men.

why would anyone self insert them self into a world where anything is possible?.
makes absolute no sense.

[CEPHY]

Originally posted by Abisha:

Originally posted by Dante:

Self insertion is the main theme here. I had an easier time and enjoyed self inserting myself in some capacity when I was younger, now I just play my characters for aesthetics and as people mentioned before I rather look at women than men.

why would anyone self insert them self into a world where anything is possible?.
makes absolute no sense.

Same reasons authors insert themselves in their book every now and then.

It's their game, might as well include themselves in it.

[wesnef]

I'm a straight guy. I like women.

(I've also liked "action girl" movies/tv/etc for a long time. Shows like Buffy, Xena, Alias, etc. So when a game gives me the opportunity to create a kick-ass female character to rampage around with, instead of yet another gruff dude with a crewcut, I'll take it.)

Part of the key here is that I don't "immerse". The character is not an avatar of Me, it's just a fancy playing piece I'm pushing around on a fancy game board; something I'm an outside observer of. /shrug


edit: on a semi-related topic, I've never had any desire/inspiration to use a character creator to try to make a character who looks like me.

[Serrel]

Because I prefer to look at a pretty avatar and its role playing so we should go out our norms. DD2 allows you to create truly beautiful characters which is a huge + these days.

[Abisha]

Originally posted by CEPHY:

Originally posted by Abisha:

why would anyone self insert them self into a world where anything is possible?.
makes absolute no sense.

Same reasons authors insert themselves in their book every now and then.

It's their game, might as well include themselves in it.

kind of nonsense writers can't insert themselves into a book words are not accurate enough. so it's always a estimate and those are never the writer that you read nor it's your self.

if something ain't accurate it's books at least movies/games at least have a physical information pipeline

[Blitz4]

when you watch a movie you see yourself as one of the characters in that movie
similar thing happens in porn


that's why i don't get the push for guys being wamen in a story-driven game

[SaintBalor]

I like to look at pretty things







I also have a feminine side I like to explore in certain games

[Lamiosa]

So people complain about cross-gender-play, but then also again complain if women want a female protagonist and not to play a man in games?

[Abisha]

Originally posted by Blitz4:

when you watch a movie you see yourself as one of the characters in that movie
similar thing happens in porn


that's why i don't get the push for guys being wamen in a story-driven game

must be interesting in your head.
when i watch a movie i see what the movie shows.
so if you see aliens like avatar your become blue?

[Elazul]

I play female Thief because dat AssAssIn

[SaintBalor]

Originally posted by Lamiosa:

So people complain about cross-gender-play, but then also again complain if women want a female protagonist and not to play a man in games?

In fairness, those are likely different people lol

[Umbral Priestess]

All this time and people still asking this question, not understanding personal preference.

[silence179]

Originally posted by darkwind:

Preference i guess id rather look at a Female butt than a male butt guess that depends on your sexual orientation to each their own i say.....

exactly my reason to choose female over male chars they look just better in all possible ways