Main character is male because story mode is based on a Novel much like " The Witcher " ?

[Brjyndrrwuulf]

Main character is male because story mode is based on a Novel much like " The Witcher " .
Shadow of Mordor has a female protagonist main character addon at some time after release of game if I'm not mistaken , this could always be possible here but to be honest I'm not really worried either way , game looks good , bit like Gothic 3 in set in the future. All my Diablo 3 characters are Female no big deal.
Wish there was a remake of Gothic 3 without all the bugs and up to date Graphics etc.

[Andrewlol]

remake of gothic 3 may happen soonish if elex trilogy sells well

[Gearwar]

Originally posted by Andrewlol:

remake of gothic 3 may happen soonish if elex trilogy sells well

source of that?

Also, why does OP need to have a female option? I get it you wanna play a female character but is it really so bad to play a male? Witcher 3 is based on the Witcher books and the author wanted to have a male protagonist as the Witcher. Is it really so inconceivable that the developer of the game (maybe the main story writer) wanted a male protagonist? Why is a book author allowed to have one sex but not the game developer? if the answer is: "because its harder to realize it in the final product" then you should just stop demanding it because it works for both platforms.

Its threads like this that make one mad. Instead of just appreciating that developers follow their vision and provide you a story you demand to play as xyz genders (which will be funny once we actually move past the male/female gender trend and start defining all those other previously unknown genders) or the ability to customize your character. Your whining just shows devs on what they should focus. It would not be so bad if it wouldnt cost anything but you have to keep in mind that if you want to have a custom Maincharacter you have to pull resources away from some other part of the game. Everything costs money and just cause you want a feature does not mean they get more cash to do it, they have to adjust the budget.

[starfarts]

Because it's billed everywhere as an RPG, and for the last twenty years creating your own character has been a huge part of the genre. For some reason German and Asian developers don't seem to grasp that other Western audiences thrive on injecting themselves into the world to be immersed. Gothic, Risen, Two Worlds.....that pirate game no one talks about: they all suffer because of a bad, unchanging protagonist. My hopes were colossal when Elex was announced that finally this would be addressed. So yeah, I'm angry that we're being shoehorned into playing this guy I don't care about within a fantastic world...again.

[Witchthief]

Although, if I am honest, I would rather have a female option as the main character - being female myself, it is easier to engage in the 'roleplay' part of RPG - I don't think that is a 'necessary' part of a game. If having a set main protagonist means that the writers can focus more on NPC interaction and reaction to a particular character, I would much rather see that than having to come up with appropriate options for multiple race/gender/opinion/playstyle/favourite colour. Okay, so that last one was pushing it a little.
Case in point, I loved and still love the Witcher series, for example simply because it feels like I am living vicariously through a wonderfully realised protagonist. I'm hoping to find that same level of 'Dude, I'm your invisible puppeteer/conscience/devil on your shoulder" fun with Elex. From what I have read and seen of the main character and game as a whole so far, I think he will be an interesting individual to get to know.
Also, bright side - being a male protagonist, I won't have any chance of ending up draped in ridiculous non-functional chainmail bikini armour for the sake of better stats, as unfortunately does seem to happen in games. :) Although, hey, if this dude WANTS to wear a metal bikini, I get the feeling there's not a mot of people who will be willing to argue.

[ImSexyAndiNOED]

Oh,no....this?Again!?!

[starfarts]

Originally posted by Eisberg:

Originally posted by rattle rattle:

Because it's billed everywhere as an RPG, and for the last twenty years creating your own character has been a huge part of the genre. For some reason German and Asian developers don't seem to grasp that other Western audiences thrive on injecting themselves into the world to be immersed. Gothic, Risen, Two Worlds.....that pirate game no one talks about: they all suffer because of a bad, unchanging protagonist. My hopes were colossal when Elex was announced that finally this would be addressed. So yeah, I'm angry that we're being shoehorned into playing this guy I don't care about within a fantastic world...again.

everything you said up there is only your opinion, do not talk about them like they are some kind of fact.

Game is rated M for Mature, meaning you have to be an adult to play it. Given that, you probably shouldn't even be on this forum.

[Gearwar]

Originally posted by rattle rattle:

Originally posted by Eisberg:

everything you said up there is only your opinion, do not talk about them like they are some kind of fact.

Game is rated M for Mature, meaning you have to be an adult to play it. Given that, you probably shouldn't even be on this forum.

Says the guy crying that he can not play a customize character buhu :(

[sammoe]

Originally posted by rattle rattle:

Originally posted by Eisberg:

everything you said up there is only your opinion, do not talk about them like they are some kind of fact.

Game is rated M for Mature, meaning you have to be an adult to play it. Given that, you probably shouldn't even be on this forum.

LOL if you are not going by age but people behaving in a mature and adult manner adhere to the rating system and that's the end of steam forums

[FuzzyLogic]

Originally posted by Brjyndrrwuulf:

Main character is male because story mode is based on a Novel much like " The Witcher " .

Care to enlighten us about this claim? What novel?

[Seiena]

"deep moral choices and powerful action." If it's based off a novel then it's a terrible game like Jason and the Argonauts was since you know how that story goes and it's hard to stray. They are hyping like crazy the immersive story telling for this one. They want you to BECOME this character and make decissions that effect the world. The witcher Series started out a regular RPG where actions had consequences, if any are based off a novel that game was, not Witcher 3. It grew into the Witcher 3's choices based story telling but started a normal RPG.

Everyone's opinions are their own. It would be nice if the fanboys didn't act like rabid chihuahuas when people express issues with the game. I reserve judgement on the game's story telling until I can actually see it in a let's play. Then I will decide if it's worth buying.

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BUT MUH WEMEN RIGHTS!!!11 ALL GURLS AND MIDDLE AGED WEMEN PLAY VIDYA GAMZ

[Clown Reemus]

Wow another thread of this vile kind. Is Robomotion or whatever here already?

[Seiena]

Originally posted by : - ) ALL:

BUT MUH WEMEN RIGHTS!!!11 ALL GURLS AND MIDDLE AGED WEMEN PLAY VIDYA GAMZ

My point has nothing to do with that. They seek to immerse the player, many players cannot get into a game protagonist that is a different gender. My problem is that if the game is based off a NOVEL then the gameplay should be a story based game, this is a choices based game. Remember the old choose your own adventure books maybe? They were choices based stories and always refered to the main character as you and never he or she. Choices based = immersive. Story based = following a character. Witcher 3 is a bit of an anomoly which is why I said I would wait and see on this one.

[Clown Reemus]

If you have a choice based game, and you have to play a man character, YOU PLAY A MAN CHARACTER IN A STORY BASED GAME. No one was screeching a decade ago when the games barely had leading female characters. Now they infest 1/3-half the industry with those female characters that sometimes are purely there just because "female". Somewhere you can customize some kind of a freak female species with green hair and tunneled brain I don't know. This kind of argument is offending the humanity itself. If you care for not what you do, but for who you do it as, then it is a problem of morality that is common and universal to the humanity. Gaming has little to nothing to do with it.

[nobleberry]

I love to control a generic bald guy such as myself. I fill so comfy when I just trimmed the hair off my head, I touch the skin and there is a bristle hair, could you imagine more manly haircut? My glorius cranium literally shines with its shape, I may look omnious, but my kind and wise deep ice-gray eyes tell that it is nothing to be afraid of. Damn, I need to trim my hair again.