transgender video game protagonist

[Julymorning]

i know that most guys prefer their video game character to be male, however there are many who also choose to play as female as well
im also aware that many guys dont play games like Nier or Horizon Zero Dawn simply because they don't want to play as female
now that there are forced protagonists, male or female, such as Max Payne or Tomb Raider
however if there was a video game where you are forced to play as a transgender hero, would you buy and play it?

THIS TOPIC IS NOT MEANT TO OFFEND ANYONE

[MoonC A T]

Originally posted by Julymorning:

forced to play as a transgender hero, would you buy and play it?

If it's good, yes

[Sixtyfivekills]

Yeah, but its kind of a spoiler.

Celeste


Only other game I tried with trans protagonist was Tell Me Why, and holy hell it was bad. Couldn't even get ironic entertainment out of it like I did with Life Is Strange, it was just BAD.

[MinionJoe]

Society requires me to only buy and use products that support my own personal self identity.

[Candyy ♡]

Does that rly matter as long as the game is fun? V:

[captainwiseass]

The protag being trans wouldn't stop me from playing, no.

[Nomad]

Depends if I like the character and the game. I won't skip a game just cause the protag is tg, but I will skip it if I don't like the protag.

[psychotron666]

How about a game where the twist at the end turns out that you, the player are gay, and so is your mom?

[Yavin Shikanoko]

What are you asking? Do you want to know games where their character is trans?

[the vampire of time and memory]

this'll be fun

[xX_enzodu13_Xx]

if the gender doesnt affect the story then maybe, i dont buy games for their characters

[El poco nuez del muerte]

Sure, if the game is good, I don't care what the character I play is. Doesn't even have to be human. If it is story driven I do have to be able to identify with the character to some extend, but I find this doesen't depend on arbitrary characteristics (or even species) but rather personality and moral compass.

[Flynt]

For me it's like this if it gets used as a selling point then no I will avoid the game no matter if it's good or not.

If they don't use it as a selling point and it gets told during the game that they're transgender then I'm fine with it since that doesn't feel like they're pandering to a certain audience to me.

[Mad Scientist]

Originally posted by Julymorning:

now that there are forced protagonists, male or female, such as Max Payne or Tomb Raider
however if there was a video game where you are forced to play as a transgender hero, would you buy and play it?

Nope.
Looking at Comics and TV shows as an example to answer this question; when it becomes strictly about this rather than making a good character / show / game etc; the entire product tends to be terrible. This would also make it political / social-political at the core of "look what our character is, it's so progressive!" again, rather than focusing on being a good game. We all know the dialogue would also severely suffer and be made political, which is not something people really want in a video game.

Everyone I know doesn't care if they play as a male or female, because the characters have meaning, the games are good, the character has progression/storyline that makes sense usually through multiple titles. In the 90s boys were even playing as Xena, the Deception series had a female main character, Tomb raider is an obvious one as well.

[The Commendatore]

If the story and (main) characters are written well and the game has a great story, I don't care what the protagonist is.

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

Black Ops Cold War I think.