Just realised I don't like playing as female in video games.

[User]

Just finished ac syndicate and it was boring as hell every time I had to play as Evie. Not that I hate women or anything it seems I prefer to play as a man in video games. I'm a man so it makes sense. But considering more and more games switching to female protagonist these days I think my gaming days are coming to an end. Anyone else feel the same way I do ?

[The nameless Gamer]

TimRaveler původně napsal:

The nameless Commander původně napsal:

Out of curiosity: what about female protagonists is repulsive to you? I personally happen to have a lot more games with female leads but personally have no preference. I'd like to hear a different point of view.

I hope i don't offend anyone with my answer but since you are curious i think I'll be honest. When I'm playing as a female character I feel like I'm playing a man with b**bs.

Think nothing of it. Basically, playing female characters is immersion-breaking for you. Thanks for answering.

[Orderbz]

People who feel this way about playing as a character of the opposite sex, sorta give off insecure vibes in my opinion.

[Triple G]

I prefer to play as a male, but usually like to play first person, too - so if the voice isn´t - voiced - there´s no difference at all. Played Rage 2 as female, because i liked the voice-acting better. I played Warband as female, because there are extra female achievements - so why not get them, too? I´m unsure if i ever had a game with just a female choice - but can name a few with only a male choice. And i don´t really look for it in games - even if i prefer a character generator. And i guess i played a few games in which certain classes - or playstyles - were bound to certain genders, so i played as female as well. I don´t think graphics are "hot enough" to choose the female protagonist over the male one - just to have some ass to look at - in third person.

[Pocahawtness]

Some people see themselves as the character they play, some people see themselves as protectors of the character they play, some people like the opposite of what they are and so on ... you get the idea....people are different and they like different things, but I am sure that no matter how you feel there are some others who feel the same.

[Morkonan]

TimRaveler původně napsal:

...Anyone else feel the same way I do ?

Well, I don't mind playing a female lead character. I do confess a certain increased distance in engagement when they are pursuing a male love interest, though. But, all in all, it doesn't matter too much to me.

I do mind, however, when developers artificially create social commentary and then use it as a carrot-on-a-stick to artificially pump up hype and game sales. This predation-based attitude towards social and cultural topics in game development is sickening, since these unscrupulous developers rely on falsely gained "righteousness" to shield them from criticism of their money-grubbing exploitation of social issues. I won't ever consider even buying such a game, much less worry about the sex of my character.


Note: My early gaming years were weaned on what were basically "sexless" characters. (Arcade games) And, in early PC roleplaying games, like some of the first party-based RPG games, were full of choices for the player. After all, the little pixel billboard could easily be male or female and take up no more memory footprint than any other. A Female Paladin was just as easy and narratively-transparent to play as any other sort of creature. Players got used to this concept very quickly just due to the newness of the experience of "gaming."

It was only when technology advanced and a great deal of production value went into constructing roleplaying elements and 3D models, voiced dialogue, cutscenes, etc, that the industry quickly stepped further away from "the player can choose" and, pretty much by necessity, had to heavily focus on one sex for the "main character" where such a thing existed. They went with their market audience, of course.

Where games did get locked into male/female characters in the early days, it wasn't necessarily narrowly engaged with. IOW - "Mario" or "Link" were chasing after their female love interest, but that wasn't a narrative experience the player was as expected to deeply roleplay within as more modern games eventually yielded with their increased capabilities. Few games beyond "Leisure-Suit Larry" or "Duke Nukem" focused on just how "male" (or female) a character was and that was largely slapstick.

[Devsman]

TimRaveler původně napsal:

The nameless Commander původně napsal:

Out of curiosity: what about female protagonists is repulsive to you? I personally happen to have a lot more games with female leads but personally have no preference. I'd like to hear a different point of view.

I hope i don't offend anyone with my answer but since you are curious i think I'll be honest. When I'm playing as a female character I feel like I'm playing a man with b**bs.

It's because the people who make actiony media still haven't figured out how to write women, or else their audience hasn't figured out how to accept well-written women.

This isn't without exception, though. Child of Light did it well and was well-received too.

[AdahnGorion]

TimRaveler původně napsal:

Just finished ac syndicate and it was boring as hell every time I had to play as Evie. Not that I hate women or anything it seems I prefer to play as a man in video games. I'm a man so it makes sense. But considering more and more games switching to female protagonist these days I think my gaming days are coming to an end. Anyone else feel the same way I do ?

Most likely because you project yourself (even if that is not realistic) but it is something a lot of people do and that is perfectly alright.

Personally I Roleplay... after all.. I am not the character I play (well I was in one game, where one of the wizards was made in my image) but anyway.. other than that.
I make a character, can be male, female, whatever. Can be whatever personallity I want to fit the role, whatever species (human, elf, dwarf, half ogre, whatever)

My point is. I make a role and then play it, the opposite of people projecting themselves.


Take some modern mainstream videogame and movies. They make the "lead" character be static and often similar to their target audience (ie. That new Jedi Action Adventure) where the lead character is a "coming of age" young adult male adult, that has to learn what it means to become adult.

Basically they try to "peak" the interest of those that project that situations (many that are young adults and struggle with coming of age, will be drawn to it)
Others (like me) would just play it for the role and story..


Again. It is alright to project. We are all different.

[fatfluffycat]

hurr durr I wanna stare at a girl butt instead of a guy butt

[jahpeg]

based

[Chris]

Never played once a female character when i had the option. I also always create avatars of myself to get immersed. But if its not a rpg like tomb raider playing as a woman is not that horrible but its less immersive

[𝕎𝔸𝕃𝕋𝔼ℝ]

What a tragedy.

[Morkonan]

fatfluffycat původně napsal:

hurr durr I wanna stare at a girl butt instead of a guy butt

I have had friends that made decisions on what characters to play that are entirely based on this...

"You know that you don't always have to pick a female if you're playing any race that is remotely humanoid, right?"

"Bbbut... I like teh butts..."

"Okie dokey, just don't tell me you're not wearing pants when we're in a group, k?"

****

Question for anyone:

Have those who do have a very strict preference (male) never played a pen%paper sort of roleplaying game where their character was "female?" If not, I suggest they may want to try it out. They'll find out pretty quickly that there's not really much of a difference unless, of course, one's friends get a bit cruel. Even so... turn the table on them and make them uncomfortable. :)

[gugnihr]

I don't like it either.
I'm not against female characters in videogames, in fact I think it is more fair both for women and also for men too, but personally I just don't like to play with female characters, I don't enjoy it.
The best solution is games that give you the option to choose, with multiple characters or with a character creation tool, so everybody can choose or make their favourite main character.

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TimRaveler původně napsal:

The nameless Commander původně napsal:

Out of curiosity: what about female protagonists is repulsive to you? I personally happen to have a lot more games with female leads but personally have no preference. I'd like to hear a different point of view.

I hope i don't offend anyone with my answer but since you are curious i think I'll be honest. When I'm playing as a female character I feel like I'm playing a man with b**bs.

When you hit sixty you will be a man with boobs.

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

TimRaveler původně napsal:

Just finished ac syndicate and it was boring as hell every time I had to play as Evie. Not that I hate women or anything it seems I prefer to play as a man in video games. I'm a man so it makes sense. But considering more and more games switching to female protagonist these days I think my gaming days are coming to an end. Anyone else feel the same way I do ?

No. It doesn't matter to me. They're an imaginary pixel person in a fictional world usually going on murder sprees.