Female protagonists?

Geeze what is it with so many games (and movies) having female protagonists? There are quite a few games I might have purchased and enjoyed had I not been denied the option of choosing a male character.

I know right? It's like there aren't enough games with male protagonists.

Damn wtf, why can't we ever get games with male protagonists. **** my life.

Is the op being sarcastic, I genuinely need to know

@dantaris: I know right, I've been dealing with this nonsense my whole life!!! Just look at all the rubbish games from even the 80s/90s with horrible female protagonist, Metriod, Phantasy Star, Tomb Raider, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, this needs to stop now!!! I can't even remember the last time a game had a male protagonist!!!

@dantaris:

Unless you're being sarcastic, there's more than enough games with a male protagonist. The female protagonist trend is still playing catch up.

Okay, first of all: There have ALWAYS been a lot of female protagonists. Many in genres you don't even know exist. There is a whole market of "find" games with fantastically written female protagonists who explore many aspect, including complicated mother-daughter relationships. Same goes for some genres like JRPGs or indie titles. What did change however is big AAA companies accepting a female lead in their games.

Sherry Birkin from the Resident Evil series is my favorite female character in games

Amen, brother! Why aren't white males like myself being represented at least 95% of the time now? It's probably only down to like 80% now which is unacceptable!

If female protagonists bother you that much you have the option of not buying the particular game or watching the movie.

Additionally having a male protagonist doesn't automatically guarantee you will enjoy a title. You just prefer male protagonists.

We live in an age where there is more than enough variety.

Not sure if serious or not.

@dantaris: Some stories are better expressed through the perspective of a female protagonist. For eg : Remember Me, Beyond Good and Evil, Transistor, Okami etc.

Eh, didn't really notice and didn't care. I always choose female protagonist when I have the choice anyway, due to aesthetic and personal tradition reasons. Still, I've also played and enjoyed plenty of games with male protagonists, and have never complained when I didn't the option to do otherwise.

They're just games.

Tbh the male/female protagonist ratio is probably around 80/20. I myself have no problem with a female protagonist especially when it's done right like Nier Automata, The Resident Evil Series, Tales of Berseria, FFXIII(Fight Me!), and also movies like Salt, Lucy, Ghost in the Shell etc. I don't get it. What impact does the main character's gender have on your overall gaming experience? Sounds like a bad case of judging a book by it's cover lol

just going to assume this is a joke thread.

anyway, I like female protagonists. My family has been filled with strong women, positive female role models.

In games they tend to be better written than male protagonists, who tend to be a bit one-dimensional action-movie type. As someone who was raised on those 80's and 90's action movies where the man is the hero and the woman needs rescuing, a female protagonist is also still a novelty to me and thus entertaining (I know that's not 100% appropriate, but I don't mean it in a condescending sense, I mean simply that is is refreshing). I don't see it as politically correct unless done to an extreme.

To this day I don't think I've played a male Commander Shepard, always FemShep.

Exactly, we have a long way to go before I think anyone should be "sick of seeing female protagonists".

And as you said in the resto f your post, it's all about whether or not it is done right.

Salt was a badass movie, btw.

We demand disproportionate representation! We are the 49.2%! *sings* We shall overcome!

:D

Obvious troll is obvious.

The real crime is the lack of transgender protagonists.

Euh k, if serious dude you have serious issue

If not, cool troll thread

Otherwise I prefer to look at a female body when I play

Hell yea it was lol

It´s the new black. Right now the developers try to please feminists movements in the US.

So they make female protagonists in everything,

I can't wait for the day that there's a straight white male in the leading role of a film or game. We're a long way off that but it will be a huge step towards equality when it happens.

@toast_burner: I'm weak lmao

If the game is good, i don't care

I have no problem with female protags, except when they're irrealistic strong like Aloy and Lara Croft.

Funny

You should go on the road with that act.