Hero or Heroine? Which is your favorite?

So let's face it, most video games have a male figure as the hero. But if we look at the most famous of all video game characters you'll find a heroine to be the most infamous. Let's face it, Laura Croft is the most famous character of video games. But what is your personal favorite character (hero or heroine) and which do you prefer?

My prefered hero(ine) is that sexy chic from No One Lives Forever, I dig the 60s and I dig her digital look. Hehe.

Hero main character,heroine sidekick

:D

edit:bah just read it closer

anyway I love Duke nukem and Lara croft, but duken nukem wins,anyway bye its time to kickass and chew bubble gum...and im all out of gum...

Let's face it, Laura Croft is the most famous character of video games.

serieus

Mario didn't get a huge movie, and the movie actually brought Lara Croft back to life.

How bout Leisure Suit Larry, he was my idol when i was a teen. hehe

Let's face it, Laura Croft is the most famous character of video games.serieus

Not even close.

Mario didn't get a huge movie, and the movie actually brought Lara Croft back to life.

How bout Leisure Suit Larry, he was my idol when i was a teen. hehe

serieus

Actually, Mario did get a movie, back in 1993. And it also was huge, in the sense of a huge falure. It really didn't bring mario back to life though, it more put him on life-support.

Greatest hero ever : Chip from Chip's Challenge.

Oh... right.

yea chicks are pretty cool too.

yeah the most famous video game char ever has to be mario. Lara croft is also very well known, but she hasnt been around quite as long. Master chief must also be up there, especially with all the advertising etc ms has done/is doing for the series.

As for the question... depends! Most of the time, i prefer a male hero, i guess since im male, i can identify with it better. On the other hand, if the female hero is well done and cool like lara, im fine with it. In games where you make your own char, i tend to make a male first, but then often the second char will be female.

Dudes...I hate games that have you playing as a chick. Nothing is more unbelievable then a chick kicking a bunch of dude's arses.

On a side note, I hate (strong word, I know) it when dudes pick chick characters in MMO or online type games.

I would definately go with the Hero--even though meatballs stain, I have never been a big fan of needles.

On a side note, all of my GW characters are dudes. Being a man, I know that men are awful creepy. I do not want to get hit on by some 13yr old with zits whilst playing as a female character.

What about Samus? The original heroine..

It really depends on the context, if its a stealthy game I'd prefer some slim chick in a skin tight costume to a grizzly old man, but if its an intense action game or a fighting game nothing sucks worse than when your big dual machinegun wielding guy gets killed by some 12 year old anime fan using a chick character and wielding a 9mm.

Then theres the issue of what you want to be looking at. Take fantasy games for example. Would you rather be staring at an effeminate male elf in a wizards dres...robe! or an equally feminine female elf in robe. Its a question of what is more pleasing to the eyes, since your going to be spending 40+ hours looking at your character. And who can forget the female dwarf from Warcraft...

dude... heroin. Maybe you newbies should start off with something alittle easier but yea, heroin over hero.wayfast

You set yourself up for this one man :|. It's heroine. Heroin equals the addictive drug.

Cate Archer from No One Lives Forever will forever be my favourite video game character ever. I personally perfer playing a heroine, don't know why. Maybe because it's easier to look at a hot chick for 20 hours than a guy's ass for 20 hours.

So let's face it, most video games have a male figure as the hero. But if we look at the most famous of all video game characters you'll find a heroine to be the most infamous. Let's face it, Laura Croft is the most famous character of video games. But what is your personal favorite character (hero or heroine) and which do you prefer?

My prefered hero(ine) is that sexy chic from No One Lives Forever, I dig the 60s and I dig her digital look. Hehe.

serieus

I don't know, whatever I feel like at the moment. It depends, I guess.

In an MMORPG (which is the best thing I can relate this thread to), I pick a gender based on my current mood. Or actually, I mainly base it off this formula: Bad male appearance + good female appearance = heroine.

dude... heroin. Maybe you newbies should start off with something alittle easier but yea, heroin over hero.wayfast

wow i haven't laughed on here in a while, ty

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-Manntis-

Samus sucks, bud.

Dudes...I hate games that have you playing as a chick. Nothing is more unbelievable then a chick kicking a bunch of dude's arses.

On a side note, I hate (strong word, I know) it when dudes pick chick characters in MMO or online type games.

dnuggs40

You just don't hang around enough women that do. :D

And if they pick a "chick" I guess they were a "dick" to begin with.

No wonder why folks get the wrong impression that women don't play FPS type videogames. Next thing they'll say is that they can't shoot, either!

[QUOTE="dnuggs40"]

Dudes...I hate games that have you playing as a chick. Nothing is more unbelievable then a chick kicking a bunch of dude's arses.

On a side note, I hate (strong word, I know) it when dudes pick chick characters in MMO or online type games.

Deus_Ex_Fan

You just don't hang around enough women that do. :D

And if they pick a "chick" I guess they were a "dick" to begin with.

No wonder why folks get the wrong impression that women don't play FPS type videogames. Next thing they'll say is that they can't shoot, either!

:P

I am married and have two daughters! Believe me, I spend plenty of time with women!

I will say, however, that in the proper context, I don't mind. For instance, somebody mentioned Samus, and I agree, that is a fantastic character. But I think the context and the way they did the character made it much more believeable. After all, she was decked out in power armor so it made more sense for me.

Then theres the issue of what you want to be looking at. Take fantasy games for example. Would you rather be staring at an effeminate male elf in a wizards dres...robe! or an equally feminine female elf in robe. Its a question of what is more pleasing to the eyes, since your going to be spending 40+ hours looking at your character.nathris

Right on. I rather often pick female characters in RPG's, it simply makes staring at the screen all the more pleasing to the eye. My favorite heroine is April Ryan from The Longest Journey...hell, she's my favorite character, period. I've never encountered such a well-developed character in a game, she just feels so real.

What about Samus? The original heroine..

It really depends on the context, if its a stealthy game I'd prefer some slim chick in a skin tight costume to a grizzly old man, but if its an intense action game or a fighting game nothing sucks worse than when your big dual machinegun wielding guy gets killed by some 12 year old anime fan using a chick character and wielding a 9mm.

Then theres the issue of what you want to be looking at. Take fantasy games for example. Would you rather be staring at an effeminate male elf in a wizards dres...robe! or an equally feminine female elf in robe. Its a question of what is more pleasing to the eyes, since your going to be spending 40+ hours looking at your character. And who can forget the female dwarf from Warcraft...

nathris

Oit! Sam Fisher is one cool grizzly old man. And Solid Snake is the coolest hero there is. And Mario is legend.

And to the TC, Lara Croft is not the most popular video game character, such generalization is stupid. She may be the most popular female character in videogames, but she never came close to nintendo greats such as Link and Mario himself.

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Skullheart

Samus sucks, bud.

Wait I forgot, this guy knows me better than I do, yeah, Samus sucks, I was just kidding.

[QUOTE="wayfast"]dude... heroin. Maybe you newbies should start off with something alittle easier but yea, heroin over hero.pardue

You set yourself up for this one man :|. It's heroine. Heroin equals the addictive drug.

good catch

I`m a female, so naturally, I`d rather play as a heroine... but since heroine games aren`t that common, I can accept a male character.... I wish gaming wasn`t such a male enviroment though. I hate that it is, most people look at me weird when I say I love PC games and that I want to buy a PS3 as soon as I can :D

But anyway, I`ve been watching the Heavenly Sword videos and omg, I want to play that so badly, it looks awesome. Gameplay and graphics. But again, have to buy the PS3 :(

[QUOTE="serieus"]Let's face it, Laura Croft is the most famous character of video games.Erlkoenig

Not even close.

um no, very close.

she is up there with mario, zelda and the masterchief. the movie and angelina jolie has a huge part in that though.

that has no bearing on the game though, the first one was fantastic, number 2, 3 and 4 were good but then it went to crap, recently it has gotten a little better though.

anyway, i dont really care, i have no real preference, it all depends on the character, a good character is a good character regardless of gender.

some of my favourite characters of all time (in games) would be lara croft, riddick, geralt, solid snake, alyx vance, kerrigan, tanya, leon kennedy and a few more. so i cant really decide, although solid snake is my all time fav.

If it's a character driven game, I don't really care if the main character is male or female, so long as the charater likeable. I never really found Laura Croft likeable. She's pompous, and snotty, and way too high on herself. At least that's how I remember her. Samus is an awesome character, but her personality is slim to none. She's kind of your average silent hero-character. She usually says a few things in the beginning of the games, but never has any extended dialog like Croft usually does. Maybe I just prefer women who don't talk very much! Just joking...well...sorta...:DBut still, I'm a guy and a role-player at heart, so I'm alot more comfortable pretending I'm a dude then pretending I'm a chick.

In games where you can make your own character, I always make a male character. I knowa lot of people say, "Hey, it'snicer to look at a chick running around for 40 hours", but I tend to approach video games as if I am the character I'm playing, and that character is me. Seeing as how I'm a dude, I feel like a transvestite or something if I play a female character by choice.I know for a fact that a huge number of guys play chick characters because it's super easy to get help from little lonely nerds who get horney when you type "/dance".

My girlfriend and I used to play WoW together, and she's always be one step ahead of me because she'd get help from some random kid, because she played a female characterwhile I was a male character. On one hand, it's not fair, but on the other hand, it's sort of a realistic reflection of how it is in real life.

It's kind of unnerving to think how many dudes out there prefer to play female characters and claim it's just better to look at. When I played WoW, about 70% of the female characters in my guild were actually guys, and about 80% of those guys were openly gay A few claimed to inherit their female characters from their wives or girlfriends, which some I know to be true.

Not that I really care who is or isn't gay but when you get hit on by a female character in game, only to hear the person's voice a week later and realize that their actually a guy, it kind of puts you at odds with the whole concept of trans-gender gamers/avatars.

That depends... I liked the french girl from Sleeping Dragon (3rd Chapter of the fantasy game Broken Sword) a lot (named Miko or Migo or something) and in Morrowind or any RPG I always play as a girl... I also am a huge fan of Mona Sacks (Max Payne) so I'd have to say heroine LOL

Tho I prefere villans :D

I`m a female, so naturally, I`d rather play as a heroine... but since heroine games aren`t that common, I can accept a male character.... I wish gaming wasn`t such a male enviroment though. I hate that it is, most people look at me weird when I say I love PC games and that I want to buy a PS3 as soon as I can :D

Licazinha

I think that's why people are looking at you weird lol. sorry couldn't resist

Anyways on the actual topic I like playing a hero, It adds to the realism that this is my character and I'm kicking ass. Although its my preference, if the heroine was done nicely I wouldn't mind playing as her.

It's kinda hard to ask the question, being that there are comparatively few games w/a female lead.......but I'd have to throw my hat in the ring with the 'heroine' people......No One Lives Forever 2 is a classic.

Doubt anyone still plays the original ST: Elite Force, but at the main menu I belive, it gives you the option to play as a female lead (which would then change your name to 'Alexandra Munro' as opposed to just 'Alex')

April Ryan - The Longest Journey.thusaha

Good call. She is perhaps one of my favourite game characters ever :) The only one I like better is Manny Calavera.