Final Fantasy - Male or Female lead?

Hey all i'm just wondering which do you prefer to have the lead role in Final Fantasy Games, personally i prefer the lead role to be males no offense but females in the lead roles most of the time aren't that great. My personal favourite lead character in all the final fantasy games has to be Zidane. So what gender do you all prefer and for all the final fantasy games which lead character did you like the best?

Oh and another thing i think the lead characters after FF9 have been real crap, they need to make the leading character much better (unlike the ones in ff10 and 12)

I prefer female leads.

I'm pretty much done with the typical "badass" stereotype that America has grown oh so fond of (Master Chief, Kratos, etc.) I think the foreign countries do lead roles, both femal and male, better than Americans.

For example, Snake was a badass because of what he did, not because of a lack of emotion or a big stupid space suit.

Nariko from Heavenly Sword was sexy not because her breasts were bigger than her head, but because she was truly strong; human, even. (One of the reasons I believe it didn't sell so amazingly here in the US)

Americans just aren't as good as making characters that most anyone can relate to. This is because of culture and things like that. The same can be applied to Japanese stories and films, which are longer and provide more detail than American works that tend to get to the point quickly.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing, they're just two different styles.

I personally prefer the Japanese's style.

Doesn't matter to me as long as the game is good!! I just hope FFXIII is good...with Squares recent releases (Last Remnant, Last Odyssey. Infinite Undiscovery, Blue Dragon, etc.) I'm not setting the bar too high....:?

as odd as i feel saying this i prefer male leads, i cant explain why though. maybe FF X-2 jaded me..

unless its a fighting game then its a different story

as odd as i feel saying this i prefer male leads, i cant explain why though. maybe FF X-2 jaded me..

unless its a fighting game then its a different story

Djmaster214

But fighting games don't have leads :? There are several characters with background stories that bleed into one plot.

As for Drake from Uncharted, yes. He's an excellent example of male lead done right by an American developer.

Also, I forgot to mention Faith from Mirror's Edge as a good female lead in comparison to Tomb Raider's Lara Croft.

zidane was pretty much a female :P i keed i keed. imo, it doesnt matter who the lead is, as long as its an awesome character that i can love and get attatched to. which is prob easier if it was a guy.SikKwuN

I know you didn't mean it in that way, but it just made me laugh.

:P

Gender doesn't matter to me. So long as they are awesome characters. RurouniSaiyajin

im the same ..i pretty much like both

zidane was pretty much a female :P i keed i keed. imo, it doesnt matter who the lead is, as long as its an awesome character that i can love and get attatched to. which is prob easier if it was a guy.SikKwuN

Zidane wasn't that female like, aside from his hair maybe haha but Kuja seem like a girl if you ask me i remember first thinking he was a girl but finding out he a dude

DEFINITELY

female lead.

I mean male lead is pointless anyway since they look and act like female character anyway.

If that's the case, just add some boobs for me to look at and make them jiggle.

DEFINITELY

female lead.

I mean male lead is pointless anyway since they look and act like female character anyway.

If that's the case, just add some boobs for me to look at and make them jiggle.

TriangleHard

LOL

Like Scianix, I prefer Japanese-designed females. There's something so incredibly hot about a female ripping apart limbs from bodies and inserting foreign objects into the vital organs of their victims. I'm loving the direction FFXIII is going with Lightning. Good thing too, because those FF male leads were getting girlier and girlier. (lol Vaan)hazelnutman

[QUOTE="SikKwuN"]zidane was pretty much a female :P i keed i keed. imo, it doesnt matter who the lead is, as long as its an awesome character that i can love and get attatched to. which is prob easier if it was a guy.legend_maker

Zidane wasn't that female like, aside from his hair maybe haha but Kuja seem like a girl if you ask me i remember first thinking he was a girl but finding out he a dude

[QUOTE="legend_maker"]

[QUOTE="SikKwuN"]zidane was pretty much a female :P i keed i keed. imo, it doesnt matter who the lead is, as long as its an awesome character that i can love and get attatched to. which is prob easier if it was a guy.da_illest101

Zidane wasn't that female like, aside from his hair maybe haha but Kuja seem like a girl if you ask me i remember first thinking he was a girl but finding out he a dude

lol, Don't go to eastern Asia.

You'll regret it.

Like Scianix, I prefer Japanese-designed females. There's something so incredibly hot about a female ripping apart limbs from bodies and inserting foreign objects into the vital organs of their victims. I'm loving the direction FFXIII is going with Lightning. Good thing too, because those FF male leads were getting girlier and girlier. (lol Vaan)hazelnutman

:| holy ****

Male... female leads makes me less interested... like Heavenly Sword, the game is awesome, but i don't like the idea of a female lead character. also in FF X-2. it's even hard for me make enemies out them, like shooting those beauties in MGS 4... also in NGS, i love to see Rachel but i didn't really enjoy playing her that much.so no female for FF game lead for me, but it's okay to be a member of my party.taplok

God, if I was a woman, I'd seriously just call you out on accusations of sexism.

I mean "also in NGS, i love to see Rachel but i didn't really enjoy playing her that much.so no female for FF game lead for me, but it's okay to be a member of my party." ?

Seriously?

So women are only useful when you can just sit and stare at them?

[QUOTE="hazelnutman"]Like Scianix, I prefer Japanese-designed females. There's something so incredibly hot about a female ripping apart limbs from bodies and inserting foreign objects into the vital organs of their victims. I'm loving the direction FFXIII is going with Lightning. Good thing too, because those FF male leads were getting girlier and girlier. (lol Vaan)Rakuho

:| holy ****

[QUOTE="Rakuho"]

[QUOTE="hazelnutman"]Like Scianix, I prefer Japanese-designed females. There's something so incredibly hot about a female ripping apart limbs from bodies and inserting foreign objects into the vital organs of their victims. I'm loving the direction FFXIII is going with Lightning. Good thing too, because those FF male leads were getting girlier and girlier. (lol Vaan)hazelnutman

:| holy ****

well i did thoroughly enjoy elfin lead...

[QUOTE="taplok"]Male... female leads makes me less interested... like Heavenly Sword, the game is awesome, but i don't like the idea of a female lead character. also in FF X-2. it's even hard for me make enemies out them, like shooting those beauties in MGS 4... also in NGS, i love to see Rachel but i didn't really enjoy playing her that much.so no female for FF game lead for me, but it's okay to be a member of my party.Scianix-Black

God, if I was a woman, I'd seriously just call you out on accusations of sexism.

I mean "also in NGS, i love to see Rachel but i didn't really enjoy playing her that much.so no female for FF game lead for me, but it's okay to be a member of my party." ?

Seriously?

So women are only useful when you can just sit and stare at them?

No. they should be able to fix you a sandwhich too.

lol j/k :P

[QUOTE="taplok"]

No. they should be able to fix you a sandwhich too.

lol j/k :P

[QUOTE="taplok"]Male... female leads makes me less interested... like Heavenly Sword, the game is awesome, but i don't like the idea of a female lead character. also in FF X-2. it's even hard for me make enemies out them, like shooting those beauties in MGS 4... also in NGS, i love to see Rachel but i didn't really enjoy playing her that much.so no female for FF game lead for me, but it's okay to be a member of my party.Scianix-Black

God, if I was a woman, I'd seriously just call you out on accusations of sexism.

I mean "also in NGS, i love to see Rachel but i didn't really enjoy playing her that much.so no female for FF game lead for me, but it's okay to be a member of my party." ?

Seriously?

So women are only useful when you can just sit and stare at them?

Doesn't matter to me as long as the game is good!! I just hope FFXIII is good...with Squares recent releases (Last Remnant, Last Odyssey. Infinite Undiscovery, Blue Dragon, etc.) I'm not setting the bar too high....:?

tryfe_lyn

I PREFER MALE LEADS(FFV13) BUT I LIKE A LOT OF BUSTY FEMALE SIDE CHARACTER WITH A LOVE TRIANGLE.....:oops:shreeveera_ps3

DEFINITELY

female lead.

I mean male lead is pointless anyway since they look and act like female character anyway.

If that's the case, just add some boobs for me to look at and make them jiggle.

Ummm....well i think i would just go ahead an go with Females because the last 3 FF's main leads....which were males....were way to close to females....

An no FFXIII is a female so its no so weird, vs XIII def a male tho....

For some reason, I like playing as females. Always played as Ashe in FFXII even when Vaan was in the party, and hell, when Pokemon Gold/Silver came out I created a female character. In Left 4 Dead, I will always play as the chick. Most of my favorite chracters in games are female because they are just so damned cool. Loved Falsetto in Eternal Sonata, Ashe in FFXII, Alicia and Marina in Valkyria Chronicles, and many others. Look at my sig and tell me who my favorite Persona 4 character is...

I just like playing as a female. There's something about the lead character being a woman that interests me. Maybe it's because I'm a guy and I know how being a guy feels like. It feels refreshing to play as a female character. I'm pretty feminine myself at times, so whatever.

[QUOTE="Djmaster214"]

as odd as i feel saying this i prefer male leads, i cant explain why though. maybe FF X-2 jaded me..

unless its a fighting game then its a different story

Scianix-Black

But fighting games don't have leads :? There are several characters with background stories that bleed into one plot.

As for Drake from Uncharted, yes. He's an excellent example of male lead done right by an American developer.

Also, I forgot to mention Faith from Mirror's Edge as a good female lead in comparison to Tomb Raider's Lara Croft.

[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"][QUOTE="Djmaster214"]

as odd as i feel saying this i prefer male leads, i cant explain why though. maybe FF X-2 jaded me..

unless its a fighting game then its a different story

Rigour_Mortise

But fighting games don't have leads :? There are several characters with background stories that bleed into one plot.

As for Drake from Uncharted, yes. He's an excellent example of male lead done right by an American developer.

Also, I forgot to mention Faith from Mirror's Edge as a good female lead in comparison to Tomb Raider's Lara Croft.

lol, See what I mean?

Americans get too crazy with their leads, especially the male ones, to the point where they're all pretty much similar.

I don't really like Nathan Hale too much, either.

[QUOTE="shreeveera_ps3"]I PREFER MALE LEADS(FFV13) BUT I LIKE A LOT OF BUSTY FEMALE SIDE CHARACTER WITH A LOVE TRIANGLE.....:oops:taplok

DEFINITELY

female lead.

I mean male lead is pointless anyway since they look and act like female character anyway.

If that's the case, just add some boobs for me to look at and make them jiggle.

TriangleHard

I wasn't accusing you of sexism, though. I was just questioning your logic. I understand that party thing.

Like, so you only liked looking at Rachel from NGS, but you didn't like playing as her because she's a female lead?

That's pretty blatant compared to the other responeses.

[QUOTE="SikKwuN"]zidane was pretty much a female :P i keed i keed. imo, it doesnt matter who the lead is, as long as its an awesome character that i can love and get attatched to. which is prob easier if it was a guy.Scianix-Black

I know you didn't mean it in that way, but it just made me laugh.

:P

I prefer female leads.

I'm pretty much done with the typical "badass" stereotype that America has grown oh so fond of (Master Chief, Kratos, etc.) I think the foreign countries do lead roles, both femal and male, better than Americans.

For example, Snake was a badass because of what he did, not because of a lack of emotion or a big stupid space suit.

Nariko from Heavenly Sword was sexy not because her breasts were bigger than her head, but because she was truly strong; human, even. (One of the reasons I believe it didn't sell so amazingly here in the US)

Americans just aren't as good as making characters that most anyone can relate to. This is because of culture and things like that. The same can be applied to Japanese stories and films, which are longer and provide more detail than American works that tend to get to the point quickly.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing, they're just two different styles.

I personally prefer the Japanese's style.

DEFINITELY

female lead.

I mean male lead is pointless anyway since they look and act like female character anyway.

If that's the case, just add some boobs for me to look at and make them jiggle.

I wasn't accusing you of sexism, though. I was just questioning your logic. I understand that party thing.

Like, so you only liked looking at Rachel from NGS, but you didn't like playing as her because she's a female lead?

That's pretty blatant compared to the other responeses.