Does the gender of the protagonist matter to you in games?

Games with female leads are unrealistic, the only game that has got it right is cooking mama :P

dachase

lol

I've played as Lara Croft and as the Prince of Persia.

I swing both ways ;)

AdobeArtist

I don´t mind at all,in fact in games such as Kotor,ME,DA and some others,I usualy make at least one playthrough with female characters to see the diferences in the story.

I don't like playing as a female. There hasn't been a game yet that didn't involve half naked females to appeal to a male audience. I don't want to look at exposed skin as I'm playing because that kind of appeal isn't what makes me enjoy a game.

Of course I haven't played a "mandatory female main character" yet so who knows what say, FF 13 will be like. FF 6 doesn't count because Terra (who is awesome) isn't the only character you play as and I haven't played a recent gen game involving a female main character that isn't a typical female fatal.

thattotally

i am kinda wary on buying some female protagonist games as most of them were created for horny nerds

games like mirriors edge are fine but some are just too much

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I don't like playing as a female. There hasn't been a game yet that didn't involve half naked females to appeal to a male audience. I don't want to look at exposed skin as I'm playing because that kind of appeal isn't what makes me enjoy a game.

Of course I haven't played a "mandatory female main character" yet so who knows what say, FF 13 will be like. FF 6 doesn't count because Terra (who is awesome) isn't the only character you play as and I haven't played a recent gen game involving a female main character that isn't a typical female fatal.

mirriorman

Yes.

I'm tired of playing as White,brown haired, medium build males.

It's boring now

That's why i'm getting Bayonetta and FFXIII. Just for a change.

It doesn't really matter, but whenever I have the choice I pick the girl character :P

Yea but thats because I grew up watching movies with a male as the lead character....die hard....terminator.....rambo...robocop...etc etc......

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I've played as Lara Croft and as the Prince of Persia.

I swing both ways ;)

nintendoboy16

And on a more serious note, any guy who has issues with playing a female protagonist, I really suspect has deeply rooted insecurities that probably isn't limited to just inhibiting their games. Its just a game, relax, you're not actually becoming female :P

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I've played as Lara Croft and as the Prince of Persia.

I swing both ways ;)

AdobeArtist

And on a more serious note, any guy who has issues with playing a female protagonist, I really suspect has deeply rooted insecurities that probably isn't limited to just inhibiting their games. Its just a game, relax, you're not actually becoming female :P

Not really, no. It bothers me if the genre is not clear enough, though :P

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[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"] Same here.clicketyclick

And on a more serious note, any guy who has issues with playing a female protagonist, I really suspect has deeply rooted insecurities that probably isn't limited to just inhibiting their games. Its just a game, relax, you're not actually becoming female :P

Got me there, lol. Never considered that possibility. And no reason to judge that either ;)

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And on a more serious note, any guy who has issues with playing a female protagonist, I really suspect has deeply rooted insecurities that probably isn't limited to just inhibiting their games. Its just a game, relax, you're not actually becoming female :P

AdobeArtist

Got me there, lol. Never considered that possibility. And no reason to judge that either ;)

In general, no, I don't care. However, when the female character is a stereotypical pink 'oopsie-daisy' girl, I will not feel comfortable playing with her. I will rarely use Peach in Brawl or Mario Kart, for example.

The oversexualised bimbo with revealing clothing and a chest the size of a pair of skippyballs is the other extreme, though, and I cannot really take such characters serious.

That shoved aside, though, I really enjoyed playing through the Metroid Prime trilogy as Samus, for example, and I find her much more appealing than Master Chief. Joanna Dark is another example of a good female protagonist.

Not at all. The only time the protagonist matter is if all the characters suck in a game.

no. i just don't like it when they try to push a female character as being "bad ass". sometimes they try too hard and make her very annoying. thats what i loved about the boss in MGS3. she was just a natural bad ass woman.

Super Metroid is one of my favorite games of all time, so no. The only way it would get on my nerves is if the developers were trying to shove a "girl power!" message down my throat.

Can't say I really care, however besides RE there aren't much games I own with female main characters... if any.

I dont mind playing as a female protagonist. I much prefer playing a male since I can relate to a male character more. But I dont mind kicking some ass in Tekken 6 online using Christie once in a while. :lol:

No not really. Some of my faviourite leads are female, like Cate Archer, Nariko and... that's about it actually. :P I would allways play as a female in Guild Wars aswell, because one the males look strange, and two if I have to look atan avatars backfor 100 hours I'd rather it be female. Yes, I am that shallow. :P

It used to, but I'm starting to realize that they can just be as good as their male counterparts.

Samus pretty much answers that.ArisShadows

Of course in the first game, she was concealed in in her armor and it was only revealed as a surprise twist at the end. Basically guys had to be tricked into playing a female protagonist :P

Call me weird, but I almost prefer playing as a chick. In RPGs, I find there's something particularly, shall I say intriguing, about playing as the fairer sex. If my goal is to play a role, and I'm in this for sort of an escapist sort of experience, doesn't it make sense that I play a different role than usual? I mean, I'm already a battlemage elf, may as well make it a lady right?

Don't like playing as a woman especially as a little girl in JRPG. Sorry, but if I was gonna send someone to save the world then I'd prefer it to be a man.

Though I like the Metroid games, and Tomb Raider.

1. You need new friends.:P

2. Joanna Dark is hot.

3. It doesn't matter to me, not at all, same goes for my sigs, though I prefer females when it comes to making sigs.;)

And I fully support your sig design choices there, Mitu :)

Not particularly... I always make female characters though. More interesting... :lol:

And I fully support your sig design choices there, Mitu :)

AdobeArtist

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And I fully support your sig design choices there, Mitu :)

mitu123

Just don't be so quick to dump your current AlbaAran sig so soon now. Seriously, that is your best one ever :applause:

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And I fully support your sig design choices there, Mitu :)

AdobeArtist

Just don't be so quick to dump your current AlbaAran sig so soon now. Seriously, that is your best one ever :applause:

Nah. The gender of a character has never bothered me. Whether they were compelling as a protagonist is most important.

I don't care.

Hell, I'd prefer more games to have female leads. It seems that with all the Heroes of the Universe being male, that the highest circle of hero heaven would be severely lacking in chicks...

No I don't mind at all anymore. It's the gameplay that counts the most, not the character.:)

I like playing female characters, particularly in something like Mario Kart or Tekken, because the women are generally a lot funnier.

I don't mind which gender the protagonist is.

I cant imagine the protagonist of Uncharted 2 being Chloe. I think were just used to having a female sidekick.

its a cool female character then i dont care, but something about that bayonetta ho, makes me disgusted to play the game, plus many other reasons