Gollgagh Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I tend to go with whatever character feels more "main characterish" I think Pokémon I go female cuz I´m pedo for Dawn (though for HG/SS I'll prolly go Male for nostalgic reasons) Legend of Mana I always choose the guy (and I always name him Loki) I don't play MMO's though cuz they straight up do not appeal to me so yeah "main characterish" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonectric Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Assuming the choices have the same or equally good controls, I usually go for male, though I could go either way. Visuals aren't an issue since designers put more effort in making female characters attractive. But that's what I get for being gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I wish to be the little girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Random Tiger Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I almost always play male. There's rarely an instance where a female character is more appealing than a male one for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoeTaKa Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Sometimes I just play as the female so I can stare at some hot ass and a girl that is kicking alot of it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Pokémon I go female cuz I´m pedo this is the other reason why they play as girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Usually I play as a girl. You know, cause I am one. Some games I'll start a new game as a guy just for the hell of it. I briefly played World of Warcraft once, with a female character. That lasted about a month because I got kinda sick of people automatically assuming that because I was a lady dark elf in the game, I was a creepy forty year old man in real life. I stopped playing soon after because of that and, you know, I enjoy having a real life. Maybe someday I'll give it a shot again, but not anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 this is the other reason why they play as girls nothin wrong with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 nothin wrong with that needs more iCarly IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I change it up -- when I play a Bioware RPG, I tend to follow the Diablo rules and make guy warriors and mages, but female rogues. Ariana the rogue and Rishon the mage are my "standard" fantasy characters for everything. I don't usually play the warrior archetype as I try to avoid too much left click in my games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid wind Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I've done both at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I've done bothat the same time Pfft, double-boxing is for lightweights. This is how you do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalzon Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I don't play many games that allow for custom gender, but when I do it's almost always as a guy. However, whenever presented with a game that has NO females in its options for playable characters, I tend to get a little miffed. Especially if there's a strong female character in the game already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Pfft, double-boxing is for lightweights. This is how you do it. Where's the Mountain Dew dispenser? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duskvstweak Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 When I play Baldur's Gate, I play a male character. I just like the story being more relateable that way. But, when I play Icewind Dale, for some reason, I choose a female character (the redhead template). Not sure why. I think I just want Icewind to be a different experience. With Final Fantasy, I just play whatever they tell me to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 With a game like Dragon Age where you're expected to play through like 3+ times, I'll typically start with a male warrior.. eventually a female magi. But it's a single player game so nobody knows unless I say it--oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salluz Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 TBH, women characters because I think it's cute to kick @$$ in Melee or Brawl with a female. In SF Cammy is my girl! I'd fly with Peach in SMB 2! Samus is my HERO! The list goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrateResearchers Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 TBH, women characters because I think it's cute to kick @$$ in Melee or Brawl with a female. In SF Cammy is my girl! I'd fly with Peach in SMB 2! Samus is my HERO! The list goes on. Samus is my SSB #1 pick... I play as May on Guilty Gear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salluz Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 ITT guilty pleasures on Guilty gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrateResearchers Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 ITT guilty pleasures on Guilty gear the music is good too. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binjovi Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 It really just depends. I play a lot of both. In MMOs, I used to be strictly male, but more recently, I've been making more female characters. I do tend to prefer playing the female characters in fighting and racing games and always have. Chun Li in Street Fighter, Peach in Mario Kart, Samus in Smash Bros., etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilecat Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 In MMOs I'll generally play a female character, either because they're not as played (orc and troll chick in WoW for example) or simply because they got more interesting animations than their male counterpart (female UD melee!). It's rarely because I'm a girl irl. I also prefer playing a non-human whenever possible (which is why Horde > Alliance to me). For games in general, I don't really care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaon Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 In single-player RPGs, I usually do one male run and then one female run, just to see what the differences are. I generally don't do MMOs, but I did have some brief stints with Anarchy Online and WoW. In AO, I had to play as a woman because, when viewed from the back, the male characters had WAY too much hip movement in their walking animations and it just looked weird. In WoW I played as a woman because all the men were ugly as sin. And so that people would lavish me with gifts (which they did). And because the only real reason I tried it was because all my friends were so into it, and I think a cute little gnome with pink hair was the absolute last thing they expected me to play as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 ITT: "I play as females because I promote gender equality." "I play as females because I'm horny and like girlbutts." "I/you play as males/females because I'm/you're gay." I'm going to show my nerd here. If I'm designing a character, I'll generally come up with a personality and a backstory beforehand, so gender pretty much matches whatever idea feels the most inspired (like Undead Cyborg Abe Lincoln in the trial for City of Villains). In video games, I'd say it's 50/50 girls/guys... in table top games (if those are considered part of the discussion too) it's about 10/90 girls/guys, because getting into character as the opposite sex is difficult and weirds some people out. In fighting games, I play whoever's stats I like best, though that's often females because I prefer speed over power (Chun Li, Samus, and Seung Mina FTW). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth GourryGN Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 If character appearance is customisable, I'll almost always choose a girl. I guess I like playing dress up, also i am a pervert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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