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[The Angry One]

Altima Darkspells wrote...

Why wouldn't men want to start playing female characters?

Male protagonists in video games have been distilled over and over until it's at the point where, basically, they've all become the same Action McCoolGuy. Nearly any sort of action game with a male main character can have most of its characterization predicted before even firing up the game. Heck, the biggest difference between them is whether or not they're in it for the vengeance or protecting something they own.

Female protagonists by comparison have hardly been touched and have a lot of room to grow. A different perspective is sometimes rewarding enough.

Reminds me of this:

[Altima Darkspells]

The Angry One wrote...

Reminds me of this:

I know, right?

It's gotten to the point, after years and years of being forced to play male characters, I look at games and think, "I kinda wish this character had breasts."

Maybe that's why I like KotOR2 so much--they just went ahead and made the Exile female in canon, which is a stark change from every other video game canon being male main characters.

And then we get Mass Effect marketing that does its best to pretend that female main characters don't and shouldn't exist.  Mass Effect marketing makes me a sad panda.

[PlumPaul93]

Altima Darkspells wrote...

The Angry One wrote...

Reminds me of this:

I know, right?

It's gotten to the point, after years and years of being forced to play male characters, I look at games and think, "I kinda wish this character had breasts."

Maybe that's why I like KotOR2 so much--they just went ahead and made the Exile female in canon, which is a stark change from every other video game canon being male main characters.

And then we get Mass Effect marketing that does its best to pretend that female main characters don't and shouldn't exist.  Mass Effect marketing makes me a sad panda.

what does this have to do with male gamers playing as a female because there pervs?

[The Angry One]

Altima Darkspells wrote...

I know, right?

It's gotten to the point, after years and years of being forced to play male characters, I look at games and think, "I kinda wish this character had breasts."

Maybe that's why I like KotOR2 so much--they just went ahead and made the Exile female in canon, which is a stark change from every other video game canon being male main characters.

And then we get Mass Effect marketing that does its best to pretend that female main characters don't and shouldn't exist.  Mass Effect marketing makes me a sad panda.

Expect to see my furious indignation if ME3's marketing follows ME2's pattern.
Honestly ME2 was so bad I had to check if you could even play as a female this time around. Even ME1 had some shots of femShep.

PlumPaul82393 wrote...

what does this have to do with male gamers playing as a female because there pervs?

That many male players do not do so because they are perverts as has been stated many times in this thread?

Modifié par The Angry One, 19 avril 2011 - 10:03 .

[Haexpane]

Clearly there is nothing more MANLY than d00ds on the internet who have never had a girlfriend calling people homophobic slurs for having female avatars.

There is nothing more MANLY than d00ds who don't have girlfriends playing PRETEND EMO BASS ASSES in BEARDs slashing dragons.

[PlumPaul93]

The Angry One wrote...

Altima Darkspells wrote...

I know, right?

It's gotten to the point, after years and years of being forced to play male characters, I look at games and think, "I kinda wish this character had breasts."

Maybe that's why I like KotOR2 so much--they just went ahead and made the Exile female in canon, which is a stark change from every other video game canon being male main characters.

And then we get Mass Effect marketing that does its best to pretend that female main characters don't and shouldn't exist.  Mass Effect marketing makes me a sad panda.

Expect to see my furious indignation if ME3's marketing follows ME2's pattern.
Honestly ME2 was so bad I had to check if you could even play as a female this time around. Even ME1 had some shots of femShep.

PlumPaul82393 wrote...

what does this have to do with male gamers playing as a female because there pervs?

That many male players do not do so because they are perverts as has been stated many times in this thread?

I may be misunderstanding but your saying they don't play as females because they are perverts right? If so .

[Warheadz]

Haexpane wrote...

Clearly there is nothing more MANLY than d00ds on the internet who have never had a girlfriend calling people homophobic slurs for having female avatars.

There is nothing more MANLY than d00ds who don't have girlfriends playing PRETEND EMO BASS ASSES in BEARDs slashing dragons.

As long as it involves weapons, ****es or general destroying, it's manly. Even if it's virtual.

[Merci357]

Altima Darkspells wrote...

Why wouldn't men want to start playing female characters?

Male protagonists in video games have been distilled over and over until it's at the point where, basically, they've all become the same Action McCoolGuy. Nearly any sort of action game with a male main character can have most of its characterization predicted before even firing up the game. Heck, the biggest difference between them is whether or not they're in it for the vengeance or protecting something they own.

Female protagonists by comparison have hardly been touched and have a lot of room to grow. A different perspective is sometimes rewarding enough.

Honestly, a huge part of the reason why I prefer a female PC is that I'm sick and tired of the stereotypical male lead character. It differs from game to game, in the ME series it's because I'm quite emotional myself, and the VA for femshep happens to be more emotional then the rather plain and austere performance of her male counterpart. So, of course, I can relate to the female voice better. Gender is only one part (and not even an important) of the reasons why I can or can't relate to another person.

That said, yes, it's a slighty different perspective that is somewhat refreshing after xxx games with a male protagonist - but only ever so slightly. When talking about a BioWare game, it's still the very same game, the same decisions, the same characterization with very little (if any, besides perhaps the choice of your LI) difference regardless of the gender of your PC. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

[PlumPaul93]

Merci357 wrote...

Altima Darkspells wrote...

Why wouldn't men want to start playing female characters?

Male protagonists in video games have been distilled over and over until it's at the point where, basically, they've all become the same Action McCoolGuy. Nearly any sort of action game with a male main character can have most of its characterization predicted before even firing up the game. Heck, the biggest difference between them is whether or not they're in it for the vengeance or protecting something they own.

Female protagonists by comparison have hardly been touched and have a lot of room to grow. A different perspective is sometimes rewarding enough.

Honestly, a huge part of the reason why I prefer a female PC is that I'm sick and tired of the stereotypical male lead character. It differs from game to game, in the ME series it's because I'm quite emotional myself, and the VA for femshep happens to be more emotional then the rather plain and austere performance of her male counterpart. So, of course, I can relate to the female voice better. Gender is only one part (and not even an important) of the reasons why I can or can't relate to another person.

That said, yes, it's a slighty different perspective that is somewhat refreshing after xxx games with a male protagonist - but only ever so slightly. When talking about a BioWare game, it's still the very same game, the same decisions, the same characterization with very little (if any, besides perhaps the choice of your LI) difference regardless of the gender of your PC. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

That's your opinion bro to me femshep sounds like she's trying to be tough when she really isn't (although the bulletstorm work hale did was very good).

[randName]

The Angry One wrote...

PlumPaul82393 wrote...

what does this have to do with male gamers playing as a female because there pervs?

That many male players do not do so because they are perverts as has been stated many times in this thread?

Obviously I'm horribly perverted in the eyes of people like PP82393 ~ masking it as role playing, oh the woe and horror of it all ~

[The Angry One]

Warheadz wrote...

As long as it involves weapons, ****es or general destroying, it's manly. Even if it's virtual.

Apt pic, really.
When Arnie beat the Predator, he ran away in the choppa never to be heard from again.
When Sigourney beat the alien, she came back and messed up their queen and fried her eggs, yo.

[The Angry One]

PlumPaul82393 wrote...

That's your opinion bro to me femshep sounds like she's trying to be tough when she really isn't (although the bulletstorm work hale did was very good).

FemShep not tough? You base that on nothing, sir. Everything in both games says otherwise, her voice and attitude are perfect unlike Mark "I-am-reading-from-a-script" Meer.

[PlumPaul93]

randName wrote...

The Angry One wrote...

PlumPaul82393 wrote...

what does this have to do with male gamers playing as a female because there pervs?

That many male players do not do so because they are perverts as has been stated many times in this thread?

Obviously I'm horribly perverted in the eyes of people like PP82393 ~ masking it as role playing, oh the woe and horror of it all ~

I won't call you a pervert as long as you at the very least tried to play as a male before playing as a female and then decided you'd like to see if playing as a female was different. Also thank you for the nickname made me laugh.

[Montana Maximus]

when i play as a female because i am a perv. i like to try to see how many females in the game she can hook up with.

Modifié par Montana Maximus, 19 avril 2011 - 10:17 .

[PlumPaul93]

The Angry One wrote...

PlumPaul82393 wrote...

That's your opinion bro to me femshep sounds like she's trying to be tough when she really isn't (although the bulletstorm work hale did was very good).

FemShep not tough? You base that on nothing, sir. Everything in both games says otherwise, her voice and attitude are perfect unlike Mark "I-am-reading-from-a-script" Meer.

 riiiiiiight, also I've grown quite fond of male sheps monotone voice

[ToJKa1]

Warheadz wrote...

Meh, my female Fallout character uses a minigun twice the size of that. The one she pried from the cold dead hands of a Super Mutant. That she killed with a sledgehammer. And i bet she could give Arnold a run for his money.

And that is why i play with female characters, you don't see that in movies

[The Angry One]

ToJKa1 wrote...

Meh, my female Fallout character uses a minigun twice the size of that. The one she pried from the cold dead hands of a Super Mutant. That she killed with a sledgehammer. And i bet she could give Arnold a run for his money.

And that is why i play with female characters, you don't see that in movies

Why do you think I love Saints Row 2?
Watch the short asian girl punch the giant wrestler in the teeth, blow him away with a minigun, then jack a car, kick the driver in the crotch and run over 20 pimps.
Brilliance I tell you, brilliance.

[randName]

PlumPaul82393 wrote...

randName wrote...

The Angry One wrote...

PlumPaul82393 wrote...

what does this have to do with male gamers playing as a female because there pervs?

That many male players do not do so because they are perverts as has been stated many times in this thread?

Obviously I'm horribly perverted in the eyes of people like PP82393 ~ masking it as role playing, oh the woe and horror of it all ~

I won't call you a pervert as long as you at the very least tried to play as a male before playing as a female and then decided you'd like to see if playing as a female was different. Also thank you for the nickname made me laugh.

Why would me trying the male character change anything? 

It's not like male characters in games are rare.

[The Angry One]

randName wrote...

Why would me trying the male character change anything? 

It's not like male characters in games are rare.

You have to give him a chance to overwhelm you with his MANLINESS, obviously.

[randName]

The Angry One wrote...

ToJKa1 wrote...

Meh, my female Fallout character uses a minigun twice the size of that. The one she pried from the cold dead hands of a Super Mutant. That she killed with a sledgehammer. And i bet she could give Arnold a run for his money.

And that is why i play with female characters, you don't see that in movies

Why do you think I love Saints Row 2?
Watch the short asian girl punch the giant wrestler in the teeth, blow him away with a minigun, then jack a car, kick the driver in the crotch and run over 20 pimps.
Brilliance I tell you, brilliance.

Love Saints Row 2, some of the best CC around, and one of few that does blacks and asians well ~ can't wait for Saint's Row 3.

I had a black rasta girl in that one, man she felt hard ~ made Nico feel all soft and weak.

[Merci357]

ToJKa1 wrote...

Meh, my female Fallout character uses a minigun twice the size of that. The one she pried from the cold dead hands of a Super Mutant. That she killed with a sledgehammer. And i bet she could give Arnold a run for his money.

And that is why i play with female characters, you don't see that in movies

Almost never. I admit, they are bad. But because of this, I watch those Resident Evil movies... <3 Milla Jovovich.

[randName]

The Angry One wrote...

randName wrote...

Why would me trying the male character change anything? 

It's not like male characters in games are rare.

You have to give him a chance to overwhelm you with his MANLINESS, obviously.

mm, must me - I actually did play through ME2 once with a guy, and then played the end thrice to get the three romances through, but never liked the standard Shepard, and the CC for the guys is truly horrid (don't like the one for the girls either, but it's not as terrible).

Now I did play through it after I had played through it with female sheppards, but then ~  

[Haexpane]

My girlfriend always asks me this one

"How come whenever you get to create a character, the created character looks like me?"

Umm, Oh I dunno, but it couldn't possibly be anything to do with her being a cute asian girl? Do I really need to explain why I tried to make a cute asian female toon to my cute asian girlfriend?

Ok I fess up, I like cute women with dark hair and nice skin. I'm clearly a [insert some random homophobic slur]

[Haexpane]

randName wrote...

The Angry One wrote...

ToJKa1 wrote...

Meh, my female Fallout character uses a minigun twice the size of that. The one she pried from the cold dead hands of a Super Mutant. That she killed with a sledgehammer. And i bet she could give Arnold a run for his money.

And that is why i play with female characters, you don't see that in movies

Why do you think I love Saints Row 2?
Watch the short asian girl punch the giant wrestler in the teeth, blow him away with a minigun, then jack a car, kick the driver in the crotch and run over 20 pimps.
Brilliance I tell you, brilliance.

Love Saints Row 2, some of the best CC around, and one of few that does blacks and asians well ~ can't wait for Saint's Row 3.

I had a black rasta girl in that one, man she felt hard ~ made Nico feel all soft and weak.

My SR2 toon is also female, but she has the hispanic voice, I find it suits the character most, but she has an "exotic mix" look to her.  She rarely wears pants.    Thats the game when my GF sees me playing it, she rolls her eyes and leaves the room=]