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[Mark of the Dragon]

I just like to change it up sometimes its fun to play as male Shepard and other times Femshep. More importantly is the fact Jennifer Hale does an amazing job voicing Shepard, she brings the role to life for me. Thats not to say Male Shepars voice acting isnt good its just not as good. Whats it really matter anyway? Its our game and we can play however we want

[VioletDrops]

For one I am a girl myself, so I'd relate more to a female character anyway. I don't like where games force you to be just one character, unless it's FPS because you don't really see your character that much anyway.

I also think FemSheps voice is better, but that's just how I see it. I also like the romances, like Garrus ofcourse.

[whydoyouwanttoknow]

Because without playing as FemShep you can't experience the whole game.

[Woffen5]

Better voice acting, no doubt about it. Planning to play through the entire series as a goodietwoshoes maleshep though after I have finished ME3 with my femShep.

[Mlaar]

Since I spend many hours playing the game and its in 3rd person I much prefer watching a pixilated womans rear end than a mans rear end bouncing around the screen in front of my eyes

True reason is simply because I can!!

Though My male always tend to be a renegade and female tends to be paragon hmm maybe my mind believes out of the two sexes females hold a higher morale ground than us males hmmm

[whydoyouwanttoknow]

Woffen5 wrote...

Better voice acting, no doubt about it. Planning to play through the entire series as a goodietwoshoes maleshep though after I have finished ME3 with my femShep.

Yeah, I'm replaying as MaleShep from ME1 (finsihed ME1 in the last week and now onto ME2) because even though I played ME1 and ME2 through multiple times, when ME3 was released the only save game I had was from a play through of ME1 and ME2 as FemShep.

[TheProfessor234]

I find that in having two play throughs, it's easier for me to enjoy the story when the characters are radically different. The different voice actors, sexes, and just overall appearance helps immerse me into difference stories.

[Arkitekt]

finc.loki wrote...

Arkitekt wrote...

Punk4Real wrote...

I've looked over most walkthroughs on youtube, and pretty much all of them play as femshep. 
My friends play as femshep too.....and its not even on their second playthrough.
Like....why? I don't get it....do they do that JUST for seeing some lesbian action? Jeez....


EDIT:
Some of you asked whats my take on this, and why do I think its wrong? Well.....
Its not wrong. Its just stupid. If you are a guy, you can never truly relate to a female character.
And if your gay, why wont you play as a gay maleshep? 
It just doesnt make sense for guys to play as femshep, unless you're sexually confused.

Why oh why do you ever see any movies where females are the protagonist?

I mean HOW ON EARTH ARE YOU EVER GONNA RELATE TO HER?

I mean, it's not like as if women are people now is it? <_<

Big difference, you don't control a TV actor, nor do you make ANY choices in a TV show or movie.
Pretty poor analogy right there.

Gimme a better one, big brains. I've never seen the real issue with it, rather than be annoyed by all the insecure brats who go all like "Wait what you play, like, with a girl character, OMG OMG OMG **** **** ****!!!". Now that's a problem. I hate annoying brats.

[MrDbow]

I only have one femshep and the rest are sheploos. Although I think in many respects, Jennifer Hale is a superior voice actor, I actually prefer Mark Meer's role as Shepard over Hale's.

Sometimes it's also how the dialogue is edited together. For example:
In that very start of the game, Shepard tells Anderson that the Defense committee is a waste of time. Meer's deliverance is very slow and deliberate and actually gets cut off by Anderson's interjection, as if to calm Shepard down from being angry. With Hale's deliverance, again it's impactful but this time, Anderson "waits" for her to finish and then responds to her comment.

Both have great deliverance of the line, but the context of the deliverance is where the main difference goes between the voice acting. For me, Hale's work on Mass Effect 1 was superior to that of Meer's. However, for Mass Effect 2, I think Meer's was a much better "performance." I am completing a second playthrough with my femshep so I will hold judgement till then.

AS FAR AS THE OP QUESTION: everyone has their own reasons, but I think the main factor is that there are very few "female heroes" that are given this kind of role. Some people want to experience that.

[Thetri]

I've noticed guys who play as Females get called perverts. I don't want this label applied to me so I don't do it. Mostly I play as a male for immersion, since I'm a male myself.

[Arkitekt]

Thetri wrote...

I've noticed guys who play as Females get called perverts.

That's a new one to me. However, if someone called me a perv for doing such an innocuous thing, I'd simply scrap him from my book (has to be a guy to be so frakkin macho sensitive). I have little space in my life for sheer stupidity.

I don't want this label applied to me so I don't do it. Mostly I play as a male for immersion, since I'm a male myself.

Well good for you.

[furryrage59]

XxTaLoNxX wrote...

Because I am a straight male and I like to watch strong, beautiful women kick galactic ass...

First reply nailed.

[JasmoVT]

protognosis wrote...


Saying someone's choice of playing an opposite gender character is stupid, in a game about choices, is rather rude and immature and is no way conducive to conversation.

The fact that the OP can't form an argument beyond "stupid," while attempting to persuade us that only homogeneous relationships between digital avatars and players are correct is telling of his maturity.
People can relate to others through more than their gender.
We all appreciate and relate to the game in our own way, please stop trolling others with comments like "stupid" and attempts at pigeonholing the playerbase into such a limited way of thinking.

You asked questions. Please be polite and respectful as we have been.

Why I play femshep?
Because of voice acting and a strong female lead character.

You seem to have no idea what Role Playing means.

[Foggle]

In Mass Effect 1, I spent nearly an hour creating the perfect ManShep; a totally badass blaxploitation space marine. I was ready for the most epic sci-fi adventure of the 1970's... and then I heard him talk. I laughed for a good five minutes after hearing Meer's Shepard voice come out of my character's mouth, rebooted the game, and chose FemShep instead. Because, dammit, I refuse to play as a white male in a game where you make your own character.

[Jenrais]

Because I've played male shep 5 times

[Arkitekt]

JasmoVT wrote...

You seem to have no idea what Role Playing means.

Please enligthen us, Oh Wise One.

You can role play as a soldier, as a vanguard, as a commander of a starship. I'm neither of those in real life, and that's ok.

It's when you can role play as a woman, something I'm also not in real life that there's a problem in "what role playing means".

The hidden argument that these ... ahhh.. people never have the guts to really say out loud is that it makes their virility "nervous". Well I couldn't care less about your sense of virility being offended, young man. Mine is fine and pleased everyday and I can well pass by without any snark comments from the likes of you.

Are we clear?

[modeseven]

furryrage59 wrote...

XxTaLoNxX wrote...

Because I am a straight male and I like to watch strong, beautiful women kick galactic ass...

First reply nailed.

Badass space marine women are badass.

[Arkitekt]

...or perhaps the hidden argument is that men can never roleplay women because you can only relate to "people" and it behooves these people that women are people as well...

pff. And to think we live in the 21st century with people still with their heads buried in the 19th.

[modeseven]

Arkitekt wrote...

...or perhaps the hidden argument is that men can never roleplay women because you can only relate to "people" and it behooves these people that women are people as well...

pff. And to think we live in the 21st century with people still with their heads buried in the 19th.

It really speaks volumes. Some people really do treat Mass Effect like a dating sim with guns, and infer a lot  about another player's choices from that. Pretty wild.

[Foggle]

Arkitekt wrote...

...or perhaps the hidden argument is that men can never roleplay women because you can only relate to "people" and it behooves these people that women are people as well...

pff. And to think we live in the 21st century with people still with their heads buried in the 19th.

People seem to think that men who play as FemShep are perverts. Which makes little sense because Shepard isn't sexualized at all. In fact, that's one of the reasons I like playing as her. It's refreshing to see a video game where the female protagonist's naughty bits aren't shoved in your face every five seconds.

[MichaelRKO]

Some people don't like other peoples opinions it a real shame.
I personally have only played FemShep once and that was in the Demo as far as I could tell they were both great in there own way but I have always played a Male character in RPG's and I don't think it's going to change anytime soon.

[Fidget6]

Better voice actor, in the first couple it was hard to make a custom male face that didn't look like it got hit by a truck, etc.

[Thetri]

Arkitekt wrote...

Thetri wrote...

I've noticed guys who play as Females get called perverts.

That's a new one to me. However, if someone called me a perv for doing such an innocuous thing, I'd simply scrap him from my book (has to be a guy to be so frakkin macho sensitive). I have little space in my life for sheer stupidity.

I don't want this label applied to me so I don't do it. Mostly I play as a male for immersion, since I'm a male myself.

Well good for you.

Its mostly for the immersion part. I really wish people were a little more mature about the perversion thing. A lot of Male and Female gamers dislike it when Men plays as Women and Women play as Men. Its sad to say but its true. I enjoyed many games with female protagonists, in games where I'm given a choice I always play male because I like realistic roleplaying. Since I'm a male, its easier to get inside the character's head.

[Dougremer]

Are you serious? It's a game! Do you switch all the characters in movies as well?
Also, hale is a great voic actor, it's beauty to my ear.
And again, it's a game. Who cares if i play man or a woman? Why does this bother you?

EDIT:

And why I play femshep? The story is so much better with a woman. I've seen enough men in action movies and it's nice to finaly see something fresh.

Modifié par Dougremer, 16 mars 2012 - 03:54 .