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[scq]

She's not oversexed and is a relatively realistic portrayal of a woman. Perhaps a very fit woman but I guess you would be if you were a marine. Very seldom do you see strong female figures in games, and as something unique and respectable, I chose femshep.

[LegatoSkyheart]

Why not FemShep?

[Aurvant]

Jennifer Hale is a far better VA, but I chose a FemShep because I thought the idea of a strong, attractive, kickass woman saving the galaxy made for a far more interesting story.

[paxbanana3915]

Jennifer Hale >>> Mark Meer. And I'm female, so I want my protagonist to be female as well.

[Lyrandori]

Originally, I thought it was due to the better voice acting, although sometimes she's a bit too dramatic. In ME2 I wanted to play as a male Shepard due to the lack of interesting LI options for FemSheps (heterosexual options I mean, Jacob wasn't interesting, Thane even less even if he's a good guy, just not LI-worthy for "my tastes" and erm... yeah), basically ME2 was a big disappointment for FemSheps LI options (even from Liara). In ME3... it seems worse, but I'm happy to be with Liara since at least there's good LI "closure" from her for a FemShep.

So, why a FemShep? I'd say voice acting more than anything else, because Liara has the exact same character and personality whether you're a Female or a Male Shepard, it doesn't change anything, except of course for the "Lesbian" implications of being with her if you're a FemShep, which I guess can be something interesting for some... if not many male gamers (I honestly doubt that there's a high number female gamers whom actually went FemShep and chose Liara as their LI, although I know there are... but very few I'm sure).

In the end, though... the question shouldn't necessarily be "why a FemShep"... but more "Why did BioWare allow us to chose between a male and a female Shepard if they consider that the canon Shepard is a male to start with?". I mean... how many RPGs out there actually impose a "canon" protagonist without being able to chose the sex nor even the appearance? I can think of The Witcher (and the sequel) right now, and that game was great.

So BioWare could just have imposed us a unique appearance male-only Shepard in ME1, but they didn't. I'd rather ask THEM why a FemShep option to start with, rather than asking the players whom merely went FemShep (for those who did) simply because "they could".

[ZinvBeta]

When I originally played through ME1 as FemShep, it started out to do the FemShep/Liara romance, but then I realized that the voice acting was WAY better. I'm not saying Mark Meer is bad, Jennifer Hale is just THAT good. After that, it was FemShep all the way.

[Mara Shep]

I have tried playing a male Shep, and starting at his butt all the time just isn't that appealing. Also I identify with Femshep better, prefer the voice, and also get to romance Garrus (Almost went for Thane, but Garrus wins every time).

I don't know, there is just something about Femshep. I do tend to play females though, I find I get more involved in the story with them.

scq wrote...

She's not oversexed and is a relatively
realistic portrayal of a woman. Perhaps a very fit woman but I guess you
would be if you were a marine. Very seldom do you see strong female
figures in games, and as something unique and respectable, I chose
femshep.

Also this.

Modifié par Mara Shep, 20 mars 2012 - 06:02 .

[Miphious]

Iyerbeth wrote...

I'm a woman IRL, I find it easier to relate to one in game. Not much more to it than that.

^This

Plus, my boyfriend always plays male characters so someone has to balance our account out. 

[ohnotherancor]

Why ManShep?

I imagine quite a few of the reasons would overlap.

Modifié par x0hn0th3r4nc0rx, 20 mars 2012 - 06:07 .

[Raydiva]

Female gamer...been so since the days of Pac-Man. I just prefer playing as my own gender when possible, even in Skyrim. And believe me, in the earlier days of gaming it was rare thing to be able to do so (Ms. Pac-Man don't count, that's just Pac-Man in drag) and I play female any chance I get. Also, the femShep voice acting seem to fit more.

BTW I'm still mad that there weren't more possible straight LIs for femShep in the final game. Oh well at least I got to have fun flirting with Vega some.

[rma2110]

Why FemShep? A) I'm a woman Jennifer Hale does a better Paragon. I do love Meer's Renegade lines though.

[Neeh]

Hale gets alot of credit. She's also a ****ing kickass female protagonist, she can hold her own ground and dosen't suffer from the usual, "HI I HAEV DEM ****** LOOK SEXYNESS" that most female videogame characters gets labled with. A sturdy good female lead, I like!

I just like it more than herp derp another dry cut standard male hero. I just think it's great people actually have a choice.

Modifié par Neeh, 20 mars 2012 - 06:13 .

[AlphaDormante]

Because I'm female. And also because I can romance Garrus that way.

But mostly because I'm female.

Though the Garrus thing is really, really nice.

[Xeranx]

gmboy902 wrote...

I'm not trying to hate on people for choosing a female character, but I don't understand why such a large percentage of players do in comparison to other games.

Think Skyrim. I almost never see female characters, I've watched tons of videos of it.
Or WoW (hold the rage, please). More females, perhaps, but not that many more.
Even Dragon Age: Origins lacked them.

Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect seem to have an oddly high number of female characters. I've heard the voice actor for FemShep is great, but honestly I find the male one to be equally as great, if not better.

So why, She-pards, did you make that choice? Do you think the voice acting is better? Lesbian scenes/staring at dat ass?

I felt the character creator for male Shepard is absolutely horrible.  Female was infinitely easier for me to use.  That and I could imagine Jennifer Hale's voice coming out of a woman of any nationality while I can't do the same with Mark Meer's.

One other reason: quite honestly, it's probably one of the few times that I can witness a woman actually go through pain of trying to make it out the other side.  It's very rare to see that nowadays apart from a few exceptions.  Usually the women in any story are beyond cared for to the point that if they get hurt it's no big deal.  Seeing Shepard with scratches on her face after tribunal was hit actually made me happy because I could imagine she was real.

For those who may be scratching their heads about what I'm talking about think Bella Swan in Twilight (the books as I don't know how she was done in the movies) and compare that to Buffy (fromt he series), Faith (BTVS), or better yet, Bridget Fonda in her last movie.  Can't remember the title so I can't tell you which one it was.  It had Terrence Howard in it though.

[juliannacorn]

On principle, as a female, I refuse to play games unless I can play them as a female.

[MissLiya]

What kind of question is that gmboy902?
Why do you care?
40% of gamers are woman. 
I think its is an answer.
I`m playing female cuz I`m a female. 

Modifié par MissLiya, 20 mars 2012 - 06:34 .

[xxskyshadowxx]

Because I am female, and the game really gets you invested, so I wanted to play a female who kicks ass....and the voice acting was better in my opinion.

[Antigone2283]

tybbiesniffer wrote...

Llames wrote...

xxLDZxx wrote...

asdoorip wrote...

RLesueur wrote...

Llames wrote...

TheDarkRats wrote...

1: I'm actually a girl.
2: I prefer her voice acting.
3: There's just something awesome about a woman being some epic military hero that a guy just can't have.

Lol at nr.3 ?

I know it is your opinion, but guys can't be cool military heros?

If anything it is femshep that is unrealistic in that scenario....

Why exactly is femshep unrealistic?

I agree. Watch Xena.

Canada, Germany, South Korea, France, Spain, New Zealand, Denmark, Israel Miltary frontline troops Women.


Multi tasking for the win makin sadwiches and kicking the bad guys asses, only lady's can

Correct me if I am wrong, but don't they lower requirements for women in most of those places? Less miles in X minutes etc? If so, that is just plain wrong.

I have nothing against females in military if they adhere to the same standards!

I know they have lower requirements in the police force strangely enough.

It depends on the kind of physical test.  When I was in the Navy, we had to do the same amount of sit-ups as men because our physique did not put us at a disadvantage there.  We had more time in the run and did less push-ups because, in those cases, our physique really did affect our performance.  On the same note, we weren't given any consideration when it came to body fat percentage eventhough our physique affected that also.  I had some very curvy friends who were not heavy in any way but, when measured, didn't fall within standards.

Physical fitness testing is not a test of one's military skill and ability, but of a measure of one's physical conditioning. Wars are not won by how many situps each side can do, and it's not a foot race, either. Fitness testing is designed as a very general judge of an individual's health. That a woman might not be asked to do as many pushups as a man is not a concession that she is weaker, and needs a "break", but an acknowledgement that given physiology, that x number of pushups demonstrates a fitness level that is equivalent to y number of pushups for the other gender. The numbers change by age, as well. An 18 year old female may be asked to do more on a fitness test than a 40 year old male, but it in no way suggests that the male has now become a less competant soldier. The reality is that cultural bias is what keeps women out of combat positions.

I was in the army...fml. My hips screwed me over when it came to measuring BMI. My platoon sergeant actually suggested that I might "bulk up" my neck, so that the porpotions would be more in line with what the charts are asking for. Heh. Eh. 

[scq]

rma2110 wrote...

Why FemShep? A) I'm a woman Jennifer Hale does a better Paragon. I do love Meer's Renegade lines though.

BroShep makes such a great renegade dick. Too bad for him I tend to play paragon.

[Avatar231278]

Jennifer Hale.

Great voice, wonderful canadian dialect. I could hear her talking day and night. If she would narrate books on cd, I would never read again

[Rower_DK]

I i usually do a playthrough on both, first Shepard then femshep. to get as much variety in the game as possible.

[DitzyDaffy]

 Because I feel uncomfortable playing as a male in games.

I have a paragon FemShep, and will probably make a renegade FemShep or MaleShep in my next playthrough.

Modifié par DitzyDaffy, 21 mars 2012 - 07:34 .

[scrapmetals]

I... wanted to play a female because I am female?

And because I wanted to romance the men and I'm not into writing/roleplaying gay male relationships. I'm cool with it, it's just not personally my thing.

I have a bunch of male friends who had female characters too, in all the games you mentioned.