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[Dougremer]

It's just a game Haha. The big question is, why don't you dare play as a woman? Because you're a man?
I'm a dude and I love the femshep style. I'm so tired of pumped up Arnolds running around (even though Male Shep isn't that pumped), so it's nice with a fresh breeze. I also have a few male sheps just to get to play it from every angle. Oh btw, ever played these:
Metroid
Mirrors Edge
Tomb Raider
Heavanly Sword

They are all women as main character. But I guess you are a to much of a "man" to enjoy these games.
So before you think it's stupid to play as a woman, think about how stupid that argument sound like.

[Dougremer]

sangy wrote...

Because badass chicks are cool. Like Selene in Underworld, Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider, Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil, Uma Thurman in Kill Bill, Carrie Ann Moss in Matrix, etc, etc...

And maybe some of us like looking at girls, not guys. To each their own man. Don't hate.

^This guy got it right (Mordin Approves)

[Alamar2078]

I play with a single female Shep [1 female vs 8 males] so I can explore any unique, female-specific content.

Lets face it in most BW games it pays to explore all the possibilities just in case they hid a little nuget somewhere.

[Cornughon]

I actually always pick a female, whenever there's the option. Kind of enjoy looking at women a lot more than at men .

[kylemesa]

 "Playing as females allows a gamer to expand his persona. in literature, women are complex – they can be the virginal maiden or the powerful femme fatale. They can create and heal, but they also can destroy. Females in fantasy genres generally fall into the magical and religious roles, but they can also play as assassins and helpless royalty, as powerful paladins or demure druids. They can do anything. But the male persona in fantasy is generally hyper-masculine, the Campbell hero archetype inflated by a hundred-fold and infused with the dreams and desires of the alpha male in a fraternity. They are generally warriors; they are generally muscular and powerful; they are usually rash and have a destiny to fulfill. There isn’t much depth to the standard fantasy male, however, and this can be stifling." 

BroShep sounds like a brute, he never shows emotion - even at the end when he's bleeding, injured, shot himself in the tum-tum and magically changed into default N7 clothing. FemShep is played by one of the best voice actors in existance. She portrays a wide range of emotions and reactions, she chokes up when Shepards friends die. This is a better way to tell the story of Mass Effect. Shepard loses so much, they should show how the loss effects them.

I personally find it sad that some males have a hard time playing as a female. The psychological implications of feeling uncomfortable simply by playing as anything other than an "Ideal Self" are very telling IMO. Playing Mass Effect as a male and doing things that you know you couldn't do in real life (like stoping a war with your words) is no different than making an avatar in an MMO who looks like you, but has a strong jaw line and chissled abs... even though you don't. You aren't trying to immerse yourself in Mass Effect by playing as a male, you're trying to idealize yourself. People who are comfortable playing as both gender are simply more comfortable with who they are.

Modifié par kylemesa, 28 mars 2012 - 03:48 .

[vigna]

It's the only way to get into the ladies shower room....

[Dougremer]

Also, I just like to open my eyes and see a different view of things. How would a woman react? Would she do anything different? etc.

I also like to write and when I get the opportunity to write about a woman it's thrilling and a fun challenge. You have to really put your mind into it, since I've never been a woman and you also have to question any prejudices you have.

Guys, let go of the norms and enjoy your role playing game.

[Renew81]

Quintus Kessler wrote...
If you're a female in-game, and a guy in real life, you'll never experience the story like it's yours as much as the others do.

what a bunch of bs that statement is..
that was not the experience i got at all i like femshep i prefer jennifer hale
i could care less about the lesbo scenes etc. in my original playthrough of me 1 i created
a maleshep after a few hours i restarted the game because i could not stand the single tone
maleshep talk , plus why not ?  there is a choice right its rpg i dont see the problem.

[Beliyaal]

I play female because:

1) There aren't enough female leads in sci-fi. Ellen Ripley and Sarah Conner kick rich amounts of ass, but they're pretty much standing alone in the genre. I feel Femshep inherits from their tradition.

2) The voice acting is just better. Personal opinion.

Modifié par Beliyaal, 28 mars 2012 - 03:55 .

[iiTzCyAniiDe]

I haven't got a clue tbh, but most of the people in this thread will have answered it many times.

[Dougremer]

Renew81 wrote...

Quintus Kessler wrote...
If you're a female in-game, and a guy in real life, you'll never experience the story like it's yours as much as the others do.

what a bunch of bs that statement is..
that was not the experience i got at all i like femshep i prefer jennifer hale
i could care less about the lesbo scenes etc. in my original playthrough of me 1 i created
a maleshep after a few hours i restarted the game because i could not stand the single tone
maleshep talk , plus why not ?  there is a choice right its rpg i dont see the problem.

Exactly, it's a rolplaying game. If you can't put yourself in a role, I think you LOSE a lot of the experience.

Also, I like that some people ask this question about guys playing femshep, when they have an avatar of Liara, Jack or another chick from ME. Isn't that a little bit ironic, since you can also see Shepard as a kind of avatar.

Anyway, those who don't play as femshep really do miss out if you ask me.

Modifié par Dougremer, 28 mars 2012 - 03:57 .

[Aren19]

I have couple of reasons. For one thing, I can't ever make a decent looking guy in Bioware's games, so I have made female characters for a while now. I also did it for Garrus, he's my favorite romance option.