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[Direwolf0294]

Because she's cool and because Jennifer Hale is the best VA in the industry. After playing a femShep it will be impossible for you to go back to broShep's nasally monotone.

Also I can't believe people still make threads like these. It seems that on any site about an RPG, whether mmo or single player, you'll inevitably get people asking why some guys play a female character.

Oh and OP, not everyone tries to self insert when they play an RPG.

Modifié par Direwolf0294, 27 mars 2012 - 08:26 .

[wheelierdan]

that didnt work out for you did it

[AlexXIV]

Kobrakai7 wrote...

AlexXIV wrote...

Kobrakai7 wrote...

BarrelDrago wrote...

well there people who like staring at men ass for 10 hours and other people who like to stare at woman ass for 10 hours, wich one are you?

Sigh, this tired argument is a pretty stupid one to make seeing you can have steamy love scenes with male characters. Its nothing to do with homophobia anyway, it just doesn't feel right is all.

Do you know why love scenes don't matter? Because YOU are not making love to someone. They are the characters of the game. So tell me really, what is the difference of maleShep/Ashley love scene and femShep/Kaiden love scene? In both cases you have a guy and a girl getting it on. The only difference is femShep/Liara because you get two girls. If you think YOU are Shepard, then it may be strange. But if you don't, then there is nothing weird about it.

              
You are assuming direct control of an avatar though, it isn't like a movie where you are just watching scenes unfold from afar, thus the feeling of personal involvement is greater.

And i assume why no one asks the opposite question is that the number of male gamers still far dwarfs the female population...<3

Well I romanced Liara with my femShep. So ...

But anyway, you assume control as in make decisions for your hero. Still you are not him or her. I think people who have 'problems' or wonder like you are just indentifying too much with the protagonist. For me Shepard is the main guy/gal but other than that a character like everyone else.

[DevilBeast]

Kobrakai7 wrote...

AlexXIV wrote...

Kobrakai7 wrote...

BarrelDrago wrote...

well there people who like staring at men ass for 10 hours and other people who like to stare at woman ass for 10 hours, wich one are you?

Sigh, this tired argument is a pretty stupid one to make seeing you can have steamy love scenes with male characters. Its nothing to do with homophobia anyway, it just doesn't feel right is all.

Do you know why love scenes don't matter? Because YOU are not making love to someone. They are the characters of the game. So tell me really, what is the difference of maleShep/Ashley love scene and femShep/Kaiden love scene? In both cases you have a guy and a girl getting it on. The only difference is femShep/Liara because you get two girls. If you think YOU are Shepard, then it may be strange. But if you don't, then there is nothing weird about it.

              
You are assuming direct control of an avatar though, it isn't like a movie where you are just watching scenes unfold from afar, thus the feeling of personal involvement is greater.

And i assume why no one asks the opposite question is that the number of male gamers still far dwarfs the female population...<3

Well, actually recent studies have shown that 40% of all gamers are women. So yes, there are more men than women but not in the ratio of having 90% of them being men (like I´m sure many actually believe). And not to mention that BW have a pretty large female fanbase compared to many other game companies.

And about the love scenes; you don´t actually "control" your Shepard during the act itself, so I think it can still be linked to watching a movie.  

[Pappi]

Hopefully soon that number will go up, videogames aren't as male dominated anymore as they were in the past.

[eventhewaves]

mothbanquet wrote...

Three reasons.

First of all, Jennifer Hale is a terrific actress, easily edging out Mark Meer with her more subtle tone and larger range of emotional inflections.

Second, the renegade femshep is an excellent character in herself, easily outclassing male contemporaries in what is typically a male-dominated genre. She neither loses her femininity, nor does her womanhood impact on the way she is viewed or treated in any way. In many respects, a renegade femshep is far more badass than a maleshep.

Third - and arguably most importantly - Garrus needs love too, yo.

Co-sign most of these.  I still prefer Hale, but I think that Mark Meer's steadily improved throughout the series.

I'd also say that I think "Jane" Shepard has a very different kind of chemistry with the universe than "John" does, even beyond mothbanquet's second point.  Occasionally, we do hear talk of other ranking female Alliance personnel, but for the most part they're off-screen and out of sight, names in codices or hacked terminals in the first game.  Which just makes FemShep seem like a more aggressive and distinctive character, as she is -- for long periods of game time -- the only ranking female Alliance officer you see.  From a storytelling viewpoint, that's just a lot more interesting to me because it puts a prickly subtext into pretty much every single scene.

Modifié par eventhewaves, 27 mars 2012 - 08:33 .

[Shallyah]

So they can go lesbo on Liara. What else?

[bryan12112]

Kobrakai7 wrote...

In a game all about immersing yourself as the main character it just seems awkward to me to play as the opposite sex, especially given all the romance plots, etc.

Not everybody is playing to immerse themselves as the main character. That was never my goal. I just wanted to create an awesome character. I could have gone with male Shepard and it would worked out really well, but I figured, why not go with female Shepard instead? There aren't nearly enough respectable lead female characters in the world, especially when it comes to video games. Also, not that it matters, but I went with the female Shepard/Liara romance option.

Modifié par bryan12112, 27 mars 2012 - 08:33 .

[D Wrecks]

 What difference does it make? Should men not read books with female lead characters?

[DevilBeast]

You know Kobrakai7 you could ask the same question to those who play as orcs, elves, undead etc. in other RPG´s like WoW or TES.
Why don´t they play as human when they themselves are human??

[Pallid]

Why do you think so, OP? There is a statistic from ME2, and around 80% of players play manshep.
Here it is:

Modifié par omskman, 27 mars 2012 - 08:33 .

[GBGriffin]

omskman wrote...

Why do you think so, OP? There was a statistic from ME2, and around 80% players play manshep.
Here it is:

It pains me to know that 80% of players are doing it wrong

[AlexXIV]

GBGriffin wrote...

omskman wrote...

Why do you think so, OP? There was a statistic from ME2, and around 80% players play manshep.
Here it is:

It pains me to know that 80% of players are doing it wrong

Yeah, they shouldn't have used face customisation.

[Pallid]

GBGriffin wrote...
It pains me to know that 80% of players are doing it wrong

Maybe it's you doing it wrong?

AlexXIV wrote...
Yeah, they shouldn't have used face customisation.

 
I actually agree - all(six) my Shepards are Sheploo.

Modifié par omskman, 27 mars 2012 - 08:35 .

[Shallyah]

AlexXIV wrote...

GBGriffin wrote...

omskman wrote...

Why do you think so, OP? There was a statistic from ME2, and around 80% players play manshep.
Here it is:

It pains me to know that 80% of players are doing it wrong

Yeah, they shouldn't have used face customisation.

Damn right. Everytime I see a Youtube video with a custom Shepard, he looks like a darkspawn from Dragon Age.

[daguest]

I have 1 male 3 female shep. I'm male.
The first char is always a male, going for hetero LI, just like me IRL. Then female, for the story (kaidan romance and liara romance) and voice acting.
I planned to make another male, with another hetero LI (jack), until I saw the ending (meh) and how the Jack romance ended (meh).

[Count Viceroy]

Oh look! its this thread again.

[AxisEvolve]

Because I'm not insecure.

[JaKaSa]

I always play my first playthrough with maleshep. Then later on I play with femshep. I don't have any special reason for it.. maybe it is just because I want to have as different playthrough as possible. Different class, different gender (and voice actor), different moral alignment etc..

[1104194442]

cause
a) hale > meer
femshep headbutts a krogan, slaps a yahg, slams down vega <- priceless
c) yeah... the lesbian thing

[GargamelLeNoir]

If I want to see a square-jawed space marine I can play 95% of FPS. Truth is male sheppard has no originality in basic appearance and voice. Femshep is just more original, more awesome, and more pleasant to look at.

[Turtlicious]

Kobrakai7 wrote...

 Reading the story discussion on these forums has surprised me just how many guys refer to their Shepard as "she". In a game all about immersing yourself as the main character it just seems awkward to me to play as the opposite sex, especially given all the romance plots, etc. 

I have played the whole series through multiple times but have never made a single female Shepard... am I missing any major plot elements or great scenes? Anyone else feel the same way? 

Because I'm a pre-op tranny. Obviously, and soon I will be able to save enough money for a full operation.

and then it'll be bye bye vas-defrens HELLO ULVA!

[kyg_20X6]

Originally, I had one Shepard of each sex. Just for variety. Both of them romanced Liara (I'm not gonna romance a dude and Ashley's a racist).

Then ME2 came out and there were new interesting options for a male Shepard (Tali, Miranda, Jack) but not for a lesbian FemShep. ME3 added some shallow options, like Traynor or Allers.

Not to short-change FemShep or Liara. After ME1, I think FemShep became my favourite due to Hale's superb voice-acting and since she was still with Liara (who was my favourite character in ME1), there was a continuity there and that led to FemShep being my default Shep. I'm so invested in my FemShep that I got emotional at the scenes with Liara in ME3 and I can't even consider Liara being with a male Shep, it just seems wrong, lol. And although I have other Shep's with different configs (including my original male Shep who switched over to Tali in ME2), I don't have anywhere near the attachment to them that I do to my FemShep.

All I wanted from the end was retirement and blue babies. Is that too much to ask?

[likta_]

For the shamelessly shallow reason of eye-candy.

[the_secondhammer]

In ME1 and ME3 nice animation.
In all ME voice acting
In ME3 N7 Dress. *hooooooooooooooooot*
In ME3 new default face. Really I could fall in love with it.
and

Tritium315 wrote...

Lesbians bro, lesbians.