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[Cali0c0]

shinobi602 wrote...

Being a male, I identify better with playing as a male character. There is a disconnect for me when playing as a woman, as I can't envision or put myself in her shoes.

this this this.

another thing is that its so easy to make a smexy femshep (IMO) and sometimes really damn hard to make a somewhat normal looking male one. i can spend up to 30-45 mins just making small adjustments here and there and sometimes redo the hole thing if i didnt like it.

call me paranoid but im gonna be looking at that man (who im never gonna look like in real life sadly) for 150 hours.

then we get to ME3 and he is all ****ed up again... GOD********!!

[sizuka2]

simplicity of identification, I believe.

[skarbonke]

Divitiacus wrote...

I wanted to RP as a guy with a giant schwanz.

i googled that word.. poor me :/

[Captain Arty]

To each his own. Or her own.

I play both, but I like femshep better for a number of practical reasons, but also because I think a strong female lead in a man's role makes sci-fi more interesting.

How boring would Aliens have been if Ripley had been a dude?

[Captain Arty]

Cali0c0 wrote...

shinobi602 wrote...

Being a male, I identify better with playing as a male character. There is a disconnect for me when playing as a woman, as I can't envision or put myself in her shoes.

this this this.

another thing is that its so easy to make a smexy femshep (IMO) and sometimes really damn hard to make a somewhat normal looking male one. i can spend up to 30-45 mins just making small adjustments here and there and sometimes redo the hole thing if i didnt like it.

call me paranoid but im gonna be looking at that man (who im never gonna look like in real life sadly) for 150 hours.

then we get to ME3 and he is all ****ed up again... GOD********!!

I would argue that most custom faces of both genders looks pretty terrible. They don't give us many good nose options. All the guys look like they're pushing they're face against a window. All the women look 12 or have piggy noses. Better face options would be a plus.

[alberta]

I'm a male and I can play as a male would naturally do - I've never been a women and have no idea how a female plays the game - nor do I feel any inclination to play as a female. Moreover, other men don't interest me in any way as a love suggestion - if someone wants to swing that way that's none of my business.

[ticklefist]

I normally play females in my MMOs and RPGs. Dunno why but ME is different and I'm more compelled to play the dude.

Any humor intended by this thread is going over my head.

Modifié par ticklefist, 27 mars 2012 - 07:25 .

[Divitiacus]

My serious answer, I spend an inordinate amount of time making Shepard look as much like me as possible. I find myself wishing he had more hair options and more eye colors.

Modifié par Divitiacus, 27 mars 2012 - 07:35 .

[DocDoomII]

I still find puzzling the need many of you have to be of the same sex of your avatar to be immersed in the story or feel attached to it.

Have you ever read a book where the protagonist is of your opposite sex? Did you feel detached from the story or from the protagonist for that?
Yes a videogame is more immersive because you take on the action, but the sex of the avatar is just one of his characteristic.
I'm blond with a reddish shade to it. Should I feel detached from Nathan Drake when I play Uncharted?
No offense intended, but should a girl with no chest feel detached from Lara Croft when playing Tomb Raider?

I don't get it. If a character is good it should give you a good feedback no matter his/her sex.

[CELL55]

I find it easier to relate to a male Shepard since I am a male myself. Relating to the character draws me in deeper to the game, and thus makes it more enjoyable for me.
So many people refer to Shepard as a 'he', because so many people play a male Shepard. I think it's over 80% male? Plus, 'he' sounds a lot better than 'it' and thus will suffice as a pronoun describing Shepard. It's pretty time-consuming as well as pointless to address Shepard as he/she every. single. time.
Everyone knows Shepard can be a male or a female, so I don't see how important it is to draw attention to this fact in every single thread when 'he' works just fine.

[crimzontearz]

I cannot relate to a female protagonist in an RPG....also Femshepard sounds like a hooker in some scenes and in the rest she just tries way too hard to sound badass and assertive

Modifié par crimzontearz, 27 mars 2012 - 07:34 .

[Grumpy-Mcfart]

because when I play western RPGs I tend to project myself on to my character.


makes playing as a female really weird.

[Hans-Erik]

shinobi602 wrote...

Being a male, I identify better with playing as a male character. There is a disconnect for me when playing as a woman, as I can't envision or put myself in her shoes.

This.  Whenever I play a roleplaying game, I like to be immersed and feel like I am the main character; I can't do that with a female, because I am not a woman in real life.

[Bloodhound66]

DocDoomII wrote...

I still find puzzling the need many of you have to be of the same sex of your avatar to be immersed in the story or feel attached to it.

Have you ever read a book where the protagonist is of your opposite sex? Did you feel detached from the story or from the protagonist for that?
Yes a videogame is more immersive because you take on the action, but the sex of the avatar is just one of his characteristic.
I'm blond with a reddish shade to it. Should I feel detached from Nathan Drake when I play Uncharted?
No offense intended, but should a girl with no chest feel detached from Lara Croft when playing Tomb Raider?

I don't get it. If a character is good it should give you a good feedback no matter his/her sex.

I think the point of being Shepard though is that the game WANTS you to really feel like Shepard. Exactly as it was stated before, I find it much easier playing as a Renegade FemShep as opposed to a Ren. MaleShep, because when I'm playing as a woman I don't feel like it's me in the game. When I make my MaleShep, I name him "Jeff" (my name) and I try to make him look as much like me as possible. Because I am a moral person, playing as a renegade this way makes me feel worse about screwing people over. I have a stronger sense that I actually am this character. Not so much when I'm playing as a female.

And no one is saying that you should feel disconnected from a character because you don't look or act like them. Its just easier to relate to a character when you try to make them exactly like yourself.

Modifié par Bloodhound66, 27 mars 2012 - 07:53 .

[Hans-Erik]

DocDoomII wrote...

I still find puzzling the need many of you have to be of the same sex of your avatar to be immersed in the story or feel attached to it.

Have you ever read a book where the protagonist is of your opposite sex? Did you feel detached from the story or from the protagonist for that?
Yes a videogame is more immersive because you take on the action, but the sex of the avatar is just one of his characteristic.
I'm blond with a reddish shade to it. Should I feel detached from Nathan Drake when I play Uncharted?
No offense intended, but should a girl with no chest feel detached from Lara Croft when playing Tomb Raider?

I don't get it. If a character is good it should give you a good feedback no matter his/her sex.

I don't understand why this is even a puzzling issue for you; it comes down to personal preference and opinion.  Personally, in RPG games I make my character as close to myself in real life as possible, and then take it from there with the story.  It's just a preference.

[DonutsDealer]

It's easier to me to be connected with ManShep because I'm a man. Also because I think the armor looks better on ManShep imo.

[gudman]

Because we believe that playing femshep would be boring.

Staying in galley all day long.

Hurrdurr.

Modifié par gudman, 27 mars 2012 - 08:00 .

[Archontor]

ahandsomeshark wrote...

Okay I hope this doesn't turn into troll bait but I'm really curious. In games where the character is customizable do you try to make them look more like you in general. Just for example I'm black and whenever I play as femshep I always make her black and try to make her features closer to mine.

 

Depends are you a woman? (you used handsome in your name so I assume so) if so it is a tad weird and has a slightly unfortunate implication that you can't relate to non black people. If you're a woman it's just self insert, I don't do but it sounds super sensible.  

I myself am mixed race man (straight) and I just went with a white Shep because I just thought he looked more attractive as a matter of appreciation. 

[Catroi]

Because I want to identify myself with Shepard?
This saga has always been about shaping YOUR story through Shepard.
Plus I get better romances (only my opinion though, I really think MaleShep got better attention to his romance scenes)

[Icophesis]

 Well I guess its just more immersive to play my own gender. And you can lose yourself in the fantasy of being smartest studliest most dangerous dude around who has a galaxy's worth of respect, his own ship and crew, and have all the ladies falling for you. 

But beside that, I play the females too, so i can get a different experience, but only after I've first completed a game as sheploo.

[Straw_foot]

I play a male Shep because I'm straight and male. I don't feel like i'm missing anything. I get playing as a femShep, just not my thing. Easier to get myself into the character of a man I guess. I am considering playing a femShep renegade just because I've heard so much good about her voice acting.

[Shortstuff820]

DocDoomII wrote...

I still find puzzling the need many of you have to be of the same sex of your avatar to be immersed in the story or feel attached to it.

Have you ever read a book where the protagonist is of your opposite sex? Did you feel detached from the story or from the protagonist for that?
Yes a videogame is more immersive because you take on the action, but the sex of the avatar is just one of his characteristic.
I'm blond with a reddish shade to it. Should I feel detached from Nathan Drake when I play Uncharted?
No offense intended, but should a girl with no chest feel detached from Lara Croft when playing Tomb Raider?

I don't get it. If a character is good it should give you a good feedback no matter his/her sex.

As a guy, I usually play RPGs, like ME and Fallout, as a female character. It felt strange at first, but I grew to like it. It allows me to get more creative with character creation and feels like I'm playing as a character of my own creation, rather than myself. Although it's fun to play through a game as yourself, it's far more entertaining to play as a unique character rather than an in-game representation of yourself.

While playing Tomb Raider, never did I feel detached from Lara because of her being a woman. I simply felt like I was controlling Lara as a character.

[Garlador]

I only played as a Male Shep for one very important reason.

Tali'Zorah.

And, in her own words, "it was totally worth it".

[turian_rage]

MaleShep is sexy as a motherf****r.

[Bloodhound66]

Straw_foot wrote...

I play a male Shep because I'm straight and male. I don't feel like i'm missing anything. I get playing as a femShep, just not my thing. Easier to get myself into the character of a man I guess. I am considering playing a femShep renegade just because I've heard so much good about her voice acting.

I'm doing a runthrough of ME1 as a Renagade FemShep currently. I will admit, Hall does a better job at being a renegade that Meer.