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[hmlee2008]

How do you do it? I'm considering making a male Shep to see ME1/ME2 from the other perspective, but I just don't know if I can really adopt such a character... 

[Arrtis]

same i could barley do it in dragonage it was torture...

[tommythetomcat]

You tuck your junk between your legs and role play as a girl. well i mean thats how i do it.

[javierabegazo]

I don't see how it's so hard. It's just like reading a book with a heroine instead of a hero.

[Spaghetti_Ninja]

I just don't understand you people. I can't imagine having trouble playing someone of the opposite gender, or another race. There is no magic trick for it, I just feel comfortable with both.

[neochikara]

I've made a couple of female Shephards over the course of owning Mass Effect, and for me, playing those characters leaves me feeling a bit disconnected, but not too much. I suppose if you can role-play, you can get in the head of a Shephard opposite your gender, though. Jennifer Hale's voice acting is really good, but Mark Meer has his moments too, especially if you play a renegade character (search for "Commander Shephard is a jerk" on YouTube, and you'll see). I suppose at worst, you just won't connect with your opposite gender Shephard as much as the other, but you'll still be playing an awesome game.

[Deran2]

I have no problem doing that. I don't see it as any different from playing a character of my own gender. People are people no matter their gender. Your PC doesn't have to act different just because they are male or female.

[marshalleck]

javierabegazo wrote...

I don't see how it's so hard. It's just like reading a book with a heroine instead of a hero.

Exactly this.

[Naltair]

I feel comfortable with both it's all in the fun. I would say it is hardest for me in mass effect because I really love the way my male Shepherd looks.

[Splinter Cell 108]

I don't know it doesn't matter to me. I would just like to see things in a different perspective. Still I don't make that many females for Dragon Age or for Mass Effect. After ME2 I'm planning to make another female in ME1 in order to import her and use her to romance Garrus if there's a Garrus romance in ME2 anyways.

[Solmanian]

Ofcourse i started as male shep. but a completionist, it was my duty to play the game from every angle. BTW: male shep, and fem shep have different interaction with the squadies, exept for the obvius romantic ones, they actually have different conversations. I guess it's to show u, even in the 23rd century, people still treat u differently wether you're a man or a woman...

[Zaikor]

I wanted a different approach to a pretty standard sci-fi setting. I've never seen a sci-fi movie with a female as the lead character, so I thought it would be a refreshing experience. Come to think of it, I'm not sure if I've played a sci-fi game with a voiced female lead (Excluding the ME series). And as a side note; I find Jennifer Hale's performance a lot more satisfying than Mark Meer's.

Modifié par Zaikor, 17 janvier 2010 - 10:22 .

[Ktauliss]

The same way I can read a book or watch a movie with a main character of the opposite gender.



By creating a partition to separate personal identity, from character Identity/motivation, and remembering "This is only a story, not real"



It is the same concept as someone who's own tendency is to pick Paragon'ish choices Building a Renegade Shep (or vice versa)

[xxSgt_Reed_24xx]

I play AT LEAST one playthrough as each..... Besides as far as the opposite gender goes... I forget where I read it and who said it but, "I'd rather look at prettier pixels for the amount of hours I play the game." lol

[MEUTRIERE]

Because Jack Shepherd is more attractive than Jane?

I don't know. I find it just as easy to immerse myself in a male character as a female. I don't see how it's any different, considering most of the dialogue, actions, etc. are the same for both genders (minus the romances, of course) so it's not like my characters act or think too differently based on gender differences.

-shrug-

[Spaghetti_Ninja]

Solmanian wrote...

Ofcourse i started as male shep. but a completionist, it was my duty to play the game from every angle. BTW: male shep, and fem shep have different interaction with the squadies, exept for the obvius romantic ones, they actually have different conversations. I guess it's to show u, even in the 23rd century, people still treat u differently wether you're a man or a woman...

Or maybe it's because men and women actually ARE different. I certainly didn't feel FemShep was being discriminated against, aside from that drunk Harkin and his clumsy flirtations. People were more prone to judge you by your actions or background, like Anoleis has something negative to say no matter if you are spacer, earthborn or colonist.

[javierabegazo]

Zaikor wrote...

I wanted a different approach to a pretty standard sci-fi setting. I've never seen a sci-fi movie with a female as the lead character, so I thought it would be a refreshing experience. Come to think of it, I'm not sure if I've played a sci-fi game with a voiced female lead. Excluding the ME series.

This was the first factor for choosing a femshep for me as well. It's too typical having the main character be a male lead. And I prefer Hale's VA, for me she just fits the ME universe as Com. Shepard much better than a male shep.

[challenger18]

I do. I guess what it comes down to is two different things for me. One, I like to create characters, so RPing them comes natural. 2. being a chick, most of the games I've played have had a male MC, so I'm ... used to it I guess.

[Spaghetti_Ninja]

By the way... Sci Fi movies with a female lead... you mean like ALIEN? That's a pretty iconic one.

[Apollo Starflare]

It's easy, I just roleplay that character. I have some feminine traits anyway, and you just get in the right mindset for it. They aren't aliens, even if you are proper macho you should have experience of what women are like from a close friend etc. Plus it's a video game character! Doesn't have to be full on realistic.



I actually prefer the female Shepard to the male Shep. Not just the VA, but the character as a whole. My femshep sentinel will be my first playthrough.

[biomag]

Playing female or playing a character that does things I wouldn't do just makes me feel disconnected. I don't really care about them, its more like a sport (finishing playthroughs to see more of the game).



I for sure enjoy more the playthrough I simply act the way I would in such an situation. There is more emotion and fun playing this way (imo). Feelings give you a bigger immersion. Although I understand how/know other people feel in those situation, I ain't a person who really gives a damn about it or lets say it doesn't touch me that much

[Zaikor]

Spaghetti_Ninja wrote...

By the way... Sci Fi movies with a female lead... you mean like ALIEN? That's a pretty iconic one.

Got me there. But I was never a fan of Alien; the one that I saw was nothing remarkable.

Modifié par Zaikor, 17 janvier 2010 - 10:27 .

[Ktauliss]

Spaghetti_Ninja wrote...

By the way... Sci Fi movies with a female lead... you mean like ALIEN? That's a pretty iconic one.

Not to mention Terminator and Species