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[smoke and mirrors]

It's one thing to be able to put yourself in the shoes of another race.   It's fantasy after all.  However, for some, it's not easy to put themselves in the shoes of another gender, because that's a part of reality.  It's much more difficult to change your attitude and views to the opposite gender.  However, playing your own gender even as a different race can be inherently easier to relate to.  It's human nature.  

 

That's my thoughts, anyhow.

 

I just thought like you said it`s fanasy so it`s not a stretch ( for me any way ) to be female as well as an elf or what ever .

[Allan Schumacher]

Allen not to put you on the spot but whats the difference between playing female and playing an elf or dwarf , i guess your not either ? Don`t want to sound rude just a thought 

 

Elves and Dwarves don't exist.  There's less reservation in my mind that how I am imagining my playthrough is that my portrayal isn't actually how an elf or dwarf react.

 

(Although I tend to play Human as well, but I think the racial options is less relevant to hang ups I have).

 

Basically I over think my behaviours and responses. 

[DooomCookie]

I found it weird at first and it still takes some effort to get used to, so I don't do it often.  Romances get weird as well, since I get really into my character and talking romanically with guys gets a bit disconcerting.  (Although I admit, I was a sucker for Zevran.  Dat accent.)

[Will-o'-wisp]

I'm a female player who usually plays female characters most of the time. Simply because I'm used to it, I'm female myself and love creating female character in CC. I don't know, I just feel like I'm more creative at designing female characters and can identify a little better with them.

However, I also really enjoyed my playthroughs as male Shepard/Warden/Hawke/etc., they are always something rare and special for me and I like experiencing different romances, different dialogue and different impressions in General when I Play as a man for a change. I have no problem identifiying with a guy, I just use a different approach here, I think. It's a Little hard to explain, but with my female character I have more of a personal conection from the get go, while my male characters are more planned out and my view on them is a bit more rational than emotional. But somewhere along the line I get really into them and there's not much difference anymore.

In fact, I'm thinking about playing a male character first in DA:I. That would be the first time ever I do this, but after my male playthroughs felt so refreshing and different in DA:O and DA2, I somehow came to enjoy male PCs as much as females. At least in games like this, where the looks are not everything that matters.

[Darth Krytie]

I play both males and females, though I tend to favour lady characters. (I only favoured males in DA2 because I preferred MHawke's voice over FHawkes).

 

I never felt any disconnect. I don't know why. I tend to think there's less difference between men and women than people perceive and a lot of the supposed differences are just arbitrary stereotypes that get reinforced by society.

 

I mean: I love football, action movies, and heavy metal...I also hate shopping, don't know the first thing about shoes or fashion, and I'd rather watch paint dry than sit through a romantic comedy.  So, society can shove it, basically.

 

My point is, there's not as big a difference as people assume and a lot of differences are purely arbitrary and enforced on children as they're raised.

[NRieh]

 

It's their loss if they choose to ignore half of the content which they paid for.

Oh, but I never payed to play DA2 as a bearded guy with a dirty nose!   

 

In fact, that's one of things I pay for with BW games  - NOT to play male characters, just...for a change, you know...

 

With all my eternal love to Duke Nukem, Snake, Gordon Freeman, Jack and many others.    

 

Also, your saying makes me think that you'd better not stay in AI hotels. Eating 'everything you payed for' might  be..unhealthy.   

[Allan Schumacher]

I never felt any disconnect. I don't know why. I tend to think there's less difference between men and women than people perceive and a lot of the supposed differences are just arbitrary stereotypes that get reinforced by society.

 

I won't dispute this, and I certainly won't suggest that the challenges I have with playing a female character exist anywhere else but in my own head.

 

I think it might also come across as it's a HUGE deal to me, and I just want to clarify that it's not.  It's just that minute little extra cognitive load.

[Ashelsu]

I'm a woman who plays both male and female PCs. Since I prefer playing RPGs and strategies, overrepresentation of male PCs never really bothered me so much. First games I played were Morrowind, Fallout and Kotor. All gave me an option to play female character. At that point I was so naive, I thought that's how things  always are. I guess the situation is different for shooters etc.

I never play self-incerts, so PC's gender mostly depends on the mood, or the backstory I had for them, or if I don't find them attractive for some reason. (I never played male elves or female dwarves). Every next character is new race, gender or class specialisation. I try to make them as different as I can. I can't understand how people can have 20 playthroughs of female Cousland who always makes the same decisions and marries Alistair, for example. I'm also surprised that some people consider opposite gender as some kind of aliens. Caracters's reaction to the situation depends on their personality, not their gender or sexual preferences. Shrug.

Considering that gender differencies in DA2 were purely cosmetic (PC can romance anyone, NPC never or rarely comment on Hawke's gender) you are not missing much by playing only one gender. I only had more female Hawkes, because I disliked female VA slightly less then male. If this tendency will continue in DA:I, I will just choose the VA I like better.

[A.Kazama]

As a male I like to play as both.

 

FeHawke and MeHawke were both great VA's IMO (Male Hawke was great as a deadpan sarcastic, whereas female Hawke had real emotion which is why I like playing her)

 

In terms of romance I like to keep it Heterosexual, e.g MHawke with Merrill and FHawke with Fenris. Or FWarden with Zevran

 

I myself never have anything against homosexual options, I would just never pick it. BUT I would be lying if I didn't go the lesbian route with Isabela...

 

But to answer OP, No I have never had an issue while role-playing as a different gender.
 

I think that as a hetero male I lean towards the girls, but when I role play as a female I can feel I can express that sexuality through a womans eyes e.g. Romancing other dudes. (If that makes sense -.- )

And if you're curious no I'm not Bi-sexual

[Darth Krytie]

I won't dispute this, and I certainly won't suggest that the challenges I have with playing a female character exist anywhere else but in my own head.

 

I think it might also come across as it's a HUGE deal to me, and I just want to clarify that it's not.  It's just that minute little extra cognitive load.

 

Oh, I never assumed it was a huge deal. I actually think it's perfectly fine to want to play one over the other. I will play female characters over male unless I'm accessing restricted gameplay or prefer the voice actor. And that's just because I really just prefer it. I just wish there were more games that allowed the choice.

[Grieving Natashina]

As a male I like to play as both.

 

FeHawke and MeHawke were both great VA's IMO (Male Hawke was great as a deadpan sarcastic, whereas female Hawke had real emotion which is why I like playing her)

 

In terms of romance I like to keep it Heterosexual, e.g MHawke with Merrill and FHawke with Fenris. Or FWarden with Zevran

 

I myself never have anything against homosexual options, I would just never pick it. BUT I would be lying if I didn't go the lesbian route with Isabela...

 

But to answer OP, No I have never had an issue while role-playing as a different gender.
 

I think that as a hetero male I lean towards the girls, but when I role play as a female I can feel I can express that sexuality through a womans eyes e.g. Romancing other dudes. (If that makes sense -.- )

And if you're curious no I'm not Bi-sexual

You don't have to be any sort of set sexuality to be a good roleplayer, so don't worry there.  

[ManchesterUnitedFan1]

It's odd.

After realising how badly represented women are in the game industry, I've been pretty much unable to play a male character when I don't have to.

I like to tell myself that it's because of the voice acting - femshep's voice is far better than male shep's, and I think femhawke's is better than brohawke - but I even have this issue in origins.

I never even do gay romances despite being gay, although I usually do straight female ones.

I'm slightly concerned that I'm becoming some kind of misandrist in video games, but seeing crappy sexist games like the witcher just prevents me in my mind from playing a male when I don't have to.

[Pottumuusi]

I like playing female characters whenever possible, because I feel that Action Genre Hero Guys get to save the world often enough already.

[milena87]

I find that lately I really prefer playing as a female, if given the choice. I tried several times to start as a male Warden or as MaleShep, but I couldn't advance much further.

 

I can still enjoy games with a male protagonist (I really care about my Geralt for example), but if there's a choice, well... I'll choose female.

[Abelas Forever!]

So I'm curious as to why some people don't like it. I find it strange that they choose to miss out on content on purpose, but maybe that's just me.

I'm a female and I like to play as female and have male LIs. I know that I'm missing some content but every time I'm considering to play as a male character I end up playing as a female. I think that one reason is that there are a lot of games where you can't choose your gender and you can only play as a male. I think that there are also a lot of  TV series and movies where protagonists are male and female are described in a way that they need rescuing or they are not capable of being leaders. I guess I'm just saying that it's quite common that the Hero is male. The other reason is that I can identify to my female protagonists more than if they were male. I don't roleplay them as if they were me. They all are different. I like to choose different race, class, specializations, background and appearance to them. I also like to make different choises so that the story isn't always the same. I always think that it's their story that I'm telling. My female protagonists lived as they lived and what they did was just what they did. Even if they all ended up being with Fenris the story how everything happened was different in every time.

[Naesaki]

Oh you know how to really give me a case of the giggles MrSim

[Lorien19]

I tend to role play both female and male characters,and so far I can say that the later has been extremely fun!

[KaiserShep]

I tend to treat the character not as an extension of myself, but a character I can influence, so I like playing female characters just fine. I wouldn't condone thievery in real life, but would gladly steal a tiara from that snooty lady in the Denerim Market District. In games with a voiced protagonist, it can be greatly affected by how much I like or dislike the VA. I really don't like Mark Meer's performance as Shepard in any part of the series, so I avoid him like the plague now, save for my failShep run. DA2 has a very good male VA in Hawke compared to Shepard's, which helps a great deal.

[Dreadstruck]

I play with both, given the chance.

 

For me, it would seem rather stupid to miss out on more content because of personal gender restrictions.

(there are people who refuse to play Deus Ex, The Witcher or Tomb Raider and Metroid Prime for these very reasons. Misogynists and misandrists sicken me.)

EDIT: For Clarification, this has nothing to do with people with valid preferences or complaints, but mostly the crowd that seems to get out of their way to belittle or brush off either gender in various medias for no reason whatsoever (theirs or someone elses).

 

However, If I had to really choose, I would probably feel more comfortable as a guy.

 

Oh, and people still yammer about The Witcher being sexist? In 2014? Get a grip.

[Heimdall]

As a male, I used to create only male characters because I treated them as extensions of myself.

However, as I've gotten older and started to understand the concept of roleplaying (And gotten over the feeling that it was weird to play as a girl when I'm not one), I find myself playing female characters more and more when there's an option. I actually find it easier to roleplay them without lapsing into just playing my fantasy self than with male characters. It's also because of the voice actors, I tend to prefer the female ones. And almost every non-RPG I end up getting has a male protagonist anyway, so the variety is nice.

[Heimdall]

I play with both, given the chance.

For me, it would seem rather stupid to miss out on more content because of personal gender restrictions.
(there are people who refuse to play Deus Ex, The Witcher or Tomb Raider and Metroid Prime for these very reasons. Misogynists and misandrists sicken me.)

However, If I had to really choose, I would probably feel more comfortable as a guy.

Oh, and people still yammer about The Witcher being sexist? In 2014? Get a grip.

Wait, how is Deus Ex sexist?

[Divine Justinia V]

I always, always play as female when given the chance. In previous DA&ME games I've tried to play as male but I detest it.

It's not that it's uncomfortable, I just relate better to my characters when they're the same gender as I am. In games that I'm not allowed to play as a woman ( ), I still enjoy them, but I think it's different [for me] when there's a choice and I choose what I'm not. Does that make sense? It sounded better in my head lol.

 

Anyway, it's weird and clearly I'm not so great at explaining it, but..

 

I couldn't even do it for "roleplaying" purposes, I just couldn't rp as a guy. Maybe it's because I'm really girly? Idk.