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[noobzor99]

my guy playthrough is paragon, so having a really renegade femshep is fun and awesome.

[sedrikhcain]

Miths wrote...

SnowHeart1 wrote...
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Some guys like looking at a woman's behind for 30+ hours of gameplay rather than a guy's.

That's usually a good enough reason to pick a female character (I always pick male character in MMOs these days though) - but I imagine the main reason to do that in Mass Effect, for male and female players alike, tends to have a lot more to do with the voice acting than body shape.

another factor, and I can't remember who mentioned this and where, is that I find it easier to play characters who wouldn't make choices that I'd make if I'm playing the opposite gender. So, for example, my main characters tend to be do-gooders. When I want to go through and get the bad/dark side experience, I tend to pick female characters. It's easier for me to be ruthless that way.

[Hizoka003]

i cannot see how people listen to male shep... hes so flat and lacks all emotion.. hes reading lines off paper where fem shep sounds like shes in the game

[finc.loki]

Bigeyez wrote...

It's called "I'm playing a videogame and I know it's not real".

And that is called a cop-out answer..

Explain then what all the comments about "watching femsheps butt" mean in that respect.
It is just a video game right, the butt is "fictional", nevermind that it ACTUALLY represent the female form.

Why is it then so damn important for M/M and F/F romances, tell them it is just a "game".

What is the point of unzipping the shirt with Miranda in the romance? Why show the sexy image it is just a game.

See, not really an answer is it.

I think the OP was just curious.

Could be something as simple as just wanting to see all aspects of the game, IE all dialogue etc etc.

No harm no foul.

[Brayton]

That always threw me off, when someone is playing as a female but is male...especially the people doing it for trolling.



I stick with male shepards, cause I'm less ugly as a dude then a chick XD

[Skemte]

DracoFulcrum wrote...

The little peak of miranda's goods can't undo the hours o staring at a man's wiggling butt. Femshep, N7 chest armor, stimulater legs, nice view.

 Am I missing something, or have a setting on that I didn't know about.. Because when my character made out with Jack they were wearing their clothes the whole time.. I was wondering about that because in the first one that certainly was not the case.

[finc.loki]

sedrikhcain wrote...

Miths wrote...

SnowHeart1 wrote...
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Some guys like looking at a woman's behind for 30+ hours of gameplay rather than a guy's.

That's usually a good enough reason to pick a female character (I always pick male character in MMOs these days though) - but I imagine the main reason to do that in Mass Effect, for male and female players alike, tends to have a lot more to do with the voice acting than body shape.

another factor, and I can't remember who mentioned this and where, is that I find it easier to play characters who wouldn't make choices that I'd make if I'm playing the opposite gender. So, for example, my main characters tend to be do-gooders. When I want to go through and get the bad/dark side experience, I tend to pick female characters. It's easier for me to be ruthless that way.

That is a really good answer.
I can totally understand that, I tend to have a hard time playing a meanie, silly since it is just a game.
This is why I think the OP asked the question.
Since we identify so much or at least many of us even with ficitional characters and worlds , he probably wonder why persue a male relationship as a male.

[finc.loki]

Hizoka003 wrote...

i cannot see how people listen to male shep... hes so flat and lacks all emotion.. hes reading lines off paper where fem shep sounds like shes in the game

BS that is completely subjective.
Besides Meer does a better perfomance this time around.

I think Hale sound flat and lacking of emotion when I heard her dialogue.

[yhibiki]

OmegaWoman wrote...

Is it the romance specifically that is difficult or just playing as another gender in general? Because female gamers have to play as males all the time. 

This.

While I understand that roleplaying = submersing yourself, I'm always sort of annoyed when I see guys claim that "playing as a female character would be weird" or "romancing a male character is weird." Because how many games have I played where I am forced to play as a male lead, or I'm forced to romance a female character? (Admittedly the genres I tend to play are rigid in that regard, and W-RPGs have really opened my eyes to how much I enjoy playing a female main character.)

But yeah, in general. How have I managed to play countless games with an opposite-sex lead character, and watched him fall in love with his female love interest? I just enjoy the game for what it is. If there's a choice, I'll choose my favorite love interest and pursue her. Otherwise, whatever.

[sedrikhcain]

OmegaWoman wrote...

Is it the romance specifically that is difficult or just playing as another gender in general? Because female gamers have to play as males all the time.

I guess I can see where you might find it unnerving if your play style requires to to completely relate to your main character. I have issues with this when it comes to being evil in Dragon Age- just can't bring myself to be nefarious and even though it's just pixels, I can never quite pull off a full evil playthrough.

it's tough sometimes. anybody remember the human sacrifice in Fable? Just couldn't do it.

[sedrikhcain]

yhibiki wrote...

OmegaWoman wrote...

Is it the romance specifically that is difficult or just playing as another gender in general? Because female gamers have to play as males all the time. 

This.

While I understand that roleplaying = submersing yourself, I'm always sort of annoyed when I see guys claim that "playing as a female character would be weird" or "romancing a male character is weird." Because how many games have I played where I am forced to play as a male lead, or I'm forced to romance a female character? (Admittedly the genres I tend to play are rigid in that regard, and W-RPGs have really opened my eyes to how much I enjoy playing a female main character.)

But yeah, in general. How have I managed to play countless games with an opposite-sex lead character, and watched him fall in love with his female love interest? I just enjoy the game for what it is. If there's a choice, I'll choose my favorite love interest and pursue her. Otherwise, whatever.

well, if you're conditioned to doing it, it's probably easier for you. Not trying to say you shouldn't have choices, too. But guys come into it conditioned to expect a male character to be there for them to play. It's institutionalised sexism, to be sure, but it's still a fact. 

[Kwonnern]

Hale did a superb job as Femshep.

[Captain Jazz]

I actually just prefer female characters in general, had I been given a choice to pick before starting *this* game I might have chosen female... although I wouldn't change it now - my girlfriend doesn't swing that way, and it is important to me that she swings my way...

In some respects, there's the fact that underneath it all, it is just fiction, so it doesn't really matter anyway, but that's not the view I subscribe to. I have two major reasons behind pursuing the relationships.
Firstly, I care for Shepard, I feel she deserves happiness, love and companionship, I understand that the Shepard that I feel this caring toward is the product in part of my own imagination - her thoughts and motivations are provided by myself - but this does not change or reduce the feeling.
Secondly, hell, I'm pretty immersed in the game anyway, if I'm making these choices, I'm making them as Shepard, not as myself, so where's the problem?

-EDIT-
Oh yeah, and Jennifer Hale does a far better job of voicing Shepard than Mark Meer... in my opinion, and icky voice overs are more of a deal breaker than having to choose from a selection of mans.

-EDITAGAIN!-

sedrikhcain wrote...

well, if you're conditioned to doing
it, it's probably easier for you. Not trying to say you shouldn't have
choices, too. But guys come into it conditioned to expect a male
character to be there for them to play. It's institutionalised sexism,
to be sure, but it's still a fact. 

Which is why I LOVE Bioware! *creep, crawl, fawn*
I know there are other games which give m/f options... but there really aren't enough that give the choice over who, what and why your characters is like Bioware do (for bioware) <_<(for those other guys :/)

Modifié par Captain Jazz, 04 février 2010 - 03:15 .

[Allen63]

I play a female Vanguard. ME was the first game in which I "went through" with a physical relationship. However, it was with another female. Being a male in real life, having a serious relationship with a female did not seem out of place. Also, the way the relationship was presented -- it was not actually physical.



I'll try to have a relationship with a female in ME2 -- just to see what happens. Hopefully, it will be as sophisticated as the one in ME.

[Kwonnern]

First playthrough i was a Female Paragon Vanguard (Great voice-acting by Jennifer Hale) Tried with a romance with X but unfortunately i managed to kill her!



Second playthrough Male Renegade Sentinel , going for romance with Y, hopefully i won't get her killed!

[Hyper Cutter]

I hooked up with Liara in ME1 and intend to stay faithful to her in ME2...

It's pretty much what happens in DA:O, just with less French accent and red hair and more blue skin and head... tentacle things.

Modifié par Hyper Cutter, 04 février 2010 - 11:51 .

[Notla1972]

Is there girl on girl action in this one because Miranda wont bite.

[Felix Golden]

Chris Priestly wrote...

Welcome to the world of ROLE PLAYING games.

You also realize you're not really in outer space, right?

this lol

[VasQuipQuip]

jd757575 wrote...

how do you get into a love interest with the male characters? i dont think i could do it

1) I'd rather stare at a computer generated female for 45 hours then a male

2) I like being scandolus broad (I romanced every one as femshep, until they told me to choose)

3) I paid for my copy of ME2, not you. Don't worry about what I do.

[Taiko Roshi]

I like the femshep voice actor more than the maleshep one. Thats the main reason. Don't bother with the romance it is a waste of time, I got all the romance I need in real life.

[VasQuipQuip]

Kwonnern wrote...

Hale did a superb job as Femshep.

FemShep: "This is importiant?"

I'm sorry but I think MaleShep is better.

But I like playing through with both any way. Since its in the game any way.

[The Demonologist]

I thought Hale did slightly worse this time around, and Meer slightly better. Hale certainly is on top, but when she 'does' flatline her lines, its far more noticeable and jarring.

[Scylene]

yhibiki wrote...

OmegaWoman wrote...

Is it the romance specifically that is difficult or just playing as another gender in general? Because female gamers have to play as males all the time. 

This.

While I understand that roleplaying = submersing yourself, I'm always sort of annoyed when I see guys claim that "playing as a female character would be weird" or "romancing a male character is weird." Because how many games have I played where I am forced to play as a male lead, or I'm forced to romance a female character? (Admittedly the genres I tend to play are rigid in that regard, and W-RPGs have really opened my eyes to how much I enjoy playing a female main character.)

But yeah, in general. How have I managed to play countless games with an opposite-sex lead character, and watched him fall in love with his female love interest? I just enjoy the game for what it is. If there's a choice, I'll choose my favorite love interest and pursue her. Otherwise, whatever.

As a fellow female gamer I know your pain.  It's always funny to me when male gamers complain about playing as females because I have been forced to play 95% of my games as male where I don't even get to choose the girl he ends up with.

Because of this I pretty much play games like I'm watching a movie,  I'm not really the main character, I'm just watching their story.  Even in a Bioware game where I have more choice and I feel like I can steer the story in a preferred direction...I still feel like my character is not necessarily representative of me.  It's just a character in a story I happen to control.  There's still a separation.

So when it comes to Bioware games I usually pick my main character's gender based on which LI is the most interesting to me as a character.  That way I feel like I can watch the most interesting romantic story play out.  In DAO I played female and romanced Alistair (and had Leiliana accidentally fall in love with me too haha).  In ME2 I played as male because Tali was always my favorite and the second I found out she was romancable in this one my decision was made. 

It doesn't really feel weird to me at all.  Of course, like I previously stated, girl gamers are pretty used to playing both genders in games (if not more often male).

Modifié par Scylene, 04 février 2010 - 08:18 .

[SiGGy1987]

@OP



Don't worry, I think they're freaks too ;D

[Archilochos]

I've never had a problem playing female.  I don't recall any girl gamers I've known having any particular problem playing male characters, and that's far more common, as most game protagonists are male.  As for romances, I don't really see the problem.  Being able to identify with / root for a fictional character of a different gender or sexual orientation doesn't seem at all odd to me, and it certainly isn't going to change my gender identity or sexual orientation.  It's a game, not some radical behavior modification therapy.