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[jlb524]

Besides, women play as male characters all the time, given that most games only allow you to play as a male character....not much of a choice there, and most females don't have much of a problem with it. Women don't seem to be as insecure as some men when it comes to playing as the opposite gender.

[jwalker]

Dougy Fresh wrote...

CMD-Shep wrote...

MaleShep...I'm a guy and I have no interest in pretending to be a female.

this

I'm guy and I have no interest in pretending to be a female either.

I play FemShep most of the time. I'm not my Shepards

[Eshaye]

Getorex wrote...

What?  The rage is female protagonists now.  Jojovavich (sp?), Jolie, the hot chick from all the underworld movies, are all lead protagonists in impossibly physical leading roles.  Sick of male protagonists?  Sheesh. 
 The audience (guys mostly) want to see T-n-A or macho men that they can imagine as themselves (Bourne).

Fact:  action movies (and games) are male-focused and male predominant. ALways has been this way.  You want to find where the girls are in computer "games"?  Go to Secondlife or those virtual family games where the object is to (holy ****e) MOW THE LAWN, do dishes, date, go out dancing, etc, THAT is where you find the ladies.  This being the case, that guys are the predominant  audience, they are catered to.  THAT is why when female lead roles in action movies or games are created, they are superbabes with perfect ta-tas, tight butt, narrow waist, etc.  Eye candy.  WHen the lead is male, it is intended to give the guys a tough alterego.  There is no appreciable female audience (there are some, sure, but they are heavily outnumbered by the guys).

I still say that femshep is fine in this game but...just as the game changes subtley depending on whether you are a paragon or renegade (or mix) player, just as it alters ever so subtley depending on previous game decisions, the game should also be slightly different for femsheps vs malesheps.  A "real" femshep is NOT going to be macho, strong, physical, the way a "real" maleshep would be.  Their approaches, their means of getting their way, would be different and both enhanced and limited by their inherent physical limitations. 

The game would be more interesting and realistic with slightly different outcomes and actions depending on whether fem or male is the shep.

Kindly grow up. There are many women on this board who does not fit your description of a female gamer, I would be careful how you choose to describe us. Your view of things is so narrow I'd ask that you get out more, the type of women you say doesn't exist are everywhere all the time, but they don't usually waste their time pointing this to men such as yourself. 

I'm taking the time to answer because people like you are the reason I've been called names and judged for being too strong, too forward and not behaving as a 'girl' should.  Ironically I am one of the most feminine women I know, we are stuck in a world in transition where it's better to be seen as a hoe then a strong minded leader. Men's plight isn't much better, balancing between being metropolitan or raging macho..

Or we can forget trends and just be ourselves, supporting games like this and the possibility of both genders occupying the same role does a lot to kill stereotypes and the pressure of fitting in to any mold. Whether something is realistic or not is only limited by imagination, if someone can imagine creating weapons and armor both sturdy and light enough to be worn and used by anyone why shouldn't it be in a fake universe in the future? I'd have no doubt that if we ever get as advanced as the ME world is, such discussions as these will be completely useless and nonexistent. 

I support fem Shep. 

Modifié par Eshaye, 30 janvier 2011 - 11:08 .

[Geth_Prime]

Well I'm a fourteen year old guy and I prefer playing as a FemShep, because

A) Hale's voice acting is superior IMO.

It's nice to have a change from tough guys as the heroes.

C) My FemShep is HAWT!

[Bullets McDeath]

Well, posting in it only exacerbates the problem.



In closing, MaleShep rulz, FemShep droolz, roflcopter, something about lesbians, the end.

[Yakko77]

I like tough, assertive, kick ****, take charge, courageous women. That femshep is all that and more and looks pretty darn hawt while being such is just icing but sweet delicious icing!



As a guy, I have 4 femsheps and 2 malesheps. I prefer the female hero when given the choice but playing maleshep is fun too.

[Shadow_Soul]

I have this to say:

People play the gender they do for a reason. Each person has the right to play whatever gender they wish and have an opinion. I like playing as a female, myself but play many games as a male.

Shepard is not a male nor a female. It sounds weird, yes, but it's true. Shepard can be either gender. I have guys friends that play as females and girl friends that play as males.



Maybe the reason you play male/female is the VA or the view or, hell, maybe it's the gender you are/aren't.

I'd like to know why people have to argue about it so much. You have the right to think what you wish.



Just my 2 cents, though. Honestly, I support FemShep. But MaleShep is fine too. It's just prefrence. I agree with Ryn, this thread should have stayed buried.

[ADLegend21]

Both. I support the main character of this series.

[ZachForrest]

Female Shepard? Give it a rest love.

or better yet...

leave it out altogether.

The men could do with a bit of P&Q once in a while, instead of getting it in the ear nonstop.

[AdmiralCheez]

Personally, I play as both ManShep and FemShep, but I slightly prefer FemShep. Frankly, the thing I like most about FemShep is that she is just as strong-willed and capable as her testicled counterpart, and nothing about her was changed to make her "girlier" or "feminine." I love her because she breaks free of the "female videogame hero" mold: her strength, not her sexiness, is her selling point. She's there to kick ass, not pose pretty for you. That's a big deal in videogames.



Of course, there's nothing wrong with ManShep. I just have a harder time making him look good.

[Val Seleznyov]

I prefer playing as a male Shepard. Mostly because i myself am male, but i also prefer Meer's portrayal of the character. Comparing the opening sequence of Mass Effect 2, i find his acting to be much more emotive than Hale's.



When he tells "Liara, go. Now" it actually sounded like a plea for his lover to get to safety. When my female character said the same thing, she just barked it like an order.



I don't necessarily think that either performance is any better than the other, but they both definitely bring their own thing to the table. I just happen to like Meer better. It has nothing to do with insecurity... that whole idea is just as ridiculous as the notion that there is something wrong with guys that prefer to play as a female.

[Geth_Prime]

I agree with ADLegend and AdmiralCheez.

[Gleym]

I always play a FemShep. I'm comfortable enough in my masculinity to do so, and I prefer having a female character in the first place if solely because there aren't enough strong, kickass women in videogames that aren't either exaggerated sex moppets or the 'cute and spunky schoolgirl' type.

Putting it simple? I play my FemShep like she's Tex.

[Shadow_Soul]

@AdmiralCheez

Yes! I agree.



@Gleym

Tex is awesome.



@AD

You make a point. I agree.

[Phategod1]

Femshep

[Glorious_Leader]

jlb524 wrote...

Besides, women play as male characters all the time, given that most games only allow you to play as a male character....not much of a choice there, and most females don't have much of a problem with it. Women don't seem to be as insecure as some men when it comes to playing as the opposite gender.

I don't mind playing female characters.  However, I like to coordinate my characters personalities with their characteristics.  In example, my brute force soldier is typically male.  However, my biotics character is usually female, unless I'm doing a renegade playthrough, in which case I feel compelled to make the biotics user look as close to Kane from C&C as possible.  However, Mass Effect is a franchise where the first time through, when I get most immersed into the plot, I'm going to play as a guy.  This is a game where relationships between characters are significant, and noticably impacted by gender.  As such, I'd like to see the unfolding of the storyline from a guy's perspective the first time through.

Modifié par Glorious_Leader, 31 janvier 2011 - 12:45 .

[Blze001]

outlaworacle wrote...
In closing, MaleShep rulz, FemShep droolz, roflcopter, something about lesbians, the end.

(I'm going to assume that is verbal irony.)

Well put good sir. Allow me to retort. *clears throat* "Lul, you iz gay if you prefer to stare at man ass all the times. LOLOLOL!1!!111!!!!!" *lollercoaster, something about rainbows*

The floor is yours. 

[TheChinstrap]

i find them both believable and fun to play as, but i give an ever so slight edge to my male shepard. Honestly, the only reason i say that is because i made a male custom shep for my first playthrough and grew to see him as shepard, so making any new character is sort of strange for me. Male and female sheps say and do most of the same things, and i don't really prefer one VA over the other, and they kick an equal amount of ass, so there isn't a huge rift in the experience when you play one or the other. Now, if femshep was too weak to lift a shotgun, or maleshep couldn't stop flexing during cutscenes, then i'd take issue with how sexes were different in mass effect. Since that's not an issue, i feel just as badass either way

[pmac_tk421]

I mainly play male shep since I'm a male, it makes it easier to relate.

[Sentox6]

Val Seleznyov wrote...

I prefer playing as a male Shepard. Mostly because i myself am male, but i also prefer Meer's portrayal of the character. Comparing the opening sequence of Mass Effect 2, i find his acting to be much more emotive than Hale's.

Modifié par Sentox6, 31 janvier 2011 - 12:55 .

[wizardryforever]

Val Seleznyov wrote...

I prefer playing as a male Shepard. Mostly because i myself am male, but i also prefer Meer's portrayal of the character. Comparing the opening sequence of Mass Effect 2, i find his acting to be much more emotive than Hale's.

When he tells "Liara, go. Now" it actually sounded like a plea for his lover to get to safety. When my female character said the same thing, she just barked it like an order.

I don't necessarily think that either performance is any better than the other, but they both definitely bring their own thing to the table. I just happen to like Meer better. It has nothing to do with insecurity... that whole idea is just as ridiculous as the notion that there is something wrong with guys that prefer to play as a female.

Agree 100%

The main reason I play as male is because I'm male and I like Meer's voice-acting better.  I've played both games as female, and I just didn't like it.  Primarily because FemShep doesn't sound how I would like.  It just doesn't flow very well most of the time.  In games that aren't fully voiced, I have no problem playing as female because I can imagine how they sound, or pick a combat voice, or whatever.  I can play female characters in Dragon Age with no problem at all, but it cracks my immersion ever so slightly in Mass Effect.  Nothing wrong with liking FemShep, I just prefer male.

[deadshame]

Maybe if FemShep didn't overact so much i'd be able to stomach playing one. I just can't do it, i've tried many times and i'll get to when you become a spectre and then I just think "f*ck it, i'm out." I will admit that Meer was a little lacking in ME1 but in ME2, he simply blows Hale out of the water. Shes always so "supr srs bsns" all the time. I am so sick of hearing her talk. What I really wanna know is why everyone has such a raging hard-on for FemShep, its kind of disturbing. Maybe i'll give her another try sometime.