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[Nokterne]

Playing as my own gender (male) increases the immersion for me.



Come to think of it, I've never actually completed a playthrough as a Femshep.

[9to82td]

Adds more fuel to the friendly debate.



Enjoy the pic.

[Malastrail]

I am female and I play femshep exclusively though I have tried to start a maleshep but never could finish a game with him.

[Blackveldt]

RenownedRyan wrote...
Wow, you don't have to take it so personally. I stated my opnion, no need to go into rant mode. It'd be hard to create a movie spinoff invoking every single player's creation wouldn't it?  There has to be a canon Shepard, otherwise any kind of books, movies, etc. would be impossible to create.  Correct? There is a Canon Shepard.  His face is Mark Vanderloo, his name is John Sheaprd, he is male, he has the Earth Born Background and Sole Survivor Profile, his class is a Soldier. That's what happens when you don't customize Shepard at all, and stick with the default settings. So, clearly, this is the original, unedited, canon Shepard.

I just flashed on the Krogan in Afterlife.

Krogan stares menacingly at Shepard.
Shepard stares menacingly at Krogan.
Krogan stops and says, "I'm just trying to have a drink here.  No need to get all excited!  (LIKE GOSH!)"

Lol.  In any case, the word you're looking for is actually 'default,' as has been stated by a Bioware representative.  And no, it is not impossible to create books or movies without a 'canon' protagonist.  1) Mass Effect books (and the comics) have already been published without mentioning specifics about Shepard, including gender.  2) Resident Evil movies.  The character 'Alice' does not even exist in the video games, yet she is the protagonist in the movies.  In fact, a lot of video game movies rarely stick solely to any 'canon' story or protagonist.  More recent ones like Hitman and Max Payne come to mind.

Flies_by_Handles wrote...

As a woman I have spent much of
my time playing as a male character--willingly and unwillingly given the
state of things--yet I have had no problem relating to male characters.
I'm a little puzzled as to why some people can't find it in themselves
to play as a different gender. Role playing is just that.....role
playing and how unfortunate it would be to not imagine being something
else in game or at least find some way to relate.
That said, I
find Mark Meer's voice acting to be aggravating and off putting. If the
male Shepard had a better voice and face options that do not resemble a
simian-like abomination, then I would jump at the chance of an
alternate playthrough.

Well, see, that's the thing though; as a woman, you've had to play as a male character at some point since female protagonists are rather rare in a male-dominated form of entertainment.  This may be precisely why role playing as a different gender is easier for you due to the process of habituation and a required level of tolerance.