Female vs Male Protagonist in Gaming

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the-pi-guy

Jun 18, 2015, 01:32 AM Last Edit: Jun 18, 2015, 01:44 AM by the-pi-guy
Discuss?

Is Horizon's character concerning to you?  
Should we have more options?

the-pi-guy

#1
Jun 18, 2015, 01:38 AM
I'm not really sure if I should have posted this, since it could be a very controversial topic.  
But the topic was brought up and I'm curious to know people's thoughts on the topic.  

Legend

#2
Jun 18, 2015, 01:40 AM
Games are acting. I act as Nathan Drake, I act as kratos, and I act as Aloy. In games with character creation it's the same thing, only you get to create your role. In different games, different roles are more fun. Just like making a big buffy character or a small stealthy charachter. Mmo and online games I prefer to play as a male, because online people can get weird with girl avatars.

the-pi-guy

#3
Jun 18, 2015, 01:45 AM
Quote from: Legend on Jun 18, 2015, 01:40 AMGames are acting. I act as Nathan Drake, I act as kratos, and I act as Aloy. In games with character creation it's the same thing, only you get to create your role. In different games, different roles are more fun. Just like making a big buffy character or a small stealthy charachter. Mmo and online games I prefer to play as a male, because online people can get weird with girl avatars.
Your post confirms my thoughts that the thread needs a more specific focus.  
OP has been updated with such a focus.  

Legend

#4
Jun 18, 2015, 01:55 AM
Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Jun 18, 2015, 01:45 AMYour post confirms my thoughts that the thread needs a more specific focus.  
OP has been updated with such a focus.  
Nah I knew, hence the aloy name drop. I'm on mobile so my sentences are kinda poor (more so than usual)

No.
No, unless it has character create. Then yes.

the-pi-guy

#5
Jun 18, 2015, 02:00 AM
Quote from: Legend on Jun 18, 2015, 01:55 AMNah I knew, hence the aloy name drop. I'm on mobile so my sentences are kinda poor (more so than usual)

No.
No, unless it has character create. Then yes.
Well you knew where I was going with it, but not everyone will.  
And I felt that the thread was too open to really allow discussion.  

Mmm_fish_tacos

#6
Jun 18, 2015, 02:52 AM
I don't have a preference. So it really doesn't matter to me. If they feel the female character is best for their game then I'm cool with that. It doesn't take any thing away for me. Besides it easier to look at a woman than it is a man. At least for me. Now it might be a bit weird being a woman in VR. That could be another story.

darkknightkryta

#7
Jun 18, 2015, 02:56 AM
Women all the way.  Women enjoy playing as them, I enjoy staring at them.  I mean, I'd rather stare at a lady's dog for 40 hours than a guy's.  

7H3

#8
Jun 18, 2015, 03:17 AM
As long as it fits the story for story type games, which I think i can be mostly a simple thing.
Overall, more diversity in protagonist roles are nice. I do like customization and don't always create a character to reflect me.
Personally I don't really care what is the identity of the main character I'm using in a game. It's more important that the game is fun, which can be affected by a number of things least of which is my own likeness to the character. I will learn to love/understand the character through the story and in which case does not matter race/creed/naughtiness.
"It's hip to be square." - Eurogamer<br />"Shut up its art!" -Legend

Xevross

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Jun 18, 2015, 12:01 PM Last Edit: Jun 18, 2015, 05:56 PM by Xevross
Devs should decide gender on what fits their game. I don't care which gender I play as. If Aloy is a woman because it suits horizon better then I applaud the decision. Anyone who complains simply because a character you're playing is a woman (or a man) needs to take a look at themselves

Dr. Pezus

#10
Jun 18, 2015, 04:59 PM
Quote from: darkknightkryta on Jun 18, 2015, 02:56 AMWomen all the way.  Women enjoy playing as them, I enjoy staring at them.  I mean, I'd rather stare at a lady's dog for 40 hours than a guy's.  
Quote from: Xevross on Jun 18, 2015, 12:01 PMDems should decide gender on what fits their game. I don't care which gender I play as. If Aloy is a woman because it suits horizon better then I applaud the decision. Anyone who complains simply because a character you're playing is a woman (or a man) needs to take a look at themselves
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Legend

#11
Jun 22, 2015, 03:05 PM
In kinda related discussion, rust has your character randomly built based off your steam username. That means you are stuck with whatever random design they give you unless you change your steam name.

As a social study sure, but as a game mechanic it just sucks. It removes the artistic expression of character creation, forces players into a certain experience, and stops players from starting as equals, all while offering zero positives from a gameplay perspective. Funnily enough I LOVE that Rust is doing this, but I'm much less likely to play the game as a result.

BananaKing

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Jun 22, 2015, 03:29 PM
Quote from: Legend on Jun 22, 2015, 03:05 PMIn kinda related discussion, rust has your character randomly built based off your steam username. That means you are stuck with whatever random design they give you unless you change your steam name.

As a social study sure, but as a game mechanic it just sucks. It removes the artistic expression of character creation, forces players into a certain experience, and stops players from starting as equals, all while offering zero positives from a gameplay perspective. Funnily enough I LOVE that Rust is doing this, but I'm much less likely to play the game as a result.
if BananaKing Results in anything other than a bad dog super dude with a passive lollipop id be surprised. i actually wanna try rust now xD
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