If it's a choice that isn't going to affect gameplay in any way I'll choose my own gender (female) just 'cause if I'm gonna make a choice based on nothing else I might as well base it on what I am already.
But otherwise, I'm as happy to choose a guy character as I am a gal character (like Playful Pony says, I'd be pretty screwed if I wasn't). Also, for games where it doesn't make a technical difference I'll also play a male on the second playthrough if it unlocks other things like variant romance options.
But otherwise, I'm as happy to choose a guy character as I am a gal character (like Playful Pony says, I'd be pretty screwed if I wasn't). Also, for games where it doesn't make a technical difference I'll also play a male on the second playthrough if it unlocks other things like variant romance options.