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If it happened to Halo then I'd expect the Nintendo fanboys to be crying "Metroid Rip-off" in the forums a lot, so I'll leave that one alone.
Rapelay.
All of a sudden it doesn't seem quite so controversial, does it? Bloody double standards.
Well, now I've got that out of the way.
Bioshock would have a whole new level of philosophy behind it if you were a female instead of a male, the whole concept of women's rights in those days would be one focal point there'd also be the whole thing with the Little Sisters which suddenly takes on a darker turn when you choose to murder them instead of saving them because when you're a male it strikes me as fatherly love to some extent, so I guess it can work as motherly love as well, which kind of opens up a massive can of worms if you think about it long enough, I mean some people could easily draw some parallels with abortion for one thing which only goes deeper into the rabbit hole.
The idea of being a woman in Rapture would also make certain scenes have more impact. The whole fight with Dr. Steinman ("What do I do with this one Aphrodite? SHE. WON'T. STAY. STILL!") would be more personal as he is mutilating "people" of the same sex that you are and I'd expect some people would get a chill down their spines when they hear him shout "SHE'S UGLY! UGLY! UUUUGGLLYYY!"
But maybe that's just me.
If it happened to Halo then I'd expect the Nintendo fanboys to be crying "Metroid Rip-off" in the forums a lot, so I'll leave that one alone.
Rapelay.
All of a sudden it doesn't seem quite so controversial, does it? Bloody double standards.
Well, now I've got that out of the way.
Bioshock would have a whole new level of philosophy behind it if you were a female instead of a male, the whole concept of women's rights in those days would be one focal point there'd also be the whole thing with the Little Sisters which suddenly takes on a darker turn when you choose to murder them instead of saving them because when you're a male it strikes me as fatherly love to some extent, so I guess it can work as motherly love as well, which kind of opens up a massive can of worms if you think about it long enough, I mean some people could easily draw some parallels with abortion for one thing which only goes deeper into the rabbit hole.
The idea of being a woman in Rapture would also make certain scenes have more impact. The whole fight with Dr. Steinman ("What do I do with this one Aphrodite? SHE. WON'T. STAY. STILL!") would be more personal as he is mutilating "people" of the same sex that you are and I'd expect some people would get a chill down their spines when they hear him shout "SHE'S UGLY! UGLY! UUUUGGLLYYY!"
But maybe that's just me.
That is something to consider and fume about. Rapelay wouldn't have had the impact if it was men being raped. You can see that in rape laws when they are depicted as women's rights as opposed to people's rights. *sigh* But that is another can of worms. -_-k-ossuburb said:
Oooooh, that is an interesting twist with Bioshock. I can see it being a bit more chilling if the squick factor shared a bit more relation to your protagonist.
I think Assassins Creed could be interesting with a female protagonist especially in a 1950's setting or something.
I wonder what would change in Half-Life if Gordon Freeman wasn't the "The One Free Man." The Alex relationship in Half-Life 2 and her episodes might be awkward or just straight lesbian, unless they made her Eli Vance's son. Then that would make all of Alex's actions seem more chivalrous than just bad-ass.
No More Heroes:
Supergeek Trisha Touchdown orders a beam sword online and gets invited to try and take down the top ten assassins in the world by a mysterious man she has the hots for.
Personally I think that would actually make the main character more humorous, and also make sense of all the shopping.
Supergeek Trisha Touchdown orders a beam sword online and gets invited to try and take down the top ten assassins in the world by a mysterious man she has the hots for.
Personally I think that would actually make the main character more humorous, and also make sense of all the shopping.
Alex Mason from BlOps -> Alexi Mason: no change
Ramirez -> Ramirez: no change
'Delta'-> 'Delta': Massive change, become a Big Sister, not do any of the storyline, etc
Rico -> Rochelle: no change except aesthetics
in conclusion: most modern action(especially shooters) games have little to no effect
Ramirez -> Ramirez: no change
'Delta'-> 'Delta': Massive change, become a Big Sister, not do any of the storyline, etc
Rico -> Rochelle: no change except aesthetics
in conclusion: most modern action(especially shooters) games have little to no effect
Betty White as Bill? OMG YES.InfectedStar said:
Also, BG&E would be pretty cool. A male Jade would be just too good to be true, with his pleasant demeanor, love of photography, and taking care of all those adorable little children in the orphanage...
But that would also beg the question of Pey'J as Auntie pigtits, and I am not so keen on that, honestly.
Que humorous scene of Desmond exiting the animus whilst reaching for breasts he no longer has.Greyah said:
I always liked Tim Buckley's take on Assasin's Creed 3
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...That's hot.pendragon177 said:I wonder what would change in Half-Life if Gordon Freeman wasn't the "The One Free Man."
OT: Aside from the obligatory CoD suggestion, I'd have to go with Deus Ex. Just like Half-Life, an extreme badass with superhuman powers who isn't sexualized is very intriguing.
Let's see:
Mirror's Edge: Faith becomes... Grant? No change otherwise, no real romantic connections, Jackknife would have been just another punk you "dealt with" in the past, you'd still have to save your sister, Mercury is your "bro", and Celeste gets a much more "The Chick" role.
Alan Wake? Allysa Wake? Plenty of female writers out there so nothing odd, and there'd be nothing emasculating if her husband were captured by an evil unspeakable mysterious dark force of doom and confusion. So yeah, no bigs there.
You know what would be interesting? Kane & Lynch female characters. I think the challenge alone would be interesting. Let's see the developer come up with a pair of completely hate-able and utterly irredeemable female characters.
Mirror's Edge: Faith becomes... Grant? No change otherwise, no real romantic connections, Jackknife would have been just another punk you "dealt with" in the past, you'd still have to save your sister, Mercury is your "bro", and Celeste gets a much more "The Chick" role.
Alan Wake? Allysa Wake? Plenty of female writers out there so nothing odd, and there'd be nothing emasculating if her husband were captured by an evil unspeakable mysterious dark force of doom and confusion. So yeah, no bigs there.
You know what would be interesting? Kane & Lynch female characters. I think the challenge alone would be interesting. Let's see the developer come up with a pair of completely hate-able and utterly irredeemable female characters.
Kinda Thelma and Louise as a game premise and more gonadal fortitude to kick ass. Kinda makes me wonder what Rockstar games would be like with a female canon protagonists. Somebody mentioned that on the first page with Red Dead. I have a soft spot for cowgirls... >_>Kurt Cristal said:
God of War. Kratos is now...I don't know, what's the female version of Kratos? Kratosina? Nariko?
You play as a Spartan woman who is attacked by the barbarians as they rampage through Sparta. Before their leader can strike you down, you call to Ares for help who bestows you with the Blades of Chaos and the skills of a Spartan warrior, in return for your service. As the games progress, it's pretty much the same as if you were a guy, except you kill your husband and children. Also a sort of running joke is that all of the bosses doubt you because you're a woman and get humiliated when you defeat them.
You play as a Spartan woman who is attacked by the barbarians as they rampage through Sparta. Before their leader can strike you down, you call to Ares for help who bestows you with the Blades of Chaos and the skills of a Spartan warrior, in return for your service. As the games progress, it's pretty much the same as if you were a guy, except you kill your husband and children. Also a sort of running joke is that all of the bosses doubt you because you're a woman and get humiliated when you defeat them.