Guys That Play Girls In Games. Why?
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I do it because I after my first play through in most rpg's I create different characters and play through the game with them for example: Disfunctional and psychotic Dalish female elf, or human noble son with loose morals but is ultimately good. I then make the game decisions based on what that character would choose instead of what is my instinctive choice.
Though in all games (except fable for some reason) I prefer to and most often play as a male character
Though in all games (except fable for some reason) I prefer to and most often play as a male character
I don't really like playing games where I project onto a character (probs why I don't really like FPS's) I like there to BE a character, so it doesn't bother me to play a lady-folk. In the case of Mass Effect, it was because while male Shepard seemed like the kind of grey brutish protagonist stock-character I hate, female Shepard seemed like a person despite saying and doing pretty much the same things. That's probably both stupid and sexist, but there it is.
I only play dudes. If you pick a chick to look at the ass while you play then you got some serious issues.
If you play a game as spiderman, does it ruin the immersion for you, because you aren't spiderman? If you play Link, who is left handed, does it ruin the immersion for you because you aren't left handed?Chairman Miaow said:
Considering the large number of possible differences between your character and you, I am surprised you ever get immersed.
You would ask 'why' I would do this, but that is about as interesting as asking why I would make the character's hair black, their past shady, or their favorite dessert ice cream.
Name one immersive spider-man game. I can imagine being left-handed, I can relate. I know nothing about what it's like to be a woman, it's more difficult to relate.Zechnophobe said:
Also I hate Legend of Zelda.
They're called role-playing games. You might as well ask me why I like playing the sorts of class/spec combos I do, too, since they're all just stats on the sheet that in turn affect how you interact with the environment. Some of my roles are male, some of them are female, all of them are what I find most entertaining at the time.
This.BlueberryMUNCH said:
I play male characters (I'm a guy) because I role play myself in just about every game. This is not to say there is anything wrong with female characters if your a dude but it just feels weird for me.
Why would anyone play as a fruity male paladin, when they can be a bad ass female mage?
I am still amazed the amount of free shit I got as a female character in any MMO, but I still played how I wanted the avatar to be not how I am. I control a character, not a representation of myself.
I am still amazed the amount of free shit I got as a female character in any MMO, but I still played how I wanted the avatar to be not how I am. I control a character, not a representation of myself.
to all people involved in this post. Actually read the OP. At no point did I say you weren't allowed to play a gender other than your own. I was just asking why people do.Steam Colossus said:
If I'm playing as a female, it's usually in an RPG to fulfill the RP part of things. I like to see female Shepard going through certain scenarios flirting with Garrus, heartbreak from Kaiden, and to see how those scars would look on a chick.
Mostly I play as a man, so that I could better project myself onto the situation, but sometimes a woman can produce a more interesting story. In Kotor 2, the Player Character is supposed to be female, and the implications of being a Bastilla-like renegade is much more interesting than playing as some dude. Though Revan is much more compelling as a man; as I think the concept of redemption and chivalry works better for his amnesia story.
Mostly I play as a man, so that I could better project myself onto the situation, but sometimes a woman can produce a more interesting story. In Kotor 2, the Player Character is supposed to be female, and the implications of being a Bastilla-like renegade is much more interesting than playing as some dude. Though Revan is much more compelling as a man; as I think the concept of redemption and chivalry works better for his amnesia story.
It's about role playing, I wouldn't want to play a game where I did everything I do normally, it helps to keep things fresh and exciting.Chairman Miaow said:
The point is that it seems like you aren't really asking the right question, or are going about it the wrong way. You can't relate to the opposite sex well, but others can. Some do it for specific reasons (As mentioned here) others simply because they don't have a hard time relating... or better yet like the mystery of it.Chairman Miaow said:
I couldn't relate to being an agile assassin. Partially because I don't kill people normally. But partially because I have a disability that makes me very NON agile. And yet I *love* playing agile characters in games because they let me experience things differently.
