The creator should be free to create without fear of censorship?
Yeah...
I kid, I kid!
I agree with Jim on this one. I'll always be sad to see the lack of a female protagonist but I'd rather have a game written to include a female over one that just includes one simply because people might like the option of a slightly different character model.
Goliath100 said:
To throw a wrench into this...
It's impossible for a playble character (when playable) to have a gender other than the players. The player is part of the playable character, and the physical absolutes that defines the genders are impossible to measure on virtual character. Than logic follows that what the player identify as define the gender of the playable character.
I'm calling bullshit on this one.
I know some people can only play a game when they feel like they
are the character they are playing but I (and many others) don't work that way. I like to understand my character but I recognise that they are a separate entity.
I don't feel like I am Gordon Freeman in
Half Life any more than I feel like Joel from
The Last of Us. Not being female didn't stop me from understanding Nilin's story in
Remember Me nor did it hinder me from feeling fear as Heather in
Silent Hill 3. I play as females in
Elder Scrolls games because I like to have a different experience and attempt to make choices I wouldn't normally.
OK, so I don't have the mind of a female and quite possibly I have no idea how one would react in given situations... but that doesn't mean I can't roleplay as
my individual interpretation of a female within the confines of a game world.