Men Play Female Character in VG, reason

AusWolf · Oct 21, 2024

Toothless said:
I might have PTSD from seeing so many dudes pretend to be women on games. It's like as soon as someone plays a character with boobs their actual stick and stones drops off and the catfishing begins.

That's one of the many reasons why I generally don't like playing online. There is no face or voice to associate with an offline NPC character.

Even when I play online, I turn voice chat off, as it annoys me to no end. I don't want to be hearing what anyone says, anyway. I just want to enjoy the game.

GreiverBlade · Oct 21, 2024

AusWolf said:
What's with the modem clothes and the cartoon character in a medieval fantasy game? This is what kills my immersion far quicker than playing a female character would.

mmhhh the clothing are not that modern, they'd fit in a dark fantasy setup a bit more than a MedFan tho they are fine, and the char are not that much cartoon'ish (or i guess that myself also look like a cartoon ...)

you mention medieval but then it's a fantasy ... soooo where's the problem

in short: work on your imagination and you'd be fine (immersion can be killed by things that are less trivial than that in this game

)

ofc, to each their own

AusWolf · Oct 21, 2024

GreiverBlade said:
mmhhh the clothing are not that modern, they'd fit in a dark fantasy setup a bit more than a MedFan tho they are fine, and the char are not that much cartoon'ish (or i guess that myself also look like a cartoon ...)

you mention medieval but then it's a fantasy ... soooo where's the problem

in short: work on your imagination and you'd be fine (immersion can be killed by things that are less trivial than that in this game )

ofc, to each their own

Yeah, it's partly my bad. I'm admittedly more of a fan of medieval than fantasy.

I mean, I don't mind a bit of extra as long as it fits the general atmosphere. For example, nobody has any doubts that Witcher's swords never existed, but I have no trouble imagining Geralt's wolf head pommelled sword as a real, working weapon if someone was inclined to make one.

On the other hand, gigantic, 10 ft cleavers that are wider than a human being and armour with claws on the shoulder guard (typical fantasy stuff) are just pure WTF. They would never work in real life.

As for your screenshots, in the first one, I see medieval houses depicted with near-perfection, and a bloke in a modern suit. Modern jacket, modern trousers with a zipper, etc. It doesn't fit the scene.
Same with the woman in the tight mesh dress. It is material that didn't exist at the time the castle in the background is from. Contradictions like these kill all immersion for me. Poor world building, one could say.

masterdeejay · Oct 21, 2024

It is depend on the playstyle, roleplaying.

Cyberpunk with guns mostly male character. Hacker can be female. (but i mod the game to romance Judy as a male)
I find very strange when a small skinny female holds a big heavy machine gun.

Skyrim very roleplay depended. Magic (not necro), light, stealth characters are mostly female, big heavy warriors, necros are mostly male.

de.das.dude · Oct 21, 2024

wait, you guys dont model your online characters on your real self wtf?

AusWolf · Oct 21, 2024

de.das.dude said:
wait, you guys dont model your online characters on your real self wtf?

They all secretly want to be women, they're just too scared to admit. :roll:

Either that, or they only play games to stare at animated bums, and not to actually... you know... play the game.

Klemc · Oct 21, 2024

There is also more and more games with a girl as main cgaracter.

Here the girl is from France, Bretagne (it wants to be an RE style) :

Broken Pieces

S'il vous plaît, Ajoutez le jeu à votre liste de souhait pour être tenu informé!

www.gog.com

Tormented Souls, Signalis...

AusWolf · Oct 21, 2024

Klemc said:
There is also more and more games with a girl as main cgaracter.

Here the girl is from France, Bretagne (it wants to be an RE style) :

Broken Pieces

S'il vous plaît, Ajoutez le jeu à votre liste de souhait pour être tenu informé!

www.gog.com

Tormented Souls, Signalis...

That's fine because that game is about her story, not mine. A narrative experience from main character X's point of view is different from a sandbox-style RPG where you write your own story.

Just my take on the matter.

Sithaer · Oct 21, 2024

GreiverBlade said:
depend on the roleplay ... usually if i can make a "me" (or slightly enhanced "me") i do it ... specially for offline

online ... i play both,

example : Throne and Liberty

"it's a me" ... yeah i know i'm handsome (joking ... only the beardedness and the headshavedness are alike ... and the right eye ...)
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but i could not resist to make a cute sister for the second char ... less pain in switching weapon specialisation, one is a ranger the other is a ravager
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Lets see, albinism/red eyes yep that checks out for you. :laugh:

For some reason this play as 'me' was never a thing in my case ever since I'm playing games with character creators/customization. 'why would I want to play as a 172 cm/5.6"+ average looking male in my games..'

Chomiq · Oct 21, 2024

I don't care whether my character is male of female. I pick whatever makes sense in the specific scenario.

Dr. Dro · Oct 21, 2024

AusWolf said:
They all secretly want to be women, they're just too scared to admit.

Either that, or they only play games to stare at animated bums, and not to actually... you know... play the game.

I don't want to be a woman. But yes, I do play games to look at animated bums, bobs, and all that - it's a part of it that I do not want gone - and that is what I'm not scared to admit

AusWolf · Oct 21, 2024

Dr. Dro said:
I don't want to be a woman. But yes, I do play games to look at animated bums, bobs, and all that - it's a part of it that I do not want gone - and that is what I'm not scared to admit

I see your point.

Personally, as much as I enjoy the sight of a nice female backside, an animated one is still inferior to the real thing, so I'd prefer my games to be just that - games.

Developers can buy me with a captivating story, an enchanting atmosphere, good gameplay mechanics, or any combination of these. If I have it, the sight of an animated ass, or the lack thereof is inconsequential.

Dr. Dro · Oct 21, 2024

AusWolf said:
I see your point. Personally, as much as I enjoy the sight of a nice female backside, an animated one is still inferior to the real thing, so I'd prefer my games to be just that - games.

Developers can buy me with a captivating story, an enchanting atmosphere, good gameplay mechanics, or any combination of these. If I have it, the sight of an animated ass, or the lack thereof is inconsequential.

Why not both?

(there is a reason I play Genshin and Star Rail)

AusWolf · Oct 21, 2024

Dr. Dro said:
Why not both?

Sure, why not, as long as it adds to the story.

For example, if the game features a female protagonist, I don't mind if she's good-looking. But if the sight is only there to please my eyes and grab my attention, then I couldn't care less.

Like in Nier: Automata where your main character is shapely as heck, but it doesn't make any sense if you think about it. Sexy female androids with swords against shooting alien robots? WTF, seriously? :kookoo:

Dr. Dro · Oct 21, 2024

AusWolf said:
Sure, why not, as long as it adds to the story.

For example, if the game features a female protagonist, I don't mind if she's good-looking. But if the sight is only there to please my eyes and grab my attention, then I couldn't care less.

Like in Nier: Automata where your main character is shapely as heck, but it doesn't make any sense if you think about it. Sexy female androids with swords against shooting alien robots? WTF, seriously?

It actually makes a lot of sense, if you know the first thing about Yoko Taro :laugh:

AusWolf · Oct 21, 2024

Dr. Dro said:
It actually makes a lot of sense, if you know the first thing about Yoko Taro

I don't know much about him, to be honest. I take every game (Nier as well) at face value. :ohwell:

dirtyferret · Oct 21, 2024

Klemc said:
I think lot of men gamers play female character in video games, i ask why, for which reasons !?

I do always...

depends on the game, I play mostly male but some games (BG3, Diablo IV, WoW) I'll have multi toons and name them after my kids (not an exact name but nicknames). Plus my daughter gets kick running around the game world talking to NPCs with a character named after her.

the54thvoid said:
I cringed at the shallowness of the male protagonist

in all honesty the is the male is shallow in the game the female one is often just as bad. Bad writing for one means often bad writing across the board

Apocalypsee · Oct 21, 2024

Think I should leave this here...

dirtyferret · Oct 21, 2024

DirtyDingusMcgee said:
for preferring to stare at the backside of a woman for hours rather than a dude's.

you disappoint Geralt

Veseleil said:
90% of the men I meet in the MP games are playing female chars.

remember the rules of the internet
the men are men
the women are men
the children are the FBI

AusWolf · Oct 21, 2024

Apocalypsee said:
Think I should leave this here...

Based on the first 6 minutes or so, apart from the ability to change the main character's breast size, or let her go topless (which I don't see the logic behind, honestly), I only see a generic zombie survival game with some body dismemberment physics. Yawn.

This is exactly what I meant above: I don't mind the sights if they contribute to the story. Here, they don't.

dirtyferret · Oct 21, 2024

AusWolf said:
apart from the ability to change the main character's breast size, or let her go topless

finally someone has given the people the ability to see young women with fake large breasts, these images have been completely devoid on the internet

R-T-B · Oct 21, 2024

Personally I have never felt a sexual feeling from a video game (probably normal since there aren't many targeting... lets say frogs) and so mostly play characters I can identify with (male in my case). YMMV, and that's fine.

Count von Schwalbe · Oct 21, 2024

R-T-B said:
Personally I have never felt a sexual feeling from a video game (probably normal since there aren't many targeting... lets say frogs) and so mostly play characters I can identify with (male in my case). YMMV, and that's fine.

It must be difficult finding games with frogs as playable characters. My sincere condolences.

R-T-B · Oct 21, 2024

Count von Schwalbe said:
It must be difficult finding games with frogs as playable characters. My sincere condolences.

Kerbal is close.

dirtyferret · Oct 21, 2024

R-T-B said:
Personally I have never felt a sexual feeling from a video game (probably normal since there aren't many targeting... lets say frogs)

not to self; trademark "Tempting Titillating Tadpoles" as an adult movie series and market it to R-T-B and his friends :pimp:

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AusWolf

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AusWolf

Klemc

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AusWolf

Broken Pieces

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Dr. Dro

AusWolf

Dr. Dro

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