Men Play Female Character in VG, reason

[Klemc]

"Men Play Female Character in VG, reason"

Answer: because they are sexually attracted to the character.

Yeah, looks like, but me it's just about fun, idc at all the attraction thingye

 

[lexluthermiester]

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

I do always...

I've never done that unless the only character is female. Tomb Raider, Venetica(one of my favs) and a few others come to mind..

 

[AusWolf]

I've never done that unless the only character is female. Tomb Raider, Venetica and a few others come to mind..

I think OP should differentiate between open world / sandbox RPGs, and story driven games with a female protagonist. At least I think those are two entirely separate cases.

 

[Klemc]

I think OP should differentiate between open world / sandbox RPGs, and story driven games with a female protagonist. At least I think those are two entirely separate cases.

No, it's just a question for guys playing feminin character, in any game. The question being , why !

Guys that choose the woman character when there is choice, if no choice then question is useless.

 

[AusWolf]

No, it's just a question for guys playing feminin character, in any game. The question being , why !

Guys that choose the woman character when there is choice, if no choice then question is useless.

Ah, I see, fair enough.

In that case, I hold myself to what I said above: a character that looks like me adds to my immersion in sandbox style RPG. I don't know why others like deviating from that. We're all different, we play games for different reasons, I guess.

 

[lilhasselhoffer]

My two cents is that often gender is tied to mechanics. My choice isn't male or female, it's to play the sniper.

Case in point, Warframe. The powers are tied to the frames, and the developers assign gender to each of the frames. Heck, they even take offense on behalf of their canonical gender. There was a large period of time where there was some debate about the sex of one frame...given the asexual nature of their form compared to others. This got to the point where they soft banned you from using words like "trap." This was a game where you literally slice and dice people into bloody chunks, but they couldn't take the fact that their community viewed a frame as a joke because of its lack of obvious gender.

When gender isn't encoded to abilities or mechanics I generally choose to be male and have default looks because you spend most of the time staring at the back of the character's head. It isn't worth 20-30 minutes to wrestle character creation to get something that looks human when I can be playing the game. Heck, most of the time the best armor and equipment matters more than the character you've created...so it's just silly to spend any real effort on doing character customization.


If you want a real study in gender interaction I'd suggest you break out the Dreamcast and play Seaman. Sounds dirty...and it could be...but it's like a Tamagotchi on acid.

 

[droopyRO]

I like to identify with my character and it's actions in that game. 99% Of the time i play as a man, even as a human if i have that choice between humans and aliens or other races like elfs or dwarfs, in that RPG.
Except games that have female chars like Tomb Raider, Bloody Rayne or Oni, i only play females where it makes sense to me. Like in my 2nd playthru of Cyberpunk i played as a female corpo with all the points in to hacking and tech skills. It felt so natural to be stealthy and tech savvy as a female, Arasaka trained counter-intel merc in Night City.

 

[skizzo]

because.......'reasons'

sometimes you feel like a chick (The Stick of Truth)

sometimes you don't (Fractured But Whole)

 

[Kaleid]

In 2077 her voice acting is fantastic all through the game. Not that the male is bad but female V is just ace. Also, I like how they have made her arms, hands and legs.. a lot nicer to look at than male variant.

It's also physically different from myself, I don't need feel strong and muscular as I have been this IRL for decades

In a game like Crysis I choose the female suit voice because it's easier to hear during all the action... also think that some choose female because their audio systems can replicate those voices better than overly baritone ones. Easier for stereo systems to replicate.

I also tend to like when underdogs overperform in general. Feels like a bigger accomplishment

 

[droopyRO]

I like the male V voice acting more, the male V is more calm and collected, the female V is sometimes on the border of hysterical or panicked and sounds too much like Judy. I have not looked if it is the same voice actor or not.

 

[Sithaer]

I like the male V voice acting more, the male V is more calm and collected, the female V is sometimes on the border of hysterical or panicked and sounds too much like Judy. I have not looked if it is the same voice actor or not.

I've played female V and romanced Judy on top of that. 'yeh that did not end well for me tho'
The next time I'm doing a full playthrough I will start with male V just so I can romance Panam. 'I like to try different paths in games with such options, one of the main reasons why I've both played male and female Shepard in ME'

 

[AusWolf]

In a game like Crysis I choose the female suit voice because it's easier to hear during all the action... also think that some choose female because their audio systems can replicate those voices better than overly baritone ones. Easier for stereo systems to replicate.

I chose the female suit voice in Crysis because the computer voice in Star Trek is female, too, which kind of made it sound more futuristic. The male voice is too present-day-ish. Not that it made the character itself female, though.

 

[Klemc]

I like the male V voice acting more, the male V is more calm and collected, the female V is sometimes on the border of hysterical or panicked and sounds too much like Judy. I have not looked if it is the same voice actor or not.

That's for English i assume, bc the voices are dubbed in much langs:

Polish
Russian
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese - Brazil

In such case it will depend, MGS1 is the one in my life i will never play other than VF, too funny, i'm French.

CODEC

 

[droopyRO]

Yup. English, i am not fluent in another language other than that or my native one.

In a game like Crysis I choose the female suit

I chose the female suit voice in Crysis because

Fun fact, most airplanes that have a voice warning system, have a female voice, since it's mostly a monothony of male voices on the radio. But when "she" scream at you like "terrain, terrain!" or "chaff/flares" it makes it more distinct. Russians nicknamed their system "nagging Nadia"

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

Fun fact, most airplanes that have a voice warning system, have a female voice, since it's mostly a monothony of male voices on the radio. But when "she" scream at you like "terrain, terrain!" or "chaff/flares" it makes it more distinct. Russians nicknamed their system "nagging Nadia"

Navi infiltrated the radio?

 

[Veseleil]

also think that some choose female because their audio systems can replicate those voices better than overly baritone ones. Easier for stereo systems to replicate.

Oh yes, ribbon tweeters have a special kind of love for female voices.

 

[Princess Garnet]

I hope some input from the other side is okay here.

I want to momentarily propose the idea of this question asked the other way, as I think that might be more interesting. The reason I say it might be more interesting is due to the results from surveys that Riot has collected from League of Legends. In case it adds context for those unfamiliar with the game, the characters in the game are predefined champions with their own lore, gender, abilities, and so on; you don't create your own. With that stated, apparently it goes like this...

Guy players are pretty split on playing guy and girl characters in the game.

Girl players, however, are predominantly playing girl characters. And by "predominantly", it's apparently to the extent of "almost only play as girls".

I'm not sure how Riot gathered the information; maybe they took the surveys people can opt-into (which typically does have a gender question going off of memory the one time I took it forever ago) and then looked at the champion play history of those accounts answering it. That's definitely limited in application since it's one source and it applies to just that one particular game, but I found that interesting all the same.

As for myself, while I tend to play as girls when given the choice, I also have very little trouble playing as a guy and relating to the game and story from their eyes. And like, it depends too. If I'm playing something like The Sims for example, then "I" might be a girl for, but that doesn't mean I'm actively avoiding making or playing guys entirely, and at times, I might even guide one primarily for a while. If I'm playing a game with a predefined characters instead (which I typically prefer much more than creating characters, by the way), then I'll generally have no issue seeing the game through their eyes.

It's funny because I never really put much thought into this. Yes, a girl character is more natural for me in a game and I'll almost always choose one in games where you're creating a blank slate, but most games I play have predefined characters. I guess I don't look just at gender but instead at personality more. For example, a game like Life is Strange has Max and Chloe, right? Both are girls, but I'd "relate" to each of them very, very differently. So gender isn't the first thing that enters into my mind, at least not consciously.

But glancing over this thread, it seems guys do in fact approach this from a different angle, as I'm seeing many just say they prefer a split for variety sake, or because a girl character looks better, haha. Which... I guess I actually can relate to a bit despite saying it was different for me, as I don't mind guy characters sometimes for that reason, but the most important thing isn't that. Most important thing is that I'm just wanting to get invested into their plight or their story or what they're going through, regardless of if they are a guy or a girl, and sometimes a guy character makes certain personalities more believable whereas on a girl character it might feel a little forced.

 

[Ahhzz]

I hope some input from the other side is okay here.

I want to momentarily propose the idea of this question asked the other way, as I think that might be more interesting. The reason I say it might be more interesting is due to the results from surveys that Riot has collected from League of Legends. In case it adds context for those unfamiliar with the game, the characters in the game are predefined champions with their own lore, gender, abilities, and so on; you don't create your own. With that stated, apparently it goes like this...

Guy players are pretty split on playing guy and girl characters in the game.

Girl players, however, are predominantly playing girl characters. And by "predominantly", it's apparently to the extent of "almost only play as girls".

I'm not sure how Riot gathered the information; maybe they took the surveys people can opt-into (which typically does have a gender question going off of memory the one time i took it forever ago) and then looked at the champion play history of those accounts answering it. That's definitely limited in application since it's one source and it applies to just that one particular game, but I found that interesting all the same.

As for myself, while I tend to play as girls when given the choice, I also have very little trouble playing as a guy and relating to the game and story from their eyes. And like, it depends too. If I'm playing something like The Sims for example, then "I" might be a girl for, but that doesn't mean I'm actively avoiding making or playing guys entirely, and at times, i might even guide one for a while. If I'm playing a game with a predefined characters instead (which I typically prefer much more than creating characters, by the way), then I'll generally have no issue seeing the game through their eyes.

It's funny because I never really put much thought into this. Yes, a girl character is more natural for me in a game and I'll almost always choose one in games where you're creating a blank slate, but most games I play have predefined characters. I guess I don't look just at gender but instead at personality more. For example, a game like Life is Strange has Max and Chloe, right? Both are girls, but I'd "relate" to each of them very, very differently. So gender isn't the first thing that enters into my mind, at least not consciously.

But glancing over this thread, it seems guys do in fact approach this from a different angle, as I'm seeing many just say they prefer a split for variety sake, or because a girl character looks better, haha. Which... I guess I actually can relate to a bit despite saying it was different for me, as I don't mind guy characters sometimes for that reason, but the most important thing isn't that. Most important thing is that I'm just wanted to get invested into their plight or their story or what they're going through, regardless of if they are a guy or a girl, and sometimes a guy character makes certain personalities more believable whereas on a girl character it might feel a little forced.

to my (CIS, white male) mind, I would expect that many women make male characters simply to avoid the absolute CRAP that female gamers have to put up with, and even in an offline, PVE game, I wouldn't be surprised to see a higher percentage of female-played male characters.... kind of disappointing realization, honestly....

 

[A Computer Guy]

I don't care so much if the character in the game I'm playing is male or female or a thing from outer space. The bottom line if there is something interesting about the character and the game I don't mind playing the character, video games are entertainment, an extension of role-playing, fantasy, etc.... Having said that one can appreciate finely crafted female characters that are interesting both in story, rendered with appealing attire, accurate physics, and hopefully good voiceovers. In the end it's not about how that character renders on the screen but in the mind and imagination of the player.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

For single player stuff that has an option I almost always go male, for Diablo 3/4 almost always female, for operators in cod/warzone almost always female.

So for me it just depends on the game type otherwise I don't really care but there have been games with female leads i was turned off from playing it due to it and vice versa.

Forspoken being a recent example on the female side, and GTA5 I did not like any of the main male cast that it ended up the first GTA I skipped ever going back all the way to the top down games.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I don't care so much if the character in the game I'm playing is male or female or a thing from outer space. The bottom line if there is something interesting about the character and the game I don't mind playing the character, video games are entertainment, an extension of role-playing, fantasy, etc.... Having said that one can appreciate finely crafted female characters that are interesting both in story, rendered with appealing attire, accurate physics, and hopefully good voiceovers. In the end it's not about how that character renders on the screen but in the mind and imagination of the player.

I kinda feel the same way. I'll play whatever the game defaults to. If I have a choice then I'll customize to my liking.

 

[R-T-B]

to my (CIS, white male) mind, I would expect that many women make male characters simply to avoid the absolute CRAP that female gamers have to put up with, and even in an offline, PVE game, I wouldn't be surprised to see a higher percentage of female-played male characters.... kind of disappointing realization, honestly....

My brothers gf when she games always plays a dude, for exactly that reason.

 

[AusWolf]

to my (CIS, white male) mind, I would expect that many women make male characters simply to avoid the absolute CRAP that female gamers have to put up with, and even in an offline, PVE game, I wouldn't be surprised to see a higher percentage of female-played male characters.... kind of disappointing realization, honestly....

Yeah, a lot of dude bros only ever interact with a female human being when one happens to join their favourite game once every full moon. When you're that starved for attention from the opposite sex, weird things happen. I agree, it's sad AF.

 

[igooazoo]

I play female characters so when my daughters, niece or god-daughters watch me play it stirs more interest.

 

[FoulOnWhite]

Obvs I don't stare at the animated bum, I'd rather stare at my partner's. I mix it up depending on the character, game and class, imo some "might" be better with a female than male. If playing a pure fighter then you'd be mad not to play a male for the strength and possible stamina advantage.