When playing Video games, Do you pick the female character?

[Judy-Somthing]

In some Video games, you can pick male or female character.

Which one do you pick?

I chose a female character and my daughter asked why, I said she's cute, what's the problem?

[MidwayNH]

I choose a Female Character most of the time. Any time anyone asks me why I say "who wants to stare at a guys Butt all the time they are playing."

The real reason I don't think I have to explain to most of you, but they resonate with what I am/have inside me. Though when I am playing dressed up I find I don't mind staring at the male characters.

Kinda funny how the human mind works sometimes.

[reb.femme]

I would love to be all high and mighty about this, but I did pick a girl character on the Wii Fit a few years back. Damn you for squeezing this confession from me :heehee:.

In truth, I suppose it's like a mini rebellion against the norm. OK, cue debate on the 'NORM'. :eek:

Becky

[wendy]

all the time. In fact, of late I only buy games that allow character creation - especially those where you can choose to be either female or male (I always create a female character). That is one of the reasons I stopped playing grand theft auto, the main characters are always male.

Mass Effect - femshep
Elders Scroll - female character

the list goes on and on ...

[Mayo]

Pretty much all the time.

[ChristinaK]

Funny you should ask. I have 2 women that I choose from on my Tiger Woods golf game and always pick a woman figure when playing Trivial Persute with my family. My sons have made comments about that. My daughter in law says it's weird. My daughter thinks it's funny. My wife knows why. I tell them I'd rather stare at a good looking woman than some ugly dude.

Gee, ya think they're suspicious?

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Trivial pursuit. Oops.

[Dakota1981]

I never even thought about it, but now that you mention it I do pick the female characters. In Street Fighter I fought the most with Chun Li, in hockey I have created more than one female player, in Saints Row(like GTA) I have created the same red head through the 4 games.

Heck even in a game I used to play called Romance of the Three Kingdoms, I created female characters. Oh and I watch lots of women's sports and enjoy the female UFC fights as much, if not more, than the male fights.

I never considered the irony in that before and being where I am now. You learn something new every day. :)

[bridget thronton]

Yes I do

[~Katelyn~]

Always picked the female especially when play unreal tournament 99.

[RylieM]

Always do i'm a very avid gamer active in several mmos, and single player rpgs I even mod one whenever a cute new outfit gets released that doesn't work with my body I mod it to. If anyoen askes and some do i just say id rather stare at a pixelated female butt then a mail little do they know over in skyrim I change my hairstyle and outfits almost daily.

[SherylynJade]

I've been playing mostly Battlefront lately. For the Empire I'm a female (helmeted) stormtrooper, at least until they have a female Scout Trooper. For the rebels, I'm a blue female Twi'lek.

[Amanda M]

Naturally, the female.

[Zoe B]

Yes I play the female characters, I spend a lot of time getting them to look the way I want, then the outfits....

I even play female aliens.

[Sky]

What's a video game?

[JeanTG]

I haven't played a video game in ages, but when the option exists, yes, female.

[carrie001]

All the time. ;)

[AutumnEve]

I usually pick a female character but for me it really is a matter of, "whose butt I want to stare at for the whole game."

[Candice June Lee]

Yup always have. :-)

[Kelli Jo-ann]

my favorite was Sonia from the original Mortal Kombat. Johnny Cage's groin punch had no effect on her by the way.

my friends and I would get together about once a week and have tournaments. they laughed at me for fighting with Sonia, however when it came to the last match it was Sonia against Johnny Cage. can you say " Girl power"

[Ceera]

More often than not, yes. In video games and any other sort of roleplaying games where my character has a gender, I am more likely to choose a girl character rather than a guy.

Of course, it gives me an outlet for my feminine side to do it - an outlet that I hadn't even really appreciated that I was exploiting until fairly recently.

But one gamer who is completely straight and not at all a Cd gave another great answer for why a guy might choose a girl character in most video games or computer games...

"Hey, if I'm going to be staring at their backside the whole time I play, it may as well be a cute backside!"

[Alice_2014_B]

Yes, I always choose a female charcharater whenever possible.
:)

[Cheryl T]

Always female if the choice is mine.

[Kiersten]

Most of the time, I pick the female character.

[jaerina96]

Pretty much always, but if it's a robot or something that really doesn't apply! :-)

[Dana44]

Amazingly, my characters are 50/50 male/female. I play wizard 101 and its a challenging game as the wizards grow and get stronger. Pretty fun with a strong girl wizard as they look a lot better typically than the male wizards. I have a female life wizard, fire wizard, ice wizard and death wizard. My males are storm and balance wizards. The spells for each of these wizards are completely different and its a challenge that gets a lot harder.

[StefaniLara]

Most of the time, yes. I feel better to play as a girl. I can be me in game, and no one has to know. :c9:

[Closeted Kat]

I often do and my reason was i'd rather stare as the woman character than the dude. Even before I realized and accepted I was into this type of stuff. In the Fallout games there is a special ability you can get as a woman to open new dialogue with male NPCs.

[Athena_]

I have always picked the female characters. When questioned as to why would you play a female character in a game when I am not female, I would remind them that I am not a wizard, barbarian, smuggler, crook, or whatever either. Fantasy is Fantasy.

[Diana Leather]

I usually pick a Male, especially in the new MMO Black Desert, character creation is amazing.

[Milly1410]

It depends on the game i'm playin', but mostly i'd say i'm 50/50

[wanda66]

Funny you ask ,,yes most of the time

[AllieBellema]

Usually not... but lately I've been playing Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Brothers as Princess Peach. Probably has alot to do with her dress being my next big outfit.

[irene9999]

I usually pick male characters in RPGs. I do like female characters in other games though, like Mario Kart or Street Fighter, I wouldn't mind dressing up like Chun-Li or Princess Peach though!

[HollyGreene]

I'll often pick a female character, but not always. It also depends on who is likely to be watching at the time.
Having said that, one multiplayer game my sons and I like on the Playstation has an assortment of characters, and I usually pick the female one as it has the coolest vehicle. They have never questioned it.

[Julogden]

Yes, almost always, unless doing so would result in having a character that doesn't work well with my style of playing. :)

[Annette_boy]

Yes always now. I even did so in pen paper and dice days . Soon cured some GM's of having a boss that no Man could kill LOL.

[Adriana]

Always play a female character :)

[michelle68]

I love playing the female character in any game that has it and it makes me feel electric. :)

[sarahcsc]

Yeap, girl all the way.

[Princess Ludwyna]

Girls most of the time.

[Ren]

I haven't been until recently. Mostly because I was afraid of what others would think..but I decided not to care and so I play games as a female all the time now. I love it. There are a couple of games that I have so many cute outfits.

[Sin]

I make a bit more male characters than female, but I tend to play the female characters a lot more.

[fly2188]

I usually pick the female character when given the chance.

[Andar]

Yes! Far more often than not I'm playing as a female. It's a great way to express femininity and be somewhat open to others - especially in an MMO.
The worst thing that's going to happen is someone asking why. It's much easier to explain in the context of video games.

"But you're not a woman?" they would argue.
"Im not a bad ass space cop either. Nor are you a reptile-man or highly trained assassin ... well ... unless there is something your not telling me."