Gender in Video Games

[JonnyJinx]

I usually play as a dude, but I do pick the girl sometimes to mix it up. Just kinda fun to do I guess. For example, I picked the male character in Pokemon BW1, so I picked the girl in BW2.

 

[Elijo]

Usually I choose the girl characters because I'm a girl and that's what I feel comfortable with. But when it's a game like Mario Kart or SSBB I don't care what character I choose because hey, that's how I roll. When I play with random people who are in opposite gender characters I don't really care because I'm like "It's only about the game, not the characters that people choose.".

 

[Novaus]

I just pick whatever I feel comfortable with. i.e. I've found that the most enjoyment I get from playing LoL is when I'm a female champion.

 

[WToa]

I usually tend to pick whatever I favor most during the day. I believe it should be up to the player's preference as to what gender they pick in a video game.

 

[Amykins]

I've been playing games since I was 4 years old. ^^ In truth, the only real issue I see as far as gender in gaming is the obvious issue of misogyny amongst geeks and gamers. It really is a big problem, and it's kind of cemented by the fact that in a LOT of games that feature a female protagonist, there's almost always a rape or some other forced sexualization of the character. And when she's not, then she's little more than just a romantic foil (examples: Metroid Other M, Starcraft 2, Halo, Tombraider reboot).

That's why my favorite game of all time is Okami, and my second favorite is Mass Effect. Both had strong, fun, interesting female protagonists that were strong from their own merit. I'd really like to see more of those characters in games.

 

[RedNoverian]

I usually play female characters. This is why I like Survival Horror because many protagonists in that genre are female.

I don't do it for sex appeal because I'm mostly attracted to guys. I just think it's fun to be a female character, I guess. I should mention in AC I'm usually male and in a few other games as well.

^ I did choose femShep, though, in ME1. She's an awesome protagonist (as well as Liara). I haven't been able to get into ME2, however.