Waiting on my gold edition after buying it on the Ubi store for a discount. I was initially thinking of going Alexios just because, as TheLegendOfMart said:
Screw you if you are going to try and shame me for not picking Kassandra.
A lot of the discourse around it seemed like people overcompensating for the lack of female representation in games by shaming others for not picking her, and it all felt really fucking gross. I'm not gay like TheLegendOfMart, but I do generally prefer playing as male characters. 99% of games that let me create me own character, I create a male. I prefer it, and I don't care for being told I'm wrong for that. Then I looked up comparison videos and the first thing I noticed was that dialogue was nearly identical, reinforcing my choice, but then the second thing I noticed was that the way each character was ACTED was different- Kassandra feels more upbeat, humorous, and optimistic, and Alexios felt more brooding and downcast, which is far too common to video game protagonists (and Western media in general). So now I'm thinking I'll pick Kassandra, but I still detest most of the discourse i've read about the decision.
As someone yet to start the game, I'd welcome any comparisons that at least attempt to be objective about pros/cons, and not just conclude that Kassandra is better because she's a woman. I think gaming needs more well-rounded, better written female protagonists, and if that's the case here, then awesome. If the only argument is she's a woman and therefore better, no thanks.
