Given the dearth in the representation of female protagonists (esp, women of colour), I have noticed this steadfast practice of mine to always play as a female character and preferably of colour.
I think OG Gaf (now Era) had drilled me with sufficient knowledge about the state of this industry (from aforementioned scarcity to Gamer-gate fuckery to story behind Remember Me to the recently Cliffy B throwing minorities under the bus, etc), to ensure that I, as a mostly straight guy (& I am secure in my sexuality), do my part to walk in the virtual shoes of female (human and non-human) characters in worlds which seldom feature any disparity of capabilities between sexes.
IIRC, the first game I did was with ME3 (chose default FemShep's model). I will always hold EA responsible for not prominently featuring the awesome FemShep during ME1 and 2 marketing campaigns.Since then, I have recreated both fictitious and non-fictitious women in games inhabiting female characters as my avatars. I tell you now, I don't think I could go back playing as a guy anymore.
Fun examples:
Outerworlds (still have to actually play the game). Named her after what I would name my daughter, if I ever adopted one):
Shadowrun Dragonfall (recently started playing). Named after Toph Beifong from Avatar TLA:
Pillars of Eternity II Deadfire (in queue to played after Shadowrun DF). For some reason, my mind went to Nepenthe who is a practitioner of the martial arts, Capoeira, as her fictitious reflection in this game:
Bloodborne (still have to finish the game). Modeled after (rather unsuccessfully) Sonequa Martin-Green as featured in Star Trek Discovery:
Not pictured-is my Divinity OS EE playthrough characters on PS4 where I made brown Triss (PC) and (almost ivory) Geralt.
I was going to make a poll but it tops out a 7 options which is simply not enough given the granular nature of the question.
TLDR:
Do you (Note: Both 'Men' and 'Women' encompass trans-folks):
I think OG Gaf (now Era) had drilled me with sufficient knowledge about the state of this industry (from aforementioned scarcity to Gamer-gate fuckery to story behind Remember Me to the recently Cliffy B throwing minorities under the bus, etc), to ensure that I, as a mostly straight guy (& I am secure in my sexuality), do my part to walk in the virtual shoes of female (human and non-human) characters in worlds which seldom feature any disparity of capabilities between sexes.
IIRC, the first game I did was with ME3 (chose default FemShep's model). I will always hold EA responsible for not prominently featuring the awesome FemShep during ME1 and 2 marketing campaigns.Since then, I have recreated both fictitious and non-fictitious women in games inhabiting female characters as my avatars. I tell you now, I don't think I could go back playing as a guy anymore.
Fun examples:
Outerworlds (still have to actually play the game). Named her after what I would name my daughter, if I ever adopted one):
Shadowrun Dragonfall (recently started playing). Named after Toph Beifong from Avatar TLA:
Pillars of Eternity II Deadfire (in queue to played after Shadowrun DF). For some reason, my mind went to Nepenthe who is a practitioner of the martial arts, Capoeira, as her fictitious reflection in this game:
Bloodborne (still have to finish the game). Modeled after (rather unsuccessfully) Sonequa Martin-Green as featured in Star Trek Discovery:
Not pictured-is my Divinity OS EE playthrough characters on PS4 where I made brown Triss (PC) and (almost ivory) Geralt.
I was going to make a poll but it tops out a 7 options which is simply not enough given the granular nature of the question.
TLDR:
Do you (Note: Both 'Men' and 'Women' encompass trans-folks):
- Always play the same race and gender as yourself (As a white woman)
- Always play the same race and gender as yourself (As a white man)
- Always play the same race and gender as yourself (As a woman of colour)
- Always play the same race and gender as yourself (As a man of colour)
- Select the same gender but not same race as yourself (As a white woman)
- Select the same gender but not same race as yourself (As a white man)
- Select the same gender but not same race as yourself (As a woman of colour)
- Select the same gender but not same race as yourself (As a man of colour)
- Select the same race but different gender (As a white woman)
- Select the same race but different gender (As a white man)
- Select the same race but different gender (As a woman of colour)
- Select the same race but different gender (As a man of colour)
- Select both different race & gender (As a white woman)
- Select both different race & gender (As a white man)
- Select both different race & gender (As a woman of colour)
- Select both different race & gender (As a man of colour)
- Select same race and male (As a white non-binary person)
- Select same race and male (As a non-binary person of colour)
- Select same race and female (As a white non-binary person)
- Select same race and female (As a non-binary person of colour)
- Select different race and male (As a white non-binary person)
- Select different race and male (As a non-binary person of colour)
- Select different race and female (As a white non-binary person)
- Select different race and female (As a non-binary person of colour)
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