View Poll Results: Which Do You Play?

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  • Female

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  • Male

    17 29.82%
  • I like to play both!

    18 31.58%
  • I really don't care either way

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    I'm fine playing either gender. I am male. Sometimes I'll purposely pick a female character if it's the type of game where you usually don't see a female lead because it's refreshing and different.

    That's kinda like why I always seem to play a black male in the FallOut games. You don't get a lot of black males in situations outside of crime focused stories, and that is crap.

    I seem to like either quick, agile fighters, which means female characters. If I'm picking a male fighter it's usually a grappler or some big bruiser. I do like Seung Mina from SC because she wields a larger weapon, and ladies usually get twin short swords, or fans, or something more typical.

    I like Vanessa from Virtua Fighter 4 because they made her body builder muscular with a very direct personality/sterotype masculine. It made sense for the character, the fighting style used, and made sense for a fighting game in generally. I thought "Finally." Then they went and made her much more traditionally soft and feminine in the next game. Lames. There's plenty of girls like that, Vanessa brought something different.

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    >>> Both. I usually play girls when they have to wear armor and stuff, like in Dark Souls..
    >> The black orb glitters ominously... but nothing happens..

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    I pick whoever has the coolest hat, so usually a female character.

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    It doesn't matter which I choose to play. Male, female, robot. Though, I'm finding that I tend to play female more often lately.

    Apparently, I have been declared banished.

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    Female but not because I identify with them really but more just because I like kick ass females.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Rez09 View Post
    I pick whoever has the coolest hat, so usually a female character.
    Ffx2-blackmage.jpg

    I'm discussing my 108, er, 111 favorite games of all time in THIS THREAD so go check it out and join the conversation!

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    I love those outfits

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pumpkin View Post
    I love those outfits
    Yeah, when they aren't completely sexist and fanservice-y, the outfits in X-2 are pretty awesome

    I love the Psychic dressphere!


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    Male in first person; female in third person

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    Male. Since I'm a boring RP'er. Same reason I only play humans when given the chance.

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    If given the option, I usually pick female because I like to have some things in common with the character I'm playing. For Skyrim I am playing as male because I don't like any of the character design options for women. Perhaps I should get the PC version so I can choose some custom mods.

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    Male, if I have a choice. It allows me to immerse myself in the character/world easier if I can associate with the gender I'm playing.
    Bow before the mighty Javoo!

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    I'm a guy, and I ALWAYS play female characters. No exceptions unless the storylines/achievements differ, in which case, my 2nd playthrough will be with a male. And it's not just because I'm going to be staring at a female for so many hours a day; it's usually that the females are faster and handle better than males. And when that's not the reason, then yes, it's because I'll be staring at them for a long time.

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    Men, because what do I look like? I tend to be truthful to myself on gender.

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    Either, I don't really care either way. Usually I'll go with what gameplay differences there are. If not, I just go with what gender looks the best in-game. I just want to look pretty. Some games have hideously designed men and/or women so that usually makes me want to avoid.

    And then there's games like Oblivion, where everyone is a weirdly-accented, blank-staring, onion thing.



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