Male or Female Game Character

I play as the male. I don't want to be held responsible if I played as the girl and she ends up dieing XD

u get more benefits wen u're a female in-games.. oh! in real life as well.. :)

I think there's a reason why 90% of the blood elves running around in WoW are females, no?

I heard that most males will play as female characters. I usually play female characters too for no rational reason. x3

I usually play male... ^^

Always female characters in any games especially fighting games.

since im born male i usually play as a female so i can get to know the world through the eyes fo a female

she would make a ncie figure

I always play as a female. In wow, all my characters are female and named Mikuru, Kotomichan, Reimu, ect. Its nice to play an avatar of your favorite characters and much better to look at.

I also got that Castlevania game recently. Its on my to do list, along with my large backlog of anime to watch. ^_^

pshawww of course female!
the fいrst thing i do iｓ unequip all their items and see if i can strip them on screen... ¯3¯

I play as female, usually the guys look like dweebs. but then when i finish the game with female I'll make a male

If I'm going to be staring at a screen for hours on end (especially with an addictive rpg) I'd rather be looking at something hot and sexy hence females for me.

If it's a game with morality paths (KOTOR, Fable 2, fallout), the first time I'll play through I'd be playing as an evil b*tch. It's not out of some misogynistic tendency if you're asking. Second playthrough with be the nice poor guy though.

I am a male person and i play some female character games because there are cute and sexy style.

Well, I used to play as females, but nowadays I use males mostly, fallout3 included :D.

I play male for all online games. Less potential for irritating circumstances.

I choose male game character. Makes me think I'm the guy who kicks video game baddies butt. XD

i dont care if the main character is male or female, i just want a great game

I play a male. Especially in MMOs otherwise things get weird.......

I am a guy and given the choice, I will most likely play as female characters. In mmorpgs and rpgs with character creation, I mostly create females. However, in some jrpgs, I don't mind being the guy as long as the harem of girls are interesting.

Order of Ecclecia is an incredible game. I finished it last week, and it was a joy to play from beginning to end.

I tend to choose female characters most of the time in games. Except the game I'm playing right now, Fallout 3. The female characters look like butt in that game.

usually a female one, except if the females ugly...ex: Orc/Zombies/Troll in WoW

Male most of the time. Will only choose female over male if she's super hot~

I usually play male except if the games has speedy female characters. I hate spending half an hour trying to walk just to get some item and another half going back...

Sometimes the girls purely for the eye candy ^^; but I usually get more into the game if it's male.

I usually play as a male character, but always make an additional female profile so I can umm... see the difference.

Female.

If you're going to stare at the screen for 10+ hours, might as well stare at some chick's butt

I would go with female characters.

Female all the way, unless the male character is somewhat more attractive than the female ;p

Been using all-female in my RO& most online game. When playing MMORPG, there's always an extra benefit waiting to be claim because the opposite player might actually think you're a real female player, thus bargaining on an item is much more easier.

Nothing personal, it's just business ^_^

Good grief, I hope the US version has a different voice actress.

I pretty much always play as a female, as I am female. =P

I play both, however when there's good art for the female characters ill pick it over male

Depends on the game. Usually, I play as the female. However, if I play a "Garou Densetsu" game for example, I usually play as a guy because I'm more likely going to win with the guys. The same goes for "Justice Gakuen". Of course, for both cases, the girls are more fun.

I use female characters (guilty, lolz) except the male character sprites/designs are cool. ^^;;;
Reminds me, I chose Kusuha in Alpha before because I like her design compared to the other female, lol. Now I'm picking her because she's the only main character that popped out in all Alpha series, looks like I made a good choice befor. ^^

I just started Castlevania: OoE yesterday. Shanoa is amazing too! Given the choice, I will always choose female cause I like being in control and making her exactly what I like in a woman.

It all depends on which looks better as shallow as that sounds. I've played games that had males characters that looked better then female and vice versa. If i have more then one character, I like keeping an equal number of both. In Lotro I have 2 female and 2 male characters.

I usually play as a male, only played as female when there wasn't an option for a male character.

I mostly go for a male character on games but if given a female then i'd go around the game again under that character.

@Danny
this was a bit out of me since i haven't got time to check games recently.
Upon looking at the reviews, seems that this game has what they call
"More than meets the eye".
I'll be loading this to the NDS thankies!

I always play as girl ^^ but my hand is always itchy to make another guy character

I like both gender to be played.
But if choosing one, hmmm
I'd chose female over males because they have too many secrets, and I would like to know secrets. XD

I love to play female characters, in Saints Row 2, I did a female character... For example, I love Tomb Raider series too, in Soul Calibur IV I only use female characters, and it's coming Bayonetta, Heavy Rain, Mirror's Edge, etc...

I play female characters because they tend to be more agile and stealthier than their male counterparts in the games. Which is more my style.

MMORPG = Manly Men Online Role Playing as Girls

XDDDDD

female characters most of the time when available

I usually play as a male... because I'm a male.

I would say both but, lately I think I've been playing as girls just a little more. It really depends on the game though, if the guy character doesn't appeal to me then I won't play as him, same with the girls.

I tend to pick female,tis a bit odd, but females tend to be better at support and magic in most games/

LoL I've been picking the female characters a lot in games all the time. My favourite female choice was Summon Night 1 for GBA. In this game, you, the main character can summon one of 5-6 summon creatures. One of them is this female spirit, who used to be your father's summon creature. Your father promised this female spirit that she can marry his offspring. Now if you pick the female character... you get TONS of yuri references XD It's really really funny!

Oh oh and my favourite instances of female character fun, is in the first Spider-Man movie game. There's a code where you can play as Mary Jane swinging around as Spider-Man. At the end of the normal game there's a scene where Spider-Man is supposed to kiss Mary Jane, but of course since you're playing Mary Jane, the ending clip shows Mary Jane smooching with Mary Jane!

yup i will play as a female too if given the choice. ^^;

Hm...it's a toss up between the two for me...but leaning more towards female...

I'll Play the both of them. Sweet. I love Dracula X.

I try to make girls in case you get ecchi fighting poses/scenes or stuff like that <3

Order of ecclesia was a nice game.just finish them yesterday.
in my case it depends.usually choose female for eye candy, but mostly choose male if it was a semi-simulation game like fable 2 since i could fantasize about getting girls in the game even though i heard you can do yuri in the game.

I usually choose a female character. If I'm gonna spent quite a bit of time playing a game I would prefer to look at a lovely lady the whole time.

Mostly male. Bu I'm fine with females too, unless they're designed with fanboy pandering in mind.

Shanoa's got a nice design in any case (currently trying to kill Eligor with the Death Ring on, forcing me to NOT GET HIT.)

I usually choose male first and try female later.

I also usually go for female char.

I usually only play a female character if there is some in-game benefit to it. Like in some MMOs, female gear is cheaper because everyone fights over the male counterparts.

I usually play female characters for two reasons:

1) Quite frankly, I don't feel compelled to stare at a guy's arse for hours or days on end.

2) The armor for female characters is cooler. Granted, it's often quite drafty and lacking in several crucial areas but it's ALWAYS better looking than the designs made for male characters.

As a guy, i usually play male characters in a game. It just feels weird to play as a female character.

I usually pick the gender that looks the coolest/nicest.
For example when I played WoW, I picked female when playing human Alliance side (male human was butt-ugly), but when I play Horde I picked the male troll (female troll was hideous).

My reasoning is that if I'm going to look at my character's rear all the time it might as well look appealing to my eyes.

Despite being male, I make a better female in online games than most real females.

I choose male most of the time on RPG cause it represent me in the game except in some certain games when I like the female protagonist because of certain advantages from the male.. XD

Yeah call me a chauvinistic male ego pig! LOlz

In online games I always choose male character, in other games I choose the character that goes well with my playing skills.

It depends what game usually. If a game like Harvest Moon gives me the choice, I still go with boy, due to the fact that the boys you can marry arn't half as cute as the girls you can choose from when your a guy lol. For Pokemon and Animal Crossing I'll pick girl. Or for any other RPG/Sim game lol. Only the dating sim ones I will go for a boy chara.

oh wow! nice art! <3!

Male character usually, unless I think she's really cute. In King of fighters my team is usually made up of mostly females+Terry.

Is it me or does she sound like the english Rukia from Bleach? That game looks pretty cool o/

Most of my friends always choose males, but if there is a girl that does not look like Tina from DoA (Very scary...) the choice is clear for me (*^ -ﾟ)v

Hmm,it depends on the game but, I tend to pick female characters more XD

I'm a girl and I usually play female characters given the choice. Unless the male characters are really cute, then I might pick them instead.

Given the choice, I will play female characters.. But once in awhile I will go create a male character due to their manliness.. xD

I like beating people up with female characters. But my main is usually male.

female character designs are often more detailed, so it's more pleasurable to play as them. Then again, girls may feel the same about the male characters...

Since my fighting style lacks... style... I go for the males. More hack 'n' slash orientated!

99% of the time, female. Just makes the game more interesting to look at. My nephews can't fathom why I choose the females, and it's a bit hard to explain to a 10 year old. They just don't get it ;)

being a long time player of Guild wars - In the early days i use to play male chars but then somebody put a point across to me..."if your gonna be playing a game for long hours, why would you want to look at some mans ASS for the whole time??"

Nuff said i think - most of my chars if not ALL are female.

male always...i just can't bring my self to play female if given the choice....

male character, but i'd try to find a sprite that is a bit cutesy like the tarutaru in FFXI. i kinda stopped playing female characters after playing PSO episode 2 on Xbox Live, cuz it seemed weird voice chatting as a guy playing a girl. i mean, i like the anonymity it comes playing a character of the opposite gender.

Depends on the character design.. If the female's not that cute, i'd stick with the male..

And for online games.. Haven't played em for a long time, but it;s back to character design as well :3

Female, because they're usually fast and agile instead of strong and slow.

I usually play as a male, but if the characters have different stories, I play both their routes ^^ Just like in many Super Robot Wars games.

As you can see from my avi, I tend to choose the girls. I'd rather look at something more easy on the eyes. The female form is usually a work of art and in games, they tend to be more agile and more useful characters.

usually female chars are more weak are man in games, but i choose female anyway...

90% Female chars. The benefit of being male is usually being stronger,
You don't get that in games, though, which kind of defeats the purpose of being male IMO.

I pick the female characters, would rather be stuck staring at a female's body for 8 to 30 to 100 plus hours.

When it's not an online game, I tend to pick female characters (and really, for the "I'd rather be staring at..." reasons). Online, however, I think I would pick whatever character that would lead to the least misunderstandings. I don't play much online, though.

It does get a little odd when playing Monster Hunter with my friends and we tend to refer to each other by the names of our characters (so you can imagine being called by a female name is jarring lol).

If given a choice, I'll probably pick the female character, assuming that their abilities are fairly identical. After all, if I'm gonna spend all that time looking at this character while playing, they might as well be easy on the eyes ;)

A Pick a girl Because I like make her How I like ( most of the time they look like manga caracter lol) But if someone ask me I say I am a guy o.o

I usually pick girl characters. Even on my OL game accounts. lol

Female of course. ^^

I play as female characters whenever the option is available. That was actually my biggest gripe with the last couple of tony hawk games: male protagonist only for the story modes. Also, if the female character is cute and/or sexy, I end up spending a lot of time in free view if I can. hehe.

In MMO's I use to play only male characters. Then I realized, if I'm going to be staring at someones arse all day, it might as well be a females. :)

gender in games doesnt really matter to me much. In Unreal Tournament 2004, i often play female character models as much as male ones. Never tried that in MMOs though, coz thats just a cosmetic preference.

Castlevania's American Comic style art is so sexy.

I ALWAYS use a female character, Street Fighter, Tekken, etc-just for teh 3y3s!

Female.
You've got to have love to the chosen character that's why I often choose female characters.. also in online games if ever I play one.

Mostly I choose the female character and the only time I'd choose a male character would be when the male looks a lot better than the available female options. heheh! In short I go with the character who's more pleasant to the eyes.

With regards to the castlevania game...I so love the art design here. Its nice to see they went back to their roots. Even better coz I love the character design of shanoa. I love her long back less dress. :D And the game is awesome too coz of the glyph system.

That depends. So my friends don't ask questions, I try to go for male. However, certain games have female characters that are just better. "Better" can be separted into various categories... abilities, appearance, gear... I mean I chose the female in Pokemon Diamond because the male just didn't look good.

It really depends on the game. The best example I can think of right now is Neverwinter Nights. I tend to pick men if it's a figther class and females if it's a wizard/cleric. However sometimes it's also a random pick.

Some games aren't the same for both genders (different dialog and/or stats and so on) and then I quite naturally have to try both.

And let's be honest: if the graphics are good then we pick female ^^;

Since the dominant gender of players are Male, females are chosen for eye candy. If male Then to either show masculinity/ definition of identity.
*This was on a Male Point of View.

Neutrally speaking: its only a problem if you make a decision that requires you to identify your sex. Given Real life/ Gaming, etc.

Like other have mentioned, if i am going to grind or spend time in a game i might as well be staring at some eye candy while doing it.

About Order of Ecclesia, awesome game. Haven't had this much fun in a Castelvania game since SOTN. This is also one of the first CV's in awhile to have original music instead of just remixes of Bloody Tears and Vampire Killer and other classic CV hits. Been slowly playing through Albus mode now. Tried a FRESH lvl 1 hard mode but that will take me years to beat...I wonder if anyone has beaten it with a FRESH lvl 1 hard mode....pretty sure some japanese hardcore gamer could do it.

It's a hard choice for me actually ^^; depends on what kind of weapon they use. Let's say if I have to choose Dante from DMC 4 or Bayonetta then I really cant choose... both of them are just awesome & smexy !! XD

I usually play male. But, nowadays, males are starting to look more and more feminine, and females are starting to either look sluttier and sluttier or younger and younger. Case in point: Alucard, Soma Cruz, ANY new series FF characters (eg, Tidus, Squall). So it kind of sucks :[. But, yes, I usually play male, but depending on the game, I'll just play both for different reasons. Eg, Maria in Rondo of Blood because the game is incredibly easy with her :D.

CASTLEVANIA PEOPLE: How does OoE stack up against AOS, SOTN, and the other good Metroidvanias?

Ever since Metroid gave me a wake up call, I've always picked a female character first. Even though options are open to try everyone on different turns (or with friends). Its fun just to see what differences there are in gameplay controls, to timing from one another. Hmm.. if Dante could be female.. hehe

Female for the obvious reasons~ i dont like staring at a guys ass.

Other more sound reasons are i prefer the stats female characters get vs males. Racing~ usually agility/acceleration vs uncontrollable speed. Good old Castlevania64 the girl was more fun to play simply because you could mindlessly jump around and kill everything and fit in smaller spaces, tho i did like how there were two different paths for both characters. FPS you give the illusion of being a smaller target.

I usually create and play male characters - that way, people who kill me online will feel no guilt offing "another common grunt dude" as opposed to some pretty little thing.

When I was young I used to choose male characters over female. But now... hohoo! FEMALE AAAL THE WAY!!! And I've always hated to play with a beefed up muscle porkers! It's so lame!
A friend of mine at school plays Tekken 5 on his PSP and he chooses only that black guy with a tiger head. And I saw so many attractive heroines! Come on, he's missing the REAL fun!

reading this making me had a sudden urge to play RPG..then where's my NWN 2 cd installer? '~'

If I play longer game (like rpg and so) I take male character most of the time but on games that were mostly built on the idea of bouncy girls I of course dont want to miss the whole point of playing :)

sexy female chars ftw! males usually don't look good

In online games, I always play as the female character (as I am a female IRL)--but I hate it when I get hit on inappropriately. Console games...it doesn't matter, depending on the game. Many of the games I play have more male characters than females that I can relate to anyway, lol.

I like both, but I usually play male because it make me think that I’m the gut doing all those things.

Oh yeah. That's actually my current wallpaper. Also, I have the game. It's hard, but stylish.

Depends on which one has the best character designs, though if both of them a good I tend to go for male unless I'm in the mood to play as a female.

Personally, I don't care. However it is funny when people think I am actually a girl online ;p

hmm.....well i usually play as a dude bt once in a while i play as a girl to see the difference.....found that ppl are more sympathetic to girl chars than they are to dudes.......nd my girl chars hav a lot more friends than others

if the game have that option i play as a female character.

I always play as a male, I feel uncomfortable playing with a female character.

Usually play as female ^_^

play as a girl hands down.

I usually play as a girl since I am a girl ^^ but I like playing as a guy much more for some reason

It really depends on the game. For games like Oblivion or Mass Effect I go with male characters. If it's something like Phantasy Star Online/Universe or FFXI, I go with females (Unless they got something badass like Galkas).

I'll play both aslong as they can kick some ass or have a nice ass.