a new poll about Gender of the player character

mfw reading this

oh dont be so cynical or whatever you call it. stop cowering to the status quo of games that strictly dictate the player's identity in the game, propagates a complacentt slave mentality and narrow minded pandering that does nothing for those that reject identity they don't accept and don't want forced upon them.

things like gender choice and character selection are essential and always essential to a lot of people, more people than a lot of publishers/developers realize. though thankfully there are several developers that think outside the box (though some are clearly misguided. take Takahashi from Monolith Soft for example. they think character creation only makes sense in games with multiplayer included, which is stupid, it's like they never heard of The Elder Scrolls before, and other games that adopt what the first RPG, Dungeons & Dragons, established with encouraging players to decide and create their own personal ideal identity, appearance, even goals in the world. that openness and freedom is something that would improve all games, the opposite of that is a heartless dictatorship that breeds things like sexism, racism, and fanatical pandering to only one type of human being.


those that sacrifice time making their game only to one gender/demographic, are actually wasting their time on something that will be insignificant to those outside of that demographic.

those that sacrifice money totally devoting their game to one gender/demographic, are wasting their money and won't receive as much money in return as they would have if they created the game with both genders in the plans and designs.

stories are better when the player can identify and accept with the character they are playing as. just as most males are uncomfortable playing as female characters, most females are uncomfortable playing male characters. it's genetically, culturally, and naturally common sense that most humans prefer to align themselves with that which they can relate to. and expecting most people to accept playing a character that is opposite of what the players prefer, is inconsiderate and closed minded.

"good story" is opinion based, and people that care about identity over story, can't even enjoy a story if they are not comfortable with the character they are playing in the first place.
It's like expecting a particular gender to cross dress or play with doll that doesn't match their gender. it is unacceptable to people that have preference opposite of what developers chose. both genders matter, so games should be considerate to design their game and story for both genders.

also the most personal, emotional, immersive and greatest stories have good character creation.

a lot of successful companies, small budget and big budget have been doing it, and still providing both genders in their stories and games.

if developers strictly just wanna make stories about a strictly designed and personality filled premade character, they might as well make books or movies, not videogames.

of course, developers will do whatever regardless what others think, but they will still be rejected by consumers if the playable character(s) don't match the consumers preferences.

of course pandering to the male demographic is an easy sell since that makes up the majority of the industry demographic, however, devs are missing out on much more money and fans not pandering to both genders, so devs harm their company and their game's appeal being biased about these things.

and notice I didn't say ______ gender is better than ______ gender. I make it clear both genders are essential, and games that provide both options and do things right not only profit more and receive more respect, but also their game itself becomes more valuable to more types of people. 

ah here is a new poll, and its great it confirms there is in fact a lot of preference to play as female protagonist.

www.gamefaqs.com/boards/691087-playstation-4/76127967

both preferences matter, and games are greater and relevant to more people with both options. so playable female protagonist option(s) are essential to a lot of people and companies benefit more profits not being biased. humans are made up of two sexes and both should be equally glorified and represented in lead role as well with good options.