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[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)

This is a weirder thing than guys who always choose the female option because they "don't wanna look at a man's ass"

[–] Kurokujo@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

I used to say this. Later I realized that I just was more comfortable going through the game as a woman lol

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

My response has always been and will always be: "Why the fuck are you looking at the characters ass instead of the entire rest of the game in front of you?"

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[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 49 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I usually feel so immersed when playing white haired super-ripped giants with magic powers. It's as if they were a second me, except for the hair, size, muscles, facial traits, strength and magic powers.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

Don't forget his magic dong

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But he says Fuck a lot, so my immersion remains intact

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But he fucks a lot, immersion ruined

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Big female's paid minions are out in droves in this thread.

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[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

I think it was Jack on Roster Teeth that said it best...

Everyone made their online character for GTAOnline as basically themselves, except Jack, he made a female character. They all start ripping on him and he hits them with "if I'm gonna be staring at an ass for the next 500 hours, i want it to be a girl's ass." I think Gavin even asked if it was too late to switch.

ETA: girls run faster in GTA, so it's the better choice by any metric.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (9 children)

Idk, my friend also said he played Cassandra in AC Odyssey because he'd rather stare at a girl's ass than a guy's ass for 50+ hours, but now she flies the ol' blue-pink-white-pink-blue in her living room so idk what to think.

[–] Ridgetop18@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 days ago

Ya friend got gripped by that "want them -> want to be them" pipeline

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I choose female characters in games all the time, and this is one of the reasons for sure.

Not online games where you create your avatar though...

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 days ago (7 children)

I've seen it said that people create three types of characters in online character creation: first is just themselves. We've all done it. Second is a celebrity or character from an IP. Think of all the Shreks, Peter Griffins and Samuel Jackson's that were being shared when baldurs gate 3 came out. Third is an unholy monstrosity that's just every slider at the extremes.

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[–] Atlas_ie@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I play whichever gender has the best looking armour when it comes to custom characters.

I'm not sure people's arguments about story characters. I don't put down a book because a chapter is about a female character

[–] netvor@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What do you people expect from Twitter?

I know, the post with whopping 11 likes is extremely important and this whole thread is absolutely not just a rage bait.

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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 35 points 3 days ago (5 children)

The fact that Geralt has a penis is not enough to make me forget that he is not me. Throughout the series, you're constantly learning stuff about a character that isn't you, that you aren't writing. I doubt they have examined their feelings.

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 63 points 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'm not interested in playing as a vampire. I am a human. Breaks my immersion. I think there should be two options. One for vampyr and one for human.

Seriously though, this pathetic misogynist is a joyless snowflake.

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[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 168 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I dunno, man.

Playing as a guy forces you to constantly stare at a dude the entire time. That's seems pretty gay. 💅

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[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 49 points 4 days ago (6 children)

TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY MOTHERFUCKER!

As a cis-femme gamer I am SO SICK of playing as grizzled, middle-aged cis-men in every goddamn game with a set story.

Games where you can pick the gender of the protagonist don't count. Whether you play as Man-Shep or Fem-Shep, Mass Effect is exactly the same and the gender choice is exclusively cosmetic. There are very few games with female protagonists that actually commit to the protagonist being a woman and delving into what that entails.

Just in this first trailer, Ciri is trying to save a young woman from being used as a maiden sacrifice and that is a much more emotionally complex situation for her as a young woman herself. I will be pre-ordering Witcher 4 the second it is available because I want more studios to make games with women as the main playable characters so that I can have immersion in my games too.

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[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

I need to play as a male

Imagine she's hangin massive dong then? Idk what to tell you.

[–] FlapJackFlapper@lemm.ee 31 points 4 days ago (4 children)

"I'm not a marble so I can't enjoy Marble Madness."

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[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 113 points 4 days ago (3 children)

CDPR: we added a beard option for the insecure whiners, but it unlocks dwarves hitting on you.

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[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago

You have to be wildly insecure to even care about such things.

I’m a guy. I don’t mind playing as a woman at all. I’ve played the Tomb Raider games, I enjoyed Horizon, I played a female V in Cyberpunk, FemShep in Mass Effect etc etc.

Games are a way to experience something that’s not you or your story. And that’s perfectly fine.

Heck, if we took that stuff seriously, I shouldn’t play Mario because I’m not an Italian plumber. Or I couldn’t enjoy Euro Truck Simulator since I don’t drive a truck.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 51 points 4 days ago (9 children)

I remember when this totally broke my immersion back in the 1990s...

Didn't they understand that I wanted to raid tombs as a MALE?!

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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

"I can only see women as objects, not as people, so I cant handle playing as one without risking trying to sexualize myself like I sexualize women. "

[–] DharkStare@lemmy.world 108 points 4 days ago (9 children)

I really wish the people who say shit like this would realize how pathetic it makes them sound. I have never once felt my masculinity was being threatened because the player character in video game was female.

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago

Reminds me of all the DBD players who I keep finding on Youtube who complain anytime someone wears an optional pride charm. "Bro this many gay people isn't realistic! It ruins my immersion!"

and I'm like "They're wearing those charm because they're gay in real life. It's not realistic for gay people to exist?!"

I've quickly learned "Ally to the community" in Gaming Circles is a dogwhistle for "I hate gay people"

[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Ah, yes. If she looks like a sex doll, she's saving the industry. If she looks like a normal person, the game is unplayable.

Imagine if women did this. "I'm not a middle aged father, I won't be playing The Last of Us. It just breaks my immersion, should have made Tess the main character. Also, you can see by the design of his nose bridge that they're making him less attractive on purpose. How can I play this game if he isn't a double cheeked up Adonis!?"

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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Transgender man here - the only game I can think of playing that let me be a transgender man was Dream Daddy. I think the Life is Strange director made a game with a trans guy too? I think the Dragon Age series has a side character. If anyone has any other good ones I’d love to hear about them.

Strangely, I have had no problem playing games with male or female characters. Stories have protagonists who are not like me. That’s why they are interesting.

Like I don’t think there was a game that let you play a black woman until 1992 with The Elder Scrolls: Arena. We can have a white female protagonist in one game in a series.

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[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What a dumb bastard. I'm a dude and I've always preferred playing female characters. Never once "bRoKe mUh iMmErSiOn"

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Damn you must have some low-T. Have I got an herbal supplement for you. It'll have you out beating women in under a week, guaranteed!

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[–] LordGimp@lemm.ee 40 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (6 children)

It's gay to play male characters bc you're staring at a dude all day. True hetero males play female characters because it is most hetero to look at attractive women.

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[–] LANIK2000@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

The fact that such comments still get any traction is sad. Like come on guys, what an ass, with nothing to add! How is this in my all feed?

[–] Old_Yharnam@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

“I am a very heterosexual manly man” These dudes are so transparent

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[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 4 days ago (9 children)

Have these people even played Witcher 3? Because there you play as Ciri too sometimes. Her moveset was really fucking cool actually

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[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 77 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Not interested in...

Metroid.

Perfect Dark.

Mirror's Edge.

Parasite Eve.

Portal.

Half of Resident Evil.

All of these pivotal, classic games have great female protagonists, and came out before Obama got elected... probably before this person was even born?

Maybe somebody could try the 'return to tradition' approach with this fool.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 28 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If you're "immersion" can be broken by playing as someone who's not a carbon copy of yourself, you may be lacking some brain matter.

Edit: If you think I'm joking, Mirror Neurons are the part of the brain that manages empathy and "learning by example".

[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 54 points 4 days ago (9 children)

When given the choice, I always play as a female character. I'm already a man 24/7, why continue that in games I play to escape reality?

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 65 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

I bet these dudes have no problem playing Tomb Raider.

And they were real pissed at the end of Metroid.

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[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 20 points 4 days ago (2 children)
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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] LemmyRefugee@lemmy.world 43 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I am man. I once played Tomb Raider and now my tits are huge!

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

“I have no imagination not even enough to save myself from the monotony of my own life and suffering esteem from mediocrity”

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