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TalkBack / RE:Editorial: Playing By Party Lines
« on: January 13, 2005, 09:08:06 AM »
I thought the article was pretty interesting. As a girl gamer...I understand how it feels to be the odd man out. (er...woman rather). We're still few and far between. However..when it comes to playing a girl or guy character, it's never been something I worried about. I just play. To be honest, I get enough respect just for being able to play videogames. When I play with a bunch of guys, I pick whatever charcter suits me, be it a guy or girl. And I can't say how guys would feel, but I can't see why a guy would judge a girl by what character they pick. I guess what I'm saying is I 've never seen any reaction from picking a character. It depends more on how you act. I don't play games and get all giggly and ask "what do I do now" every five seconds. I think that's where stereotypes come from, and to be honest, if you act like that you won't be considered a true gamer.
And as for girl characters mainly being "weaker" that is not entirely true, as like a few of you have already siad, characters like sheik are awesome. Also, many games make male characters stronger and female characters quicker, because it reflects reality a little more closely. Plus, it would be boring if all characters were made entirely equal.
And as for girl characters mainly being "weaker" that is not entirely true, as like a few of you have already siad, characters like sheik are awesome. Also, many games make male characters stronger and female characters quicker, because it reflects reality a little more closely. Plus, it would be boring if all characters were made entirely equal.
