• Doom@ttrpg.network
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    10 days ago

    Same, non-cis white guy but I usually pick the not-me main character when given a choice. In Pokemon I’m a chick, in Stardew valley I’m a black chick, in Orcs Must Die 2 I’m the sorceress.

    What kind of egotistical fuck chooses the “me” character every time

    • Adm_Drummer@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      I typically play female characters in games too. Always have. They’re something outside my world experience, I can experience the story through a lense I may not have seen otherwise.

      It’s nice to see yourself represented but like… Shiiiiiiit dude. I’m reading a book or playing a game to be immersed in the story. Why people put so much stock into who or what a character is; it’s beyond me.

      I just want some good stories with good characters. I can’t fucking wait to kick ass as Cirilla in the Witcher. I loved being Girlboss V in Cyberpunk, Senua was stellar.

      Open world RPG? Bet your ass I wanna be goth mommy in plate armour ripping out a dragon’s throat.

      Also sometimes games had smaller hitboxes for women and little me fucked with that more than anything.