Women are taking over in games?
It's something I didn't think was possible and yet here we are, the point where it's not unusual that the main character in a game is a woman. Not that there is anything wrong with that but it's unexpected for me, because from the Mario days I was used to seeing male main characters in games with sometimes a support role for a female character. That's the way it was and how I thought it would be for the future, well it seems that I'm wrong.
Why are there more female main characters?
It's easy to say that this is because there are more female gamers but I don't think that this is news, they've been there for a long time but maybe people are now finally starting to notice that. It might be cheap to say but maybe female characters sell games better? For example when people want you to buy an expensive car then it's not unusual to put an attractive woman next to the car, eventhough that woman has nothing to do with the car it can be a motivator for some people to buy that car. I know it's silly but that's how these things work, apparently it's quite similiar for games.
Attractive women boost the sales for games?
Well not the type of booth babe (a term used for attractive women at conventions dressed up to promote a game) but more the type of female main character in a game that should make it more interesting for people to play that game. For example look at the Tomb Raider games, pretty popular and with an attractive female main character. This isn't always a recipe for succes, just look at the game Bullet Witch. What? Well if you've never heard of the game then you probably know why it wasn't such a succes eventhough the main character is an attractive woman. So gameplay, story and graphics also play a role wether someone wants to buy a game or not. But I don't think it's a bad idea to put attractive women in games, eventhough some women (maybe even men) might not always appreciate that, because if you have to look at a character for several hours then it's nice when that character looks good. I know not everyone agrees with that but that doesn't mean that it's wrong to make character looks good. It is wrong if developers go too far with that, I mean if you make the main character an attractive female that constantly puts on a sexual vibe then it's just sad. I'm not saying that Bayonetta is going too far with this but there are definitely moments in the game where I felt awkward playing that game, perhaps I'm just getting too old for those games...
So we can expect more female main characters in games?
Probably, I mean just look at Dishonored 2 where you get a stylish female main character and people are excited about that. You see it doesn't have to be a bad thing, where people expect some type of sex bomb to lure in teenage boys and convince them to buy the game. Then there are also games that allow you to create your own character, so you can go for a male or female character. You can often even decide how this character looks like, sometimes with a lot of detail so you can make him or her looks as good or bad as you want. Perhaps that's the best thing a developer can do, to give you the option how you want to look like in the game then everyone is happy. Well some people are never happy but I guess you can't please everyone!
Why are there more female main characters?
It's easy to say that this is because there are more female gamers but I don't think that this is news, they've been there for a long time but maybe people are now finally starting to notice that. It might be cheap to say but maybe female characters sell games better? For example when people want you to buy an expensive car then it's not unusual to put an attractive woman next to the car, eventhough that woman has nothing to do with the car it can be a motivator for some people to buy that car. I know it's silly but that's how these things work, apparently it's quite similiar for games.
Attractive women boost the sales for games?
Well not the type of booth babe (a term used for attractive women at conventions dressed up to promote a game) but more the type of female main character in a game that should make it more interesting for people to play that game. For example look at the Tomb Raider games, pretty popular and with an attractive female main character. This isn't always a recipe for succes, just look at the game Bullet Witch. What? Well if you've never heard of the game then you probably know why it wasn't such a succes eventhough the main character is an attractive woman. So gameplay, story and graphics also play a role wether someone wants to buy a game or not. But I don't think it's a bad idea to put attractive women in games, eventhough some women (maybe even men) might not always appreciate that, because if you have to look at a character for several hours then it's nice when that character looks good. I know not everyone agrees with that but that doesn't mean that it's wrong to make character looks good. It is wrong if developers go too far with that, I mean if you make the main character an attractive female that constantly puts on a sexual vibe then it's just sad. I'm not saying that Bayonetta is going too far with this but there are definitely moments in the game where I felt awkward playing that game, perhaps I'm just getting too old for those games...
So we can expect more female main characters in games?
Probably, I mean just look at Dishonored 2 where you get a stylish female main character and people are excited about that. You see it doesn't have to be a bad thing, where people expect some type of sex bomb to lure in teenage boys and convince them to buy the game. Then there are also games that allow you to create your own character, so you can go for a male or female character. You can often even decide how this character looks like, sometimes with a lot of detail so you can make him or her looks as good or bad as you want. Perhaps that's the best thing a developer can do, to give you the option how you want to look like in the game then everyone is happy. Well some people are never happy but I guess you can't please everyone!
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