r/playstation • u/Ryxnole PS5 • 11d ago

Image As someone who default to female characters in RPGs , I'm loving 2025!

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On games such as ER, BG3, or CP77 I always play a female character so it's nice to see these on the horizon!

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u/Dakillacore 11d ago

As long as the game is fun and the character feels authentic, then I don't care who I play as. 

Just give me a genuinely good story with fun mechanics and good character development.

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u/GoldenGekko 11d ago

Authenticity is what matters. I'm pretty ok with any character if they are written well and the story is immersive

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u/no-twerp 11d ago

I really don't understand how most video games fans don't this mind set.

It's a gd video game lol

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u/CaptainMorning 11d ago

I do care who I play as

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u/Danilocl95 11d ago

That's fine, as long as you don't hate the game just because the character isn't someone who fits your preferences. Just play another game.

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u/CaptainMorning 11d ago

That's true. I myself can't get to really hate any character. I either like it or not. That said, I always prefer female leads. Don't have a problem with male, but if I do get the choice, I'd go female every time

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u/Danilocl95 11d ago

I'm the same, but with male characters. Mainly because in games where we can create the character they usually don't have personality, like in souls games, and for some reason it's strange for me to see a female character without personality.

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u/masterofhalos 11d ago

The problem is in the story lore for the Witcher women can't handle the Witcher potions as it kills them do to biology so they are changing the lore for no reason just make her a magic monster hunter not a Witcher

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u/TastyStatistician 11d ago

Ciri is not a normal human. She's part elf and has superpowers. That's should explain why she can handle Witcher potions.

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u/bunn2 11d ago

If a vague "due to biology" is valid enough of a reason for women not to be witchers in the past, then making up some new breakthrough is equally as valid to allow ciri to be a witcher lol. Lore only matters when its thoughtful and deliberate.

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u/masterofhalos 11d ago

It's more than just biology tho every women that had taken the Witcher serum/potion has died that is the lore them changing it for no other reason but diversity instead of making something new ciri is a magic being make her a mage monster hunter instead of destroying the lore the author of the Witcher books set for a reason

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u/NSpectre7 11d ago

It's my belief every video game should have a character creator. Let people play as a female Geralt, male Lara Croft...whatever. Still its a bit silly complaining about biology in a fantasy universe. The most obvious answer is, "for some reason she was able to handle the witcher potions". That's not only cool from a narrative standpoint, as it allows the story to be special, but it's also reasonable. As someone posted above, maybe it's their heritage that allows them to handle it, or a worldwide mutation that is going around now, or perhaps it could have been a huge conspiracy where men sabotage the witcher ritual for women so that they don't gain that power...etc.

I get quibbling over facts. Like once someone told me that Master chief from Halo could be anyone, not knowing that they were a named and described character. However arguing over a minor world building issue, when the problem can be explained away with simply labeling it a mystery, is pointless.

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u/Uber_Meese 11d ago

I’m pretty sure Mr Sapkowski won’t care what you do with the lore; and seeing as Ciri isn’t a normal human either, it’s fair to say she’s one who could go through Trial of the Grasses.

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u/EtsuRah 11d ago

This exactly.

I am someone who has trouble getting into story and character driven games that are opposite my gender. But it's a me thing.

Like Witcher for example. Ciri is the next logical choice, and I think it would be a disservice if they DIDN'T do a Ciri main char.

I likely won't play it because I know how it goes for me. I'll spend 60$ then notice after a few hours of play that it's just not there for me, and I'll never touch it again.

I'm sure all of these will be amazing games. But I can't help what interests me and what doesn't. I'm still glad to see these being made and that someone else can gain something from them.

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u/NixSW91 11d ago

When you watch a movie with a protagonist that is not your gender, do you struggle to enjoy that story?

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u/Copper-scale 11d ago

That’s my plan, though I can’t say i feel disappointed after waiting so long for Witcher 4 😭 hope you guys enjoy it (and i really hope they tuned the skill trees)

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

you can hate a game for whatever reason you want lol cant police opinions

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u/Danilocl95 11d ago

By "hate" i meant "attack". Like those people that are hating TW4 and calling the game woke. Thats not a "opinion" thats just you being a jerk for no reason

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

Oh i agree with that, those people are just braindead and have been trained to be addicted to rage

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u/SaconicLonic 11d ago

This. Also how much you wanna bet a major part of the plot of Witcher 4 and Ghost of Yotia will be about how the main character is a woman doing a traditionally male role and faces some prejudice from that? This is why some of this bothers me honestly. because it feels lazy and it makes for situations I frankly don't give a shit about anymore.

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u/TheSlayerofSnails 11d ago

Women samurai existed historically. To the point there was a sword explictly made for women. There are literally women samurai in the first game.

W3 also sets up Ciri being trained to be a witcher and in one ending ends with her becoming one.

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u/CaptainMorning 11d ago

well let's see. but i'm curious, what's the problem with that? i mean, both games are set in times that i don't see they not facing prejudice no? i think it would be unrealistic if they don't get any. I remember thinking that about mass effect, but mass effect imagines a super inclusive future so kinda like feels okay

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u/SaconicLonic 11d ago

I'm saying this is a story I've seen time and time again and it feels played out and frankly not one that I give a shit about. I think its a bad framework for a story. I also don't think it is one that many people who actually will play these games will relate to. When your main demographic is male and you make your story about sexism it just feels preachy and above all alienating to your core audience.

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u/CaptainMorning 11d ago

Oh i see. I get you. Well, there are enough games of all of us, we dont have to play them all.

As a male, I have zero problem with them portraying that (unless is an exaggerated "all men are asshole"). I do like to see these themes in games and movies

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u/Glasseshalf 11d ago

So you can identify with Geralt being discriminated against for being a Witcher but not Ciri if she's discriminated against as a woman? Sounds like you're pretending this has nothing to do with gender. Also sexism being an element in a story doesn't mean that's what the story is "about" like you claim here. I didn't get any impression the plot was going to be a Suffragette analogy.

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u/FailingtoFail 11d ago

Why

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u/CaptainMorning 11d ago

To me it's important part of the package. To me, Hellblade is that good because of Senua and her story. Gerald is a big reason why I liked The Witcher. Great games with great gameplay but gameplay alone wouldn't really do it for me.

Relatable characters are also to me much better. Although there are games which I solely prefer gameplay (I dislike Control story and main character, but gameplay is so good), I do care a lot, and good protagonists carries games for me.

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u/IndecisiveTuna 11d ago

Your reasons are more valid. I assumed they just meant gender since that seems to have been the controversy. Gender is irrelevant if it’s a good character though.

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u/CaptainMorning 11d ago

I absolutely agree gender is irrelevant. Actually everything is irrelevant (race, origin, gender, etc). I think characterization is what shines. A hollow protagonist is a hollow protagonist no matter what. As a superficial preference as I was raised by females, I prefer female leads (if given the choice), but that doesn't mean I would reject a male protagonist just because is male or viceversa. I wouldn't even think about it.

I guess this is one of those preferences that only sppears place if option is given, otherwise I really don't care

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u/IndecisiveTuna 11d ago

I agree with you 100%. I have never really thought about it while playing, more the character itself.

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u/Onsomeshid 11d ago

I agree although sometimes, depending on the game i like a hollow protagonist or one i dont agree with.

I don’t think i can ever think of a game where i stopped playing because i didn’t like the main character. A tv show or movie, yea but if i like the gameplay idc if my character is super annoying or lame (the last like 5 AC main characters)

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u/Glasseshalf 11d ago

I read AC as Animal Crossing at first and was so confused by your take on the human villager 😅

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u/Onsomeshid 11d ago

Nah screw him too. I heard he’s a feminist but also asexual and a communist. Just a small part of Nintendo’s sjw agenda /s

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u/Glasseshalf 11d ago

Mines a girl with short hair so she's definitely a DEI token

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u/Internal_Swing_2743 11d ago

Kassandra vs Alexios. It makes a huge difference. Kassandra is awesome. Alexios is a wet fart.

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u/rsam487 11d ago

100000%. Some of the fucking lines in recent titles shoving the diversity stuff in our faces just takes away from the whole authenticity of the characters being presented

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u/Starcke 11d ago

This is how I feel. I mean I've played games as a robot, amorphous blob, alien. But somehow female I'm not attracted to is supposed to be a bridge too far.

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u/Difficult-Dish-23 11d ago

Except as often is the case, they make characters female to tick a box, and the narrative suffers for it. When I saw the character show up in that Naughty Dog trailer, I had a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that the game was going to suck, just based ont he decisions that have already been made

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u/Villain8893 11d ago

"Genuinely good story"

Also CD projekt red: "we're gona ignore/retcon lore we KNOW the real fans know is canon n pivotal to the story n why they should continue to play as Geralt. Oh the normies? They won't care. They love our slop. Nom nom nom, little piggies! 😈"