hozz1235 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) I'm male. I prefer a female character. Why? I'd rather hear the grunting sounds (such as when climbing) of a female vs a male. 'nuff said. Edited July 18, 2020 by hozz1235 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daymo Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 I feel that the guy is more sarky and passive aggressive than Astrid. His whining makes me want to send him to the long dark prematurely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odizzido Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I will play both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaySovereign Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 The female voice used to be very sarcastic and sassy, so I stopped playing her for a while. I then saw a recent playthrough where her voice lines weren't as grating as before. I actually started a stalker campaign with her last night and I'm enjoying hearing the new, reworked voice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Apocalypse Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I am female, but I do prefer having a male character in this game. Mostly because of how the clothing looks, since I don't really use the voice in my playthroughs. I enjoy playing both characters in the story mode though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSharper Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I switch each game. no particular reason. I like the female dialog better though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odizzido Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I haven't done a serious comparison but I wonder if it's easier to stone rabbits with the female character than the male. I assume the male hands are larger and block more of your view. The difference must be pretty small though, since I've not noticed or thought about it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) As a female gamer I appreciate the often rare chance to play a female character. God knows I've played enough male characters, not that I mind much. LOL I really appreciate games like this, and Mass Effect that take the time to fully voice and create both gender versions of the player character. I like how Mass Effect used the last name Shepherd in all the dialog so that the NPCs didn't have change what they were saying. I wish Red Dead Redemption did this. Playing a female bad-ass cowgirl would be awesome. Edited July 22, 2020 by Sherri 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odizzido Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) With the original mass effect, one of my fav games ever, I played through as both male and female. I ended up liking the female voice actor better so that's who I ended up playing as. I think primarily I like good voice acting, the gender is less important to me. edit-------- You know what's interesting? I don't find I have a preference over male or female in this game but I did in mass effect, even though it's the same two people who do the voices. I wonder what exactly in mass effect made me like the female char better? Edited July 22, 2020 by odizzido Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hozz1235 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 20 hours ago, odizzido said: With the original mass effect, one of my fav games ever, I played through as both male and female. I ended up liking the female voice actor better so that's who I ended up playing as. I think primarily I like good voice acting, the gender is less important to me. edit-------- You know what's interesting? I don't find I have a preference over male or female in this game but I did in mass effect, even though it's the same two people who do the voices. I wonder what exactly in mass effect made me like the female char better? Romances? 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odizzido Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 haha no. Actually I didn't do any romance stuff, I simply don't find it interesting. What was strange for me is in the game I ended up having two of the girls ask me to chose between them when, from my view, I showed no romantic interest in either of them. Apparently the game thought differently, or perhaps no romance at all wasn't even an option. It was so out of the blue and I was like....what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acada Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I am male and I like Astrid's voice more than Will's. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTC-10 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I would have passed this poll by because there was no "don't matter to me" choice available, but on consideration I still won't mark the poll but am now leaning towards female because there is a tiny little irritating thing that Will does that upsets me which might just be my imagination but it's there. When he seems to clear his throat before saying (I forget the exact phrase) "gotta drop some gear". The phrase is okay. It is the or what I take as "throat clearing" that has rubbed me wrong pretty much since I first heard it. Strange the things that come to irritate one's self. Otherwise I tend to alternate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odizzido Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Astrid has a line saying something like "I'm so tired I could sleep right here" and every time I hear that all I can think of is how much of a lie that is. She can't, she doesn't have a bedroll. She would rather die than sleep without one. What a stubborn princess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_ Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I ended up choosing "male" in the poll given most of my starts are with the male character. It's mostly an immersion thing where I can relate to being there in GBI while playing Will. That said, the voice acting is better for the female character and the dialogue is better scripted IMO, so I end up playing the female character when doing challenges and test runs. I like 'em both to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicManiac Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I favor Astrid for most of my runs. If I'm going to be stranded in the wilderness for the rest of my life, I prefer Astrid's company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeffpeng Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I'm a dude, playing a dude, hunted by some other dudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfish107 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 More often than not you play as a male character when you don't have a choice, so i always play as a female character when given the choice. I also like playing as characters that don't look like me, so that means female and/or non-human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjeff680 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 6:34 AM, JaySovereign said: The female voice used to be very sarcastic and sassy, so I stopped playing her for a while. I then saw a recent playthrough where her voice lines weren't as grating as before. I actually started a stalker like best automatic campaign with her watches under 2000 last night and I'm enjoying hearing the new, reworked voice. i am male and prefer female character! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFromzzz Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 I'm a female and choose the female. Not for any special reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotown Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I’m female so I generally prefer playing the game as a female. It feels more like it’s me in the wilderness, not my character. And without character dialogue on, it could very well be me 😂. But in all honesty I could play as either. Not a big deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMK Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 20 hours ago, Jotown said: I’m female so I generally prefer playing the game as a female. It feels more like it’s me in the wilderness, not my character. Same here, but the other gender around. I'd like to replace the male voice with my own rants to get a better immersion but the files are encoded 😪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsmyuncle Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I'm a woman and prefer playing as Astrid. Just because in other games I spend so much time controlling a dude, it's a nice change of pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarrowStone Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I'm male, I usually pick Astrid, but it used to be 50/50 where I'd alternate between them. A recent change made Will's grunts from falling like two feet sound like he was being punched in the gut. I do prefer to be Will when doing the challenge modes for some reason though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixB Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I'm female and choose to play as a male character... Because Will has a bigger carrying capacity! I was so surprised to see that no one else in this forum had mentioned it! He has like 10 more pounds of carrying capacity, so I make sure to always use him when it comes to challenges and such. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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