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What type of video game character would you rather be?

Aug 8, 2014 6:57AM PDT

To give this question some context check out Michelle Starr's article "The risk of the female protagonist": http://www.cnet.com/news/the-risk-of-the-female-protagonist/

What type of video game character would you rather be?

-- a male character.
-- a female character.
-- a character of my own ethnicity.
-- a character of another ethnicity than my own.
-- non human characters are my favorite!
-- Other. (expand in comments).

Don't forget to vote in the poll: http://forums.cnet.com/2706-21566_102-2442.html

Note: This post was edited by its original author on 08/08/2014 at 2:06 PM PT

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character type
Aug 8, 2014 9:39AM PDT

it doesnt really make a difference to me.
if they are wanting female leads - what is the problem ? look at
the movies today - female leads kicking *** !
besides which - they can be more sneaky than men hahahaha

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Sorry...
Aug 8, 2014 11:39AM PDT

Don't play video games. Sorry.

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But then I am male
Aug 8, 2014 12:42PM PDT

But then I don't play online.

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I would like to be
Sep 3, 2014 2:07PM PDT

-- non human characters are my favorite!

Many of us that like fiction want to take imagination all the way. Would be awesome to be some race from outer-space within powers.

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Non human character
Nov 26, 2015 9:09AM PST

Because what's the point of being average [RebelStyle]