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Dude playing as the female character
Ever since I started playing Pokemon, I've always played as the male. Usually I get both versions, but even with that I always play as the guy. The only exception was Pokemon Platinum, but that was mainly because I really liked Dawn's design and I had previously beaten it as a male. I played as a guy for Johto remakes and Gen V. I've always played as a male in both Hoenn remakes.
With that being said, anytime I play Pokemon Y (I don't have X), I always keep starting the game over, regretting that I played as a guy. I'm not sure why, but I don't like his design and I really like Serena's. I think she looks great and he's dull. Now anytime I play as a girl I keep thinking that I'm not being manly and nobody says anything about it, but I just have the feeling that someone will. But if I play as a guy, I kind of feel like I'm forcing myself to play the game in a lesser way. I just want to enjoy myself to the fullest and I really believe that playing as Serena does that. Does any other person have this problem where they like the reverse gender's design better than the character that's the same gender as them? |
I was the same way with X. I don't really like the way Calem looks. Plus, the female character has more clothing options.
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I've heard stories of male players wanting to play as a female character in this game, and given the huge number of customization options for the female it seems to be no surprise why. Most people who enjoyed X & Y loved its customization feature and they wanted to abuse it a lot, and most of the male charcater's clothing options weren't as diverse as the female's.
But then again we have to take into account that girls can wear both skirts/dresses and pants as opposed to boys only being able to wear pants, so it was expected the female players would get the better end of the stick here. |
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It felt strange to me because in every Pokemon game apart from this, I at least completed the main story before using the female. I beat the game with Serena. I've never beat the game with Calem and I don't really want to. I feel with her that I'm not shackled. That's one of the main problems of the clothing options. It's unbalanced and again, I don't need to be disadvantaged from people playing as her. |
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I always play as the male trainer when I pick up a Pokemon game. Then if I ever decide to play the opposite version of the game, I choose the female trainer. Just to notice small dialogue changes and also customization options.
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I've never had a problem playing as the opposite gender. I usually play as the opposite gender more often than my own.
And Justin, there's no need to worry about what others would think of you for playing as a female character. Anyone who thinks less of you for not playing as your gender is a child stuck with an early 90's mindset and you should ignore them. Not saying that there's anything wrong with people who feel it's better to them to play as the same gender that they are either, just that no one should be looked down upon for their gender choice in a video game, whether it's the same as they are irl or not. |
I have never really had a problem with it either. In most cases, the female designs are 100 times better. Usually I will play as a male my first run through. If I get the 2nd game or restart, it is usually the female.
The female has way more clothing than the male in XY as others have said, which is disappointing. I have never really had a problem with it either. In most cases, the female designs are 100 times better. Usually I will play as a male my first run through. If I get the 2nd game or restart, it is usually the female. The female has way more clothing than the male in XY as others have said, which is disappointing. Another thing about the male characters, they always look similar and most of the time use dark blue as there clothing. While the females always look totally different from other females and have a huge variety of color they use from black to white. |
I'm generally the opposite. For the past four generations, my choice of gender has pretty much always been a coin flip when I start a new game, but for XY (and ORAS)...due to the PSS and the overall level of connectivity between other players, I generally don't want to misrepresent myself to others online, especially given my age relative to the core demographic of these games. XD
That being said, I have started Y as a female a couple of times, but never really beaten it as one and my first time beating AS was as May. I am also confused by how inconsistent Nintendo has been with crossdressing and homosexuality in their games in recent years. Animal Crossing: New Leaf came out a couple months before XY and crossdressing was fully possible there. XD |
I've never really thought about it, but thinking about it I did think that both the player models in X/Y were horrid, but then again I think badly of that game full stop. Loved the heart gold character sprite though if I had to pick a favourite.
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To be super honest, I always found it a bit odd that people would play as opposing gender. I dont know, it'd just seem extremely weird for me. I like to play so that the game is as realistic as possible and so I can connect to the game as much as possible. Playing the game as a female would not only feel weird, but also kinda ruin the entire "realism" idea.
So imo, it's odd, but then again, I only catch male Pokemon unless they are feminine or pink so what do i know lol. Play it so you feel good playing, dont force anything. If you want to play as a female, go for it, no one is rating/grading the way you play, nor should it bother you. Odd or not, its subjective and dont let it affect you. The way that you like is the way you should do. Pce |
it's literally just a game and I think we read far too into gender roles in such instances.
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That being said, Calem's design bores me and every time I try playing as him I feel restricted. I also start not having fun every time I see the rival (Serena) because I'm reminded of what I could be playing as, which in my opinion looks better. This is the only game where I have not beaten the main story as a male. I only beat it once as a female, which I have never done before until now. Quote:
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The journey continues. They all strive to be the very best, like no one ever was. |
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Well, see? You play another gender and before u knlw it u will have kids with someone from japan. |
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As one who has played through XY at least ten times in total, i've played as the girl character in it all but two - one being my main copy of X where I have all my stuff, and the other was one of my Monotypes I started at the tail-end of 2013. When I do, I try to give her outfits that will go along well with the theme of the playthrough i'm going with.
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I think the male trainer is so ugly in XY honestly, and his clothing options suck. So I have never and will never play as the male in XY. I normally do prefer the male protagonists though.
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