Should Rockstar's Next Game Have a Female Main Protagonist

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what does gaf think will they try something new or play it safe and use a male character?

And do you think it will hunt sales if they go with a female?
 
1. Sure.
2. It'll be a male character.
3. Potentially hurt initial sales slightly, but it's Rockstar so it's not like that'd matter in the long run.
 
Human characters are boring I want to escape reality. Make it a robot at least, or perhaps some type of walking tree creature.

I don't think it would hurt sales much, though.
 
Redx508 said:
what does gaf think will they try something new or play it safe and use a male character?

And do you think it will hunt sales if they go with a female?
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If they can write a good story with a female protagonist then great. But don't write in a female character just for the sake of having female characters.
 
For some reason I think that if Rockstar did this, the protagonist would not be feminine, they would male-ify it with mannerisms of a dude and a bunch of tattoos and short hair. I would be glad to see a female character though!
 
They'll probably have multiple protagonists again, I'd be surprised if at least one of them isn't a girl in the next game. I could see two guys and two girls being the protagonists in the next game.
 
Makki said:
For some reason I think that if Rockstar did this, the protagonist would not be feminine, they would male-ify it with mannerisms of a dude and a bunch of tattoos and short hair. I would be glad to see a female character though!
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I don't see what's wrong with this. "Male-ify" is pretty weird.
 
I think it's likely if their next game has multiple protagonists (like GTAV) that one of them will be female.

I don't think a female lead would negatively impact sales, would actually likely lead to greater coverage in the media.
 
bobbytkc said:
If they can write a good story with a female protagonist then great. But don't write in a female character just for the sake of having female characters.
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I've never understood this argument. What does it mean exactly?

It feels like this position is saying that all characters are male by default and if you're going to have a female lead you have to earn it somehow.

If Rockstar had wanted one of GTA V's main characters to be a woman, would it really have affected the story? Like, any one of them could have been female and it would've been fine to me.
 
I would enjoy it, especially in GTA. Think like Lena Headey's character in Dredd. I think taking one of the usually put upon marginilized female characters getting fed up and taking over as the protagonist would be a lot more compelling than another gangster/mafia story.
 
Sure, provided it makes sense for the story they're trying to tell and she's well-developed. I'm all for being inclusive and equal but token-ism wouldn't solve anything. I know Rockstar is great at making great characters and I have no doubt they could make a great female character for whatever game they do next.
 
GalacticMouse said:
I've never understood this argument. What does it mean exactly?

It feels like this position is saying that all characters are male by default and if you're going to have a female lead you have to earn it somehow.

If Rockstar had wanted one of GTA V's main characters to be a woman, would it really have affected the story? Like, any one of them could have been female and it would've been fine to me.
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It means that forcing something, simply to have it is not a good idea...if they write a great story and a female character works best, then awesome...if a male character fits best, then go with a male character...it's really a simple concept
 
Would like to see it but if GTA were to get a female protag anytime soon I couldn't see them doing a sole female protag for all those marketing reasons some industry people like to list off.
 
I hope someone takes a chance because it's risky marketing/business wise because the average consumer is a sexist and rasict.
looking for a sarcasm tag huh? Nope.
 
Absolutely, I mean what's the risk there. GTAO does if you want, and before anyone says the GTAO character doesn't count- that character is a huge influence to GTA5 (dismantled The Lost, helped Trevor and Martin, Lamar etc) .
 
I would love for that to happen, but I don't think it will, ever.

TheTurboFD said:
Red Dead with a woman would be pretty bad ass.
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Seriously, I'll be disappointed in every other possibility when they announce it. That's perfection. Like a female version of Sentenza. Dark, hardcore bounty hunter, but a woman.

BabyFaceKillah said:
hmmm not too long ago I thought that it would be interesting if the next red dead featured a Native American female protagonist.
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That's even better.
 
It'd be awesome if they could do something similar to Prodigy's Smack My Bitch Up video where you're doing all sorts of wild shit with your character only to find out in the end you're playing as a woman.
 
Only if they don't shove it down our throats how much of a female she is! I only want the most neutral and non-affront woman for my fragile ego. She can't have any relationships either.

/s
 
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