My story with the game is that I didn't want to get made fun of for playing as a girl, so I roleplayed as black instead of playing a self insert.
don't tell me I'm the only one here that hesitated on this screen this screen as a kid
My story with the game is that I didn't want to get made fun of for playing as a girl, so I roleplayed as black instead of playing a self insert.
20 Comments
Nikki@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 2y
i didnt hesitate, i picked the fukin girl
on an unrelated note, i cannot believe it took so long to realize this about myself
Fal@yiffit.net · 13 pts · 2y
Exactly, no hesitation. In any game in any context.
I feel very uncomfortable when I have to play male characters.
MrShelbs@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 2y
This, but with the boy, and the name I chose for the character... Oopsies.
WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y
Finally chose the girl character when I was away in college and figured it was less likely people would know. Of course next time I see my best friend, he wants to trade pokemon and teased me for using a girl character with a feminized version of my name. Was almost a decade later when I considered I might not be cis.
MrShelbs@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
Well, there’s also the fact so many cis men use female characters in games for many reasons like cooler armor etc. And they’re still cis, so you feel like « that’s not an indicator of being trans » but here we are…
glacier@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 25 pts · 2y
I chose the boy character while thinking to myself "I wish I could choose the girl."
Pulptastic@midwest.social · 5 pts · 2y
Just do it.
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 19 pts · 2y
populustree@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 2y
i picked the girl one because i liked the look of the girl character more, and my brother made fun of me
that was when the first brick in the wall was laid
DmMacniel@feddit.de · 14 pts · 2y
We picked Girl because of the cute artwork right? ... Right?!
bi_tux@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
I did this, but I just spent the normal cis amount of time thinking about it
Drivebyhaiku@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
One of the things about the trans masc experience. Nobody fucking questioned me playing as boy... ever. They were also still surprised Pikachu face when I came out as trans despite me dressing like a male poke-protagonist since the moment I got to choose my own clothes and not wear hand-me-downs.
I wholeheartedly wish to take a bat to the patriarchy so that our AMABs can finally be free and girl option is not looked at as some kind of innately less cool failure state. I hope future gens of humans will never need hesitate about what poke-protagonist they wanna be the very best like no one ever was with ...for any reason other than debating the preference of outfits.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 2y
Pokémon X: Boys can't wear the cool trenchcoat, it's a dress and dresses are for girls
Ach, I wasn't really using that masculinity anyway.
IGuessThisIsForNSFW@yiffit.net · 7 pts · 2y
My issue was always the 'bag'. Boys always got some lame backpack. Girls got a cool fanny pack or messenger bag. It's a fantasy game, I don't want to wear the same thing I carry my books to school in, I want cool gear!
Barricky@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 2y
celeste@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I hesitated so long before picking girl😂 .
Xariphon@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y
"Do I play what I actually want, or what my family won't make a scene about if they notice?"
violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Wish I had this in Red/Blue although I most likely wouldn't have chosen the girl out of fear of my dad or school kids finding out. Still got made fun of enjoying playing Keori in SSX Tricky
ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
I just started playing Amnesia: Rebirth and the opening cut scene gave me such unexpected euphoria. Take a look, the euphoric part starts around 2:20
https://inv.tux.pizza/watch?v=oRSkZ1FdEXo
It made me realize how extremely rare it is for a game to not only have a female protagonist but also a first person perspective where you can actually see your own body if you look down.
FirstMajesticComet@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Nope but it very much annoys me that the games lack an NB option.
ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 2y
wait wait Is this a trick question? Maybe there is no right answer... or is there?