This has been the case for years now, but it still boggles my mind. Gaming is an overwhelmingly male hobby. 90% of the people playing enthusiast level video games are male. Yet the clear majority of protagonists in these products are female.
New resident evil? Female protagonist.
New Ghost of Tsushima? Female protagonist.
New Hollow Knight? Female protagonist.
New Silent Hill? Female protagonist.
New World of Warcraft expansion? Female protagonist.
And that’s just the biggest trailers of the night. Gay ass indie is almost entirely female (or queer coded) characters.
Is there another industry that hates its own core customer base this much?
Any of my MMO buddies over the years who would say shit like “if im gunna look at my character’s ass for 1,000+ hours I want it to be a chicks ass, duh!”, well, they’re sleeping in the bed they’ve made for themselves lol
I’ve heard that line a bunch back in the day.
Probably mostly from people who modded their games to make their character look naked or exposed.
In my experience it was mostly cope from the guys playing healers lol
How many of them trooned