What's up, RMers?
05-02-2012, 03:12 AM
does anyone else find difficulty in writing characters of opposite gender? my gf tells me my female characters aren't realistic.
the first major female character in my game is a gross, gold digging sea hag who's queen of a pirate cult that worships a long forgotten sea deity. the second is a singer who cheated on her boyfriend because he wasn't emotionally up to par, and stole his boat keys with the intention of wrecking it. she eventually gives the main character the boat keys after the story of how she, the sea hag, the boat's owner and the 'other man' are all involved in a soap opera-esque lovetangle.
then there is the sea hag's sister, who is freed from captivity, but is killed after reuniting with the party, and an angel who was a girl that drowned.
how do these compare to realistic female characters? i look at other rpgs, The girl from FF6 could just as easily be male, Tifa from ff7, and jessica from dragon quest 8 are basically boobs on legs. the main girls from ff8 and ff9 are damsels in distress, similar from jesse on the real adventure of johnny quest.
where can i look for a realistic portrayal? i can only think about the world from a male brain, which is motivated uniquely by factors of either having to poop, or wanting to sex. are there any realistic frmale characters in games nowadays?
the first major female character in my game is a gross, gold digging sea hag who's queen of a pirate cult that worships a long forgotten sea deity. the second is a singer who cheated on her boyfriend because he wasn't emotionally up to par, and stole his boat keys with the intention of wrecking it. she eventually gives the main character the boat keys after the story of how she, the sea hag, the boat's owner and the 'other man' are all involved in a soap opera-esque lovetangle.
then there is the sea hag's sister, who is freed from captivity, but is killed after reuniting with the party, and an angel who was a girl that drowned.
how do these compare to realistic female characters? i look at other rpgs, The girl from FF6 could just as easily be male, Tifa from ff7, and jessica from dragon quest 8 are basically boobs on legs. the main girls from ff8 and ff9 are damsels in distress, similar from jesse on the real adventure of johnny quest.
where can i look for a realistic portrayal? i can only think about the world from a male brain, which is motivated uniquely by factors of either having to poop, or wanting to sex. are there any realistic frmale characters in games nowadays?