What's up, RMers?
05-02-2012, 02:20 PM
I don't think it has much to do with your gender. I'm female and I'm more at ease writing male characters over female ones. It just so happens that I have more practice with writing the former.
However, depending on what kind of game/story you're making, I don't think that realism is the main factor to look at. Rather: are the characters believable? Videogame characters don't have to be 100% realistic. It matters more that they are memorable and that they act in a way that makes sense (at the very least to them self in their logic). Girls in games are often really strong or really weak. It's hard to find that middle ground but that may well be because it is hard in real live as well. For everyone.
Besides, the world the characters are determines if they are realistic or not.
However, depending on what kind of game/story you're making, I don't think that realism is the main factor to look at. Rather: are the characters believable? Videogame characters don't have to be 100% realistic. It matters more that they are memorable and that they act in a way that makes sense (at the very least to them self in their logic). Girls in games are often really strong or really weak. It's hard to find that middle ground but that may well be because it is hard in real live as well. For everyone.
Besides, the world the characters are determines if they are realistic or not.
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For the time you're laughing, there's nothing wrong in the world. (Colin Mochrie)
If it's funny, make sure people laugh. If it's not funny, make it funny (unless it's actually really serious). (silvercheers)
Please don't spell my name "Yamina-chan". It's all small. Thank you =D