Why do some men choose to play as girls in video games?

Why do some men choose to play as girls in video games?

Just what is going through their heads? I don't understand.

To look at a player character they find attractive?

why would I want to look at a man's ass lel?

Because they are gay.

Female characters tend to look cooler and have better/less generic design.

Why does it matter?

Why wouldn't you want to be a cute female?

I masturbate to them and end up not being able to play the game

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30% increase in fun

I know this is bait, but
They're either effeminate weirdos that fantasize about BEING the character, or fugly manchildren with some degree of autism that prevents or inhibits their ability to talk to actual women.

This

maybe use that useless brain of yours and think a little harder

I always play as a woman because I'm such a flaming homo that if I see a male character's ass I have to crank it right there. I always play it off to my friends like I want to look at a girl's ass, then I subtly imply that they're gay (they think I'm straight)

I play female for anime game and male for western game.

Why do some men question it?

If a man's actions don't fit into your tiny, outdated view of toxic masculinity, why make a big deal?

By asking the question, you have revealed your currently shitty nature to the rest of us.

Catfishing. That's mainly why I do it anyway. I always play dudes in non-MMOs.

>toxic masculinity
How's being born post 2000 treatin' ya, boyo?

>game has detailed character creator
>decide to try and make a female character
>get uncontrollably aroused and need to masturbate immediately

And thats why I can only ever play as males. Dunno what it is, but the sims was especially unbearable when creating females.

I find myself playing female on a second playthrough sometimes.
Sometimes it's more entertaining or interesting to see a character roll filled by a female depending on the story or circumstance.

Because girls are cute and boys are icky.

>play as
>as
>you can't play a character without self-inserting

I just do it out of reflex from only playing females in asian MMOs where 4/5s of the cosmetic gear is "female-only".

Sissy white boys being repressed homosexuals as usual.

>one of these threads again
I bet you think the same thing about gay people. Or anyone who does something you'd never do.

People don't think the same, user. You probably would never do sewer work but there's someone out there who loves that shit.

This. I don't self-insert into video game characters, I pick based on what I like looking at more rather than try to match the character most closely to myself because I am not an autist.

Okay here we go:

>Desire to be a cutie 3.14
>Devs gives females more options in terms of customs
>Male doesn't wanna "look at a guys ass all day"
>Want people to think they are female to get free stuff
>Want to ERP but realize their sick ERP fantasy isn't realistically doable because no girl actually wants to do that so they pretend to be the girl and do it with a guy because they are fucking gay as shit
>They want to play as their headcanon waifu
>They secretly wish to be a girl
>They want something they can fantasize about and masturbate to
>all the male customization options suck
>class or profession is restricted to race which is restricted to the female sex
>Desire to be one of the cute animu characters so kawaii they saw on their favorite shit anime/hentai

Most of it I think is just desire to be a cute girl AND get free stuff.

>playing an inferior gender
>not an autist

learn2read
He's not calling their masculinity toxic, he's accusing them of being the sort of person that uses the phrase "toxic masculinity"

because i want to be cute

So wait when do you catfish, in every other scenario?

Who the fuck states at their characters' back when playing a game? Aren't you looking at the environment around you?

Because the girls are always cuter and nicer to look at than the generic looking boys. In the games where there are obvious difference in body type the female bodies are sleeker while the male body is bulky.

Girls are just nicer to look at all around.

You don't "play a gender" user. You are male. You're always male. The only gender you inhabit is your own, not the video game character's.

>being a male means you are unable to play a video game in which you play as a female

In almost every single RPG, JRPG, MMO that I've played, the females almost ALWAYS have:

>More facial sliders
>More body sliders
>More hairstyles
>More clothing
>More accessories
>Sometimes exclusive access to make-up

I'm a sucker when it comes to character customization, so I like more options. I'm not looking to self-insert, I just like the ability to make a unique character.

No. jesus christ learn to read.

Being a male means that if you play a video game character where the player is a female, you are a male playing a video game. You are not a male "playing as" a female. You are just a male playing a video game.

I usually made a sexy character I watch it when I get bored.

On male chars I try to make them look badass or at least pretty related to his role.

Why is important? I'm a fucking weirdo, love to make nice looking girls and playing with them, sometimes also make male chars and enjoy it too, I don't see any problem.

"This boy looks dumb and this girl looks cool. I think I'd rather play a cool character."

I don't know why anybody would want to associate with this loser.

Touko wasn't animated very well for this animation.

I like staring at their behinds and nude mods are almost always available depending on the game.

>Just what is going through their heads?

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Better outfits

If there's character creation, why not BE the Waifu?

rosa best girl

You must still be in grade school to think like this. I stopped giving a shit about how society looks at me or how it expects me to act around age 20.

The only conclusion I can come to is that you're insecure about your masculinity for asking this question.

That throwing animation, god damn. Best part of the game right there.

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You're 100% right in this aspect. I just came to this realization because it never was of any significance to me before. It shouldn't matter if you're a dude that wants to play as a girl.

That being said,
>I stopped giving a shit about how society looks at me or how it expects me to act around age 20
You are right, but with moderation. An extreme interpretation of this could be a 25 year old basement dweller still living in his parent's place. You may know this I'm sure, but I want to give other anons reading a heads up

there are two ways to look at this
>you view the character you control as your self insert

or

>you view them like a puppet as like a son/daughter you guide that you want to fuck or something

usually its the first thing though and these closet homos even mentally roleplay as the opposite sex.

however otherwise it is like playing a hentai game where you control the girl and make her do shit.

I don't understand it myself. I always try to self insert in games. I've never played as a female in Pokemon and don't intend to.