You did not just call FF13 open world...Modern Open world or not, two great games with female leads. And lots more.
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It's 2018 and there is still no AAA modern-setting open world game with only a female protagonist
- Thread starter Plumpbiscuit
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Why was Tomb Raider disqualified again?
It's very much its own game. You don't need the original to play it. Not an expansion.
Shit, I forgot about Mad Max not counting as well. Seriously like half of the games this guy lists doesn't even fulfill his own criteria.
Going by op's list. Both tomb raider games have male support characters
Exactly. I didn't. Hence the "modern open world or not" in my comment :)
Just simply listed two more great games with female leads. Cause OP's super particular topic is disregarding a ton of great female led games over the years regardless of it not being a "modern open world AAA game with a female lead".
Actually the OP is a bollocks OP with a stupid stipulation.
Why does it matter what time period the game is set when we have AAA open worlds with only a female protagonist? How bout that.
Why does it matter what time period the game is set when we have AAA open worlds with only a female protagonist? How bout that.
The main point of your post was unclear as it was worded poorly.
Whether it 'seems fine' to you or not is irrelevant. Of course it seems fine to you, you wrote it.
But you can tell from the flurry of replies that it was not.
Anyway, back on topic:
Horizon
Wow what a travesty that a game meeting all of OP's specific requirements probably doesn't exist.
Come to think about it, wouldn't Lightning Returns fit OP's rather specific criterias?
It's an open world game with a singular female protag, and the setting could be considered modern, low-fantasy, like FFVIII's.
It's an open world game with a singular female protag, and the setting could be considered modern, low-fantasy, like FFVIII's.
Lightning Returns is open world, though.
Huh? To fit the criteria of "Modern AAA open world game with a female protagonist," the game also can't have male support characters?
That's some wild goal-post placement.
The whole reasoning for the thread is odd, looking for Female leads in such a specific game. The only thing this thread has taught OP is how many strong female leads there have been this gen, it's just that they don't fit into their weirdly specific slot (I assume so they can have a moan).
Even better. There you go OP. Your quest is over. Have fun. :)
Let's see there's GTAV but that released last gen and then there's Infamous: SS. D, Far Cry 4/5. Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Watchdogs 1/2, The Division. Drawing a blank on any others
So to be honest, a better thread title would be:
Why is there not a GTA game (or clone) with a female protagonist?
Op has listed GTA, Watch Dogs, Sleeping Dogs, True Crime as the games that meet the requirements.
Mirror's Edge apparently doesn't count because it's only on the rooftops.
Op has also said that a choice of character doesn't count. The protagonist has to be only female, no choice.
Why the hell she wrote in such a convoluted manner, I really don't know.
But there you have it, guys.
Why is there not a GTA game (or clone) with a female protagonist?
Op has listed GTA, Watch Dogs, Sleeping Dogs, True Crime as the games that meet the requirements.
Mirror's Edge apparently doesn't count because it's only on the rooftops.
Op has also said that a choice of character doesn't count. The protagonist has to be only female, no choice.
Why the hell she wrote in such a convoluted manner, I really don't know.
But there you have it, guys.
This.
OP failed horrendously. Is this unwavering gender inclusion thing what Resetera has now become?
"Why isn't there an action adventure, third person game in which you raid tombs and where you play as a man whose last name is Croft. Also it needs to have bows. And this specific ground texture, otherwise it won't qualify"
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Hmm, I figured you were just taking the "modern" part out.
What a sad misinformed thread. In addition to the games already mentioned, I've seen so many women in gaming this generation I can't even take this thread seriously.
Even Uncharted: The Lost Legacy ended up with two amazing female main characters.
Don't even get me started on how female characters have suddenly become wildly popular in games that allow character creation.
Progress is happening. I don't buy this thread at all.
Even Uncharted: The Lost Legacy ended up with two amazing female main characters.
Don't even get me started on how female characters have suddenly become wildly popular in games that allow character creation.
Progress is happening. I don't buy this thread at all.
Guys there were ZERO spiritual successors to Final Fantasy Tactics last year that featured all-female casts and utilized a classic JRPG overworld, 2.5d graphics, and rhythm-based snowboarding gameplay.
What gives?
What gives?
Maybe this has been one big joke thread meant to bait us and we fell for it? I honestly can't see how someone made this with any form of sincerity. It's just so overly specific it's comical.
Is this for real? I mean a bunch of people are getting mod warnings here and there and this thread doesnt qualify as a warning?
It literally feels as if the OP is trying hard to start a fire here. Placing a bunch of requirements (must be open world, must be AAA, must be modern , must not have male/female option, must...) to make a non-existent point, is baffling to me.
Yes there are female protagonists for a bunch of great games modern or not and it doesnt mean anything if the game is open world or not, or if it is AAA and whatnot.
Like another folk a few posts above said we want GOOD games. And there have been a bunch of really good games with really strong female protagonists....
Burn this thread.
It literally feels as if the OP is trying hard to start a fire here. Placing a bunch of requirements (must be open world, must be AAA, must be modern , must not have male/female option, must...) to make a non-existent point, is baffling to me.
Yes there are female protagonists for a bunch of great games modern or not and it doesnt mean anything if the game is open world or not, or if it is AAA and whatnot.
Like another folk a few posts above said we want GOOD games. And there have been a bunch of really good games with really strong female protagonists....
Burn this thread.
OP overplayed his hand in progressive points. Yeah it will get a lot of clicks but the funny thing is, Infamous First Light is the best modern open world game out this generation.
I don't know why people are being so catty in this thread. I thought it was pretty clear what the OP was asking for, and the observation that Rockstar-esque open world games seem to be short on leading ladies is not an unfair one. All those 'you can play other types of games' comments might be accurate, but come across as pretty dismissive. It's not like the Rockstar-esque open world titles are this tiny niche type of game. If a dev were to venture into this direction, can we expect folks to start foaming from the mouth again like when San Andreas and Mafia 3 showed off their protagonists?
So what you're basically looking for is a modern-setting open world game in third person with driveable vehicles with a story specific to its female protagonist?
I mean, even if you're only talking about male protagonists that's a very narrow genre. I can only think of a handful of series that qualify:
GTA
Watch Dogs
Just Cause
Sleeping Dogs
There's also Saints Row but as I understand it you've always created the protagonists in those games so they don't count, and Mafia/LA Noire are set at least half a century ago so are not contemporary. There may be others I've forgotten, but those are the big series.
But OP wants a game that doesn't even have a male support character. I can't see having a gta style open world game with a female lead NOT having a male support character. That just doesn't seem realistic to me.
This thread is crazy. The original post may have been poorly thought out, but the way some people are reacting is crazy.
If you reverse m/f you'll probably find dozens of games which fit the description. The fact that there are a few games meeting that description despite what the thread title says does not invalidate in any way the strong imbalance in that regard.
If you reverse m/f you'll probably find dozens of games which fit the description. The fact that there are a few games meeting that description despite what the thread title says does not invalidate in any way the strong imbalance in that regard.