I’m not likely to buy this game, but I’m still more likely to buy it than willingly visit Florida (I’ll only go if I get sent to the concentration camp)

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    Another one that irks me for some reason is that a LOT of games get the MOST boring, cookie-cutter action hero voice actor for the dude. I just can’t get invested when “me” in the game sounds so unenthusiastic. I tend to pick the female character/voice option just bc they seem to put more effort into it. See: CP2077, most bioware games.

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      I picked the female character on cp2077 on a whim and thank God for that. The story is so much better with a female protagonist (at least until now, I haven’t finished yet) and V Friendship with Jackie is much more sweet like an unlikely duo. The voice actor is also great. I saw some clips of male V and it not even comparable how different the game feels.

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        I’ve played through as male and female, they did such an amazing job making the writing and delivery different for Johnny when talking to V.

        You can tell he’s a misogynist.

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          Oh now THAT is interesting, I played male V then female V but they were so far apart time-wise that I honestly didn’t even think about how his dialogue may have changed.

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            Yeah there is some of the same dialogue of course but there’s definitely changes. It was pretty cool to see.

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        I have played through Cyberpunk just once so far, as female V. I’ve rarely felt so comfortable in a character’s shoes. It felt fresh

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      This is 100% the case in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Male player character voice sounds absolutely ridiculous, like Christopher Nolan’s Batman but even worse.

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        Oh man yeah, I didn’t even bother playing the male protag since I heard Kassandra was the canonical or intended choice. Then I heard Alex or whoever and was so glad I didn’t have to listen much longer.