Banished is a low bar. It had a lot of issues. I would argue the recently released Farthest Frontier is a better comparison. It also has some flaws but is leaps and bounds better than Banished.
Well, as a guy, I’ve been asked multiple times why I systematically play games female characters in video games, to the point of skipping a game if I’m forced to pay a male one, with a few exceptions (I really liked Albus from Troubleshooters for example). Whenever there’s romance in a game, I’ll also take the F/F route....
I am male. If given the option to play female and a female would make the story more interesting I will choose to play a female. What defines “interesting” is arbitrary. Valheim - female named Muscle Wife. Phasmophobia - black male with friends (due to movie tropes) and female solo (because they look janky and ragged as hell). MMOs - depends on the aesthetic. If I am going to be staring at a character for a long time and I am not roleplaying an ugly bastard then I will choose female most of the time since I don’t play MMOs to self insert.
When choice isn’t an option I do not avoid a game just because of a character’s race or gender, but I am starting to get real sick of white male protagonists. They aren’t really offering me any new perspectives.
Blue Protocol to be discontinued in Japan, will no longer release in the west. (blue-protocol.com) angielski
Prison Architect 2 transitioning game to a different studio (store.steampowered.com) angielski
Really weird thing to happen before the game is even released. The game previously got delayed and is now being moved to a different team.
OlliOlli, Kerbal Space Program Teams Shut Down by GTA Publisher (www.pushsquare.com)
Gutted by this
Manor Lords is off to a flying start on Steam, just hours after its early access release (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
So you prefer playing as another gender? (quanticfoundry.com) angielski
Well, as a guy, I’ve been asked multiple times why I systematically play games female characters in video games, to the point of skipping a game if I’m forced to pay a male one, with a few exceptions (I really liked Albus from Troubleshooters for example). Whenever there’s romance in a game, I’ll also take the F/F route....
Prison Architect 2 - Official Announcement Trailer (www.youtube.com) angielski