Top 10 Most Awesome Female Video Game Protagonists
With recent minor controversy surrounding news that Treyarch's plan on making a True Crime game with a female lead was overridden by Activision's focus testing, there was a brief outcry concerning female characters in games, and whether or not they're marketable, or in Activision's case, "safe."
When it comes to female leads in games, or just choosing to play as a female when given a choice, many male gamers can be pretty divided, and mostly for good reasons. Most who choose not to when given a choice simply state that it effects their level of immersion, which is something I absolutely agree with (when there's a romantic relationship flag, anyways). But some simply outright refuse to play as a woman, whether it be Bayonetta, Lara Croft, or April Ryan.
To the group of boys and men in the latter category, I say to you: Stop being such insecure twats. You're missing out. Did you play Portal? You know you were playing as a chick, right? What about Metroid?
I'm sorry to say, however, that the list omits supporting female roles, but despite that, honorable mention must go to The Boss from Metal Gear Solid 3, for showing us what motherhood and love really means. Another honorable mention to Kaine from Nier, for being the first canonical hermaphrodite with a complex past in video games.