Season 2, Female Protagonist?
I personally believe that Season 2 of TWD: The Game should include a female protagonist as the main playable character. Why? Making the playable character a female would add a unique feel to the game. Something no one has ever done before, other than the Tomb Raider series of course. You would need to design this character to be sort of a bad ass though. Maybe a military background? The player would need to feel like they're able to go toe to toe with any other Male character. They did this well with Lilly minus the crazy part. I honestly think that playing as a female this time would be incredibly innovative, and would turn out great! It would definitely be something different. Does anyone else agree? If not, please share why playing as a Male character, again, would be the better option.
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I'm all for a female lead so as long as she's likable and relatable, and not everything revolves around her gender before her actions and mindset. Carley, Lilly (before her insanity) and Christa are good examples of female characters, I believe.
And I really don't see why the female lead would need to have a military background something equivalent to that to be strong or badass. Lee had no combat training, teaches at a school, and he survived for as long as he could.
Anyway, that's my two cents.
If this were another company I'd understand your concern but just between Jurassic Park and The Walking Dead games I'd say Telltale has a very good grasp on characterization. And since they don't seem to treat women as a minority I don't see any reason a female lead would be any less interesting.
Hell, they got people emotionally attached to Clementine in a big way despite the fact a lot of people seem to hate kid characters. (Like Duck) Some people even want her to be the lead in the next season. And I wouldn't worry about them letting stereotypes dominate the characters they create either, they're very good at defying stereotypes actually.
With Lee, for me, I think they made the first memorable black character in a video game who wasn't a solider, gangster or rapper. And in a time where Iran is the bad guy in a lot of American media, they made the loveable and optimistic comic relief character Persian with Omid. And Omid loves Civil War history, as do Lee, which even Christa seems to find baffling.
I'm pretty confident in whoever the pick as the lead of next season.
That said, I'm not opposed to having a female lead, there should be more of them, but I suppose it's up to Telltale. Wouldn't think that she would need to automatically be set with a military background to feel capable though.
Also, I'll have to mention that Tomb Raider isn't the first series to have a female protagonist. It's easy to think of more interesting leads. April Ryan, Heather Mason, Jade, etc.
I hope you understand that it's impossible. They need to make a two games for realization this.
She would probably have a sad and grim death, just like Lee at the end of season 1. She and the newborn child could both be killed simultaneously, which would be quite the sad ending of season 2.
I still want the baby to kill her lol. I sound harsh, but we've never seen a walker baby :P I mean, the brain is developed enough, so if she miscarriages or maybe she gets shot in the stomach or something, then the baby could turn. I know this sounds horrible, but... I just see the lil child as a walker ripping through her stomach... :rolleyes:
Agreed
I also think a chick with military background is cliche. Why does she have to have military background just to compete with men? Women compete with men on a daily basis in this world with no training whatsoever
Having said that, I think that (based on Lee), TTG'S TWD leads will be more about redemption. If she's already bad ass mcgee, what redemption could she be offered? I made a suggestion a while back that if there were a female lead, it'd be interesting if she was a beaten housewife that has to become a tough leader. More redemption and story in that, I think.
If they do have a female lead, I hope they don't mess it up by making it someone like Lily or Molly.
As opposed to a college professor, fishing captain, or radio journalist who could kill zombies and bandits.
I wouldn't mind playing a survivalist like Lilly as long as being abrasive was optional. Already stated that I'd be opposed to someone like Molly being a full-time lead though. The action-hero level of prowess would just feel out of place.
To be fair they had an eight-year-old girl helping them.
Don't forget the hooded girl with parkour skills and a ice pick named Hilda xD
She can murder some zomboys!
*screaming internally*
Just my two cents on that. (And since it's not a love story, don't have to worry about a romance unless they just wanted to make things tougher on themselves. xD)
unborn fetuses can't move to that degree and they don't have any teeth to bite with.
I suppose taking the extra resources to record all of the protagonist's lines twice in such a dialogue heavy game would be an issue as well.