I haven't played either, but I had heard enough about the first game to know what the basic premise is. I thought the ad was kinda neat (and the text saying something along the lines of "You can become whatever you want. Who will you choose to be?" tipped me off on what it was trying to portray, although if I wasn't aware of the basic idea, I might not have caught it), but I agree a female version would've been a good idea, especially since they've made a big deal out of the fact that you can choose to play a woman this time around. I honestly don't understand why they didn't just make a female version of the ad to begin with instead of the male version. Trust me, male gamers are NOT afraid of a female protagonist. At all. All the Tomb Raiders and Resident Evils and Heavenly Swords are proof of that.
But, it is a fact that most gaming advertisements are aimed at males. There still seems to be the misconception that most girls don't like games, but that IS changing. More and more girls are speaking up about it, and recently I've seen a lot of talk about it, even in major gaming magazines. With all this attention being brought to the issue, hopefully game marketing departments will take notice.
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Date: 2008-11-09 09:26 am (UTC)But, it is a fact that most gaming advertisements are aimed at males. There still seems to be the misconception that most girls don't like games, but that IS changing. More and more girls are speaking up about it, and recently I've seen a lot of talk about it, even in major gaming magazines. With all this attention being brought to the issue, hopefully game marketing departments will take notice.
Edited for clarity. XD