In third person games, I prefer female characters because you see the character model and female models tend to have far more customization options. Plus, your character tends to be hot, so that’s a plus.

In first person games, I tend to choose a male character to imagine myself as the character and to have a voice that sounds closer to mine, especially since customization doesn’t matter much at all.

Play who you want to play; who cares what anyone else thinks?