>>41473938It's not weird as long as you don't self-insert like a tranny. For me it's about how it looks. I will always pick Ethan in Johto and Brendan in Hoenn, but I always end up picking up Dawn rather than Lucas in Sinnoh cause I like the design.
That being said, I get your point. Your character being silent and void of personality is precisely made for self-inserting. But with games like Tomb Raider, NieR, Metroid, Berseria, etc. I can see the appeal of playing with a female character. Even more now that the 3D designs are moe and all that weeb shit
