The location of the game may have its own implications for character creation and the identity the main character starts with. As every game has taken place in the United States, it's likely to keep that pattern. There is a lot of speculation on what a new title could include, like where the game will be set. Many gamers create versions of themselves in their characters, so opening up more gender and body type options will invite more players to express their own identities in the game.įallout 5 may be far away, but that just allows for more time for refinement. Players will stick with their character for many hours, making that initial character creation significantly important to the rest of their experience. The Fallout games rely heavily on immersion as large-scale RPGs. With more customizability, players can get even more creative with their character designs. There were only three main body types in a triangle slider. One other customizable feature that could receive more attention in Fallout 5 is body type while Fallout 4 did have sliders for body type, it was not as elaborate as the facial options. Using a similar system for pronouns could work as well. In Fallout 4, Codsworth was able to recognize and read from a long list of potential player names. While there is some general compatibility work required in the background, a removal of the hard barrier between male/female routes and allowing players to choose their own pronouns would be the main factors in broadening the gender spectrum. When it comes to non-binary gender options in games, it's not as hard to implement as it may initially seem. Gender-locked features or outfits are typically an inconvenience at best, and exclusive at worst.
It's an easy way to allow a broader spectrum of gender expression in-game.
The trailer for Splatoon 3 implies that the player character doesn't have a male/female gender setting, and the player characters in Animal Crossing: New Horizons have some gendered "styles" but aren't necessarily gendered in-game.
More games are starting to embrace genderless character creation.
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