The franchise has received more than its fair share of criticism - as one might imagine regarding a game about violent crimes - so, I don't mean to add to it. In fact, I understand where a woman may not fit into the classic Grand Theft Auto main character role.
However, the thought of an awesome woman protagonist intrigued me! Sure, she wouldn't do everything her male counterparts have in the past, but she could conquer in her own way. Aside from Rockstar breaking a gender barrier in gaming, a leading lady in GTA has plenty of potential...
Think of an former queen bee at rock-bottom out for revenge on the people who hurt her. What if she was the daughter of a mob boss or a gangster's widow? What if she was smoking hot, smarter than most men, and afraid of NOTHING? Suddenly, this bad idea sounds groundbreaking!
On the other hand, I may be a little biased. I'm a [very geeky] girl, and GTA is essentially a role playing game with a large male audience. I'm not sure how men in their late-teens to early-thirties would feel about assuming the role of a woman - regardless of how tough she is.
Not many guys are trying to play this.
I LOVE strong female leads! Fiona Glenanne (Burn Notice), Revy (Black Lagoon), Jo Lupo (Eureka)... There's something empowering about watching a fellow female take a gun apart and put it back together in 20 seconds! Grand Theft Auto, a game with virtually no boundaries, about low-level criminals rising to the top, would be a perfect arena for the next great strong female character.
...That isn't sci-fi or magically-enhanced...
What do you think?
Does a woman belong in GTA? Or is it a man's world?
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P.S. Someone started a petition to Rockstar for a female protagonist in Grand Theft Auto! Who knows? Maybe GTA VI?
