I recently saw an interview video where there was confirmation that female characters would not be present because they would "take away" more hair styles, clothing and so on from the game, thats just a really bad excuse not to include them.
Of course this is splash damage's game and all, but I just don't buy that, games like Saints Row 2 have hundreds of different hair styles, clothing and other customization options for both genders as well as having a big, seamless world, its very possible and this game does it very well.
In the interview, there was a hint that female characters could be added as DLC, which would be great, but why not do it from the start?
Im interested in this game a lot, specially to play as a Medic character, but why must I play as a dead brain steroid gorilla all the time? Why is it that having female characters in a FPS seems to be the exception and not the rule? Its time for shooters to start including female characters, it adds more options than actually taking them away.
Its nice to play a game where you can choose the character you want to be, it gives it a more personalized experience and makes you care about your character and how they look. Even games like Gears of War are starting to consider the inclusion of female characters because there is an audience that wants that. Epic's earlier Unreal Tournament series had female characters and still does today.
Please reconsider this, if not during development (which I think its late now) at least for DLC.
Become that rule not another exception.
Looking forward to your thoughts, thanks.