Failmaster

"While I do not mind playing through the game as a female character, many other people do mind."

But you're fine with the thousands of games that have male protagonists that don't allow you to have character creation? Sometimes narratives need a fixed character. What is so wrong about this? To me - this screams insecurity from men who just can't handle playing as a woman character. It's genuinely bizarre. Having every game requiring choice of character creation would astronomically blow up the budget and limit narrative choices (due to lack of time, budget, etc.).