I think it's a combination of a couple of two main factors. First, most Capital-G Gamers are straight guys, and they aren't going to be interested in men, so the devs put less effort into the male options as a result. Second, both River and Kerry are buried behind optional quests, whereas meeting Judy and Panam is mandatory.
There's also the possibility that the writing staff is mostly dudes, so they can think of what makes an attractive female NPC, but can't do the same for men. Idk though, I'm cishet so I might just be off-base and the tiny straight woman Cyberpunk fanbase could be crazy for River.
There’s also the possibility that the writing staff is mostly dudes, so they can think of what makes an attractive female NPC, but can’t do the same for men.
These sorts of games do often seem to fail to realize who their most attractive male characters actually are, yeah. I was there with Goro Takemura like "I can fix him" but I don't think any of the devs or writers ever thought any players would look at him that way.
I think it's a combination of a couple of two main factors. First, most Capital-G Gamers are straight guys, and they aren't going to be interested in men, so the devs put less effort into the male options as a result. Second, both River and Kerry are buried behind optional quests, whereas meeting Judy and Panam is mandatory.
There's also the possibility that the writing staff is mostly dudes, so they can think of what makes an attractive female NPC, but can't do the same for men. Idk though, I'm cishet so I might just be off-base and the tiny straight woman Cyberpunk fanbase could be crazy for River.
These sorts of games do often seem to fail to realize who their most attractive male characters actually are, yeah. I was there with Goro Takemura like "I can fix him" but I don't think any of the devs or writers ever thought any players would look at him that way.
colossal mood, i can turn him into a commie if you give me a chance pls