


I was still balancing a lot of thoughts, deciphering my own synapses. I always played as female characters anyway, but giving them a crotch bulge in Saints Row 3 and 4 seemed salacious. It's been nine years, and a lot can change in that time. This is the first full Saints Row game since I came out as transgender.

Related: Guilty Gear Strive's Bridget Becoming The Biggest Trans Woman In Gaming Should Make A Lot Of People Embarrassed While the game itself proved to be a bit of a letdown, the character creator proved to be even better once I got to take the boss out for a spin. Before launch, I played the demo character creator, and wrote that I felt it was one of gaming's best. I didn’t notice any options for face masks, but I suppose the mission for the new Saints is to be noticed after all.Games like Tell Me Why and The Last of Us Part 2 have given us beloved transgender characters, but in terms of creating our own with any sense of physicality, Saints Row is where its at. There are also a ton of clothing options, from full, layered dress suits to cowboy hats and everything in between. With the presets, you could easily create a unique Boss, even with those pre-made options. You can also customize those presets, if you so chose.

Many bodily features such as brows, noses, eyes, and more all have presets if you want to use them, and swapping through them was instant. I went with what I called ‘street kid 2.’Īs you would expect, Boss Factory includes a massive amount of options to create your boss. I had my pick of eight voices consisting of several street kids and a few with Southern drawls. There was a British-sounding female voice, but that was it. The good news? I got pretty close, even if I somehow ended up with a guy who looked too similar to the Joker. When I loaded up Boss Factory, I decided to try and recreate my freaky, green-haired skeleton of a man with an awful cockney accent I had in Saints Row 2.
