Best Female Protagonists in Videogames

Ibrahim tells us about some ladies

- IbrahimK

Throughout the history of the gaming industry, women have been severely underrepresented. However, over the past few years, we have seen efforts to change this and some real badass female leads, so I decided to make a list of female protagonists that I think are the most influential.

9.MaxCaulfield

Max Caulfield is a perfect definition of loyalty. She is the female protagonist in Life is Strange. Soon after saving her childhood friend, Chloe, Max realises that she possesses the power to rewind and stop time. Life is Strange takes us through several episodes where we see Max evolve from a photographer to a kickass heroine who’ll do anything for the people she cares about.

Life is Strange turned out to be a mega-hit and Max is loved by all fans and critics alike.

8. Kassandra

Kassandra is the female (and the better) lead in Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. She is a Spartan mercenary and sister to Alexios (male lead) in the game.

Kassandra’s story is very well-developed, revolving around her origin, her family and why people are hunting her. Thanks to her training with the Spartans, Kassandra is incredibly skilled in combat and can fight multiple enemies at once. The voice acting and facial expressions for Kassandra are also very well done, which add a lot of depth to her character.

7. JesseFaden

I was disappointed when I first saw Jesse because I confused her with Beth Wilder from Quantum Break since they were played by the same actor. I thought this was the same old bland Beth we saw in the previous game - well it wasn’t, in fact she was an extremely well-executed female lead.