Ok this might seem strange for a topic but as we all know in every game there is at least one female character that will join your party. The majority of the time most RPG's are placed with a male hero, making the female character either the love interest of the hero, or a random healer within the group. Just by a show of posts, how many of you actually enjoy having a female character in your party and why?
For me I find having a female character in the group balances out the team nicely in most rpgs. I also find that some female characters in games have slightly better stats, as well as better skills then their male counterpart. But its mainly about how you play the game I guess. For example, in Chrono Trigger, no matter what, even when I'm forced to have a party member in my group, only allowing me to add just 1 person I always take Marle with me. Not because she's the love interest of Crono, the games hero, but because she's one of my favorite characters in the game, and I always take her with me, no matter what. Even if the game wants to make me feel like I should take a stronger attacker or magic user, I always bring her along because its really about who you like.
But Kaloes, what about Phantasy Star II. The game requires you to at least have Rudo in the group to help make the game easier. One might say. But if you look at my current playthrough I am using Eusis, Shir, Anna, and Amy and I have yet come to any trouble, even after I've beaten the climcontrol. Sure there will be hard times, but its really about who you like, and if you can make the group work then it shouldn't matter about the gender of the character or their strengths.