Watch Dogs may have one of the most unfathomably uninteresting protagonists in all of videogamedom. Aiden Pierce is yet another 30-something white guy, in a sea of 30 something white guys. What Watch Dogs needs is a little diversity. But not like this. Oh no, not like this.
A modder, SoloCreep (via DSOgaming), has found that by switching out the character model files, you can replace the dull and dreary Aiden with a random naked woman, because the game does actually feature random naked women. Naturally, the character’s voice files remain, so even if you do decide to roam Chicago as a naked woman, you’ll sound like a gruff white male.
Diversity is a real problem in games, and I’m sure the transgendered community would love to be represented in the medium in a better way than Final Fight’s Poison, but this probably isn’t what anybody had in mind.
The modder has also replaced the dull Aiden model with the infinitely more interesting Jordi Chin; though we Asian folk got our own bit of representation in Sleeping Dogs. That game let me play as an ass-kicking, morally divided bad-ass fellow of Cantonese decent. Basically, it was a super-realistic Geoff simulator.
Here’s the Jordi mod in action. I’d have played this.
Last Updated: July 8, 2014
Umar Reborn XIV
July 8, 2014 at 15:35
1 “Watch Dogs may have one of the most unfathomably uninteresting protagonists in all of videogamedom”
2.”Aiden Pierce is yet another 30-something white guy, in a sea of 30 something white guys”
3.”You can replace the dull and dreary Aiden”
4.”The modder has also replaced the dull Aiden model”
Four Aiden insults in one article LOL ……..
All the inulsts are obviously followed by …
“That game let me play as an ass-kicking, morally divided bad-ass fellow of Cantonese decent. Basically, it was a super-realistic Geoff simulator”
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 8, 2014 at 16:00
For all the hate, at least we know Aiden is a snappy dresser. DAT CAP!
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
July 8, 2014 at 16:01
SO ICONIC.
Umar Reborn XIV
July 8, 2014 at 18:42
Totally pulling it off. Putting the idiot in iconic
Skwissgar Skwigelf
July 8, 2014 at 15:36
I’d play the super-realistic Geoff simulator. Are you taking preorders?
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
July 8, 2014 at 15:36
Available here. http://store.steampowered.com/app/202170/
Skwissgar Skwigelf
July 8, 2014 at 15:37
Haha, I’ve already got sleeping dogs installed on my 360.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 8, 2014 at 15:38
I thought he’d link to Rock Simulator. 😉
Hammersteyn
July 8, 2014 at 15:40
The female voice you pulled of was a thing of Oscar nominations
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ez3nGnQKZ1s/ULYaLvEuz9I/AAAAAAAAMAA/unzDpD0k2ZY/s1600/Sleeping+Dogs+12.jpg
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
July 8, 2014 at 15:42
diu nei lo mo
Hammersteyn
July 8, 2014 at 15:44
Hahahaha, best come back ever.
Umar Reborn XIV
July 8, 2014 at 15:43
I loved the mother!!!She was the best character in the game
Spaffy
July 8, 2014 at 15:37
So you do get to play as a female protagonist in a Ubi game after all.
+1 for the feminists
😛
Hammersteyn
July 8, 2014 at 15:38
Wont they be pissed because shes topless?
Spaffy
July 8, 2014 at 15:39
Can’t have it both ways
Rince&pop
July 8, 2014 at 15:39
No, that would be bi?
Spaffy
July 8, 2014 at 15:39
skerp lol
Umar Reborn XIV
July 8, 2014 at 15:49
winning?
Rince&pop
July 8, 2014 at 15:51
hehe
Hammersteyn
July 8, 2014 at 15:47
LOL try and tell them that one day.
Brian Murphy
July 8, 2014 at 16:34
Well, technically, if female gamer’s really cared, they could always just mod Watch Dogs as this gentlemen did. And as I’ve seen the original Zelda’s on NES ‘hacked’ to change Link with a female protagonist.
rsanchez1
July 9, 2014 at 08:02
Don’t you know they are demanding the right to go topless now?
Spaffy
July 9, 2014 at 08:14
I believe there are states in ‘Merica that women are allowed to walk around topless.
Hammersteyn
July 9, 2014 at 08:15
Well then, no complaints from my side 0_O
Rince&pop
July 8, 2014 at 15:38
That game let me play as an ass-kicking, morally divided bad-ass fellow of Cantonese decent. Basically, it was a super-realistic Geoff simulator.” Shit, at first I read that as goat simulator, and agreed…
Consumer of Little Rabbits
July 8, 2014 at 15:38
Does the original game have that much clipping? Its like 90% of the player char is ethereal.
Umar Reborn XIV
July 8, 2014 at 15:43
You just passed the Gay test…Or failed?
Rince&pop
July 8, 2014 at 15:52
0-O
Consumer of Little Rabbits
July 8, 2014 at 16:20
Im going to need some sort of social subtitle for this
Rince&pop
July 8, 2014 at 15:47
Shame Watchdogs.
FoxOneZA
July 8, 2014 at 16:22
DULL DOGzzz
Sith JJ
July 8, 2014 at 16:24
The only Dogs for me still is Sleeping Dogs
Brian Murphy
July 8, 2014 at 16:30
The great thing about Modders Geoff, is there IS no wrong way. You just may not want to play it, that’s fine, that’s why mods aren’t compulsory. Besides, I think modders already did good on Watch Dogs, considering they unfucked everything Ubisoft did to the game.
Viking Of Science
July 8, 2014 at 16:37
Wait wait wait… If a Modder can replace Aiden with a Female character, Why can’t Ubisoft give the public female Models in AC Unity?
Ded Pul
July 8, 2014 at 18:35
The female models are the easy part
Dialogues take a long time in games like AC
I don’t want them to rush on dialogues and make a dull character
Also female movements and male movements would have differences according to UBI
And “she” must also look like an assassin rather than a public female model who lack details
Jonah Cash
July 8, 2014 at 16:45
I have absolutely no problem with Aiden…… I actually quite liked the dude!!
Ded Pul
July 8, 2014 at 18:38
Me too
I don’t know where the problem is actually
Maybe people are just used to mindless criminal characters of GTA and other franchises of this genre
Jonah Cash
July 9, 2014 at 08:19
I also don’t get the hate towards Aiden, he doesn’t get excited a lot but that is fine because I myself don’t get excited for every little thing…. When other people goes oooo and aaaaa, I go yeah that is cool but is there something better in here??!!! Hahaha
Grant [_G_] Hancock
July 8, 2014 at 16:53
Where did she put her phone ?!
Hammersteyn
July 8, 2014 at 16:55
Where indeed?
konfab aka derp
July 8, 2014 at 16:54
“Naturally, the character’s voice files remain, so even if you do decide to roam Chicago as a naked women, you’ll sound like a gruff white male.”
So basically you play as Dr Girlfriend
MichaelMatusowsky
July 9, 2014 at 09:20
Hahaha this is great.