Both, I like variation in my game. I have some male characters and some female.

When I first start I just be a default male, I only change my character's look mid to late game.

In FO3, I have never once made a female character. Idk why. In NV, it's about half and half.

I usually roll with a male but if I see a sweet armor mod that I want to use is gender locked then I reroll as a female. For example the Vindictus armors ported to Skyrim, gotta look good while roaming.

Usually both and this applies for most games, for the males its usually my lore friendly and the "hero" of the Fallout story.For the females I usually try to differ their story from my male save, most of the time its more interesting than my male save.I tend to keep my female not have slooty armors or give em some nude mods.

really?? is this even... even a question?? we all play as unicorns for 1.
or a super mutant cause seriously deep down inside, we all wanted to be in the Masters army

Definitively more aesthetic to play as female...But this time I forced myself(very hard) to play male.

Male, I usually like to role play as myself.

I always see what the options's for the female are but almost always play as a guy, like @ZuExis roleplay as my self

My first play through was a Male and finished the game pretty quick and then I've been doing female characters since then. I tried to make a male again mainly because a lot of the ports here on GUN are male only but was satisfied with it and just played female again. More aesthetically pleasing to look at.

I once asked why so many people play females in EVE Online, one person pointed out they would rather be looking at the rear of a female instead of a male. This is when they started doing station interiors and you could walk around with your character.

I don't do any of the slooty/nude crap so I'm not really being pervy about.

I've tried to play female characters but I always end up choosing male, I just find it really hard to roleplay and relate to a female character.

I tend to play as either gender in fallout.

Plus it really shows just how much of a sandbox the game is and how strong the replay value is. Play as a male one playthrough, start a new game as a female, etc.

I usially have 1 male and 1 female character that I play as

I play male in pretty much every game where I'm given the choice. Don't get me wrong, I'll play a female if that's the only option, no real issue. But in games where you get a choice about your character I prefer to have them represent me as much as possible. Personal thing I guess

Male, I really dislike playing as women. Not because I hate women, I just like playing as someone who resembles me as closely as possible. So whenever I make a character, I make tan skin but not black/african (american). And I choose the british voice in dragon age. In fallout 4 I had a huge immersion issue because I couldnt be me, every time my character spoke I remembered that I'm not a migrant from a crumbled europe, I'm a humble suburban dad. Still like the voice though, just wish it wasn't the main character.

I always play males, I think the only games I have ever played females was FNV and Skyrim. Not that I don't like a bit of eye candy, its just like many of you I tend to play RPGs moreso then any other genre and I can't exactly immerse myself as a female as a guy.

I usually play male, But with fallout 4 I played female, this was because i absolutely love the voice actor not only because the male voice actor felt underwhelming but she voiced Ada wong from resident evil 6, say what you will about that game but i found her campaign to be the most interesting and enjoyable

I always play male its kinda hard for me to immerse myself into a female role as a guy when it comes to fallout but I can make some exceptions in other games

Fallout 3 and New Vegas? Male almost exclusively, as I couldn't really be too bothered with fidgeting with the janky sliders of the character creator back then.

Fallout 4...I have both Male and Female as they have little back stories.

"Nate" being in the army gets played as a brutish sort of individual in my first playthrough; shoot first and ask later mentality. Not a very charismatic individual. XD

"Nora" who has the degree in law gets played as a smooth talker who lacks weapon based perks in favor of perks that allow for as much of a diplomatic approach as possible.

Make for fairly unique play styles.

I always play male, I think it feels a bit strange playing as a female in RPG's.