Appropo of nothing,
G*d D*mn FF7. To date, it is the ONLY time that a VIDEO GAME has caused me to get choked up:
It's people like you who don't put that shit in spoiler tags that make that game not age well. It's like when I watched The Empire Strikes Back for the first time, I already knew
so it wasn't as special to me so I liked Return of the Jedi better!
Anyway back on topic: I didn't have time to watch the video in the first post but I agree with Aph on this one. For example, Assassin's Creed is a game you play to feel like a badass, the enemies fall before you en masse because your character is so badass 1v1 combat is a cakewalk so they have to jump you to win. It makes sense for a male character to be the character you play, because it's mostly men who are gonna buy those games to feel like badasses; while picking a female character (with the exception of the online mode) is not an option! I don't find that offensive.
As for playing as female characters in video games, I don't mind. I don't feel any less manly when I do. I mean, have you ever played the original Metroid? If Samus was a guy I would have enjoyed the game just the same.
When it comes to games with a heavy focus on story progression and development, gender doesn't make or break a character for me. There are strong characters, and there are weak characters regardless of gender. With that logic in mind I can say with confidence that I absolutely can't stand Final Fantasy X-2, but Final Fantasy XIII-2 is my favorite game in the series (and I've played them all!).