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I don't think it matters. There have always been games with strong female protagonists just as there have always been films with strong female protagonists.
Females on Oddworld seem to have a much higher rank and be much rarer, (Maggie and even Sam technically) so it makes sense why you don't play as them. Oddworld has shitloads of superspecies.
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I completely agree - I think if a narrative calls for a female, it should have a female character. If it calls for a male, same. Story comes first, rather than shoehorning in a male or female to appease an audience. Playing devil's advocate in my first post, you'd be surprised how much backlash people give things these days.
I was imagining more along the lines of an "underdog" female character as oppose to these high-ranking ones, or perhaps a high-ranker that refutes their responsibility. Sounds quite shite and generic when you say it like that, but I'm sure if OWI had the story to tell, they'd do it.