Good character creation games?

[Edge1]

i cant believe no one said Morrowind / Oblivion !
lots of options there for both male and female multiplied by many races!

I forgot to mention Morrowind - yes I have it and yes they love it

Is Champions Online one of those free to play games?

 

[shortylickens]

i cant believe no one said Morrowind / Oblivion !
lots of options there for both male and female multiplied by many races!

I dont know how many games you've played but if you think about it objectively, there are no real classes as such, and because of the way the skill system works everyone eventually ends up being basically the same anyway.

A class isnt so much about abilities as their limitations. AD&D in Baldurs Gate exemplifies this. D&D 3rd edition in NWN 1 and 2 is also pretty good, but a lot of classes feel the same especially with the wide weapon and armor proficiency's.

 

[mizzou]

if they just like goofing around with stuff maybe try to get them Garry's Mod, but I have no clue how complex it is to actually use

 

[NoSoup4You]

Mass Effect has a solid character creator, Saints Row 2's is also awesome but that game is entirely not rated T.

This one's rather obscure but the character creator is awesome in Top Spin 4, you can make male and female players and the options are tremendous. That's for console only.

 

[KIAman]

Aion has the best manga-based character custimizer I've seen. Search for aion in google images for a quick sample.

Unfortunately the game is an MMORPG.