Much like the issue of female characters in Battlefield 5 has nothing to do about “historical accuracy” I feel including the female option in a gangster/gangland game is not the real issue. Besides the fact that gangs and gangster stuff in the US included females from as early as the 1800’s, the original vision of Vendetta I always thought was to reflect the makeup of his audience in exploring the roaring 20’s experience of criminal life.
45% (according to the BBC as of yesterday) of the general population of gamers are women and most companies in this market think it is better to reflect that reality then offend a shrinking minority that continues to focus on the past bias and erroneous beliefs.
I commend Vendetta and the rest of this community - you are leaders of the gaming industry in continuing to provide experiences that reflect their entire audience. If Assassins Creed can evolve from having 4 playable male characters in 2014 to having both male and female characters on an “Oddessy” type of journey, our community can do even better … and does.