You know who I never see mentioned in these discussions about female characters, be it here or anywhere else?
Is it because she's a child? Granted, it's rather hard to "look up" to a child character, but that's not the only criteria, right? Is it because you spend most of the game protecting her? I'd think that's more because she's a kid than a girl. Still, she IS a female character, and she's one of the best ones I've seen in a game. Without going into spoilers, I can just say that she's smart, funny, resourceful, INCREDIBLY lovable, and even capable of defending herself from time to time. Granted, she isn't the main playable character, but she is arguably the deuteragonist, and I feel like Telltale deserves at least some credit for her portrayal.