BACKGROUND:
My wife isn't what most would call a hardcore gamer. She's into iPhone games and has fond memories of Super Mario Brothers. When the new Mario for Wii came out, we got it, had a great time, beat it, and since haven't really had any games to play together. I've suggested some of the Lego games, as the gameplay is somewhat similar to your standard Mario platforming/action, and this met with a rousing, "Eh, maybe." I've also mentioned getting Rock Band, or any of the sequels, but while she enjoys playing this at parties, she's said flat out that she has no real interest in playing it at home.
That's not to say she isn't interested in games at all. She's sat and watched me play Fallout: New Vegas and Mass Effect 1 & 2 for hours at a stretch, asking questions about the characters and the plot much as one might as when coming into a movie half-way through. This may have more to do with her interest in me, rather like asking, "Oooh, what's that you're reading?" But affirming that would make this endeavor a non-starter and as such I am, for the moment, going to ignore that possibility.
Personally, I think it's that she's just never had much truck with the controllers. She stopped playing console games back when it was still a handful of buttons and a D-pad. We tried a coop game of L4D a while ago and she wound up doing that spinning in circles and looking alternately at the floor or the ceiling thing.
TO THE POINT:
The question I have is this: are there any games that people recommend that would be a good introduction to the whole dual-analog stick and shoulder button set-up?
I know that I may ultimately have to accept that while she may be totally into me, my wife just isn't interested in putting the time and effort into developing the skills necessary to operate the current generation of console controllers. But before I resign myself to that, I want to take one more shot at sharing this aspect of my life with her.
Suggestions?
DISCLAIMER: In the interest of launching a preemptive strike against easy tangents on this subject, I realize that my comments here serve to emphasize and bolster stereotypes about women and gaming. I want to be clear that I intend no sweeping generalizations about gender and gaming and to point out that is I held such views I would not even attempt what I am proposing herein. These comments to apply exclusively to my wife. Please do not reply with, "YUR WIFES A GIRL THAT'S YUR PROBLEM LOLZ!!!11" as that's really not helping anyone. To everyone else, thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have.
My wife isn't what most would call a hardcore gamer. She's into iPhone games and has fond memories of Super Mario Brothers. When the new Mario for Wii came out, we got it, had a great time, beat it, and since haven't really had any games to play together. I've suggested some of the Lego games, as the gameplay is somewhat similar to your standard Mario platforming/action, and this met with a rousing, "Eh, maybe." I've also mentioned getting Rock Band, or any of the sequels, but while she enjoys playing this at parties, she's said flat out that she has no real interest in playing it at home.
That's not to say she isn't interested in games at all. She's sat and watched me play Fallout: New Vegas and Mass Effect 1 & 2 for hours at a stretch, asking questions about the characters and the plot much as one might as when coming into a movie half-way through. This may have more to do with her interest in me, rather like asking, "Oooh, what's that you're reading?" But affirming that would make this endeavor a non-starter and as such I am, for the moment, going to ignore that possibility.
Personally, I think it's that she's just never had much truck with the controllers. She stopped playing console games back when it was still a handful of buttons and a D-pad. We tried a coop game of L4D a while ago and she wound up doing that spinning in circles and looking alternately at the floor or the ceiling thing.
TO THE POINT:
The question I have is this: are there any games that people recommend that would be a good introduction to the whole dual-analog stick and shoulder button set-up?
I know that I may ultimately have to accept that while she may be totally into me, my wife just isn't interested in putting the time and effort into developing the skills necessary to operate the current generation of console controllers. But before I resign myself to that, I want to take one more shot at sharing this aspect of my life with her.
Suggestions?
DISCLAIMER: In the interest of launching a preemptive strike against easy tangents on this subject, I realize that my comments here serve to emphasize and bolster stereotypes about women and gaming. I want to be clear that I intend no sweeping generalizations about gender and gaming and to point out that is I held such views I would not even attempt what I am proposing herein. These comments to apply exclusively to my wife. Please do not reply with, "YUR WIFES A GIRL THAT'S YUR PROBLEM LOLZ!!!11" as that's really not helping anyone. To everyone else, thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have.
