I went through something similar to this quite recently with my new girlfriend so I'll give my observations.
I thought Portal would work really well as my gf likes puzzles, but it didn't as the first-person 3d world was too big a leap for her in both controls, and the puzzle solving logic so she got frustrated.
What really worked for me was Dragon Age, but then my gf loves lord of the rings. I just put it on one day and was like "hey, this game is supposed to play really different as a female character, why don't we create you." So we messed around with the character creater and I started playing, but every time there was a dialogue choice I would ask her what she would say in this situation. By the time the fight at ostagar was over she was difficult to tear her away; we've now been through both dragon ages and mass effects with me controlling and her making all the decisions and she has since started again, playing on her own. Be wary of avid crushes on Alistair however! lol.
Aside from that, things that are very cinematic or have good stories/characters are good, my gf was on the edge of her seat as I played the uncharted games, and she loved the Nathan Drake character.
If you want her to start playing, rather than just enjoying watching you, as Elcarsh said, the lego games are probably ideal as long as she likes cute things. She can just jump in and out of the game as you play too. Anything co-op is good though, I tried Guardian of Light recently, she found it a bit tricky, but we made it through. Just be sure not to drop her down a chasm! Oh, and popcap games are good for introducing anyone to games.
Anyway, don't push, or try to pursuade her, just show how passionate you are and why, if she joins in, great, if not, it's not the end of the world, just enjoy different things.
I thought Portal would work really well as my gf likes puzzles, but it didn't as the first-person 3d world was too big a leap for her in both controls, and the puzzle solving logic so she got frustrated.
What really worked for me was Dragon Age, but then my gf loves lord of the rings. I just put it on one day and was like "hey, this game is supposed to play really different as a female character, why don't we create you." So we messed around with the character creater and I started playing, but every time there was a dialogue choice I would ask her what she would say in this situation. By the time the fight at ostagar was over she was difficult to tear her away; we've now been through both dragon ages and mass effects with me controlling and her making all the decisions and she has since started again, playing on her own. Be wary of avid crushes on Alistair however! lol.
Aside from that, things that are very cinematic or have good stories/characters are good, my gf was on the edge of her seat as I played the uncharted games, and she loved the Nathan Drake character.
If you want her to start playing, rather than just enjoying watching you, as Elcarsh said, the lego games are probably ideal as long as she likes cute things. She can just jump in and out of the game as you play too. Anything co-op is good though, I tried Guardian of Light recently, she found it a bit tricky, but we made it through. Just be sure not to drop her down a chasm! Oh, and popcap games are good for introducing anyone to games.
Anyway, don't push, or try to pursuade her, just show how passionate you are and why, if she joins in, great, if not, it's not the end of the world, just enjoy different things.
