Ladies, who cares what the boys play, what do you (WE) like?

[Emz]

Well, if you try to match wits with men, of course not. Didn't you know that thinking can make your ovaries explode?

I lost my ovaries when I was out the other week I think I misplaced them.

I wish I could get her into gaming so we could play more co-op, really, but she gets confused by everything and goes back to playing Bookworm Adventures or similar games. Either that or she screws up so much I'm not having any fun. Curse you, lack of middle ground!

Have you tried Portal before? It's only got 1 mechanic really, which is the portal gun. Plus no woman can resist Companion Cube - so much so that I paid my friend's girlfriend to make me companion cube gloves. <3

It can get her prepared for Portal 2. As soon as it comes out it is all me and my boyfriend will be doing until we complete it. Then after co-op go our separate ways and do the campaign - excellent stuff.

 

[migo]

I just can't win damn it!

Some kind of clear indicator that she wants to go to the movies or dinner would be wonderful.

Some women like you to do the action - so suggest "do you want to go see x movie tonight?" as it makes them feel like you want to spend time with them instead of them asking. This may sound ridiculous but I know some women are like this - it's basically a bizarre little test. She may not be that person but it sort of sounds like it.

Whoever wrote those tests in dating advice books needs to be shot. One of my exes was doing those kinds of tests because she read about them in books, nothing intuitive about it for her. Almost caused our relationship to be a non-starter, and caused a number of problems down the line too. Nobody likes feeling as if they're jumping through hoops and needing to second guess every action because anything could be a 'test'.

 

[notaninvaildname]

I remember the day my girlfriend got an Xbox and Assassins Creed: Brotherhood. Proudest day of my life.

...was a 4GB Xbox mind you, but I'll square her away with a hard drive in the shop I work in. Boss is a good guy lol

 

[SonicWaffle]

I lost my ovaries when I was out the other week I think I misplaced them.

Are you sure they didn't explode? It may have been a relatively gentle explosion. Have you been reading any books lately? That's never a good idea for the frail feminine mind, too many words at once can be overpowering.

Have you tried Portal before? It's only got 1 mechanic really, which is the portal gun. Plus no woman can resist Companion Cube - so much so that I paid my friend's girlfriend to make me companion cube gloves. <3

Pffft, you think gloves are cool? This is what my girlfriend bought me for Christmas;

So yeah, safe to say I've played Portal ;-)

It can get her prepared for Portal 2. As soon as it comes out it is all me and my boyfriend will be doing until we complete it. Then after co-op go our separate ways and do the campaign - excellent stuff.

Well, the co-op looks very....co-operative. I'd like something where we're less dependent on one another; she's stubborn and I'm impatient, so in a co-op mode where we rely heavily on one another to complete puzzles I can forsee a lot of arguments.

I'm still going to buy, and play the shit out of, Portal 2. Just maybe not co-op.

 

[Emz]

Whoever wrote those tests in dating advice books needs to be shot.

I didn't know that nonsense even existed in a book. I agree, someone find and shoot those people.

Are you sure they didn't explode? It may have been a relatively gentle explosion. Have you been reading any books lately? That's never a good idea for the frail feminine mind, too many words at once can be overpowering.

I think I was reading a leaflet about voting. Too much for me to handle.

So yeah, safe to say I've played Portal ;-)

I more meant have you tried getting her into Portal. I am sure most people who like games have known the joys of Portal.

Also psh please, my gloves beat your store bought cube.

Well, the co-op looks very....co-operative. I'd like something where we're less dependent on one another; she's stubborn and I'm impatient, so in a co-op mode where we rely heavily on one another to complete puzzles I can forsee a lot of arguments.

I'm still going to buy, and play the shit out of, Portal 2. Just maybe not co-op.

Maybe Portal 2 co-op isn't such a good idea then.

 

[Roofstone]

Well. I always prefer RPG games.. But I also like FPS.. RTS.. JRPG.. Anything really, as long as the story seems interesting.

Story is, always have, and when I die will have been my motivation for playing games.

 

[Canid117]

Things

Your avatar, for some reason, scares the crap out of me.

"girls don't game"

Not exactly on-topic, but;

I tried to show my girlfriend how to play Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood online. It did not go well. She couldn't get her head around the concept of a non-inverted y-axis, the way the radar worked, how she was meant to find people, etc. After telling her how to do it a hundred times, I eventually got really annoyed and yelled at her.

The exact same thing happened when I introduced her to a MUD I frequent. She'd ask a question and then ignore my answer, or say she didn't want to do it that way (she's frustratingly stubborn), and end up asking the same question again. As before, eventually my not-inconsiderable patience was worn away and I shouted something along the lines of "Stop fucking asking me what to fucking do when you don't fucking listen to any-fucking-thing I fucking say!", because I am always a polite and eloquent fellow even when I'm angry.

So yeah. The reason there is one less potential female gamer in the world is because I'm a dickhead who is not as patient as he ought to be

I'm sure I'm not the only one.

If thats really what you yelled at her then she clearly has saintly levels of patience. Good for you buddy.

 

[Kaez]

Well I'm going on experiance here with my fiance (I'm a guy, btw)

Personally she's not much of a gamer, but when she finds something she likes (usually through what I own) she plays it a lot, or even going out and buying a copy of her own.

What she mostly plays are Super Smash Brothers (and Brawl), Dragon Age Origins (which she picked up with little effort and loved, even though I bought it and didn't even tell her I bought ) and Dungeons and Dragons Online (we both play, so it's a win win, but she started before me)

She likes Assassin's Creed 1, but she and I don't play it often (slower pace than I'm used to, and she doesn't fully get the PS3 controls). This doesn't help as I suck at teaching (anything) and when she asks a question I can't give her a good answer so she gets a bit frustrated. Now if she's playing a new game, I leave her alone and play something else until she's done... or cook... not that I do that often, but hey.

 

[muisje33]

i think it really depends on the person, i know a few girl who play topranked shooters, (halo, cod, badcompany, etc) and own everyone, same with any other genre (i think), my girlfriend usually beats me
the internet opinion about girls is kinda sad...

 

[2ks4]

Posting on behalf of my wife who doesn't have an account here:

A few years back when I told my wife I wanted to get a PS3, she looked over the selection of available games at the time and had no interest in any of them. She was pining for the Mario and Zelda games she had played years ago. So, we actually got a PS3 and a GameCube the same week.

At first she spent most of her time on the GameCube going through Windwaker and Twilight Princess (multiple playthroughs of each). She also loved Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. To a lesser extent she played some of the other Zelda and Prince of Persia games plus Super Mario Sunshine, but didn't enjoy any of those as much as the first three.

One of the first games I got for the PS3 was Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. After seeing me play it for a while she gave it a try and ended up finishing all of the main storylines before me. Same with Fallout 3 and Dragon Age: Origins where she finished all of the DLCs before I started any of them. So, she's definitely into action-oriented RPGs and is looking forward to Dragon Age 2 and Elder Scrolls 5 (if less buggy than 4).

She also loves the genre of "platformy action games with hidden treasure and killing" (for lack of a better term), having gone through the Prince of Persia reboot, all three of the Assassin's Creed games, Drake's Fortune, and all three God of War games. Currently she's midway through the PS3 re-release of the Sly Collection.

Batman: Arkham Asylum, Bioshock 1 & 2, and Civilization: Revolution round out the majority of her PS3 experience so far.

That's what she likes. What she doesn't like, or at least hasn't taken any interest in from seeing me play them, are open world non-RPGs (GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption), FPS or third-person shooters (Resistance, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Call of Duty 4), or anything to do with driving, which she hates in real life too (Motorstorm and GTA IV again).

In general, what she likes in a game is character progression (leveling up, choosing new attributes, etc.), beating a tough boss, puzzle solving, and finding every last hidden item. She'll replay a games several times as different character classes or with different approaches if there's enough variety to keep it from getting tedious.

What we'd both like to see more of, or any of for that matter, is games with good two-player co-op mode so that we can stop racing to be the first to grab the controller.

 

[2ks4]

Seeing your Portal gloves reminded me: My wife knits and the bugginess and crashing of Oblivion and Fallout 3 were so bad she joked she could make a "Bethesda sweater" during the times she had to wait for the console to restart.

 

[Zannah]

My gaming habits aren't that different from those of my boyfriend, aside from me being unable to focus the ten to fifteen hours a level on hardest difficulty takes in Heroes of might and magic / Disciples and the likes.
Co-op is always nice, except in call of duty games, because it's no fun running after someone who already capped every enemy and their mum in the head.

What makes a game brilliant? First and foremost, I'd say a game world I want to spent more time in - case and point Morrowind, a game where any flaw in gameplay, any hardships during the story and any leveling enemy immediately becomes insignificant next to the joys of exploring a massive, rich, 'never-seen-before' world. I like good stories, I like rich characters, but I'm willing to forgive a lack of both, if the game world is coherent, and immersive enough.

 

[SonicWaffle]

If thats really what you yelled at her then she clearly has saintly levels of patience. Good for you buddy.

To be honest, there was probably more swearing than that. She doesn't tend to take offence at it, she knows I tend to curse like a sailor with his balls caught in a mousetrap.

 

[TPiddy]

At the risk of sounding callous, the most important attribute a gamer's girlfriend (or boyfriend) can have is knowing when to leave us alone. If we're playing a game together, that's great. If I'm playing some light-hearted puzzle game we can chat about, that's cool too. If I'm absorbed in a twelve-hour Fallout session or if I'm beating down the archdemon in Dragon Age, now is not a good time to discuss where our relationship is going! Woman, I've got shit to kill/rob/molest, do I keep poking you when you're trying to read a book? No! Then do me the same courtesy.

Hmm. Reading it back, I sound like a douchebag, but oh well

Nah, I can totally sympathize with you here. One rule I've established with my fiancee is that if I'm playing online try not to bother me unless it's important. It's a PITA to have to mute myself to talk to her and then unmute to talk to my team mates. If it's a game I can PAUSE, by all means, interrupt me if you want, otherwise, please wait until later. I never play more than 2 hours or so at a time anyhow.

 

[SonicWaffle]

Stuff...

So yeah. The reason there is one less potential female gamer in the world is because I'm a dickhead who is not as patient as he ought to be

You are forgiven my friend

Good to know you've got my back, Hank

 

[SonicWaffle]

I think I was reading a leaflet about voting. Too much for me to handle.

Perhaps you should go and bake a pie to calm yourself down, or give birth? You know, fragile womanly activities. Very soothing, I'm told.

I more meant have you tried getting her into Portal. I am sure most people who like games have known the joys of Portal.

Also psh please, my gloves beat your store bought cube.

Woman, you have impugned my cube. This shall not stand! I challenge you to a duel; pistols at dawn, winner keeps all Portal merchandise.

Maybe Portal 2 co-op isn't such a good idea then.

I run into this problem a lot. There seem to be very few co-op games that let people play together, but go about their own business individually. Fable 2 did it, but it was shit-your-pants dreadful to play :-(

 

[SonicWaffle]

Nah, I can totally sympathize with you here. One rule I've established with my fiancee is that if I'm playing online try not to bother me unless it's important. It's a PITA to have to mute myself to talk to her and then unmute to talk to my team mates. If it's a game I can PAUSE, by all means, interrupt me if you want, otherwise, please wait until later. I never play more than 2 hours or so at a time anyhow.

Cutscenes are the worst. Especially when I'm trying to follow the story and she butts in with "What's going on?"

"Well, if you'd stop interrupting, I could find out!"

 

[TPiddy]

Nah, I can totally sympathize with you here. One rule I've established with my fiancee is that if I'm playing online try not to bother me unless it's important. It's a PITA to have to mute myself to talk to her and then unmute to talk to my team mates. If it's a game I can PAUSE, by all means, interrupt me if you want, otherwise, please wait until later. I never play more than 2 hours or so at a time anyhow.

Cutscenes are the worst. Especially when I'm trying to follow the story and she butts in with "What's going on?"

"Well, if you'd stop interrupting, I could find out!"

Or worse, passing in front of the TV like 10 times.... really.. what do you need to get up for that often?

 

[erandure]

Well I play mainly RPGs but I'm not above the odd FPS like COD. My all time favourite is Oblivion, but I also enjoy other Bethesda games and the Bioware rpgs. Mainly I enjoy the non-combat sections of the game a lot more than guy gamers I know, I spend more time on the dialogue in games like dragon age and mass effect than I do on the combat. On the other hand, if I'm only going to be playing for 30mins or if I just want to burn off stress I'll usually play an FPS like Call Of Duty.