Looking for games to play with boyfriend

[Bertylicious]

I had an American girlfriend once and it was a revelatory experience. In America you have this cheese, "American Cheese Food" I think it was, which comes in an aerosol can. That allows for vast exploration of crude body art, processed cheese and sexy times. You can mix it up with those aerosol cream things as well which come in a multitude of different colours, however this will not be practical if your boyfriend is agianst aerosols due to an environmental handicap.

Personally I also was a big fan of the Marvel Ultimate Alliance series for co-op fun, but them I love beat em ups and I'm not very competative.

 

[hazabaza1]

Borderlands series maybe? It's an FPS but it's a bit more strategic than CoD so that might help.

Also agreed with the MMO thing. I like Guild Wars 2 personally.

 

[DrunkOnEstus]

Not sure if this is the right place, the advice forum seems a little too serious for this? I'm looking for some games to play together with my boyfriend . We both like playing videogames but he doesn't seem to like playing games with me. He really like strategy games and honestly I am just terrible at them. Whenever we play together I end up way behind on almost everything and screwing up the game >_<. We both like playing fps, but he prefers games like Call of Duty but I just find that boring. Any suggestions? :3

The best thing I can do to help is to offer up what me and my wife play when we do a different kind of couch co-op.

Castle Crashers. Probably more time in this than anything else. Beat original and insane mode with multiple characters.

Battleblock Theater. Great platforming with excellent level design and a quirky, sometimes laugh out loud aesthetic and jokes.

We made it to level 16 on Borderlands 1, then she got really tired of it. Your mileage may vary, and the second one is much better. Since you find COD boring, the RPG elements, goofy quest dialog and story may spice it up. Also loot addiction.

If you have two computers (I have a desktop and she has a laptop), we play Torchlight 2 and Din's Curse over LAN. Also any ARPG, I'm trying to get her into Path of Exile. That's always been great fun.

Try to look at free-to-play MMOs, so you don't have to get two subscriptions and find out you don't like it, then play on the same server. An MMO is a great journey with a partner throughout. Rift is going to be F2P soon, there's Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons online, as well as Ragnarok 2. I don't do this much anymore, we played WoW for 2 years until I got totally addicted and neglected important life duties and had to quit. She couldn't have fun without me playing, so now she just doesn't play anymore.

One idea that isn't really co-op, is to find a story based game and have one person play it so that it becomes like a movie you snuggle and watch. She really liked Silent Hill 1-3, Deadly Premonition, and Heavy Rain. I got to play them like I ordinarily would and she got to watch great stories, and hide from the scary parts.

Hopefully that helped you out some.

Edit: Forgot Portal 2 and Resident Evil 5/6 for the co-op list.

 

[ThriKreen]

If he likes RTS games, how about a mix of both, with Dungeon Defenders?

 

[Mister K]

Well, since you both don't mind playing shooters, then maybe you should try Team Fortress 2.
Or play fighting games.

 

[Aerosteam]

Be careful while playing games like Left 4 Dead and Portal 2.

Experience = Team mates. If your partner sucks, so will your time being spent with them.

Does it have to be multiplayer? The Walking Dead is a pretty good choice to play when next to someone else, if you ask me.

 

[Exius Xavarus]

Find a good MMO.

All MMOs have elements of strategy to them, both in character development and the ins and outs of combat (particularly in group encounters). But not so much that you'll feel confused or overwhelmed. If that's too big a time investment, try a pseudo RPG with team elements, like Borderlands or Diablo/Torchlight.

If he STILL won't play with you, find a new boyfriend.

This is probably the suggestion I agree with most, out of any others I've seen. MMOs are great to play together.

Personally, I'd wholeheartedly recommend Guild Wars. Has a good amount of strategy, figuring out the perfect balance between offense and defense in your build, as you gain access to hundred and hundreds of skills, but you can only carry 8 skills(including just one elite skills) at any time. Also customizing your equipment and weapons for various situations. Also, you get a primary profession and a secondary profession. The secondary profession provides you access to its skills(but you still wear the armor of your primary) and you can make for some absolutely wicked combinations. I love it because Guild Wars is all about how you play it, not how long you've played. Provided they're good enough to figure out what works well together, someone that's been playing for 5 hours can easily wipe the floor with someone that's played for 3-4+ years.

It also has a great storyline, played across three whole massive campaigns and one giant expansion. Not to mention daily quests that change every day and offer great rewards. Better yet, there's so much more to do, even after finishing the actual storylines.

(you can also zoom the camera so far in that you can play the game in first person, if that sort of thing suits your fancy)

It isn't free, I know. But I've seen the entire Guild Wars Collection, containing all 3 campaigns and the expansion for $20(sadly, you'd have to buy it twice, once for your account and once for his account :/). But they also have a demo you can try on their site to see if you like it or not.

 

[Ulkjen]

Borderlands / Borderlands 2. You guys could give Planetside 2 a shot. Its a neat MMOFPS though im not sure if he will care for travel time to get to the fight (its really short but there are people with such short attention spans...). Other suggestions are games like Magicka. Trust me, nothing better than 'accidentally' hurling a flaming ball of death at your teammate.

Auh, you both could try games outside your comfort bubble as an activity together. Find 2 player games you would never try normally. This can lead to either hillarious co-op nights or finding a game you both are surprised to enjoy.

 

[deathbydeath]

Even if you both like FPSs, give Jamestown a shot. Nothing bonds people together like blowing up Spanish people and Martians in the 17th Century. And the original Shank, too.

 

[ellers07]

Well, if you're up for cheesy, mindless fun I have to throw Earth Defense Force out there. I've had a lot of fun playing that with friends and it's not overly competitive or so reliant on each player's skill that it will end a relationship.

On the other hand, if you're looking to pick a fight with your boyfriend, go with Super Mario Brothers Wii.

 

[DrOswald]

Not sure if this is the right place, the advice forum seems a little too serious for this? I'm looking for some games to play together with my boyfriend . We both like playing videogames but he doesn't seem to like playing games with me. He really like strategy games and honestly I am just terrible at them. Whenever we play together I end up way behind on almost everything and screwing up the game >_<. We both like playing fps, but he prefers games like Call of Duty but I just find that boring. Any suggestions? :3

New Super Mario Bros Wii.
Kirby Return to Dream Land
Kirby Epic Yarn
Portal 2
Borderlands 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Path of Exile
Torchlight 2
Monaco
Terraria
Minecraft


I am sure there are more, but these are the ones that I can think of off the top of my head. I especially recommend NSMBWii, Portal 2, and Borderlands 2. My wife and I are in a similar situation and those games have been great for us.

 

[Cowabungaa]

Shit we play or have played together:

- Backseat driving while either of us plays Civilization 5.
- Backseat driving while either of us plays a point-and-click adventure game. The other can google as well when it gets too hard.
- Street Fighter 4, with plenty of button bashing.
- Super Smash Bros Melee, without button bashing.
- Guild Wars 2, if rarely.
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Team Fortress 2
- Magicka
- The Ship
- Hidden
- Killing Floor

They're all pretty solid suggestions I'd say.

 

[Fappy]

My girlfriend and I play Torchlight 2 together a lot. That's about the only modern game I can think to suggest off the top of my head.

 

[wulfy42]

First, I must agree that any boyfriend who does not appreciate that his GF enjoys playing ANY video games.....and is willing to meet her halfway on the type of game....needs a reality check. My wife enjoys games, but mainly likes casual games (Bejeweled, bookworm duals etc). I have found she likes light gun games as well (Elemental Gearbolt is her favorite) and some Wii games as well (elibits etc).

Most if not all of those are not my cup of tea. I like RPG games (especially action RPG games), some strategy games (especially tower defense) and platform games. Still, I am happy she enjoys any games and that we can play them together. Doing so is fun, and something we do every day (especially bookworm heroes hehe).

As people have mentioned already, borederlands 1 (and 2) are both on many systems...and sounds like something you would both enjoy. Team work is important there, and even if your not great at FPS games you should be able to help...especially if you get the Gaige character (makes your bullets auto-hit kind of).

Dungeon defenders is another good game for both of you to play....it's a mix of tower defense and FPS...and quite fun (also very cheap and on every single game console/pc/ipad etc).

Try light gun games if you have not. Some have RPG, strategy etc aspects as well. Elemental gearbolt is a blast, but it's a Ps2 game...requires an SDTV to play on...and is probably fairly hard to find. It is a blast though and one of the best light gun games ever.

I don't know if either/both of you have every played Dungeons and dragons, but you might want to give the MMO dungeons and dragons online a try as well. It's a great game in and of itself, but it really promotes team play, and 2 people playing together can have a blast...for a very, very long time. It's free to play, but if you enjoy it, paying $30 each would give you 3 months of full access to everything (by the end of which you can probably afford to buy whatever you want from in game currency).

Anyway good luck, and tell your BF he is a lucky SOB.

 

[Gatx]

Not sure if this is the right place, the advice forum seems a little too serious for this? I'm looking for some games to play together with my boyfriend . We both like playing videogames but he doesn't seem to like playing games with me. He really like strategy games and honestly I am just terrible at them. Whenever we play together I end up way behind on almost everything and screwing up the game >_<. We both like playing fps, but he prefers games like Call of Duty but I just find that boring. Any suggestions? :3

Natural Selection. One player on each team can play top down like an RTS, giving orders to everyone and base building and what not, everyone else controls a unit and plays it like an FPS.

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

Has no one suggested Brutal Legend?

 

[Reincarnatedwolfgod]

Trine 2 is a good game and it seem like it would be quite fun when playing it with someone else. I can't say for sure since I not tried play trine 2 on co-op.

also terraria is a good game to play with another person

 

[absulute]

Hide the sausage?

o/t: Maybe Planetside 2? I've heard good things about it.

 

[2fish]

Orcs must die 2
Torchlight 2
Trine 2
Borderlands 2