So, I have a small problem

[Isaac Dodgson]

A modern platformer should do...like DMC, or God of War...or even the new star wars game...

Games which difficulty curve is a bit shallow at times, but spikes ridiculously on higher difficulties

 

[Hellion25]

Hmm if she's into Lord Of The Rings you could pick up the Two Towers game that EA put out. Its basically the combat system from Onimusha ripped and put into the LOTR type universe. Tis a fun little mindless hack and slasher, though nothing amazingly special by any means. You could pick it up mega cheap pre-owned too I should imagine.

 

[GenHellspawn]

get her to shut her up and let me concentrate on GoWII?

That makes you look like a prick. Seriously, it's condescending, dismissive, and ultimately entirely rude. I'm not trying to tell you how to live your life, but dang, dude. Did she kick your puppy recently or something?

This makes you look angry. Seriously, it's pathetic, and ironically more condescending then he was. I'm not telling you to stop acting superior to members with 19 posts, but dang, dude. Did your parents ever teach you how to take a joke?

He's got every right to be angry at least.

And please, copying someone is possibly the most childish thing you can do.

So when you think of the absolutely most childest act in your head, copying somebody stands out?

Yes.

So if I started a thread called "IP FREELY SUCK MY COKCKCSZ!!!?" that consisted entirely of "LOLOLOOLOOOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL 2600!!!!" you would think to yourself, "My word, that's almost as childish as somebody poking fun at another persons sentance structure!".

 

[curlycrouton]

get her to shut her up and let me concentrate on GoWII?

That makes you look like a prick. Seriously, it's condescending, dismissive, and ultimately entirely rude. I'm not trying to tell you how to live your life, but dang, dude. Did she kick your puppy recently or something?

This makes you look angry. Seriously, it's pathetic, and ironically more condescending then he was. I'm not telling you to stop acting superior to members with 19 posts, but dang, dude. Did your parents ever teach you how to take a joke?

He's got every right to be angry at least.

And please, copying someone is possibly the most childish thing you can do.

So when you think of the absolutely most childest act in your head, copying somebody stands out?

Yes.

So if I started a thread called "IP FREELY SUCK MY COKCKCSZ!!!?" that consisted entirely of "LOLOLOOLOOOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL 2600!!!!" you would think to yourself, "My word, that's almost as childish as somebody poking fun at another persons sentance structure!".

Yes.

 

[GenHellspawn]

Yes.

Care to explain why?

 

[curlycrouton]

Yes.

Care to explain why?

Um....No.

Sorry.

 

[GenHellspawn]

Yes.

Care to explain why?

Um....No.

Sorry.

So you can make as many nonsensical statements as you want, as long as you don't explain why? I don't follow.

 

[JMeganSnow]

I have my priorities right! I sleep 10 hours, work 7 hours cook and eat tea with the gf for an hour which leaves me 6 hours free time each working day... I spend 3 of those on gaming WITH her and the rest gaming for myself while she swtiches on the second tv and puts her games on...

See, here's your problem. It should be: Sleep 8 hours, get ready for work 1 hour, drive to work 1 hour, work 9 hours (with lunch), drive home 1 hour, cook dinner 1 hour, try to squeeze something fun in the 3 hours remaining, provided you can stay awake.

 

[curlycrouton]

Yes.

Care to explain why?

Um....No.

Sorry.

So you can make as many nonsensical statements as you want, as long as you don't explain why? I don't follow.

Ok.

 

[smokeraven]

Did anybody mention any of the Gauntlet games for the PS2? they're not quite Dynasty Warriros-esque but it is a button-mashing battlefield game...sort of

 

[GenHellspawn]

Ok.

You are aware that one word responses are frowned-upon here, and you've just made 3 in a row, right?

 

[windfish]

I have my priorities right! I sleep 10 hours, work 7 hours cook and eat tea with the gf for an hour which leaves me 6 hours free time each working day... I spend 3 of those on gaming WITH her and the rest gaming for myself while she swtiches on the second tv and puts her games on...

nothing wrong with the priorities... but when she is interrupting MY gaming time to complain that she finds beating Lu Bu on Hard mode 'easy' it...makes My teeth itch...

We have a difference of opinion here. See, games are what I do when I'm LONELY. When I had a girlfriend, I gamed solo for probably only about an hour at a time (and then not nearly every day), and spend the rest of my "gaming" time with her. So I got her into games like Smash Bros, which are fun and we can play TOGETHER. So if gaming is something that both of you do, try to get her interested in the games that you like to play (or maybe get her started on an easier shooter), and maybe join in on the games that SHE likes.

EDIT: But I shouldn't be offering advice like that. It's off-topic. Sorry. Anyway, it doesn't sound like she needs button-mashers - it sounds like she just needs games that are generally easy to win, but still feel epic in scope and rewarding upon completion. Now that DW is easy for her, you might want to recommend that she move up to the red meat of the medium. Zelda for the Wii is generally really easy, VERY long, quite rewarding, and a great gateway game for adventure games and stuff. If she finds she likes the combat, move her up to a combat based game like God of War on the PSII, which gets into the hardcore. If you want to start playing shooters with her, maybe get her started on one of the thousands of shooters for the PSII, and when she's used to it, get her into Gears of War.

It sounds like she's just getting into games, and she is rightly rejecting games that are designed to appeal to girls exclusively. But she still has "new gamer" issues, and I think that supplying her with games similar to ones she already plays may be a dead end for both of you. If you supply her with games that build up toward the serious sorts of games that you like, it'll probably be better for both of you. The Dynasty Warriors line is a dead end, unless you give her God of War, in which you still face hordes of foes with a powerful hero, but the hordes actually put up a fight.

 

[curlycrouton]

Ok.

You are aware that one word responses are frowned-upon here, and you've just made 3 in a row, right?

Yes.

Hey, what else am I supposed to say? I don't want to explain it, and I don't see why you're so concerned.

 

[GenHellspawn]

Ok.

You are aware that one word responses are frowned-upon here, and you've just made 3 in a row, right?

Yes.

Hey, what else am I supposed to say? I don't want to explain it, and I don't see why you're so concerned.

Because to me, it made very little sense, and I wondering if you could clarify your opinion, which you refused.

 

[curlycrouton]

Ok.

You are aware that one word responses are frowned-upon here, and you've just made 3 in a row, right?

Yes.

Hey, what else am I supposed to say? I don't want to explain it, and I don't see why you're so concerned.

Because to me, it made very little sense, and I wondering if you could clarify your opinion, which you refused.

So stop worrying about it!

 

[Galletea]

We have a difference of opinion here. See, games are what I do when I'm LONELY. When I had a girlfriend, I gamed solo for probably only about an hour at a time (and then not nearly every day), and spend the rest of my "gaming" time with her. So I got her into games like Smash Bros, which are fun and we can play TOGETHER. So if gaming is something that both of you do, try to get her interested in the games that you like to play (or maybe get her started on an easier shooter), and maybe join in on the games that SHE likes.

I think we have a differing in opinions also. Quite often, I'll be playing Burnout on the 360 while my boyfriend plays Oblivion on his laptop. But then we'll be in the same room so maybe it isn't the same thing. We generally like different things so playing together would be a futile exercise.

Back on topic. Get her into burnout. Not the same thing at all, but provides hours of mindless yet skillful entertainment. Ok I think I'm out of ideas now.

 

[windfish]

stuff

I think we have a differing in opinions also. Quite often, I'll be playing Burnout on the 360 while my boyfriend plays Oblivion on his laptop. But then we'll be in the same room so maybe it isn't the same thing. We generally like different things so playing together would be a futile exercise.

Back on topic. Get her into burnout. Not the same thing at all, but provides hours of mindless yet skillful entertainment. Ok I think I'm out of ideas now.

Well, that's a definition of "playing together" that I really don't have experience in, but if it works, by all means.

 

[DirkGently]

I might be missing something, but isn't GoW II exactly that? On the harder difficulties you will definitely need to co-ordinate your combos, but on mortal, button mashing (especially if you unlocked the alternate costumes already) is actually pretty much a solid form for the game.

I think he means Gears of War II, not God of War II.