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dark_mage
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20 Jan 2009, 12:47 pm

Catwoman wrote:

I am 33, female, and have had an on-again, off-again love affair with video games since I received the Atari 2600 as a gift back when I was 8 years old. My favorite videogame genre is RPG, due to creating a character, watching that character develop, and developing relationships with characters as part of the plot. From this genre, my favorite game is Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. There are two games in the series, but I prefer the first over the second.

This game in particular has the player customize the character's abilities and appearance, just like regular RPGs, but decisions the player makes influences whether they are light side or dark side. There is also a romance sidequest which is my favorite aspect of the game. My character was a female who had a developing romance with one of the male characters. I loved being able to select responses and would eagerly look forward when a new line of dialogue would appear. I became just as obsessed with the male NPC as I would with a real life boyfriend!

Other games I like are adventure and strategy games.
The Zelda series, the Age of Empire series, the Civilization series, and the Jedi Knight series are all games I enjoy.

I also second that (Knights of the Old Republic) though Bastilla gets on my nerves sometimes. RPGs are fun except when they turn into click fests (i.e. Diablo I & II) or completely slow (Neverwinter Nights) I also enjoy Age of Empires as well (Didn't play Age III though) & Age of Mythology is also fun game. X-men legends & Marvel Ultimate Alliance are fun too if you enjoy the action RPG style. You wouldn't happen to enjoy history games too?

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03 Feb 2009, 2:15 am

i like UT, CS, Starcraft, Warhammer, and MMORPGs with a lot of bloodshed :shrug:

i dislike nintendo (except old skool), consoles, or anything anime-related.

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03 Feb 2009, 3:09 am

dark_mage wrote:

I also second that (Knights of the Old Republic) though Bastilla gets on my nerves sometimes.

I was surprised to find that the voice actor thereof also did the voice acting for the female player character in Mass Effect (also by Bioware). Now I know that it's common for game studios to retain voice talent for multiple games, but I was completely blown away by the difference in accent... it's like the average US citizen hearing Hugh Laurie speak with his native british accent for the first tine...

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03 Feb 2009, 3:17 pm

oots of things girls are individuals

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04 Feb 2009, 10:24 am

me and my friends love playing GTA San Andreas. Most girls my age do.
I also love RPG's and I fell in love with harvest moon. And the sims! I could play the sims all day.
The DS has lots of games that appeal to the female market, such as nintendogs, spyro and crash bandicoot.

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09 Feb 2009, 3:51 pm

I was wondering where I could actually find girl gamers since they seem to be hard to find (but then again I'll play anything as long as we're both good sports about it) but I'll play multiplayer games such as smash bros. starcraft, Warcraft, Dawn of War (Like I said before I play RPG's & RTS games) or a good round of x-men legends (But no Diablo simply because we both might get sick of it & that the game loves to cheat)

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10 Feb 2009, 12:14 pm

I love Star Wars games and Halo, and I enjoy Half-Life. I am not really into 'relationship' games, I like battle.

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10 Feb 2009, 1:21 pm

No such thing as "games girls like" or anything of the sort. Most gamers I know are women and they all have wildly different tastes. One likes FPS's, and was a project manager on Call of Duty 4, another sticks to platformers, hardcore RPGs (i.e. Shin Megami Tensei), and action-adventure games like Devil May Cry, another only button-mashes once in awhile on fighting games, others play WoW, Guitar Hero, whatever. Having a vagina doesn't mean a person is inclined to play specific games.

There are more girl gamers out there than most people think, but many of them keep out of sight because letting their gender be known is apparently confused as code for "hit on me, constantly and with plenty of cheese."

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10 Feb 2009, 4:44 pm

irikarah wrote:

There are more girl gamers out there than most people think, but many of them keep out of sight because letting their gender be known is apparently confused as code for "hit on me, constantly and with plenty of cheese."

Well, where else is a gamer guy supposed to find a girl who will put up with him and his gaming, let alone enjoy it? Not that I'm condoning harassment, stalking, or anything like that, but it seems logical for gamer guys to pursue gamer girls, because of the shared interest in gaming.

But I guess being a gamer guy automatically disqualifies you from having a girlfriend...

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10 Feb 2009, 9:35 pm

Cyberman wrote:

irikarah wrote:

I have a girlfriend, though she doesn't play video games much, we have other interests in common. Most of the girl gamers I know have boyfriends too, many of whom play video games. I doubt that in any of those instances, they made their decision based solely on the guy liking video games, nor did my decision to date my girlfriend hinge on her lack of interest in them.

Point being, you should have a much longer list of criteria for what you look for in a woman than just "she plays video games!"

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