Hey Forgiveme. No I don't have an Xbox 360, I wish! I play too much WoW as it is though, if I had an Xbox I would probably never get any homework done, haha.
What kind of games do you play on Xbox? Or in general?
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Hey Forgiveme. No I don't have an Xbox 360, I wish! I play too much WoW as it is though, if I had an Xbox I would probably never get any homework done, haha.
What kind of games do you play on Xbox? Or in general?
Gears of war 1 and 2, cod , etc, I have over 30 games.
Blockbuster has an amazing package for like $309, you get two games extra controller, xbox gold on-line, blockbuster rentals. Great deal
Oh wow. Yeah that is a really good deal... I'm not sure there's a Blockbuster around here, I kind of live in the middle of nowhere. But I could drive to a city and check it out probably, thanks for the info.
Not yet, I've been sick and so has my son, so I've had my hands full. I just look over at The BOx longingly from time to time and sigh.:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalliesgrrl
Girls get bored and play sometimes or they get emotional about something in there life and play them or they have a job that might relate to a game they are playing
My father works in the military and he plays gun games every once so often.
Also there is sport games like football and girls like that and some like wrestling etc
Sometimes they need to play games to do a job like for movies maybe or TV or a simulation for a job.
There is lots of reason why anyone should play video games
I think there are female gamers out there but probably just not as active on the boards as many of the guys are. I'm 29, female and I love gaming! Call of Duty games are awesome, Rainbow Six Vegas (really all Tom Clancy's games are great, although I haven't played that new one with the voice commands yet) Halo, Mass Effect, Fable, LEFT 4 DEAD!! Those are all awesome so I guess you can tell I've got a 360. But yeah, us girls are out there shooting up zombies and stuff with the boys everyday!
If you haven't played Left 4 Dead yet... let's just say you need to.. immediately
My guess(im male) as to why less of a culture for females is in many areas. Firstly family life. If your taught to sow cook and bla(you know all that stuff women are against), and taught that things like sports, working on cars etc are not for a "lady" your going to be much less inclined to play a game. On top of that facts are facts and guys put women down too much that as soon as they see a women doing something that requires skill and not muscle, men still tend to associate it as a "muscle" thing and so are rude and over bearing like the poor ole' girl couldn't possibly understand or be good at something like pool(ive seen this a lot) which when you receive negative feelings like that arnt going to want to do it as much.
Now then I know two die hard gamer women, one is my sister, which growing up with me as a die hard gamer, and us enjoying spending time together naturally meant she was into video games. The other is a cousin of mine, who will kick your in halo faster than you can say is it a blue spider? Get it off! But where did that come from? A rough and tumble brother who constantly beat on her and was frankly an to her, it was bother her escape and her way of showing she was better than him.
So to me its more of a societal pressure that forces women to or away from games because frankly our society is still not equal, even if the laws are.
(or I could be talking out of my arse :))
Here's my opnion.
The O.P. stated it herself. I believe girls and the society look at "gaming" as a guy thing and so for the longest time a girl who "gamed" was looked at as a TomBoy, an outcast of sorts.
Just like any sport or activity overtime women began to want to be more involved thus beginning this "new age" of gaming. Games are bigger and better then ever before, consoles are bigger and better then ever and women are no longer scared of being seen as a gamer. Being a gamer in today's societies isn't limited to being male.
I say this "thinking" girls are gaming more, but "knowing" they're no where close to males(as far as numbers goes)
All in time, that's what I think! All in time, women will join the men on the battlefields, courts and in cars and will all be good!
Rick
I actively play World of Warcraft, Diabo II, Counterstrike. I have dabbled in other 1st person shooters like Halo, GoW and CoD. And yes! Im a girl. I can say that there is a big attention factor. Which can be pretty annoying to put up with. I have had a few online stalkers that just don't leave me alone...
I considered making a fake myspace/facebook and call myself Gertie and put an ugly picture up.. but I think it doesn't matter they would still hound me. Lol
I'd like to say that I would absolutely love to meet a girl gamer. Lol
You probably have you just don't know it. Lol
Hey ohmygosh I love computer games! I had a master system when I was younger then a ps1 and ps2 as of yet I've found no need for a ps3. I've also had gameboys and I have a wii. My all-time fav games are the final fantasy series I'm additcted and always have been! I love the resident evil games and beat them ups, I don't play 1st person shooters because I'm rubbish at them but all types of rpg or beat them ups are brill lol! But the best part is I can always beat my male friends!
*points at self* found one!
... sorry, that's not really answering your question, is it?
I'm a huge Gears of War fan and I'm currently playing Resident Evil 5.
I'm here, I love video games! I don't like the war ones though. I like the mideval ones like LoZ and such. I will play a Grand Theft Auto from time to time but I don't have the systems for that anymore.
Left 4 Dead! Love that game
Hello? Legend of Zelda?!
Ah, I am such an avid female gamer! I've won a fighting game tournament, and aside from fighters my favorite genre is survival-horror.
I think a lot of the "masculine" parts of video games deter girls, just like they do some adults. I don't play a game just because it's violent, but the violence is a part of some good games that you just have to deal with. It's also not an expectation for girls, and we're not exposed to them very much as children. I was lucky enough to have an older sister, so I started gaming at a very young age.
I just got Fallout 3. I'm sorry, but there's something satisfying about blowing a bad guy's head off with one slug that is perfectly innocent. ;)
I hate the fact that there are very few "female games" for playstation 3.
Don't get me wrong, I love the shooters but I also love cute little games and they are so hard to find :(
Same here :D gears is such a great game, I've even got one of the life sized gold lancers that came out with the release of gears 2, and in my opinion every shooter game should have a horde mode (or a variant of it anyhoo :D)Quote:
Originally Posted by Inaru
Guitar Hero is my favorite. I love army games and shoot them up games like Call of Duty, Hitman, Enter the Matrix, etc.
I play Madden with my fiancé and I love Sims. Sometimes I play Wheel of Fortune, American Idol.
But now I love Wii and how interactive there games are. No need to go to the gym because I does my workout on wii.
Ahhh yes, guitar hero is great :D
Rock Band is better though, the drumming is hard, but fun!
I'm not sure if I have already mentioned it or not but my partner and I have been playing Fallout 3
Excellent game, been playing it for hours and hours and are still only about half way through it!
Another game we recently finished was Uncharted Drakes fortune. It awesome, I would definitely recommend it, it is similar to Tomb Raider but a lot more involved.
(I have played and finished the new Tomb Raider and wasn't overly impressed... $120 down the drain :rolleyes:)
Ahhh the drums, 1st time I tried them I used the hit everything and hope for the best approach, I didn't fail :DQuote:
Originally Posted by shazamataz
If your finding fallout 3 great(as no doubt everyone else who's played it has :D) then I suggest after that you try 'oblivion' made by the same people and played in the same way apart from its more swords and sorcery
For me the only flaw I found with fallout 3 was that it was too short :( where as oblivion allows you to play the game indeffinetly :)
Yeah, I play Rock Band. I love it and can't wait for the new one.
I loved Tomb Raider the movies but hated the game. I am glad I brought it used.
Fallout is a good game but I love the car racing game.
Also, I buy my daughter games like SpongeBob, Hannah Monatana, etc. I platg them a lot.
Right now I am on Manhunt. I try to finish the games I start.
Thanks bear, I'll look into Oblivion!
Fallout can be either very short or very long it depends on how you play it...
So far I've gotten sidetracked by all the side missions... just finsihed doing the one at Canterbury Commons with the Antagoniser.
I love my nintendo ds... that's where I get my 'cute' fix from... have games like ice age and rayman, it's cool :)
Same here Liz, I love the tomb raider movies but the games leaved a lot to be desired, we finished the last one in 2 days.
I love Left 4 Dead. Still scares the be-jesus out of me sometimes though. But I love it none the less :D
Residential Evil and I can't think of the other game but they came out with a movie scares me. I can't play those games alone.
Fear is pretty scary too. Lol.
I haven't played Fear yet but I've heard good things... number 2 is out now.
The silent hill series is quite scary.
That's is the name of it--Silent Hill. That game is really scary. I slept with the lights on after playing that game. The movie wasn't bad either.
I could hug you liz, you have awesome taste in both movies and games haha
Well, someone once again drug up a way old thread, but what the heck.
Another female gamer here. Except I seem to have some different tastes. Wouldn't go near Tomb Raider the game or movie. I tried the game and just thought it was boring. Not really into shooters because it's just the same-old same-old. (With the exception of Medal of Honor, because it has a lot of interesting stuff in it. I've been told I'd probably like Call of Duty.)
I'm mostly into RPGs and adventures. I have Fallout1&2 and haven't played them. I did play Wasteland though. I'm an Ultima fan and have been wanting to get to UIV for quite some time and just have never gotten around to it. I've got Dungeon Siege installed and keep playing it "in between" other stuff, except I never seem to get around to the other stuff. I play a Nancy Drew occasionally, just cause I like puzzles and they're short, good for a weekend. Most of what I have around is older. I had a way-old computer for a long time so collected up a lot of older games and have not really kept up with the next stuff. (I have well over 100 games around.)
As for Oblivion, I hope you have a reasonably new computer. It has some big requirements. (I messed with my brother's Morrowind for a short time but never actually played it. I'm kind of anal and will have to do those in order. I even have Arena around, which is the first Elder Scrolls.)
I have an 80GB Playstation 3 ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by morgaine300
I love RPG's as well, my favourites being the Final Fantasy series, particularly FFX and I Love the Final Fantasy movies too
Most RPG's can be played for an almost indeifnate amount of time which I love, or you can take the short route and not do the side missions, making the game shorter.
Short route? I do everything there is to do and go everywhere there is to go, and find every nook and cranny. It has taken me 300-500+ hours to play one of those -- I know, cause I started keeping track out of curiosity. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by shazamataz
OK girls, I'm not a female gamer, but I challenge any girl to a head to head match!! By the way shazamataz, you're my new best friend!! Anyone that loves final fantasy is rockin!! Keep it realQuote:
Originally Posted by shazamataz
Well I'm a big FPS fan, but not of most because as you say most are the same old same old. One you might want to check out that was just amazing was advent rising. The story was written by Orson Scott Card and he did an amazing job. Only downside is the story is great, but it was written as a trilogy and only part one got made(damn video game companys and their droped titels)Quote:
Originally Posted by morgaine300
Haha, I'm the same Morgaine! I have to do everything in the game, I hate missing things!
Ironclad - Oh yeah Final Fantasy rocks ;) The new one comes out at the end of the year... we have already pre-ordered it!
I love Video Games! I beat Prince if Persia (the last one), Fable, Super Mario64, Starfox64,and some martial arts fighting game or something Im stuck on Halo2 though and Zelda Ocarina of Time .(Shadow Temple) Wow I sound so geekish!! Lol
I was thinking of a new game to play. I just ordered Fable 2... I remember enjoying the first one long ago.. we will see what happens
I'm assuming you're male. Just why do you have a need to challenge a female?Quote:
Originally Posted by ironclad04
Oh, and it would be nice if this thread could stick with being about "females" and not "girls." I think even some of the female posters around here think we're all young girls. No - we're not. I've been playing games since the late 70's. (In fact, I just want to laugh at that "classic game" thread cause those people obviously can't remember anything before 1987.)
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