Is this just stuff like Halo, Battlefield and CoD, or does it extend to deeper games like HL2 and Bioshock? I can see why "a girl" wouldn't like the former, but, aside from personal taste, I can't really see how the latter is necessarily closed off from enjoyment by a whole gender.Iznat said:
The girl gamers I know tend to love things by Valve, weirdly enough, though they're the intelligent sort as well, and I suppose they don't fathom why I'd want to play something like Halo, Battlefield, or if the mood takes me, yes, CoD.Aerowaves said:
It's good, but maybe not as.. immersive xD Still trying to find a gun I like, so it's nothing but VATS for me ^_^Dyp100 said:Don't worry, I won't. Was just asking about you, really, cos I know not to generalise. To be fair, I was gonna say immersion is the better points of the FPS genre, though, if you tend to get freaked out easier I can see how that could be a problem. It's a shame really, some of the better FPS's tend to play up on the horror element of games (STALKER, Left4Dead, that kinda thing) I suppose we all have our limits for creepiness. I for one get totally freaked out by a game like Dead Space, though, when I was younger I was too scared even to play a game like Morrowind, all the dark corners and underground caves and giant crabs and all....To be fair, giant crabs still scare me, giant crustaceans/bugs are pretty bloody creepy.
So, how are you liking New Vegas in 3rd person?
Aerowaves said:
D: Don't get mad at me 'cause I can't play FPS', lmao. I didn't generalize!KindOfnElf said:
Well, I imagine using guns in 3rd person mode is hard. It'd suggest going back and making a melee character, then everything becomes easyyyyyyyyy.Iznat said:It's good, but maybe not as.. immersive xD Still trying to find a gun I like, so it's nothing but VATS for me ^_^Dyp100 said:Don't worry, I won't. Was just asking about you, really, cos I know not to generalise. To be fair, I was gonna say immersion is the better points of the FPS genre, though, if you tend to get freaked out easier I can see how that could be a problem. It's a shame really, some of the better FPS's tend to play up on the horror element of games (STALKER, Left4Dead, that kinda thing) I suppose we all have our limits for creepiness. I for one get totally freaked out by a game like Dead Space, though, when I was younger I was too scared even to play a game like Morrowind, all the dark corners and underground caves and giant crabs and all....To be fair, giant crabs still scare me, giant crustaceans/bugs are pretty bloody creepy.
So, how are you liking New Vegas in 3rd person?
And D: giant bugs ;_;
...or do I have to bring out the flame shield now *gulp* *twitch*?
I think that's a big part of it, actually. Very few games (not counting western RPGs or other games with character customisation) that have female protagonists that are also not clearly designed to give the guys a cheap thrill. Even compitent secondary characters, for that matter. Far, far too many games are about 'manliness'. This was actually brought to my attention recently by my mother, of all people, and it actually really bothers me.ApeShapeDeity said:
I'd say this is closer to the truth than anything inherently different between males and females. If there's one thing I've taken away from the psychology courses that I have to take for my major, it's that any differences between males and females are going to be slight enough that, while not insignificant to the population as a whole, they will be insignificant in daily social interactions. Combine the fact that videogames still aren't seen as cool with the fact that they have a stigma as "boys toys," which someone else mentioned above, and you'll have the reason less girls play videogames than boys.HigherTomorrow said:
Yeah, but I've always been told they were mostly a wing place, and their wings suck. Actually, all their food was pretty bad, and the horrid service doesn't even come close to making it better. Oh, and to answer your question, yes I can. In-N-Out Burger.Warty Bliggens said:
