Gamer Girlfriend?

[Mr. Google]

If the issue is Fallout and that she's having a difficult time getting into it, why don't you try getting her to play Oblivion first? I mean, a lot of it is the same, just substituting hostile post-apocalyptic terrain with hostile fantasy terrain, radiation with the vampire disease, etc, but I find Oblivion a lot easier. The compass is easier to read, for one, and it's easier to keep weapons in repair. Plus the main storyline has always taken less time for me.

Also, if gaming is an integral part of your life, it's probably good to have a girlfriend that's into the same thing. Not even for the 'gaming' aspect, just that sharing interests are important. I mean, if you went to the opera every weekend you wouldn't date a girl who listened to nothing but Justin Beiber, right?

Oh we have tons and tons of interests! I was just hoping to have one more! And i let her borrow Fallout and i never played oblivion. I think she just needs to learn what the compass means and the rest will fall in place. Hopefully i can leave her alone after awhile so she doesnt have to ask "what should i say to this person" As i said im being patient so right now i tell her that she should try and get information to figure out whats going on and then to just continue on the conversation but it took a lot in me to not just say "uhm...what ever you want it doesnt matter to me"

 

[InfiniteSingularity]

My girlfriend plays lots of games, mostly Nintendo stuff though. Although I introduced her to Assassin's Creed and she can't put it down...it's awesome

 

[Worgen]

Ive always wanted to have a gamer girl friend, but they are rare.... well at least to find locally, I know several online, most of which are confirmed females or could be males with high pitched voices who know how to giggle

 

[Benjirimm]

My girlfriend made me buy eye pet :/

But she understands and has tried and failed to play games on many occasions, says she doesn't see the point in spending that much money on games and consoles which is fair enough if you rarely play and are going out with someone who buys most triple A games. Then again she spends a fortune on clothes, shoes and bags but I don't think bringing that up would help anyone. I did get her into anime though so its not all bad

 

[HellspawnCandy]

My gf is a very mild gamer, which is good. I like looking high and mighty....but when she plays.....she owns. 'Nuff said.

 

[kannibus]

My wife likes video games, but not the ones I like. This is actually a blessing as it means we are not constantly fighting over who gets to play what.

I personally like the single player heavy games while she likes multi player.

It's amazing too because when we want to have "quality time" together, we play campaign co-op.

 

[Quantom Quak]

My GF constantly challenges me to games of Halo and other classic games. While she is good at the classics and most RPGS, she doesn't quite like the newer game styles.

 

[AK47Marine]

My fiancee and I play together, she's like me in it for the story as much as anything. God forbid I try to hand her the controller though lol

 

[Fern Williams]

I don't know how important is is for men but as a woman is very important for the guy im dating to be every bit as passionate about games as I am. Gaming is apart of who I am and i want a guy I can share that with. I think someone has already said this but starting with oblivion is a great idea. Oblivion is what really got me into the fallout games. Also if she has a pc maybe have her try fallout for the pc? I know I find fallout a lot easier on the pc. I originally played it on the xbox but found the pc versions of fallout 3 and vegans a lot more enjoyable.

 

[Sovereignty]

I am not a fun person to play games with or against for my GF... She tries randomly, but isn't very good so I get frustrated or have to REALLY try to lose to her.

Plus she likes to win and can't... And brings me down lol.. No thanks..

 

[justnotcricket]

My fiance isn't a gamer really, but when I asked her how she felt about me gaming, she said she was okay with it because it's part of who I am, I like to do it and she likes to watch me play and cuddle me during my gaming sessions. :3

Kind of like this, but more mutual - I mean in the sense that if it's single player game my boyfriend or I will cuddle/watch the other play. I can't count the number of times recently I fell asleep with my cheek against his shoulder, to the music of Just Cause 2's Panauan propaganda music and violent explosions! =P

We're both gamers - he was more PC and I was more console, so we complement each other nicely in what we can introduce the other to =)

 

[William Dickbringer]

I don't care if they are a gamer I just care if we can be compatible and she has to be a little bit of a geek
I mean my girlfriend isn't a gamer first date we tried playing house of the dead 2&3 return and she kept dying but she was inexperienced and we still had fun and she's interested on some of the games on my laptop like prenumbra overture (she liked the art cover of the second game) and she's also interested in devil may cry, metal gear solid and assassin's creed

 

[Zeekar]

Watching my gf play Combat Arms now as we speak. Couldn't be happier, really.

This way I can enjoy the game and not the frustration of actually playing myself and getting owned.

To me, gaming is a part of the having similar interests category of compatibility. I know I'd still love her if she hated games, but knowing that I can play with or against her and she'll be as (possibly more) competent than myself is a beautiful thing.

 

[Arduras]

mine (before I join the defence force, ***** left me because of that!) loved watching me play, she'd pull up a chair next to my desk and, just watch me play.
She'd never put her had on a mouse or a controller, she was perfectly content to play backseat driver, giving me advice, ideas and a second set of eyes, it worked well.

 

[ShadowsofHope]

I'll get back to you once I get this particular flavor of female companionship.

..I hope.

 

[Daedalus1942]

If I ever find a girl with whom I can argue about whether New Vegas was better than Fallout 3, I will toss my hands into the air and thank God, but I wouldn't say it's a necessary trait. If I considered it necessary, my chances of finding someone would probably go from slim to none.

Fallout 3 was much better.
There's no comparison, though I do like the whole drinking and eating aspect of Hardcore mode.
-Tabs<3-

 

[Bomberman4000]

I think it's good to share some common interests but I realize that games aren't for everyone. It'd be nice to be able to play games with a girlfriend. I used to date a girl who could beat me senseless in Smash Brothers Melee. We got along great, but it turned out that was the ONLY thing we had in common.

So I guess what I'm saying is, it's nice but not necessary. And if it's the ONLY thing you bond over then it's more than likely not gonna work out.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Recently, my girlfriend has played more games than me. I rarely find the time to sink a good, full , lazy day into gaming. The extent of my gaming recently has been a couple of matches of Warhawk a night or half an hour or so of the newest Trials HD content.

She even bought Arkham Asylum for me for my birthday/Christmas (same day), and guess who got to play all of it?

Hint: I have an 18 credit hour semester, a 30+ hour a week job, 5 guitars sitting in the spare bedroom, 2 corgis to take care of, a homebrew session once a week, and a shitload of drinking to do. It wasn't me...

When we met, it was pretty much a match made in heaven. We co-op'ed all the time or shared whatever consoles on separate TVs (we have 2 TVs right next to each other in the living room and every major console from original NES forward hooked up). We've been very disappointed by the lack of co-op or split screen games to come out recently.

Oh yeah, and she's in WAAAAAAY better shape than me. I've hit the fucking jackpot.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

Discussion: Does it matter to you if your Significant Other plays games or at least tries to play them. And are you like me in which seeing them try just fills you up with some sort of joy.

Actually, I (the girlfriend) play more videogames than my partner. Part of that is because I love RPGs and have recently gotten into sandbox games (both generally time-sink games), whereas my partner prefers fighting games and shooters (generally faster to play games). We both love music games too (ie Rockband), but that isn't really the issue at hand.

Also, I play a lot of PSP games while out of the house. I actually bought the PSP for my partner, but so far I'm the only one who's actually beaten any games on it.

 

[Dash85]

As many have said before, I'd like a girlfriend that I can game with. I've had one that tried to game with me sometimes, she got really good at Guitar Hero, and a couple of times we mixed it up a bit by doing....things with/while playing games, and she wasn't even that much of a gamer so yeah I'd like an actual gamer girl. That'd be sweet.