Times when... you + parents + gaming = embarassment.
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Pah! That's nothing. I used to let my 8-year-old sister watch me play the Dead Rising demo...popdafoo said:
When your 10 year old little sister walks into the living room while you're playing BioShock and this is on the screen...
OT: This is exactly the reason why I have my computer monitor AWAY from the door.
My uncle owns an xbox and DOA: Extreme Beach Volleyball. He's clocked upwards of 72 hours and is quite proud of the swimsuits he's unlocked.
That said, y'ever been to a family function for an entire day and had almost nothing to do? Imagine playing this game with a bunch of elementary school kids watching, enraptured.
I s'pose it could've been worse, but the uncomfortable factor was still there.
That said, y'ever been to a family function for an entire day and had almost nothing to do? Imagine playing this game with a bunch of elementary school kids watching, enraptured.
I s'pose it could've been worse, but the uncomfortable factor was still there.
The only embarrassing game/parent moment I have is when my dad came over (rents are divorced) not long after I first got my Wii. I let him play golf and he took his first swing and he promptly broke the light bulb in the living room... I didn't enjoy explaining that to my mother. It kinda sucks having to explain yourself over the mistakes of a 49 year old man.
i was playing GTA IV and i was on one of the brucie missions, i failed the mission and somehow the conversation got to where brucie said "my balls are golden!" and at the time my sister's friend was watching and my mom was also in the room
and another was when i was using the zombie (also in GTA) and the zombie walks around in spandex... soo... yeah.
and another was when i was using the zombie (also in GTA) and the zombie walks around in spandex... soo... yeah.
I've never really been too embarrassed when it comes to gaming around my Mom. She's always accepted that its one of my hobbies, that it makes me happy, and that I can handle pretty much anything it throws at me, and that's good enough for her. She may not always like some of the things that come with gaming, and she has a bit of a problem with Grand Theft Auto, but she knows that any decisions that I make in association with games are mine, not hers. She doesn't bug me about being too old for games, realizing that the medium is diverse and if I enjoy it, I don't need to worry about whether or not somebody else thinks I'm too old for it, and neither does she attack me for playing games with questionable content, knowing that I have the right to do so and am not going to snap because of them, as I am not pants-on-head retarded. Once she watched me play Assassin's Creed, and at times found it amusing- she said at one point, "Hah, you're jumping around the city like a spider monkey!"- and at times disturbing- "That swordfighting is awfully violent...,"- but she never made me feel embarrased.
So yeah, things are pretty good when it comes to gaming and parents with me.
So yeah, things are pretty good when it comes to gaming and parents with me.
EWWW.Maxwell -EOD- said:
She probably thought you were sneaking someone through the window into your room... Don't ask what she was thinking when the second line hit...zohmbee said:
AHAHAHAHAH!zohmbee said:
*clears throat*
well, i was playing R:FoM and my mother asked me what the game was like to i explained it's plot in quick succession...she backed out of the room slowly with a wide eyed expression and i just said down the hall "at least it has a better plot than 'AvP'!"
Apparenly my mom thinks I'm weird if I'm playing as a girl character. She saw me playing the tutorial of Ninja Gaiden DS and she's making fun of me for it. I paused and handed it to her. She shut up real quick.
It was awkward when I played the No Russian level of MW2 with my dad watching
He quickly left the room lol.
He quickly left the room lol.
My mums pretty cool when it comes to games, what with two gamer sons pretty much any game we have on she's fine with. The only thing she hasn't gotten used to yet is the swearing over xbox live when I don't have a mic in. I mean, I swear alot anyway but when you hear a random "F**k you c***sucker!" blaring out of the tv she will turn to me and say "Did he just say what I think he said?"
As far as embaressing me goes, whenever you're playing a game online and you have the mic in and you get the "Have you turned the washing machine on/turned the lights off/let the dogs out" and you see the little speech bubble pop up so you know everyone in the game with you has just heard everything she just said.
As far as embaressing me goes, whenever you're playing a game online and you have the mic in and you get the "Have you turned the washing machine on/turned the lights off/let the dogs out" and you see the little speech bubble pop up so you know everyone in the game with you has just heard everything she just said.
My mom playing Guitar Hero is about the most awkward thing I have ever seen and I was kind of embarrassed for her.
"I'm pushing the buttons but nothing is happening."
"You have to move the pretend string up or down on the beat."
"I AM!"
"But now you're not pushing the buttons."
"Why are they booing? That's really mean."
"For Christ's sake woman, you used to play violin! How can you not understand the moving both hands at the same time concept?!"
And after all that we still managed to get this woman with her arthritic knees onto a DDR mat.
I've never been embarrassed by anything gaming related with my parents since they already know that I'm awkward and I swear too much. Though one time my roommate came into the house while I was playing Psychonauts. I may or may not have been screaming "I know you're not a goddamn bunny! I can fucking see that! I should throw you off of this fucking steak and teach you a lesson!"
"I'm pushing the buttons but nothing is happening."
"You have to move the pretend string up or down on the beat."
"I AM!"
"But now you're not pushing the buttons."
"Why are they booing? That's really mean."
"For Christ's sake woman, you used to play violin! How can you not understand the moving both hands at the same time concept?!"
And after all that we still managed to get this woman with her arthritic knees onto a DDR mat.
I've never been embarrassed by anything gaming related with my parents since they already know that I'm awkward and I swear too much. Though one time my roommate came into the house while I was playing Psychonauts. I may or may not have been screaming "I know you're not a goddamn bunny! I can fucking see that! I should throw you off of this fucking steak and teach you a lesson!"
