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Sparticus773
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I can't tell you how i did it, but somehow I managed to convince my girlfriend to play a video game with me. Now, what should we play? I am trying to figure it out but I cannot come up with a good one.
I do not want it to be wii sports or something like that. I was thinking more along the lines of castle crashers, a fun two player platformer. Any ideas?
I do not want it to be wii sports or something like that. I was thinking more along the lines of castle crashers, a fun two player platformer. Any ideas?
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Also, look into N+. It's a bit hard at times, but there's only one button you push in conjunction with the joystick (two, if you count the "kill yourself" button, which cuts the learning curve down a little bit. The good thing about the level sets on the game is that in each set of 5, the first is easy, and it slowly gets harder, so you dont feel overwhelmed from the beginning.
Another great game is puzzle quest. It starts off simple, and then gets more challenging as you go on. It's basically Bejewled and an RPG had a baby. Great fun, since a big part of the outcome is luck.
I somehow got my girlfriend to start playing halo with me, and we're slowly working our way into L4D. I have no idea how this happened, but I am happy about it
If you've got a Wii, then start there. :P
Can trade TF2 items or whatever else you're interested in. PM me.
edit: aka, "the game that ate my girlfriend"
double edit: that sounded dirty
Castle Crashers is good.
The old girl standby: Tetris.
The game that really got me stuck on shooters was Gears of War 1. It might not be for your girl, but you never know. Chainsawing people made me happy in a way no videogame ever had.
You can always try Army of Two as well.
And House of the Dead for Wii...Tho I recommend keeping it on easy and HOD3 for starting off.
You might want to try a site like Gamefly so you can try lots of different games without investing a huge amount till she finds her niche.
And if you both have decent computers, you can try springing her into an MMO that's kinda cutesy like Domo or Flyff... (Flyff was my gateway drug to MMOs.)
Yeah, Boom Blox is fun to play together.
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So... yeah. Exactly what everyone said. It's going to really, really depend on the person in question.
My g/f loves them. They are kinda like the movies, have their own sense of humour and you can die a million times and still beat the levels.
My bf and I play Justice League Heroes together on his PS2. Once I finally find the time we'll be booting up House of the Dead for my Wii. We love playing it in the arcade so it seemed like a natural progression. We play Smash Bros and Mario kart a lot too. Personally I hate FPS but that's only because I suck at them.
Since you have a Wii why not download some games? Donkey Kong Country brings back fond childhood memories.
I guess what I'm saying is, not that you are, but don't get the idea in your head that it has to be a cutesy game or "friendly" for girls. Pick a good co-op game, go with that. You know her interests better than us, find something she might like.
Also of course anything coop on easy difficulty might be a good start.
If you had a PS3 then Little Big Planet would be THE game to play. Maybe an old school platform game like Vikings would be an idea.
Overall keep gameplay somewhat simple or turn based. Plus not to violent.
I personally am a fan of beat games. Rockband, DDR, Guitar Hero, etc. Puzzles games are usually a good choice also (Tetris and the like). I'm currently terribly addicted to Geometry Wars and Braid.
If you have a Wii I recommend Mario Kart or Mario Party if you're looking for something to play together.
I believe the Lego games were also mentioned. If she has an interest in Star Wars, Batman, or Indiana Jones one of these would be great to play together. My boyfriend isn't really a big into gaming but loves Lego Star Wars.
Don't make the mistake of picking games YOU'd like her to play, let her pick and choose what she feels like playing.
I can has cheezburger, yes?
Careful of these games though (the lego ones) because while Lego Star Wars was awesome, Lego Indiana Jones is INFURIATING for my girlfriend. The camera angles are terrible for platforming sequences, particularly on Temple of Doom.
She also really liked helping me play Puzzle Quest (XBLA version - she would help spot skulls, etc). Likewise we teamed up to play Interpol (seek & find game), which she later played on her own as she really enjoyed it.
That will have a huge impact on what sort of games she might enjoy, on top of that has she really never played games before? If she has, what did she like?