Is your wife/gf/bf a gamer? Are they as "hardcore" as you?
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My wife likes to play coop games with me and she's really good at platformers. We've been playing a ton of diablo 3 on PS4 lately. She doesn't play games on her own though and doesn't like anything compedative.
Edit: Actually the one game she does play on her own and she will play hours of is Pharaoh on PC. I've tried to get her into more modern city builders but she's not into them and just sticks with Pharaoh.
Edit: Actually the one game she does play on her own and she will play hours of is Pharaoh on PC. I've tried to get her into more modern city builders but she's not into them and just sticks with Pharaoh.
PodcastFips
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Mine bought Guitar Hero Live after we played it at my place. She does not play video games usually, as the PS4 belongs to her brother, but for some reason he left it behind when he moved out.
charlie1701
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My boyfriend and I are both gamers, in fact we met at our local Streetfighter tournament.
We have slightly different taste in games, which works as we both get 'me' time. Playing together revolves around (more) Streetfighter, horror games and the occasional Tokyo Jungle co-op session. We are oddly fond of that game.
We have slightly different taste in games, which works as we both get 'me' time. Playing together revolves around (more) Streetfighter, horror games and the occasional Tokyo Jungle co-op session. We are oddly fond of that game.
callsignkrogan
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yup I lucked out. The first time I went over to her apartment, I thought she lived with roomates. It was comics, games, and collectibles. Now we have a house full of all of the above.
MulderYuffie
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my boyfriend is a gamer but nowhere near my level of "hardcore".
Nope, she's not a gamer. If I'm gaming, she is on pinterest.
She supports my hobby, wants me to relax more, and encourages me to play. At the same time, she asks me something every three minutes... "do you like this hat?", "should we eat more yams?", "why don't we go to this art show?"
Soooo, I only game when she's out of the house.
She supports my hobby, wants me to relax more, and encourages me to play. At the same time, she asks me something every three minutes... "do you like this hat?", "should we eat more yams?", "why don't we go to this art show?"
Soooo, I only game when she's out of the house.
hymanator
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I can never get my wife to play anything, but my aunt and uncle who are in their late 50's play pc games together frequently and they recently convinced my wife to play Left 4 Dead 2 with them. We all ended up having an awesome time.
Left 4 Dead seems to be the ultimate "double date" type of game. Since it's co-op, you can easily carry people that are inexperienced. I'm trying to find more games that are similar.
In case you haven't tried it yet, get the custom campaign called "Journey to Splash Mountain"
Left 4 Dead seems to be the ultimate "double date" type of game. Since it's co-op, you can easily carry people that are inexperienced. I'm trying to find more games that are similar.
In case you haven't tried it yet, get the custom campaign called "Journey to Splash Mountain"
My girlfriend calls my PS4 "the xbox" despite knowing it's a playstation. In other words, she doesn't care.
She does see that I care a lot though, and I think she tolerates it as much as I would like. Being with her makes me play games less, which actually makes me happy. Too much of anything is a bad thing, ya know?
She does see that I care a lot though, and I think she tolerates it as much as I would like. Being with her makes me play games less, which actually makes me happy. Too much of anything is a bad thing, ya know?
My bf is more hardcore than me, insofar as he is good at games with high skill barriers (fighting games, competitive shooters, etc), while I prefer slower-paced games like RPGs. He also has a long history playing MMOs, while I only started playing them somewhat recently. But in terms of enthusiasm for games, I think we are equal. Our primary activity together is co-op games, & while we don't really get out much as a result, I wouldn't have it any other way. Don't think I could be with someone who didn't play games at all.
Fox the Sly
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Unfortunately my girlfriend is not a gamer. Her favorite game is Mario Kart 64, but getting her to sit and play is hard to do. Sometimes I wish she would show more interest instead of rolling her eyes, but oh well.
SOME-MIST
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we're sort of on the same level although I'm a bit more adequate at playing shmups than she is. we both play point and click adventures, shmups, and an occasional rpg. just last week we were playing batsugun special and she got to stage 4 which is no easy feat (but not comparable to my stage 8 run 
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I'm the only one that plays the occasional TPS/FPS but it's mostly limited to quake live, team fortress classic, counter-strike go, and some console tps games.
we've got a list of games that we've gotto get through together.
)I'm the only one that plays the occasional TPS/FPS but it's mostly limited to quake live, team fortress classic, counter-strike go, and some console tps games.
we've got a list of games that we've gotto get through together.
Totolariko
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Yup, she play a little.
Some point n click (recently she liked Life is strange, Broken Sword, broken age, teltale games, Runaway 1-3)
Some aventure games (all 3 uncharted, tomb raider DE, gta 5)
Some horror games (Resident evil 1-4....)
Some Nintendo games (zelda / mario / toad / mario kart/ professor Layton....)
We play in coop as we can (lego games, trine, LBP 3, rayman)
But she's definitivly not as hardcore as me. She let me play (almost) as i want, and its fine like this
Some point n click (recently she liked Life is strange, Broken Sword, broken age, teltale games, Runaway 1-3)
Some aventure games (all 3 uncharted, tomb raider DE, gta 5)
Some horror games (Resident evil 1-4....)
Some Nintendo games (zelda / mario / toad / mario kart/ professor Layton....)
We play in coop as we can (lego games, trine, LBP 3, rayman)
But she's definitivly not as hardcore as me. She let me play (almost) as i want, and its fine like this
SprachBrooks
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No because I don't have a girlfriend. 
Ol No Bones
Banned
My wife recently started playing games. She plays rocket league religiously, and she just finished the first escape sequence in Ori and the Blind forest. She is really getting into it.
Glass Shark
Banned
Not at all. I've tried to get my wife into games, but nothing really appeals to her. Although there was a freak occurrence when she had an 8-hour session of Viva Piñata while I was at work one day, then she never played it again after that.
goldenpp72
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She's not into a lot of stuff I like but she plays a ton of stuff. She loves causal games but also really enjoys jrps/srpgs and some other stuff. She's rotating etrian odyssey 4 and the new fire emblem as of late, and before that yokai watch. She plays smash with me as well. She will also play pretty much anything in co op, we beat Resident evil 5 and Halo in co op.
I don't really like the OP interpretation that certain games disallow one to be hardcore into gaming. The subject matter being cute or causal doesn't mean that they can't be really into gaming. I do wish she liked a lot more of the stuff I love, but it's cool to see a different spectrum of titles still loved in a hardcore way.
I don't really like the OP interpretation that certain games disallow one to be hardcore into gaming. The subject matter being cute or causal doesn't mean that they can't be really into gaming. I do wish she liked a lot more of the stuff I love, but it's cool to see a different spectrum of titles still loved in a hardcore way.
My wife has zero interest in gaming but my best friend loves it, yet he plays about 50% less time then I do (he's got a kid now). I have a few friends that play just as much or more than me but I'd have to say I'm deeper into the hobby then all of them. I read a lot about it, listen to gaming podcasts, keep up with the news, trailers, etc, and I'm the only one that games on PC regularly (all but one of them is console only) so yea, I'd say I'm the most "hardcore" out of the group which kind of sucks cause I love talking about games. lol
SweetJohnnyCage
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My girlfriend didn't play games until we met, but she plays stuff like Just Dance. She's tried League of Legends a couple times. I greatly appreciate that she does it though, since it shows me that she's taking interest in something I do, even if it's just to be familiar with it.
tareqsalah1
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My wife only plays mario donkey kong and kirby. And i love it when we play together.
She cant play 3rd person games but she like to watch me play games like uncharted.
She cant play 3rd person games but she like to watch me play games like uncharted.
Petit Melon
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I tend to play Japanese-style games while he plays the western-style games. So yes, but our tastes are nearly opposite lol. Sometimes they overlap but generally it's divided like that. Our uniting points are the 8/16 bit games.
goldenpp72
Member
My girlfriend is very girly and cutesy, not all gamer girls have to be manly lol.
My wife likes mostly Kirby, Yoshi games, and the Harvest Moon series. I can't think much else.
She liked Rayman and DK Tropical Freeze too, though. She's happy to play co-op games with me sometimes.
However, honestly she spends 2 hours at week at most on games, and that includes time with me
edit: oh, I remember letting her try Layton games. She liked those too.
She liked Rayman and DK Tropical Freeze too, though. She's happy to play co-op games with me sometimes.
However, honestly she spends 2 hours at week at most on games, and that includes time with me
edit: oh, I remember letting her try Layton games. She liked those too.
Deadly Cyclone
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The only thing my fiancee plays is Neko Atsume to collect virtual cats.
She casually games. Mainly stuff like Nintendo or anything coop/party and not too hard. A few other games she was really into were Mirrors Edge, Prince of Persia series, Minecraft, Portal, Harvest Moon, Ni No Kuni, and the Team ICO stuff. She'll also watch me play stuff. Witcher 3, Persona 4, and all the Rockstar games are among her favorites.
brainchild
Banned
No, it's not racism, it's sexism, and I can't believe I'm the first person in this thread to let you know this.
A girlfriend can enjoy video games enthusiastically without being reduced to a 'buddy'. There is nothing inherently male about really liking video games, so to act like a female can't fulfill her role as a girlfriend if she's super into video games is nothing other than blatant and disgusting sexism and you should be ashamed for promoting it.
Same goes for you. This statement is blatantly sexist.
Morrigan Stark
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You aren't. Others have pointed out how fucked up his post was, just not using the word "sexist" directly.
brainchild
Banned
Ok. Well, I just think it's important for him to understand why his post was wrong, and I would have figured that someone else would have done that by now, but at least it was pointed out.
Dandy Crocodile
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My boyfriend plays games with me all the time. He acts very interested in them, but rarely plays on his own, though he did buy and play Minecraft PS4 for a while.
We've played through Scott Pilgrim and Knack so far, as well as a dozen stages across some musou titles. He enjoys it.
Tried something more story heavy like Beyond: Two Souls and he wasn't feeling it. He's curious about Life is Strange, though, when he sees me play it, and was impressed with the 3D of the 3DS, haha.
We've played through Scott Pilgrim and Knack so far, as well as a dozen stages across some musou titles. He enjoys it.
Tried something more story heavy like Beyond: Two Souls and he wasn't feeling it. He's curious about Life is Strange, though, when he sees me play it, and was impressed with the 3D of the 3DS, haha.
Dommel
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She got almost double the hours in MH4U compared to me, about 170+.
Gets motion sick easily so sticks to strategy/sims or if she can stomach it a TPS. Once she gets going and has enough free time she just keeps playing and playing.
I like that she appreciates my hobby and can get into it herself once in a while.
Gets motion sick easily so sticks to strategy/sims or if she can stomach it a TPS. Once she gets going and has enough free time she just keeps playing and playing.
I like that she appreciates my hobby and can get into it herself once in a while.
AllenSpawn
Member
I just showed this thread to my wife,to try and convince her to play games....
She said we're all sad fuckers.
She said we're all sad fuckers.
I'm curious. Please explain if you can?
Good luck! I think watching you would help. Just make sure you're not spending more time with games than her. Perhaps you could try playing some of those old games with her (ps tv is the cheapest modern option if you don't have a way to access them)
Haha. Perhaps you should try co op games?
I'd say try finding those games she played or some of the ones mentioned throughout this thread. Avoid games that use both sticks.
Me too! What are the odds?
Aww
Some people would say no but I think a better definition would be if she self identifies as a gamer.
Whoa! Thanks I might have something new to try!
Have you tried other karting games?
Awesome. I want to have a LAN setup when I get more room and money.
That must have been really pleasantly shocking for you.
Was this the moment you knew you'd be good together?
Mine too. She has a hard time with certain films too. Have you found any tricks?
Lol
My wife enjoys games, but not to the extent that I do. More importantly though, she supports and understands this lifelong hobby of mine.
Right on brotha. that's all I need is a little understanding, if you not "down for the cause" at least
How could I forget...mods please fix if possible
Wolf Dawgz
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My gf tends to game more than me. I'm too busy on here to actually play games.
of course the wife plays games... this is how our room is set up so we dont have to share shit. (its an older pic so the xb1 and 4k tv arent there yet... but the setup is still the same)
(oh heres one with my new tv)
This is dope.
Which reminds me I need to find the misses a purple gaming chair....any suggestions?