Girl gamers like the same games as men.

[Jaywood2010]

Legend11 said:

JayWood2010 said:

I've seen two threads like this in the last week about how kinect and now the move are for girl gamers......Im sure you all have seen plenty of casual guy gamers.  I don't know what it is about gamers that thinks women don't play games just like men but they do. Not only are they shunned from playing online because of some kind of harassment (Usually sexual harassment) but many people consider them not as much of a gamer as men. Wrong.

Hardcore girl gamers typically like the same games that male hardcore gamers like. You know women and men really arent all that different like some of you guys are acting like(this goes for the real world outside of games as well). Guys play casual games just like girls do, and girls play hardcore games like men do.

Sony - Will have Hardcore and casual games for different audiences.
MSFT - Will have hardcore and casual games for different audiences.
Nintendo - Will have hardcore and casual games for different audiences.

Men - Like hardcore and Casual experiences
Women - Like hardcore and casual experiences.

Women and Men believe it or not are very much alike personality wise.  Physically we may be different but our personalities are human on both sides.

If you look at movies you'll see many like The Notebook, Pretty Woman, and The Proposal aimed directly at women.  The same with books but there's really nothing like that in gaming.  I'm not saying that all women are like that, my girlfriend for example is a big horror movie fan, but for women that do love those kinds of movies they won't find much of anything like it in gaming.

It's not just those types of movies either.  Imagine standing in front of some people and lhe only thing you know about them is that they loved the movies Dances with Wolves, Amadeus, The Sound of Music, and other Oscar winners.  What would you recommend to them for games that would give them that same kind of experience?  There are studios like Naughty Dog saying they're raising the bar for game writing but their hands are still tied by being forced to appeal to the same group of core gamers that almost all AAA games are aimed at.

I think it would benefit everyone if games evolve to where those kinds of gaming experiences are included.  I think the single biggest reason we see gaming fatigue/boredom is because games don't cover the same breadth of experiences that movies and books do.

First off all of those moves are great and has superb acting in them.  the directing was astounding as well.  Regardless though I know plenty of men who like those movies. Maybe more girl like it but a lot of guys may not come out and say it but yes guys do.

Women may be a little more lenient to some things and guys may be a little more towards others but I still stand behind my general statement that yes we are the same.  There is movies that are aimed at certain demographics like Mean Girls.  That is because a girls can relate towards it more.  The Notebook on the other hand both men and women can relate to it. I'm sure you have seen plenty of guys who like My Little Pony.  I think there is a thread dedicated to that show on this site.  Wouldn't you consider that a more girly show?  Why?  And why can't guys like it?  If it's a good it is good regarless of the gender.

And really Uncharted?  You dont know women like action movies?  Plenty of women do.

Anyways as far as recomending a game to a girl, I would treat them the same as I would a guy who has never played a game.  They may not like games because they have never been introduced to games before or maybe they have and they just had a bad experience because of complex controls.  And I certainly won't start them off with something that is complex and complicated.  It is best to start them off with a simple game and then work your way up from there.   Mario games are in my opinion one of the best places to start for anybody.  Oh and once again with Uncharted I've had people come sit next to me while I'm playing it just to watch it.