By the way, I also bought this game recently for around 10 bucks. I'm always looking for multiplayer RPGs of any kind because that's the only kind of game my girlfriend will play (aside from Katamari, Castle Crashers, and LBP) and sometimes my searching leads me to the dark... sewers of the RPG cityscape. Case in point: I'm not a big fan of this game.

It's kind of like Champions of Norath, with 2 players lopped off from the co-op, and a slightly more action game, arcade-y feel. It does enough things differently from those last-gen hack and slash games that it's fun to try at first, but everything is so blocky (graphics, controls) it gets old pretty fast.

Wait... didn't we just establish that you haven't installed LBP yet?

^- it was for the lulz.

And your gf likes RPG's? thats cool man, ... my gf-like friend only likes platformers and shit... thats why i try with great vigor to keep her away from the frickin sack bois. :D

lol :)

You gotta start with the right game. Final Fantasy IX is proven to be an effective girlfriend training device. There have been studies.

Let her play the beginning, and name all of the characters herself. Then once she starts getting into trouble in combat (in the forest?) switch it so that you're sharing control of the characters. (In the configuration options, you can split the characters between controller 1 and controller 2.)

I tidied up your post for you.

lol! Studies? xD

And thanks for the tip, but i think i'll "try" and start her off with the legend FFVII, but if she turns out to be a graphic wh0re then Valkyria it is. :D

FF VII + VC > "Studies"

:D

And @Outlaw- Yes indeed you are the number 1 fan of VC of thy hold great respect for, but musican always targets me for some reason when the letters "V" and "C" pop up in a conversation. *sigh* :(

Don't diss FF9 either. It's awesome and a lot fun for anyone.

9 failz.... :P

Well, if your intention is just to force your girlfriend to play a game you really loved then by all means...  but don't be surprised if she doesn't feel like playing video games after a while.

I like FF VII.  I'd even say I like VII more than IX, though playing through IX with a friend can be a lot of fun.  So I'm not just shouting out favorites here.  

IX is definitely a safer bet for women, in my experience.  Think about it...

1.) Unless she already likes Sci-fi (which is usually more popular with men) the world of FFIX is more visually interesting...  more stylized and colorful aesthetic, a kind of fairytale-ish world everyone is a bit familiar with, more polished character models, and way more cuteness (the part with Vivi in the beginning is probably the main reason why FF IX will forever be known as "the girlfriend FF."  That shit is potent.)

2.) You can play the game in multiplayer.  It's really awkward to hand someone a controller and expect them to play something on their own when you're more excited about it then they are.  (Which will probably be true with any old videogame you're convincing your girlfriend to play.) If it's something you can both play together, it's more like she's along for the ride, and it's much easier to get into.

3.) Probably the most exciting beginning of any Final Fantasy.  It's just a bunch of great set pieces, and full of adventure.  A bunch of theives kidnapping a princess.  A mysterious kid exploring a walled city.  A couple of kids sneaking into a castle to see a play.  A hilarious, silly play with a dramatic sword fight.  A bunch of goofy bad guys out of Alice in Wonderland (on hallucinogens).  A chase.  A big escape involving a bunch of cutscenes.  All these things layered over each other and converging at once.


I'm not saying VII isn't also an appealing game for women.  I actually had a creative writing teacher in college who had only started playing video games in her 20s, but thought GTA 3 and Final Fantasy VII were by far the best games ever.  Really, it has to do with each individual person's tastes.  If you want someone to enjoy something, show them what you think they'll like most.  If your girlfriend doesn't like any kind of fantasy or fairytale, then FF IX isn't a good choice.

   In my experience, there are a lot of women out there who think video games are all guns, explosions, blood, and dark settings.  If you show someone with those preconceptions something that is really colorful, something like a fairytale but not, you get a chance at surprising them with what they've been missing.  And that's the unique magic of FF IX.

Okay.

I played Brotherhood of the Blade, and I think everyone who developed that game needs to be whacked on the head with a stick repeatedly, then go learn the definition of "good game"