5 Tips to Get Your Girl to Game

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You're a generic gamer nerd. You're not going to get a girlfriend, are you? You don't even know a girl besides your mom, do you? Your sister doesn't count. That booth babe you talked to at the last convention you went to doesn't count either. Neither does the Starbucks barista.

Alright, I'll humor you. So you allegedly have a girlfriend or a girl you talk to that could be a girlfriend, right? Well, I don't blame you for wanting her to play games with you. Games are pretty fun. You probably only got three hours of sleep last night because you were playing the Starcraft II beta, despite the fact that you had to go into work early today. Well, I'm a girl, and I play video games, so here are some hints to help you get that girl (or woman) in your life to game with you.

We all know Peach doesn't really need saving.

1.
Get to know her. I'm putting this first because it's the most important. If, heaven forbid, she never finished a Godfather movie because organized crime makes her uncomfortable, don't encourage her to play Grand Theft Auto. And sure as hell don't make her play a Godfather game. If you see her playing a flash version of Tetris on her laptop, start introducing her to more puzzlers. Start with other flash games or physics games. Soon enough, she'll go from playing World of Goo to playing Portal.
2.
But never jump straight into something difficult if she's not a gamer. She may be the coolest chick in the world who prefers to watch a Bond flick over The Notebook, but that doesn't mean she'll be able to pick up a controller and play Alpha Protocol or Rainbow Six right away. What will probably happen is that she will get frustrated and never want to play another game again. Especially if you're shouting in her ear asking her why she's still using the "damn pistol!" instead of switching to an assault rifle.
3.
Play multiplayer and casual games. I'm not a fan of casual games, but I introduced my friend to Mario Party at a friend's birthday party. From there, we went to Mario Kart. She thought, and I'm not joking here, that the characters were "so cute!" that she wanted to play more games with them. She hopped into the Mario universe, and that led her to the Zelda universe. Now, just try to steal her Ratchet & Clank. I dare you.
4.
But that doesn't mean you should patronize her. If it's the first time she has picked up a 360 controller, she may have issues even getting the game started. Lead her toward making her own profile on your 'box, but don't get frustrated when it takes her a second to remember which buttons are which. And once she's played for a bit, don't feed her every action. Let her figure it out on her own, and if she's doing it in a way that you're not comfortable with, that's fine, too. Let her find her own way instead of making her conform to yours. "You have to push the A button, babe; it's the big green one on the right" is more likely going to make her smash the controller against your head than have her play with you again.
5.
If you can't even get her to pick up the controller, bribe her. If she completes 20% of a game of your choosing (and pick carefully, soldier), you'll do something she wants to do. Go see that Rachel McAdams flick she's been bugging you about, or go to karaoke with her friends. If she feels like she's going to get something out of it, she's going to do it.

If, after all that, she doesn't enjoy herself, don't force it. Some people don't game. It's cool. Some people can't dance. It's just the way it is. Maybe in the future she'll see a commercial for a game that will interest her. I've had non-gamer friends jump ship because of games like LittleBigPlanet. Even if it doesn't work out with video games, be glad she's even in your life. Appreciate the fact that she even lets you touch her, and game on with your bros. That's what bros are for anyway, right?
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Yeah,but you never mentioned where to get the girl to complete the equation.
 
MR.KAZ said:
Yeah,but you never mentioned where to get the girl to complete the equation.
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Haha, this is true. I suppose it was assumed that one would be coming in to the situation with one already acquired. =]

You could always try casually bumping in to one at the supermarket...or speed-dating.
 
GamerFill said:
Haha, this is true. I suppose it was assumed that one would be coming in to the situation with one already acquired. =]

You could always try casually bumping in to one at the supermarket...or speed-dating.
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I could always go Bi.Then I'll be batting a .1000 :D
 
Nice. You know what I've come to learn about chicks and gaming? They love killing things! Honestly, any girl I ever had over here loved playing Halo or Farcry for long periods of time, but got bored with anything else pretty fast.
 
My girlfriend steals my DS to play Castlevania...

She is actually on her third or fourth run through Portrait of Ruin. I am pretty sure she played it through with the sisters, Richter, and Maria as well as the standard Charlotte and Jonathan mode.
 
My girlfriend has a 360 and her favorite game is Oblivion. She loves a good game of Smash Bros (any of the three), and has a DS and loves any Mario or Zelda themed game. She rocks. :)
 
My girlfriend always liked them, although not as much as me. Funny thing is before she told me she liked me if she would hear I was playing a game she'd get it, that's how she got into Soul Calibur :)
 
I'm trying to get a girl into fighting games. Today I'm trying SSF2THDR and Dead or Alive. If that doesn't work I guess we'll just play Gears of War...
 
Grindspine said:
My girlfriend steals my DS to play Castlevania...

She is actually on her third or fourth run through Portrait of Ruin. I am pretty sure she played it through with the sisters, Richter, and Maria as well as the standard Charlotte and Jonathan mode.
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My boyfriend is doing the exact same thing... except with Dawn of sorrow instead of portrait of ruins... and it bugs me because i haven't played Dawn of sorrow yet, he got it recently
 
Zidart said:
My boyfriend is doing the exact same thing... except with Dawn of sorrow instead of portrait of ruins... and it bugs me because i haven't played Dawn of sorrow yet, he got it recently
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I never got a chance to play Order of Ecclesia for pretty much the same reasons. Before I got my DS, she would steal my GBA to play Aria of Sorrow. When I bought Circle of the Moon, I only got in about two hours of playtime before my GBA went missing because she grabbed it.

Once she also made the mistake of telling me, "You don't play enough Halo." heh.. She regretted saying that later!
 
Where are all you Casanova's finding girls that like to game?! Where I live,they are as rare as the Ark of the Covenant.I play basketball with a couple,but that's no comparison.You lucky sunnns of........
 
Zidart said:
My boyfriend is doing the exact same thing... except with Dawn of sorrow instead of portrait of ruins... and it bugs me because i haven't played Dawn of sorrow yet, he got it recently
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I thought you were a dude...?
 
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