its funny how it even gives you a notice saying it was made by people of various faiths and religions.

on topic, old nes titles on the virtual consoles should be fine.

Not exactly, but pretty close. I mean there was definitely plotting and what-not; but they added plenty of stuff just for the sake of the games' story. It's still no problem though. We all know it's just fiction. Only dumbasses that think it's real are the same dumbasses that swear by "The Da Vinci Code" and think an AK-47 is "stronger" than an M4 Carbine simply because you need to be level 70 to unlock it in MW2.

Agreed :clap: I got my sister hooked on that game



I didn't really mean the story, just more so the views of all the people in the game (humanism). But yes I agree, those people who swear by The Da Vinci Code are insane. I'm pretty sure there was no league of Assassin's or whatever, but it's a good backdrop for the amazing and historically accurate world they created.

To the OP: Why not show her some of the great arcade games? Like Space Invaders or Donkey Kong?

Hmmmmm. How about Braid? It's a relatively simple platformer (...well, until you get to the later levels), but it's incredibly beautiful and has a remarkably deep, complex story. And a kickass soundtrack.
And in the same 'simple but gorgeous' vein, Limbo. It's one of the best games I've played this year, and it's the understated quality that makes it so good. It has a very surreal, dreamlike quality, and the animation reminds me of shadow puppetry.

Let's see. What else?
Portal. But then again, I'd recommend Portal to anyone. Besides, it paves the way for Half-Life 2. >.>


Unfortunately, all the other games I love either contain gore, profanity, or a combination of the two, and you said she doesn't enjoy those kinds of games.
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What about survival horror? >.>

Depends on how religious. I was doing one of the glyph puzzles. It had a picture of the cruxifiction( where you need to find the apple). My mother saw it and instantly branded it as blashpemy.
Varies from person to person it seems, but may aswell just rule it out to be safe. Allthough if my mother saw it on TV it would be fine, but games oh no. :shrugh:

@Lucky38 not going into religion but it is kinda anti religious as the general theme is humans were Really it depends on if you can look at that and say well its fiction, and has no effect on my views and see it as an interesting plot.

Now to avoid another higher power, I am not going to talk about AC again.

But if your wife to be (dont make me try and spell the other word, please) is religious I think she would like RDR, it has a bit of religion in there she might like, is a good story, so yeah get her to play through singleplayer first.
Because RDR sounds like a good game for her. My posting this is in no way influenced by the awesomeness that is RDR that I currently am playing.

Oh and if she likes story, try indigo prophecy/farenheight *jedi mindtrick ignore spelling* I dont know if it has much gore, but its a story motivated ame thats all quicktime events, like heavy rain. Allthough I hear the plot goes off toward the end.
Shadow of the colosus is a good game too.

Wait the game mustnt have swearing ? [censored]. Well I guess you have a limited selection, DAO dosent have any or ME1 dosent. Just hope she isnt one of those people that see the six scene in ME1 and scream about how it corrupts the use, worse on TV.

Curses! I forgot all about Shadow of the Colossus.


probably because I don't own a console, and so never finished it.

FFX is not difficult and has one of the simplest leveling system of the series and has turned based combat rather than ATB combat. It's actually a lot easier for someone new to pick and play (up until the later stages of the game).

I'd recommend more turn based RPG's as they don't require much reaction time (if any at all) to adjust to enemy attacks.

Pokemon in this regard would be fairly easy for her to get into and actually have a decent gaming experience. Then work her up to harder RPG's

I'll get her minecraft, Magika, castlecrashers or any other fun multiplayer games that are really easy to pick up and aren't competitive.

I would also recommend some less competitive, less stressful type things to start with. I recently enjoyed Toy Story 3: The Video Game. It's a pretty great "family" game.

trine. It's pretty forgiving, looks pretty, and introduces multiple gameplay elements, include RPG skills with upgrades, minor equipment management, puzzle-solving, range-based combat, melee combat, and how to develop different strategies for different enemies.

Also: The Longest Journey is an oldie but definitely a goodie. It's a point-and-click adventure game with dialog options, a strong narrative, and puzzle solving. If you get stuck, there are Gamefaqs walkthroughs to help get through some of the more difficult brain-twister puzzles.

You might consider playing co-op games (online, LAN, side-by-side, etc.) so that you can help demonstrate by example and also avoid the "backseat driver" role. Example: Titan Quest. Also consider offering games that have an "easy mode" or are very forgiving (ability to save and reload without losing much progress, no lives/infinite lives).

Other games I could recommend:
Okami - simple and straightforward controls with a lot of gameplay variety and a fantastic story. Minor RPG aspects (attributes), 3 weapon varieties, and minor inventory management.
Patapon 2 - has a very forgiving "easy" mode; in general the game is extremely forgiving if you fail a mission.
God of War - easy mode is very forgiving, game is pretty forgiving if you "die" (you just restart from the last check point, no penalty), combat isn't too complicated (as compared to, say, many of the pure-fighter games with oodles of combos)
Dog's Life - non-combat game. Mainly puzzle solving, exploration, and some mini-games. Fairly up-beat and straightforward, but nonetheless entertaining.
Tomb Raider: Legend - camera isn't too bad, the game is fairly forgiving, and the dialog is entertaining. Platforming and puzzle-solving are way less frustrating than TR: Anniversary.
Primal - another female protagonist, yay! relatively "simple" combat, the main focus is puzzle-solving with the two main characters, Jen and Scree. Also, shapeshifting is awesome - I have yet to find a game (and I have looked and tried, trust me) that handles shapeshifting as good as this. The game is moderately forgiving, from what I can recall - I don't remember having too much trouble staying alive.

Great game, but I would not recommend it as a first game.

Yup. Plus, if she might not take the Greek Gods idea too well, considering she's religious and all. (Although again, Im religious, and I don't mind one bit, but different schools of thought might..)

If you want to show her space and flight games, the Ace Combat series is a good way to learn the basics (Advanced enough that you can stall, but otherwise pretty arcade-like). Darkstar one isn't the best game in the world, but you can learn the basics of space games from it.

For flight games there's Tom Clancys H.A.W.X and H.A.W.X 2..

Wow you guys are blowing my mind with all the useful responses! In the interest of my own sanity I'm not going to try and edit all of those into the first post, or address everyone, but rest assured I'm reading your responses and thinking about each one.

@God of War: I think she'd have more of an issue with the six and gore than the greek premise

@Alsaigigeigisisieiie (Sp? ) Those mostly look like good choices, I think a lot of them are for Sony systems though? I do have a ps2, no psp or ps3 though.

@jjleon_2: Yea that's what I'm talking about, someone who finally agrees with FFX

@Thisisn't: I think she'd probably like the story in RDR, although if I remember right from my play-through there is some swearing and stuff. I think eventually she'll let her defenses down a bit about that type of stuff, or at least I'm hoping, since she knows my favorite movie genre is zombie, which usually is chock full of gore/death/swearing/violence

@Flight game: I loooooved Ace Combat games when I was younger, I might try those out. You know how, when you're flying, you kinda weave your head back and forth when you're turning? Imagine that as someone very new to games, and hand eye/head coordination....could be hilarious.


@Knight (waaay back, missed your post): Those look like solid choices! And to answer your question, if she got addicted to games I'd love it...we'd have something very in common. We come from completely different backgrounds, so it'd be nice to have some middle/meeting ground.

If you want her to hate video games forever, FFX is a great choice.

I'd go for RollerCoaster Tycoon, The Legend of Zelda series, Okami, Viewtiful Joe, Pokemon, Call of Duty 2, Jazz Jackrabbit 2, and Diablo 2.

Good choice, I got my sister addicted to the first one a year ago :biggrin:

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!?!? Such a good game....


"Just smile...and laugh...like this....HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA"

They do have some gore to them, but Left 4 Dead 1& 2 are very simple games.

Your seems to be addicted to many games.. Portal, and now this.. What else?

That's actually it sadly........ :spotted owl:


She's more of an MMO person >.> I'm just not a fan. When she actually plays a game I suggest she loves it (only happened twice) but noooooo just play BlahBlahBlahOnline :shakehead:

Could be wprse, atleast she dosent play farmville.

Expose her to every genre.

I forgot about Mirrors Edge. And the main character being a girl, should help her get into gaming more because she will see how easy it is to immerse yourself in games after wards.

STALKER
metro 2033
amnesia dark descent
mount and blade warband
deus ex human resources will be out by then
minecraft (i just started playing this game and its freaking awesome)
star craft 2

to be honest i would actually start her off with minecraft............its bright and colorful with lots of flowers and it has hopping cows and pigs.....girls like that stuff. you might start off on peaceful mode though it might freak her out.