Help Wanted! Getting the girlfriend into gaming...

Hello all! I'm making a push to get my girlfriend into playing games with me. She's been bingeing Harry Potter and Sims 3, and I want to move her onto the couch with me.

I have Beautiful Katamari, so I figured that might be a good start. But I'm looking for some recommendations for 360. She's used to old-school platformers, so those are welcome. But I'm down for anything you guys have to offer. I guess mostly good split-screen games. I'm eyeing 'Splosion Man, but we'll see.

Thanks!

GT:Im Tom Jane

Try games like MegaMan 9 on marketplace if she likes old school platformers. Although pricey, almost every girl i know loves abit of Guitar Hero/Rock Band ;).

Mirrors Edge, Fable... A game where you can play as a girl... I doubt she wants to play a Marcus Fenix or Master Chief just yet...

Yeah, we've got RB2 on the PS3. She saw the GH5 ad, showing Avatars in the game, which got her all excited. But that would require the extra dough and even more plastic instruments in the laundry room.

I think my ultimate goal is getting her to split-screen Borderlands with me before Christmas

Splosion Man co-op is pure fun. Try out LEGO series, excellent to play with her, great laughs.Hakud0ushi

Mirrors Edge, Fable... A game where you can play as a girl... I doubt she wants to play a Marcus Fenix or Master Chief just yet...

Buttons1990

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Mirrors Edge, Fable... A game where you can play as a girl... I doubt she wants to play a Marcus Fenix or Master Chief just yet...

Blur_Fan

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Mirrors Edge, Fable... A game where you can play as a girl... I doubt she wants to play a Marcus Fenix or Master Chief just yet...

wado-karate

There's a reason there's a recommendation thread stickied at the top of the forum

There's a reason there's a recommendation thread stickied at the top of the forum

Jaysonguy

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There's a reason there's a recommendation thread stickied at the top of the forum

Blur_Fan

Try Shadow Complex, Splosion Man, Braid from XBLA or get like Lego games, Rock Band/Guitar Hero or maybe get like Fable II93soccer

There's a reason there's a recommendation thread stickied at the top of the forum

There's a reason there's a recommendation thread stickied at the top of the forum

heres a crazy idea, how bout you ASK HER what she likeschaoscougar1

[QUOTE="Ovirew"][QUOTE="Blur_Fan"] Ha, I'd rather staple my ears to my head than sift through the 100+ pages for just a few simple recommendations.........but duly noted GT: Im Tom Janechaoscougar1

Actually, I've seen like 6 different threads all about Modern Warfare 2 gripes/opinions (all saying the same thing) within the past 2 days. And I'm sure they don't get any flak for it....... so *pfffft* :-P

viva pinata?

kidstercool

Id say go with GH or RB series. Maybe try games like street fighter next. Shadow Complex is a good platformer game too.

you should have her try Peggle and Feeding Frenzy from the XBL marketplace, and since you have a PS3 you should have her try Little Big Planet also:D

Truth is (and I have some experience with this) there are girls who would play video games, but MOST (not all) girls don't like playing video games. The most they do is play party games like Guitar Hero and so on. They just plain can't get into real games. I would try something simple and addicting like a puzzle type game.. other than that try something girly looking and colorful. I really don't think you're gonna be able to get her into the good games. But you know what, you don't really need to. Just like guys don't like to go shopping for shoes or whatever, girls just don't like this stuff.wwervin

Try out the Viva Pinata games.

[QUOTE="wwervin"]Truth is (and I have some experience with this) there are girls who would play video games, but MOST (not all) girls don't like playing video games. The most they do is play party games like Guitar Hero and so on. They just plain can't get into real games. I would try something simple and addicting like a puzzle type game.. other than that try something girly looking and colorful. I really don't think you're gonna be able to get her into the good games. But you know what, you don't really need to. Just like guys don't like to go shopping for shoes or whatever, girls just don't like this stuff.MasterSpaceman

Update: Castle Crashers was a hit, as was the Viva Pinata demo. So, we have our jumping off point. Thanks for all the info guys! Feel free to add me and play with us! GT:Im Tom JaneBlur_Fan

Hello all! I'm making a push to get my girlfriend into playing games with me. She's been bingeing Harry Potter and Sims 3, and I want to move her onto the couch with me.

I have Beautiful Katamari, so I figured that might be a good start. But I'm looking for some recommendations for 360. She's used to old-school platformers, so those are welcome. But I'm down for anything you guys have to offer. I guess mostly good split-screen games. I'm eyeing 'Splosion Man, but we'll see.

Thanks!

GT:Im Tom Jane

Blur_Fan

Resident evil 5!!!

All most every girls who had ever played my console like RE5 coop mode very much~

Cute game or Puzzle game is for kids and girl but now every girl likes a game that we think it's "simple enough".

Girls I met like RE5...they think they r brave though I do the Shooting...they just enjoy running awayfrom zombies~~~~~and feel"WOW,I am good at this!"

I know it's not on 360, but Little Big Planet is the PERFECT girlfriend game. I had a lot of good times playing LBP with my girlfriend.

As she likes The Sims she might like Kingdom For Keflings (arcade). It's quite addictive and can be played with others.

She obviously likes developing characters or situations and not just shooting at stuff (by the sounds of it). So anything that's a bit like an RPG without too much shooting/fighting going on would probs be a good thing. She might also like something with some story to it, like Mass Effect or Bioshock. She'd get to make character choices in those, which might appeal to her because of her appreciation of Sims games. Fable 2 might appeal, as others have said.

There is no typical 'girl-gamer' however, as just like guys...girls can like/dislike all kinds of games. The only way for her to discover what she enjoys playing is to try them.

Download a bunch of demos and have a demo marathon one night - see which games (arcade and normal games) she leans towards :) Good luck.

Funnily enough, my gf likes driving games... I've also recently get her into Fable II! but only as co-op. It's a tough one lol.

Try Shadow Complex, Splosion Man, Braid from XBLA or get like Lego games, Rock Band/Guitar Hero or maybe get like Fable II93soccer