It's true that most of my girlfriends don't play games at all, or if they do they tend to enjoy the RPG/puzzle/adventure types games rather than first person shooters. There are a few exceptions, though, particularly with those of us who grew up playing games, in families where gaming was an acceptable hobby for everyone, regardless of gender.
Personally, I've logged numerous hours on LucasArts adventure games, Diablo, Baldur's Gate, Starcraft, Pikmin, Tetris, Civ/Alpha Centauri, the Oddworld games, etc., and recently in World of Warcraft. Nevertheless, I still think that in overall time spent, HL mods (CS, DoD), Halo, UT, Tekken, Goldenye, Doom, etc. would way outshadow my time in more traditionally "girly" games.
IMO the worst part about this type of discussion, which we have seen a lot of lately, is that it tends to treat "women" as one big 'ol market that needs to be catered to somehow, but there is just as much diversity in the types of games we prefer as there is for guys. If the gaming industry really wanted to cater to women, lumping me in with the housewives who play Bejeweled - by advertising in women's magazines, for example - isn't gonna do the trick.
I also don't really care what kind of game it is, as much as I care about the quality of the game itself. All I ask is that you make good games, and perhaps make me feel more welcome in my local GameStop.
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It's true that most of my girlfriends don't play games at all, or if they do they tend to enjoy the RPG/puzzle/adventure types games rather than first person shooters. There are a few exceptions, though, particularly with those of us who grew up playing games, in families where gaming was an acceptable hobby for everyone, regardless of gender.
Personally, I've logged numerous hours on LucasArts adventure games, Diablo, Baldur's Gate, Starcraft, Pikmin, Tetris, Civ/Alpha Centauri, the Oddworld games, etc., and recently in World of Warcraft. Nevertheless, I still think that in overall time spent, HL mods (CS, DoD), Halo, UT, Tekken, Goldenye, Doom, etc. would way outshadow my time in more traditionally "girly" games.IMO the worst part about this type of discussion, which we have seen a lot of lately, is that it tends to treat "women" as one big 'ol market that needs to be catered to somehow, but there is just as much diversity in the types of games we prefer as there is for guys. If the gaming industry really wanted to cater to women, lumping me in with the housewives who play Bejeweled - by advertising in women's magazines, for example - isn't gonna do the trick.
I also don't really care what kind of game it is, as much as I care about the quality of the game itself. All I ask is that you make good games, and perhaps make me feel more welcome in my local GameStop.