That’s a Girl’s Game

I’m sure we’ve all heard about girl gamers and how they actually kick a lot of butt, example, the Frag Dolls. And we’ve also heard about how outrageous it is that games like Petz and games that teach you how to cook or take care of babies are being made! How dare they try to make games that are obviously directed toward girls?! Well I have a huge confession to make right now….first off, I love games like Counter Strike, Rainbow Six Vegas, God of War, Psychonauts, Rachett and Clank, etc. Now that that is said….I also loooove the old Petz games…You know, when they had Dogz 5 and such. I don’t play it as much anymore, but there are times in a blue moon that the urge comes back. Also, I am kind of intrigued by Imagine Babyz. I know! I know! I feel like I SHOULD be ashamed! But really now, should I? I’m sure once I actually play the game I’ll think its dumb, but just because I do have a girl-like nature, shouldn’t I be able to indulge in that every now and then instead of all the testosterone that’s filled every big time game? I’d like to be able to go in and proudly play my copy of Petz or Imagine Babyz or something to that nature and still be respected as a gamer.

I just don’t think that stuff like that should be considered a guilty pleasure. I mean, the babyz or petz games could be the same for guys with Madden. When most people think of Madden that are gamers, they immediately consider Madden players to just be jocks and stupid people. Well, I happen to know a lot of people who play Madden and the same people play Gears of War, Assassin’s Creed, and a lot of older games that I haven’t even played! By the way, I play Madden every now and then, and the game is actually a lot more fun than I ever thought it’d be!

This is also the same argument with “hard-core gamers” and “casual gamers”. Can’t we all just be respected as helping the industry grow in our own personal interests? If people like Petz then they should make more games like that for that audience. If people hate Petz and no one buys it, then they can focus on other things. But just because a girl if playing Petz doesn’t mean she can’t kick your ass in Street Fighter.

So let the Petz players play Petz and let the Madden players play Madden and lets all just give out mutual respect for the people who are playing games. They make the world just that much better! We shouldn’t hate amongst our own kind, but instead embrace the differences that make playing games and talking about games accessible to all.

It’s Console Time Again

So here we go again with Christmas. My mom just asked me to make her a list of what I’d like. We usually get one big gift and a bunch of little ones. So last year, my big gift was the Wii. So now I’m debating between the Xbox 360 and the PS3. You know, I really wish there was only ONE system…I bet we’d be able to play a lot of more games that way. Yeah, it’d be called the WiiStation 360. Haha, okay that made me laugh…anyway…  basically its a mini-console war at my house right now, so I’ll be having fun this holiday season with that.

So as most of you have probably already heard, there was a vulgar comic strip starring Ubisoft’s Jade Raymond up on a certain site. I did not see the comic because it was taken down by the time I heard of it and I am so glad that I didn’t accidentally run into it. Now I believe Ubisoft is considering some legal action. I just want to add this new development to my post “Pretty Woman”. I am disappointed, but not surprised.

On to happier news, I’ve been playing Assassin’ Creed and even though there is a lot of huffle about the new controls for it, I actually love the controls. I’ve been playing it on my boyfriend’s 360 and I have to say that the controls actually feel natural to me. Maybe because they make sense, you know? Though I do see how they could be hard to get at first, because it took me a few minutes before I got into the right mind set. Besides that, I’m definately enjoying the story and adventure of this game and would and probably will recommend it to everyone I meet..unless they’re five…then I’d recommend something like Viva Pinata: Party Animal.

I’m going to make a post soon about girl directed games…soooo stay tuned for a more interesting post!