http://samesky.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/gaming-with-the-girlfriend/ All Worlds Share the Same Sky... Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:56:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://samesky.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/gaming-with-the-girlfriend/#comment-1175 Andie Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:03:27 +0000 http://samesky.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/gaming-with-the-girlfriend/#comment-1175 Check out the new Prince of Persia, a reviewer I read said it was his favorite of the year because it allows for non-gamers to get into gaming in an atmosphere that one doesn't necessarily lose in. Instead of starting from the beginning every time you mess up it takes you back to the last spot you jumped off of, etc. As a girlfriend of a gamer and knowing all too well the frustration of losing over and over at games that penalize you harshly for slip ups I would suggest it for you and your girlfriend! Check out the new Prince of Persia, a reviewer I read said it was his favorite of the year because it allows for non-gamers to get into gaming in an atmosphere that one doesn’t necessarily lose in. Instead of starting from the beginning every time you mess up it takes you back to the last spot you jumped off of, etc. As a girlfriend of a gamer and knowing all too well the frustration of losing over and over at games that penalize you harshly for slip ups I would suggest it for you and your girlfriend!

]]> http://samesky.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/gaming-with-the-girlfriend/#comment-7 bsangel Thu, 31 May 2007 20:17:15 +0000 http://samesky.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/gaming-with-the-girlfriend/#comment-7 Sounds like she suffers from the "new game frustrations" as I call it. Most games have it. You aren't great starting off, everything takes a while to learn, but when you are used to excelling at the games you usually play then you start a new game and you suck, that is frustrating. I have found it takes me 1-2 hours on average to work through those frustrations before I start enjoying it. Most games are worth it though. If she doesn't want to play a game that has a big learning curve, Guitar Hero is good, you are right. Anything that has all those different levels of difficulty. DDR is the same way. Perhaps a racing game like Forza? Fuzion Frenzy would be a good option too. Sounds like she suffers from the “new game frustrations” as I call it. Most games have it. You aren’t great starting off, everything takes a while to learn, but when you are used to excelling at the games you usually play then you start a new game and you suck, that is frustrating. I have found it takes me 1-2 hours on average to work through those frustrations before I start enjoying it. Most games are worth it though. If she doesn’t want to play a game that has a big learning curve, Guitar Hero is good, you are right. Anything that has all those different levels of difficulty. DDR is the same way. Perhaps a racing game like Forza? Fuzion Frenzy would be a good option too.

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