Girl Gamers

[Rachel Bellefountaine]

I was wondering how many of the girls around here are gamers. I am a big gamer and I'm proud of it. I'm very fond of console RPGs, platformers, puzzlers and fighting games, as well as pen and paper games like Dungeons & Dragons and BESM. I even had a point in time in which I was addicted to the ever popular World of Warcraft. lol.

I know I get the finger pointed at me by friends and family for being a MTF gamer. They like to question how I could say that I am a female and still enjoy video games. This makes me giggle since I know so many GG gamers. Personally, I have never considered games to be a masculine or feminine hobby, but rather something in between. What are your thoughts, everyone?

[Janet_Girl]

First person shooter.  Big Red 1, hunting games. Ghost Recon.  I was doing WoW till my free trial ran out.

And I use to be a Dungeon Master.  Girl Gamers rock. 

[Flan]

I'm still into gaming, but my rig sucks (2ghz dual core, 1gb ram, 6800 ultra)

I can still try older ones (Penumbra Collection) but I have to get off my lazy butt and get gaming again first.
>.>

edit: ok I lied a little, I have a PS3  to game with too, although a slim budget for games

[MeghanAndrews]

I played a lot more pre-transition but I don't think my lack of playing has anything to do with transition or estrogen or that "omg-I'm-more-girly-now-and-girls-don't-play-icky-video-games" mentality or anything. I still enjoy fps like GRAW, cod, and stuff like that, I just have about a hundred other things I'd rather do than play video games. I despise rpg and wow and things like that. I don't like science fiction or those future/past universe type games. My favorite games of all time were those Oddworld games like Munch's Odyssey Meghan

PS, don't worry about what your friends or family say, hobbies don't make you or define you!

[MissLiliana]

Totally into gaming still, especially strategy games like command and conquer

[Ellieka]

My ex and I used to play WoW together for hours on end. I'm pretty sure she still plays and she has a larger game collection then I do. nothing wrong with girl gamers.

[Inphyy]

I like Resident Evil...But mainly the remix for the first one and the 4th and 5th one.

I also like Halo...I've never been a fan of GTA...I don't know--Too graphic and over the top for me.

But I also like The Legend of Zelda, Wind Waker and Twilight Princess being my favorites.

But I do also like games like: Crash Bandicoot, Beyond Good And Evil, Dead to Rights, Clock Tower 3, Enchanted Arms, Haunting Ground and such.

So all in all...I love games besides sports and repetitive grinding games like WoW! 

[nathan]

I can see games like Call of Duty being inherently masculine, but I've been shot up by girls playing that very game online. 

Then again, I make an easy target because I'm probably just walking around looking at the pretty map, especially in Halo ("This Covenant ship is so purple and shiny!"). 

[spacial]

Anyone here even play Metin2?

[Sally7414]

WOW if I ever get time to logon 

[Carolyn]

What don't I play? Core gamer here I have to play a game everyday. From Demon's Souls to Final Fantasy Series, From Zelda to Mega Man (MM10 rocks) From Soul Calibur to Halo, From BioShock to Ninja Gaiden, I could go on and on, so yea, My PSN  name is GoddessCarolyn, and my XBL name is also Goddess Carolyn.

[Jester]

Represent.

I've been playing DnD since I was thirteen and am an avid fan of old school video games.  Megaman is the best ever, Metroid, Zelda, Mario Bros., Punch Out, River City Ransom.  And, of course I keep up with current games which are really good for a lot of reasons, but generally not as memorable as old games.  Except God of War, which comes out tomorrow.

[Dweia]

On pc Morrowind, Oblivion, Far Cry 2 ..

On PS3 : Metal Gear Solid 4, Batman Arkham Asylum, inFamous, GTA4, Rock Band and Uncharted 2.

The Uncharted 2 is absolutely awesome, fantastic, the best etc. etc
So nice with 40" led tv and 5+1 good audio system 

And I tried to play Assassins Greed 2 on ps3 and hated those controls  

[Hikari]

every other week I play D&D 3.5ed (I prefer 2nd) and that is a nice escape.

I used to play Eve Online but, now that I have dial-up that is pretty much a no-go. I also play Neverwinter Nights for the PC.

I have a ps2, a Wii and an Xbox 360 but, I only have a couple of games for the Xbox and Wii. I have found the xbox makes a decent media player for my anime (no MKV though). I use it like that far more often then for games

The vast majority of my game time is spent playing ps1 and SNES titles through emulators. I am currently working my way through Final Fantasy 8 again and I am also working my way through Super Metroid again.

Honestly there are only 2 games I am interested in getting, Final Fantasy 13 and Dynasty warriors Gundam 2. I don't know when I will get them though I spend less than 5 hours a week on games so it is a bit hard to justify such a purchase.

[Jafrina]

I like hunting games, BUT what I have are old, original Duck Hunt and some other game for Nintentdo 64. Was only good at duck hunt. i suppose i am dating my gaming experience.

[Myself]

I play games a lot less now, not sure why just find it more as a waste of time or not in the mood for it.

But I still play World of Warcraft with my boyfriend and I grew on games like Command & Conquer and Warcraft (the strategy ones).
I never liked shooters much, now I rarely play any.. I liked D&D and stuff but I don't get to play it (no one to play with) and I am not sure if I will be as excited anymore.

But I do like to play something every now and then, just not to play alone much.

My bf grrs at the hormones if they are the case for it but we still play sometimes so it's ok

I want to play the new C&C when it comes out for sure! but probably not as much as I would before.

[PanoramaIsland]

Favorite games of mine in the last year included Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, Mass Effect, Fable 2 Fallout 3 and BioShock 2. Once I move out of this house, though, my roommate's taking the consoles with him, and I'm not buying any systems of my own. There goes that. :-/

[Hikari]

@laura91 Usually I just use Pcsx-df from the Ubuntu repositories to rip the games from my and my friends PS1 CDs into .iso files. Then I used PCSX-reloaded (they have a Codeplex page) to play them with my 360 controller. This allowed me to play all of my old copied games (my ps1 had a mod-chip) and all of the games my friends have.

Now for those rare games that I want and neither I nor my friends have such as Castlevania: SOTN (What happened to my old copy!?!) I usually just do a google search for 'game title .iso torrent' and after a few pages I usually find a decent torrent to download from. Fulldls.com is also a decent place to look for torrents.

Unfortunately I only have dial-up right now, so I am not downloading any new games right now unless I goto borders with my netbook.

[BunnyBee]

Like everybody, I used to play WoW.  I was actually majorly into it years ago, but I've had zero interest in playing it for a couple of years now.  I have never been too much into games besides that one.

Well, Facebook games and Bejeweled being the exceptions =P.

[brainiac]

Well, I'm a female-bodied and a gamer, but not exactly a girl. I love pen and paper RPGs and video games. I first started on Vampire: the Masquerade (ha ha I know, I actually still play it) when I was 13, and I've been rolling dice ever since.

As a transgender guy who right now presents as a girl, one of my favorite things about my (otherwise all biomale) gaming group is that they treat me like one of the guys. I don't think they'll be that surprised when I come out to them. They occasionally make fun of me for being masculine as a female, but that makes me feel good because they also accept and even like that about me. Another great thing about them is that it's very common for group members to play characters of the opposite gender-- something which more 'conservative' (i.e. NO GIRLS ALLOWED) gaming groups apparently don't allow. I usually play male characters, but also play females occasionally.

There's still a lot of sexism in the gaming community (you wouldn't believe how many guys I've talked to who put women on a pedestal and simultaneously bash 'ty girls'), but I hope that as gaming becomes more accessible to girls over the years, more girls will get involved and break down assumptions.

Honestly, while roleplaying can be a great way to have silly and/or dramatic fun, I think that it's a real relief for some transpeople to be able to play their real gender with no discrimination. At least for me it is-- since I never pass as male, it's an opportunity to be seen and treated as male, even if it's only in a fictional setting.