Hello there everyone,
back from sleep I am :)

And as expected - didnt catch Sam and Max...

Yes, I'm not limited to RPGs either. Almost commented on the 'he' assumption several times.

Why to buy [b]NEVERENDING NIGHTMARES for 8$ on DOUBLE INSOMNIA PROMO deal when you can buy it on HUMBLE WEEKLY BUNDLE MONOCHROMATIC for 10$ with 6 other games?

Hah. I wish my husband was more into gaming. He likes certain games quite a lot (Dark Wizard is still a favorite), but doesn't do MP and really doesn't care about it in general. Fortunately, this ends up leading to nights where I play games on the PC and he plays guitar, and we're both happy in the same space. :)

Yeah I see what you mean, it would be very intersting to know that there are nearly half female gamers, I don't play games socially at all so it is hard to tell at this point. I try to get my girlfriend to play, but she prefers to just watch and usually suggests RPGs since they have a storyline.

By the way, I actually prefer chubby chicks. So I didn't mean that in a bad way.

I missed your post MissFable and have to agree wholeheartedly with what you have both said and retract my former statement. I guess I was trying to say that there are definitely some who show certain behaviours more than others, and that some of these behaviours are common amongst many people, hence I used the words "sliding scale", just as I do for my own bipolar and ADHD diagnoses, traits which are evident in the "normal" range of emotions and behaviour, whatever that actually means.

I bolded the part that really stood out to me that I have seen from my limited experience of knowing three people very well who are Aspies :)

I wasn't sure if I want it, but I decided to go full Retro :)

Guys...

Fract OSC is blowing my damn mind right now! My funky bassline is awesome!

Also tryna get her into the Witcher with me, so that should be fun.
I am pretty similar, if she says a game looks cool, its the next thing I buy.
She enjoys the obvious point-and-clicks, but is still keen to jump into some Gears co-op on the 360.
My collection isnt necessarily driven by her, but it definitely grows when she shows an interest in something, I make a concerted effort to get it.

I'm the same, I don't like multiplayer that often but Guacamelee and Rayman Origins are just so fun with another person.

Because you get an awesome installer/icon plus goodies. Seriously though, it's nice to have consistency in my games.

It was the last thing I waited and waited but oh well... No luck this time. :(

How many seasoned games will pass before Rayman Origins' sale is finished? Place your bets.

Not to worry, there's is a possibility someone here purchased another copy, so he could give it to You or sell it to You :)

I play socially just enough to be aware that there are way more women playing way more games than devs or advertisers seem to think. I can tell you that I mostly see teenage to mid-20s guys talking in the public channels on WoW, but I've mostly met women who play it when dealing with guilds, raid groups, or real life meetings. I think the differing situations there probably speak for themselves.

I like to sit and watch other people play games too, when I'm in the mood, although I think I spent a lot more time watching different roommates play through Fallout 3 (which is only very arguably an RPG of any sort) or Grand Theft Auto IV than I did any other games.

And that's nice to know, but certainly not what the comment sounded like. Admittedly, I'm biased in how I read these things - but that's because I've been on the receiving end of nastiness for my liking of a "guy thing" my entire life. Thanks for the clarification.

*snort* I would laugh more at that if so many people didn't think it was true. :P

My taste in games is eccentric. My first games were on the computer and started with King's Quest, then turned toward shareware platformers (oh, Apogee, I have So Many Memories of you...) and text games. Then I got an NES and the first Zelda game, and I was hooked. Zelda, Mario, DQ, FF, Kid Icarus (still one of my favorites and one that I had absolutely mastered)... consoles are still my go-to for most game styles, because the controllers make certain genres so much easier. Now that I have an Xbox controller for my computer, though, I'm picking up more games on here that I used to avoid. Midway through my console years, a friend introduced me to Wolf3D and Doom, and my love of run-and-gun action stuff was born.

That even carries over to my movie preferences, actually; I've never wanted to go see a 'chick flick' (a.k.a romcom) in the theater, although we do own a few, but I have often dragged my husband to the newest Marvel movie, Jackie Chan flick, or pictures with lots of explosions. ;)