I'm a girl that games. I suck at FPS and play them anyway (badly, but still). I accept that not everyone likes games (male or female). This is what I think about the list:

Only if you're aiming for the trophy wife/girlfriend. There are normal girls out there that are happy to just spend time with you without you dishing out the big bucks. Hard to believe but true.

Hey, eating Nutella out of the glass with a spoon is perfectly acceptable. Take it from someone who has eaten Nutella for pretty much most of her life, meaning more than 2 decades... :).

I can totally relate to what you wrote. It happened to me with the first Farmville, which at first was fun to play until the new stuff every week started happening. You needed a lot of neighbours to build the next big house, or special decoration or get item X, Y or Z. I did play along a little after that started but…

I'm learning Japanese so I can play this game this December! I am so looking forward to it :D

it is pretty obvious that the pad has a striking similarity with the sad smiley. No need to worry there.

hmm, interesting take on the matter. You might be right, maybe it is just morbid fascination with the sick and twisted and nothing more.

I am German and I do admit I feel uneasy when I see Nazi iconography for the simple reason that it reminds me of the atrocities that are connected to it instantly. I am aware that it may be a typical "German" thing and that others will not have those associations, but I have wondered where the strange fascination with…

That is indeed possible. The Swastika was also widely used in Ancient Greece as decoration in meander bands and had no negative meaning before the Nazis used it for their iconography. I am German, so I am reminded of the negative meaning when I see it, but I think we also need to keep in mind that the icon also has…

That can be a double edged sword. In a way it celebrates the lost one yes, but it can also stress what the other person has lost and can add to their pain. Reminiscing together is possible after a while but with a fresh loss it's too painful.

I'd look for an alternative that had the same or similar functions without the pay-to-get-rid-of-ads option. Either make it free and completely free or sell it for a price without ads.

I second that. More fun, less micro-transactions sucking your wallet dry every few minutes and no annoyed friends (unless you blew up their house in Minecraft for the umpteenth time)

I guess the allure is the fantasy. Reality can never top the dreams you have. Some prefer the dream over reality. To each their own I guess.

That such a thing can never happen was the sentiment in Germany in the 1930s. We all know what happened after. Never say never, because never can happen faster than you think.

I have dated quite a bit and have run into the comparison thing many times before. Most who answered my post said they are not influenced irl by such depiction, but the sad fact is that it does not apply to all.

I stopped going by reviews long ago for exactly that reason. I found that games which were praised like mad turned out to be less than dazzling and games that were torn apart turn out to be thoroughly enjoyable. Nowadays I look at the gameplay footage and make a decision based on what I see. Not on which (sometimes…

It only turns into a problem when the fictionalized beauty becomes the beauty men expect irl.

That's true. And it is also true that big studios seem to go with copying successful games and release the same game over and over, the only change being a new map pack and a higher digit than game before that at the moment.

True, but there was a time where taking a risk was a valid option. At present it feels like a "copy and paste an idea that worked for as long as you can possibly sell it" era. I am glad games that are different like Limbo, Heavy Rain, Portal or Journey are doing well. Maybe it shows those who can afford to take a risk…

or in short....guys don't like seeing guys dongs swivel about in weird exaggerated d**k physics. Why should female gamers have to tolerate boob physics which would leave any woman irl either with a broken back, torn off boobs or a concussion after being k.o.ed by them? It would be funny if it wasn't so sad to see.