Are females on racketboy?

[HeavyMetalMe]

So, yeah... fuck female gamers.

Isnt that the point?

Zing!

[fast]

Sorry - couldnt resist

[Erik_Twice]

That was a good one.

[Mozgus]

Wow, it suddenly got stupid in here.

[Haoie]

Another day, another sausagefest.

[lordofduct]

Another day, another sausagefest.

Hey I come here for the sausage... it's like those guys who take their wednesday night for a game of basketball, or tuesday night poker... I have every day forum posting with the "guys".

[the7k]

You know it's actually kind of sad how women are often portrayed in games and I'm sure it has something to do with why more women aren't into video games. Look at recent games like the new Prince of Persia or Resident Evil 5. Elika and Sheva are both relegated to sidekick status. Some will argue that Sheva is Chris' partner, but she's actually just some nobody character who was shoe-horned into the game. Chris is the only character with any history with the franchise, and thus, the MAIN character.

Also, these ladies are completely useless. Sheva's AI is hit and miss and Elika spends most of her time pissing you off in combat by either getting knocked out by the enemy or giving you excuses for why she can't help you. "You're too far away", "I'm not ready","bring him closer","I have a headache","I don't feel like it", etc, etc. Granted, I exaggerated there, but it's amazing how many times she REFUSES to attack the enemy for you. Oh, and I love how when an enemy knocks her out, she's out of the fight for like three minutes but if you happen to walk near her, she's just magically okay again. God, I hate that b****. Than there's Alex Vance from Half Life 2, who runs around shooting at a pack of hunters in Episode 2 with a useless pistol, yet is so deluded she actually thinks she's helping you.

Of course, when a female actually does get a lead role in a game, she spends a good chunk of her time running around in a diving suit showing off her ass(see Tomb Raider:Underworld)

Sometimes I wonder if the gaming industry is ever going to grow up. At least I can take comfort in games like Beyond Good and Evil. Few and far between though they are

I thought Alex was pretty useful. I could have her go into a room of Combine and she'd usually take 'em out, no problem. At least she didn't blow through herbs faster than Jay and Silent Bob, a la Sheva.

Perhaps all they'd need to do is have a game where the female is the lead and the male is the sidekick. I think Slayers was popular with the ladies for that very reason - Lina was most obviously the main character while Gourry was her Columbo-esque sidekick.

[J T]

You know, it's assumed girls don't play games, but the best selling games are often the ones that made room for a female audience:

The 20 best-selling console/handheld games, not originally bundled with the console (taken from wikipedia)

1. Nintendogs (DS – 21.67 million, all 5 versions combined)[66]
2. Wii Play (Wii – 20.91 million)[66]
3. Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (Game Boy – 20.08 million approximately: 10.23 million in Japan,[44] 9.85 million in US)[19]
4. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES – 18 million)[41]
5. New Super Mario Bros. (DS – 17.63 million)[66]
6. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS – 16.82 million)[66]
7. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (DS – 16.48 million)[67]
8. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 – 14.89 million shipped)[95]
9. Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy Color – 14.51 million approximately: 7.6 million in US,[19] 6.91 million in Japan)[44]
10. Wii Fit (Wii – 14.01 million)[66]
11. Super Mario Land (Game Boy – 14 million)[41]
12. Mario Kart DS (DS – 13.79 million)[66]
13. Mario Kart Wii (Wii – 13.67 million)[66]
14. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (DS – 13.27 million)[66]
15. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA – 13 million)[73]
16. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 – 12 million)[103]
17. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (GBA – 11.82 million)[67]
18. Super Mario 64 (N64 – 11 million)[41]
19. Gran Turismo (PS1 – 10.85 million shipped)[95][96]
20. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS – 10.57 million),[67]

[MrEco]

HA! Rule 30 of the Internet: There are no girls on the Internet!

But if you really need proof: http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Internet_rules Here you go.

[MrEco]

So, yeah... fuck female gamers.

Isnt that the point?

/clap

You, sir, are brilliant!