r/GirlGamers

TLDR; Bootlicking sucks, and I’m not sure if modern gaming will ever “be for” the consumer again.

Hello gamers. I’m new to this sub, but from the few posts I have seen, this seems to be a pretty welcoming space, especially compared to other forums and spaces I’ve divulged in (predominantly with male gamers). I’m making this because I feel like I need to vent about my feelings regarding modern gaming post…2020 maybe? Or at the very least, 2023 to now, as that’s when I returned to gaming as an adult. I’m sorry if this is annoying to read, I have a habit of doing that because I tend to write a lot, especially when posting online. I’ve been paying attention to gaming news more than I ever have, and have thoughts about the current landscape and culture.

The more I engross myself in gaming and other gamers, the more that I realize that a large number of people are bootlickers for these multi-million/billion dollar companies. Although I’ve never played any GTA game and have not collected physical media since before 2020, I felt incredibly disappointed hearing the news of GTA 6 not being available on physical discs. Despite not considering myself a collector, I always imagine how disappointed collectors may feel about news like this. Moreover, I’ve already known that games have become increasingly more expensive not even only since 2020, but I believe that we’re moving towards a future where the norm for games will be $100+. Not to mention the different subscriptions for gaming (Xbox Gamepass, Nintendo Switch Online, EA Access, etc.), as well as base games with DLCs that should’ve been included in the game already that are being sold for even more money. What spurred me writing this are the comments I’ve been seeing about the price of GTA 6. That apparently, those that are opting to not buy the game are “broke”. I honestly believe this rhetoric is misogynistic (almost every comment I’ve seen has come from men) and anti-consumer. It feels odd to me that there are people staunchly defending the choices that have been made in modern gaming with such a stronghold, and they’re refusing to understand how and why these decisions aren’t “good”. I just…. As a consumer, I don’t believe you’ll get any cool points for defending capitalist behavior (full stop, but in regards to gaming specifically) on the basis of companies decreasing their accessibility to their audience.

With that all being said, the recent news has me feeling really bad that I was a casual gamer as a kid. I have amassed a small collection of physical media (DS, 3DS, 360, and Switch gen 1), but I never considered myself a hardcore gamer, just a casual one. I feel as though it should’ve been a bigger hobby of mine when I was younger. When I turned 22, I saved for a gaming laptop, and it’s been really great not only gaming more, but playing genres that I chose not to play when I was younger. But because of the recent GTA and Sony news, I started thinking that I, like millions of other gamers out there, have contributed to the growing issue of physical media for gaming being pushed aside to prioritize digital. I have not owned any other stationary console after my 360 (I guess I could technically be wrong, but I’m not counting my Switch because I only ever played in handheld mode, never docked). Once I bought my PC, my games have been bought on Steam, or played through…other means. With both methods, accessibility never felt like an issue whatsoever, and my collection I’ve amassed has been very affordable. But perhaps, this could be viewed as a bad thing after all? Valve saw a want(?) and filled it, and now there are other gaming storefronts that perform similarly to them. And because of this sort of complacency, it’s allowing companies like Sony and developers like Rockstar to feel comfortable enough to do what they’re doing? And maybe I’m simply overthinking; I feel… tired honestly.

Does anyone still play this game? ^-^

I've started playing again for the first time in years.

I'm curious which characters ppl play these days. And why they enjoy them :)

Lately ive been playing:

Freya - So fun, somehow feels like I'm playing apex legends again, high damage with high mobility, simple kit. Best when flanking.

Mercy - A classic, super jump is really fun.

Jetpack cat - tethering a s76 or chasing down an enemy and scratching them is funny 😺

Widow - very dependant on maps for me but I love her.

Torbjørn - his primary fire is amazing at getting headshots, so much to do with torb. But u need to know maps well and I'm still learning the new ones -_-

Other heros I like are echo, Sombra, dva , Hanzo , sym.

I would like to try Anran , but she needs better skins available 🙈

Should i play witcher 1 and 2 before i play 3? Or can i just start right on the 3rd game and understand what i need to know?

Does anybody know of games similar to sims? ❤️

Both look like games I would enjoy, and I just can't decide. I can't afford both. Help.

I love both witchy stuff and prehistoric stuff. I love farming Sims and cosy games, story driven and self directed. I'm not leaning in either direction right now.

I wanted to ask for a recommendation for a game. I'm now in the mood to just chill, take my controller and press buttons to jump or slash something occasionally

The problem for me is that with the rise of souls-like games I can't really find a game that would be for this purpose. All the metroidvanias and recent platformers I tried are too difficult (Constance, Hollow Knight, something about 2 penguins). I don't want to spend more than 10 minutes on a boss in a game like this (I don't mind it in RPGs tho)

I know that not being able to go through the level too quickly is one of the laws of the genre, and I know lots of people love it. I would say I've had the most success with Rayman, but I've played it dozens of times at this point, and it was easier just cause I've always played it as a couch co-op

TLDR I want something where you run, jump, listen to good music, enjoy great art and defeat bosses in less than 10-15 min without needing to google their mechanics

Just got a bunch of CoD games. Would love any tips! I am pretty new to FPS but I want to get into it. It seems really big and intimidating, the games are huge!

So there was a game star girl.

I used to love that game but it ended tragically if someone played that game before please recommend something similar.

I also want some game which has some community or some gc. I was on a long hibernation and now I want to reconnect with my social self.

Thankyou in advance <3

I often hear this idea that storytelling in video games currently are not reaching its potential and way behind of what movies are doing in this front.

I’m interested in what do you think about this topic and what in your opinion is making storytelling in games less effective than in movies and shows?

In my own experience I feel like to this day developers are struggling to integrate gameplay into storytelling part and they feel mostly as two separate halves than cohesive whole. And this is probably the reason why games with moniker of “story reach” usually really light on gameplay. There is still struggle for the game devs to make anything happening outside “story moments“ to be impactful. Like in some games you could have reputation which could be affected by killing NPCs, but it would exclude simple grunts and only count named characters. Or you can kill important figure in this world in “story” moment, but then freely move around in “gaming” moment without seeing any reaction from the world.

Edit: I feel like some people misunderstood what I’m talking about. I’m not asking what is more fun - playing games or watching movies. Obviously different people have different preferences. Or comparing stories in games vs stories in movies.

I’ m talking about storytelling language and techniques in video games vs movies. Movies currently incorporating huge spectrum of technics in how they are telling the story. Meanwhile in video games we see standard schema of ”story moment“-“gameplay”-“story moment“ etc. and they are rarely interconnected and have anything to do with each other. What I‘m interested in is if there anything that could broke this mold and make video games more innovative in their storytelling.

i finally started wild hunt and i love it, i’m about 8 hours in. the problem is i’m level 4 and the lowest possible quests available are all 7+ and i keep dying. i’ve checked notice boards but those quests are all also high levels. killing enemies gives basically no XP so other than completing quests i don’t know how to level up and if i can’t level up i can’t do any of the storyline lol. am i missing something? i love this game, it’s exactly what i was looking for and what i hoped it would be, and i don’t want to be stuck and have to stop playing. 😭

Hi! I need cozy game recommendations where you play or have a choice to be a female mc. So far I’m interested in farming sims, with a hint of romance (Stardew Valley, Fields of Mistria) though, I’m also interested in visual novels with different outcomes an example of those visual novels would be Volcano Princess, I’am a Teenage Exocolonist etc. I’m really into narrative games, though i do enjoy some leisure, free time life sim games. However, my pc really sucks and it can’t handle demanding specs…

Here are the games I currently enjoy playing as of the moment

- Stardew Valley
- Fields of Mistria
- Volcano Princess
- I’am a Teenage Exocolonist

(And possibly a jrpg with a female protagonist) TYSM!

I've never really gotten into the social and group play aspects of MMO's but GW2 seems like the perfect game to really start making some online friends. Would love some recommendations!