We don't have a good arcade in the area, at least not one that stocks the fighting games I want. *sigh* Ah well, maybe in some of the bigger cities around.
an aesthetically pleasing game that is easy to button mash too. Also *cough* yaoi comments doesn't hurt either for certain sections of girls.
Heh. Well, BlazBlue seems to have gone the extra mile and put in loads of yaoi fanservice already (apparently in an attempt to attract more female players), and Guilty Gear has canon gay, so I guess my chosen games have a leg up in that department. The tournament scene also seems, from my super-limited experience, pretty friendly to that kind of stuff too -- a male friend of mine made a bunch of comments about how one of the main characters is quite clearly yandere for his brother, and there was mostly...agreement. And, of course, everyone is gay for Bridget.
They're not what I'd call friendly to beginners, though. There IS a beginner mode on the latest BlazBlue, I will take a look at that and see if it's actually friendlier (fighting game makers a poor track record here).
I don't think there are enough women in the scene to even have a decent-sized women's division, at least not outside of major metropolitan areas. Seriously, I have never seen a gaming scene that is so relentlessly male-dominated.
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Date: 2010-08-27 07:39 pm (UTC)an aesthetically pleasing game that is easy to button mash too. Also *cough* yaoi comments doesn't hurt either for certain sections of girls.
Heh. Well, BlazBlue seems to have gone the extra mile and put in loads of yaoi fanservice already (apparently in an attempt to attract more female players), and Guilty Gear has canon gay, so I guess my chosen games have a leg up in that department. The tournament scene also seems, from my super-limited experience, pretty friendly to that kind of stuff too -- a male friend of mine made a bunch of comments about how one of the main characters is quite clearly yandere for his brother, and there was mostly...agreement. And, of course, everyone is gay for Bridget.
They're not what I'd call friendly to beginners, though. There IS a beginner mode on the latest BlazBlue, I will take a look at that and see if it's actually friendlier (fighting game makers a poor track record here).
I don't think there are enough women in the scene to even have a decent-sized women's division, at least not outside of major metropolitan areas. Seriously, I have never seen a gaming scene that is so relentlessly male-dominated.
Thanks for the words of encouragement!