Female gamers, what draws you into certain games?

When games like Genshin Impact introduce ball physics.

girl gamer here,
i usually enjoy stuff that is aesthetically pleasing, fun & stimulating.

i used to be a huge fan of pokemon games as a kid, i can't count how many times i finished pokemon red/emerald, lol.

i enjoy league of legends (it helps me relieve stress and have fun but i have also been harassed a LOT, so i don't know what to think of it), visual novels (i love horror & dark themes, but i pretty much enjoy everything), gacha games (genshin, honkai series, blue archive, zenless zone zero... i love playing the story + pulling for characters. purely gambling addiction...), horror games & simulations.

i also love games with lore & big fanbase, so i see people actually discussing about it.

@aviostar

I can't help but see we might have similar tastes, especially with the gacha game category. I tried getting into horror games, but I somehow got squeamish / more scared even though I don't mind the genre at all and actively like it. So I started to go toward more of the gothic horror route, stuff like Bloodborne, Death End, Shadow Hearts.

I didn't ever get into League, but I use to play a ton of Overwatch before the sequel came out.

But absolutely, I agree, anything with growing lore, is something I love. Anything that stimulates my brain with world building.

P.S. Your Elysia avatar is really nice! (I think it is Elysia!)

@SoulEaterQUEEN
gacha games are truly addictive! i can definitely relate, i sometimes mute the sounds because of that... i've heard about bloodborne & shadow hearts but never had the chance to play them, how were they like? :0

i see a lot of overwatch content, and the gameplay really looks entertaining~
if you are planning to play league, i would definitely recommend muting the team at some point, people can be really toxic there sadly...

exactly!! i really enjoy a good story and a good world-building :D

thank you so much, i'm happy someone recognizes her!! it is her! (⁠｡⁠･⁠ω⁠･⁠｡⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠♡

@aviostar

Bloodborne is great if you like Souls-like games. It was actually my first entry into Souls-like and now I wouldn't say I actively play that genre anymore. I am just not as patient as I use to be, plus, not as much time. But if you like the themes, I found it had interesting lore. I would go back and listen to analysis that YouTubers compiled together about the game -- a lot of the lore are in the items!

Shadow Hearts is one of my favourite old school RPGs. But it is very dated right now, and the only way to really play without owning a copy is through emulation. I don't think these games are ever coming back since the publishing rights is a mess and the old studios are no longer gaming studios, if I recall correctly. I am also sad that the successor of this series is probably never going to get their game out because they ran into trouble with getting a publisher on board (Penny Blood is the title -- they originally tried to gauge interest/new IP value via a joint Kickstarter campaign).

I am looking forward to Elysia-like character when she comes to Star Rail since I am way behind on the times with HI3.

Not a woman, but maybe I can give some insights. I never flat out asked tho. But women gamers I've known for years unanimously become interested in a game if it has cute characters that appeal to them. I can name off like 10 real life examples now. Playing a game only because of something like Menat's walk and outfit lol.

Superficial? No... super fucking awesome! I think we've all done the same haha.

And you're right, changing outfits is generally big with female gamers. A lot of women I knew don't put their characters in the overly sexy outfits either (although sometimes!), that's waaay more a guy thing.

Ruining the avatars in Pokemon Go (they made them very ugly for "realism") also ruined the clothes making them glitch out and altering nearly every original outfit combination for the worse. The same patch also disabled the game on Androids for a while. Something like 1/3 or 1/4 of my friends list on that game stopped playing with this change, and very few came back. This was like 100 people who before played regularly. Fucking crazy, like a Pokemon Go mass murder. By far, in the top three worst patches I've ever seen. So foolish. Over a year since, and nearly all bugs from this patch are still not fixed. I'm certain the avatar/outfit thing turned a lot of women off, a couple who already were telling me there wasnt much to do in the game anymore anyways.

Character/story development seems important and this is why they tend to hate being spoiled on story more than men (imo). I think for this reason is why they are so often attracted to RPGs, VNs (otome?), and MMOs quite a lot haha. A lot of "couples gaming" is in MMOs and even play-the-story-type games from what I've seen.

Simulation games are big with women, so maybe the controlled and relaxed social setting is appealing. Maybe that explains why they were all playing Animal Crossing? And its cute! lol

A lot of women used to play Mercy in OW too! Probably still do. She's cute, but in addition what if that simpler relaxed playstyle and feeling useful nonetheless made her very appealing over others? Another dev disaster was changing Mercy a lot either gutting her making her less fun, overnerfing her, or overbuffing her resulting in a lot of new toxicity towards Mercy players. Women on my friends list would always complain about the changes. I knew Blizzard was fucking up bad hearing that!

So many female gamers on FF14 too, I dont play it but I know its big on clothes and collaborative play that doesnt seem overly competitive or grindy, so maybe there's something to that. Maybe this will give some insight since its obviously influenced by her opinion lol (love this video btw :D!)

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@Whiteingale Apologies! I'll try to make my future posts as interesting as your forum games that gets no replies 🙏🙏🙏