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daftpunk_mk5
12/07/22 2:41:01 PM
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My wife (28f) is a nongamer and struggles to remember button placement on a controller. Anything fast paced is out. Trying to get her to play more games. PC, PS5, and switch are all options.

So far she's really enjoyed Stardew Valley, Detroit Become Human, and Wolf Among Us
Planning on trying some more Telltale games with her and maybe Rim World

Did try It Takes Two but she struggled hard with the platforming

Anything else worth a try? Stuff that's casual and relaxing or tells a good story

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MrWingnut
12/07/22 2:42:45 PM
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My wife and I like playing Snipperclips on Switch. Always good for a laugh.

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g0ldie
12/07/22 2:43:11 PM
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maybe A Night in the Woods.

I think something like Disco Elysium could also appeal to non-gamers, if they're into good writing, well-considered game worlds, etc.

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bluezero
12/07/22 2:44:42 PM
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To the Moon has a great story

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Aridi
12/07/22 2:44:43 PM
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Have her check out Oxenfree. My wife loved that.

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MICHALECOLE
12/07/22 2:45:07 PM
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My girlfriend is currently (very slowly) playing through rdr2 while I watch and help. She loves most of it, until she has to ride and aim and shoot at the same time, but besides that she likes it
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Blue_Target
12/07/22 2:45:10 PM
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Walking Dead S1 and Life is Strange

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BlazinBlue88
12/07/22 2:45:10 PM
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Captain Toad Treasure Tracker has a 2p option. My wife likes to play 3 or 4 missions of that with me at a time.

There's also Mario Party and his sports related games. Golf is relaxing and the animations are cute.

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ellis123
12/07/22 2:47:07 PM
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Animal Crossing, Grim Fandango, and Obra Dinn (if she can handle the graphics).

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Kircheis
12/07/22 2:47:34 PM
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Zero Escape if she likes puzzle gameplay.

Ace Attorney games are worth getting into, the Phoenix Wright trilogy is what I consider the gold standard when it comes to visual novels.

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Oubliettes
12/07/22 2:49:40 PM
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games wife and i played together and liked:
conan exiles/valheim/seven days to die
starbound/terraria/minecraft
borderlands 2/diablo 3
swtor/elder scrolls online/ffxiv

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Robot2600
12/07/22 2:50:20 PM
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Hear me out on this.

Seriously. Ready?

World of Warcraft

Just be like "o yea this is a cool game, lots of ppl like it"

edit: obviously u play it with her and play together too

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Shotgunnova
12/07/22 2:51:08 PM
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Maybe a simpler, turn-based RPG? Rhapsody on PS1 fits that bill.

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Solo_Wing
12/07/22 2:51:46 PM
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Tekken. Have her play as Eddy

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NoxObscuras
12/07/22 2:52:07 PM
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Mario games would probably work. My ex was terrible at games, but she had a lot of fun with the co-op on Mario 3D world and New Super Mario Bros.

Maybe Borderlands as well, if she doesn't mind you doing most of the work

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Robot2600
12/07/22 2:57:04 PM
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if they arent a gamer it's best to get them hooked on the real crack

candy crush is not going to cut it

minecraft can be cool but maybe you're not good at it and it wouldnt be fun to play with,

but wow? everyone has fun.

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Oubliettes
12/07/22 3:00:18 PM
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Robot2600 posted...
if they arent a gamer it's best to get them hooked on the real crack

candy crush is not going to cut it

minecraft can be cool but maybe you're not good at it and it wouldnt be fun to play with,

but wow? everyone has fun.

my wife hated wow bc she couldnt be "cute"
she thought her minecraft char was "cute"
so idk what a womans metric for "cute" is

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ellis123
12/07/22 3:03:08 PM
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Oubliettes posted...
my wife hated wow bc she couldnt be "cute"
she thought her minecraft char was "cute"
so idk what a womans metric for "cute" is
Have her try Guild Wars 2.

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MICHALECOLE
12/07/22 3:03:17 PM
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Oubliettes posted...
my wife hated wow bc she couldnt be "cute"
she thought her minecraft char was "cute"
so idk what a womans metric for "cute" is
How does she feel about you?
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Oubliettes
12/07/22 3:03:57 PM
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ellis123 posted...
Have her try Guild Wars 2.

i tried
we getting divorced now
i dont think bc gw2 but idk

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Oubliettes
12/07/22 3:04:19 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
How does she feel about you?

Oubliettes posted...


we getting divorced now



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MICHALECOLE
12/07/22 3:04:32 PM
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Oh well then

that took a turn
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Robot2600
12/07/22 3:04:35 PM
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i think blood elves and humans are cute in wow :3

she'd probably like sims 4, but stay away from that game...

a real girly girl...

maybe try out Valorant if you can play with her, it's got tons of cute women as heroes and tons of girls play it (also cute streamers like pokemaine).

it's free so if yall dont like it, it's whatever.

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Octans
12/07/22 3:04:52 PM
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Super Mario or donkey Kong country

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FLAMING_EVIL_HOMER
12/07/22 3:05:36 PM
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Fall guys

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Oubliettes
12/07/22 3:05:53 PM
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Robot2600 posted...
i think blood elves and humans are cute in wow :3

she'd probably like sims 4, but stay away from that game...

a real girly girl...

maybe try out Valorant if you can play with her, it's got tons of cute women as heroes and tons of girls play it (also cute streamers like pokemaine).

it's free so if yall dont like it, it's whatever.

she was a sims 2 weirdo
made mods for it
theyre still on modthesims or w/e my credit card gets charged $3.99 a month for still

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ellis123
12/07/22 3:07:41 PM
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Oubliettes posted...
i tried
we getting divorced now
i dont think bc gw2 but idk


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Robot2600
12/07/22 3:11:25 PM
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Oubliettes posted...
she was a sims 2 weirdo
made mods for it
theyre still on modthesims or w/e my credit card gets charged $3.99 a month for still

like i said everyone should stay away from sims 4

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daftpunk_mk5
12/07/22 3:14:58 PM
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bluezero posted...
To the Moon has a great story

Oh yeah she really liked that one

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bigblu89
12/07/22 3:31:08 PM
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My answer to any "_____ isn't a gamer, what game should I have them play" is always "Pick a Lego game of a franchise they're familiar with".

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Robot2600
12/07/22 3:32:16 PM
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^ *flips a fucking table*

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Oubliettes
12/07/22 3:32:17 PM
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Robot2600 posted...
like i said everyone should stay away from sims 4

she didnt like sims 4 just 2 and 3

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bigblu89
12/07/22 3:58:39 PM
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Robot2600 posted...
^ *flips a fucking table*

Hey man, if the options are me and my wife playing a Lego game together, or her saying "You're playing PlayStation AGAIN?!?!?" I'm firing up Lego Jurassic Park.

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Ryven
12/07/22 4:03:09 PM
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If she liked Detroit, then maybe Until Dawn.

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daftpunk_mk5
12/07/22 4:13:54 PM
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ellis123 posted...
Animal Crossing, Grim Fandango, and Obra Dinn (if she can handle the graphics).

Lol she was too annoyed with the voices in animal crossing to get into it

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bigblu89
12/07/22 4:16:01 PM
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Ryven posted...
If she liked Detroit, then maybe Until Dawn.
Or go backwards to Heavy Rain and/or Beyond:Two Souls

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KalimariX8
12/07/22 4:17:13 PM
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Me and my gf play pokemon unite together. She gets to run around as a cute pokemon and hit 3 buttons for attacks.

It's a pretty simple moba but fun

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The_Top_Crusader
12/07/22 4:21:14 PM
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We used to play a little Lego and Mario Kart and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Maybe an occasional arcade beat em up. I dunno my wife never got very into it, thus I had a child to take her place in video game playing.

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SauI_Goodman
12/07/22 4:21:38 PM
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Slow paced party games are always fun

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Tyranthraxus
12/07/22 4:21:53 PM
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Pokemon ScVi has a bunch of stuff for co-op play and you can get a double pack. It's very beginner friendly.

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MabusIncarnate
12/07/22 4:23:55 PM
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My wife is similar, basically never gamed until a few years ago. She got hooked on Civilization Revolution of all things.

I've played everything Telltale released so if you have questions on any of them or would like recs, l can.

Spiritfarer is something we played co-op together, its side scrolling but still platforming, although a lot easier than It Takes Two which she kind of struggled with also.

We ran through games like Portal Knights, Dragon Quest Builders 2, did some Craftopia. She picked up on the 3rd person much better than 1st. She likes the crafting aspect of games, and plays Portia and Dreamlight Valley also.

There are always board game video games also, Catan and Ticket to Ride released good digital versions.

Then there is stuff like Trival Pursuit and Jackbox and various other trivia and party stuff.

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DCinGA
12/07/22 4:45:33 PM
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I'll second
Beyond Two Souls. My gf was obsessed with that one.

My suggestion is It Takes Two. It's the perfect 2 player game when one doesn't have much gaming experience...lot of fun and pretty forgiving.
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ellis123
12/07/22 4:52:12 PM
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daftpunk_mk5 posted...
Lol she was too annoyed with the voices in animal crossing to get into it
RIP. Well at least the other two have real voice acting.

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ZangsBeard
12/07/22 4:55:00 PM
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My wife and I play stuff like Terraria, and Borderlands 2. Shes not the fastest or anything and Im usually doing the most but she helps and we play together.

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Oubliettes
12/07/22 4:56:53 PM
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ZangsBeard posted...
My wife and I play stuff like Terraria, and Borderlands 2. Shes not the fastest or anything and Im usually doing the most but she helps and we play together.

ye ladies love loot and a big strong man that can bring home the purples

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bo_danvers
12/07/22 5:22:09 PM
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Games my wife likes:
Animal Crossing
Luigi's Mansion 3
Super Mario Odyssey
Pokemon

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bruplex
12/07/22 5:29:55 PM
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Overcooked
Donkey Konga
Wii Sports

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ThunderTrain
12/07/22 5:38:36 PM
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Splatoon

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Prestoff
12/07/22 5:39:26 PM
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Elden Ring

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