Show that real people are playing it and let their personality shine through. Want to take an easy list and make it worth posting on a "credible" publication? Find some people, men women or whoever, and ask them what they're playing and why they like it. Lists like "What games women should be playing" and listing Bejeweled "because, like, pretty diamonds are a girls best friend ladies" is holding people back more than reassuring your casual time killer is not frowned upon.
I think the problem I see now is that it isn't 2004, tons of different people play games in 2020 of all ages and genders. The benefit, as you said, is highlighting women in a similar way to programs promoting women in STEM fields. I'm not sure the necessity in this, however, as I don't know of a major difference in natural skill for men vs women when it comes to gaming. Is there a right answer for that? I personally don't know, but I get both approaches.Īnd the last part I can understand to an extent, similar to women's events in sports. Others think it only serves to separate women & implies that they can't compete with men. Some women believe separate competition will help women to grow within the space. I don't know that either approach is WRONG, but I get the intention.ĮDIT: It's like esports tournaments. Singling women out is more likely to push away women who are already gamers & further separate them from the traditional gaming audience (the type that ERA & E3 cater to). More women may start playing games as a result.Īpproach 2 (what I think you're saying, correct me if I'm wrong): Ideally, men and women will be interested in the same types of games. Examples:Īpproach 1 (what I think the article was trying to do): Women have been excluded from gaming for a long time, so let's create a list of games that other women are playing. I can respect this, but I also don't think either approach is 100% the right approach. I would get a lot of that for being a Nintendo fan as a kid. The article does push a certain stereotype like you said, but I feel that stereotype was turned into a negative thing by mostly hardcore gaming males that didn't accept the games that women would say they liked. I'm actually finding the response here (not yours) to be kind of sexist as it seems like people aren't willing to consider these as real games or whatever. So I feel I understand where they're coming from. That's likely why the article made the distinction and other articles do not. Gaming in general also has a pretty bad reputation for how we're treated in this industry at pretty much every level. I grew up consuming everything gaming for my whole life, and it's easily the most male dominated industry I've ever participated in. The media that covers gaming largely caters to men and it doesn't need to be stated that any particular article has a male targeted audience in mind. The acting is a bit on the weak side, but just like a soap opera, you'll gladly put up with it to find out whether or not your husband tried to kill you to steal your fortune and run off with your best friend.Click to shrink.Lists don't say that because the game industry is male dominated by default. Hidden Secrets: The Nightmare is a gem of a game, with more than 30 well-designed and inventive puzzles to keep your gray matter busy. A Hint nudges you in the right direction, and you have a certain number of Skips per chapter in case you're really stuck, but using either option takes a lot of time off the clock and can end doing more harm than good. If one particular puzzle is giving you problems - and some of them will, trust me - you may run out of time and have to start the entire chapter over again. My personal favorite had you rearranging neurons so that their connecting fibers didn't overlap.Ībsurdly easy puzzles aside, my only real complaint with Hidden Secrets is that each chapter is timed. Most puzzles, thankfully, are quite challenging, and very creative. In Candy Sudoku, for example, it's impossible to place a wrong number in one of the empty squares, so to finish the puzzle, all you have to do is click on all of the options until you find the one that fits. The puzzles vary wildly in difficulty, and some are disappointingly easy.