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qft.

though there seems to be two definitions of a girl that plays games.

theres the gamer girl, and the gamer gurl.
the latter is something to avoid, and instant mute if you encounter one.

tbh if you're just a girl who likes to play games, you are by proxy a gamer girl i guess :q

You're either a gamer or you're not. Being a gamer goes far beyond simply playing and enjoying games. It goes way past having a console or two and a few games lying around. In order to be considered a gamer, a REAL gamer, you should meet the following criteria.

1. Have spent at least $1000+ on video games, consoles, etc. within a year (not every year, just once).

2. Have pre-ordered a Limited Edition game just to have something extra even if it's as simple as a new weapon.

3. You've gone to the store as soon as it opened or waited outside until it did just to pick up said pre-order.

4. You've played at least one of the original Mario games and know his theme by heart.

5. You're open to ALL genres of games, not just RPGs & FPS's.

6. You've told a video game joke and/or heard one and laughed so hard you nearly (or did) wet yourself.

7. You know who Link is.

8. You have some video game memorabilia.

9. You don't suck at video games.

10. Your hatred for Rock Band, Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution, etc. is matched only by your love for pwning n00bz.

That's pretty much it. I was trying to be lenient but that's hard when too many of those casuals/mainstreamers try to call themselves gamers.

Oh, gosh. What makes a gamer (chick), eh...

Well, Fable 2 and Fallout 3 are good starts. And I'm the same way on shooters--even on Fallout 3. If a Ghoul's charging my a**, and I have a gun, I'll probably shoot wildly at it and hope it dies before it hits me. I hate it when you're dealing with enemies that rush you! Unless I'm using a melee weapon--then I'm all "MEET THEM HEAD ON! CHAAAAAAAAAARGE!"

I think gamers in general just enjoy video games. I'd been around since the NES era. Went to SNES, then N64, Gamecube, and finally Xbox 360. Not to mention GB, GBA, and DS along the way. But the time I spent isn't anything special--I just enjoyed what I had. I fell in love with the music and battle system of TWEWY, the depraved and horrifying Vaults of Fallout 3, the... hell, practically everything about Super Mario RPG...

Even games I hated with a passion had something to offer. I don't know about you, but I for one despised Star Ocean 3 with a passion. Yet it had one of my favorite all-time plot twists--We're actually PCs, and our universe is the setting for a MASSIVE MMORPG! ...I actually kind of buy this theory, crazy though that may be. I hated the difficulty curve, the rest of the plot, most of the characters (with Albel and Nel being the exceptions). But I could still appreciate the plot twist.

So tl-dr; Can you appreciate games both for their playability AND as an art form? If you said "yes" to both of these questions, that's good enough for me. Even though that's probably not how I worded it early on. sweatdrop

Ooh! I went Unarmed one time! But every time I went to finish them in VATS, I pictured THIS and always yelled out, "FALCUUUUUN... PUUUUUUUUNCH!!"

And as they died, I'd always shout out "WUUUUUUAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGH...!"

But a Deathclaw? Damn, how'd you do it? My greatest unarmed victory was on a Fire Ant Warrior, but a Deathclaw? Did you use the Dart Gun, or did you literally play Punch-Out with it, no holds barred? If you didn't use any Stimpaks, I will be impressed. :O