Gay Girls Who Game: Episode 19

AAHHHHHH!!!!! I'm TOTALLY geeking out over Pirate sims!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!! September will be a GREAT month! 

Muppet Love, Angela! I would have taken you for a Kermit fan at the VERY least! But ... just because Gates MacFadden did some choreography, doesn't mean that Dr. Crusher had anything to do with it. And yes ... Wesley Crusher should have been shoved out of the ship's trash compactor long long ago. But ... maybe I just have a thing for red heads. Or green eyes ...

WE SHOULD HAVE A MUPPET THEMED EPISODE! Except ... there aren't any muppet games, are there? Flash in the pan idea ... *sigh*

I just have to say, that you ladies are the most generous ladies I've never met. You are SOOOOO good to us! *bows down* We're not worthy, we're not worthy!

Tracy, I give your Gabby Rating a Sounder II rating ... so sad!

TV DEATH BY WII MOTE!!!!!! USE YOUR SAFETY STRAP! if for no other reason, than Angela may kill you, Tracy, if you kill the TV!!! Then it'll only be gay girl who games ... which doesn't have the same ring to it.

Speak what we feel not what we ought to say...

"she didn't have her strap on" LOL, that was a classic! But seriously, you mustn't forget to always practice Safe Wii! I know in the heat of the moment, when your passion overrides your normally level headedness and you just want to get stuck in and play, it may be tempting to overlook but it's not worth it. One slip up can mean a lifetime of regret (seriously, do you think Angela would ever let you forget it!). Use precautions, practice Safe Wii!

Thanks for reviewing The World Ends With You. It's been getting great reviews elsewhere so I may still pick it up but I thought it was more of a RPG title and you've confused me with the 'striking the screen' most of the time. I guess that's during combat.

Anyway, I wanted to let you know of some of the DS titles I'd love to see you review at some point. They're all not out yet but coming soon. Lego Indiana Jones (latest trailer looks cool), Guitar Hero On Tour and, somewhat embarassingly to admit, Pokeman Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Darkness/Time.

Stay cool!

 

There's Muppet Party Cruise for the PS2, PS3

Muppet Monster Adventure for the PS1, PS2, PS3

Muppet Racemania for PS1, PS2, PS3

Jim Henson's Muppets for Game Boy Advance/SP

Spy Muppets for the GBA/SP/PC

Muppet Treasure Island for PC/MAC

Muppet Adventure - Chaos At The Carnival for the NES

and that's all I can think of for now! ;-)

I highly recommend the Party Cruise one, as it has loads of mini games to play, you can play it with your friends AND it's just that little bit bonkers, but in a very Muppety way, which means you can embrace the madness and have muchos fun!!!

 {{{hugs}}}

TSFB

*toddles off to watch new Battlestar Galactica, then play on Guitar Hero*

 

 

YOU TOTALLY ROCK!!! You guys really are the awesomest! I can't thank you enough for giving me so much great help, I can't wait to play the buffy game and I'm even gonna get Tony Hawk 2 for my girlfriend, she's gonna love it! That sign was the sweetest thing ever and as someone who sucks at art but appreciates those who can do it I was very impressed with your handiwork! Is there nothing you can't do? I also wanted to thank those people who left me comments last week, all input is greatly apreciated and being able to play as faith is very important to know! Keep up the good work, I'm eagerly anticipating the next vlog and what else can I say but thank you.

Aw, I missed the D&D lovefest last week... My current RP chars are listed in my profile, though. (Choice formatting in the Bio or any free-text panel lets you add any heading you want to your profile :) I'd love to hear about the characters anyone else out there is playing.

I'm a little late to the game this time (been busy with work). I had to do some catching up. As a huge Buffy geek (I most definately get the Season 8 comics since I'm also a comic geek) I think Chaos Bleeds was great. I bought it way back when it came out and had the unforunate situation of my xbox deciding to freeze on me (which TOTALLY sucked! I would play and finally get to a bad guy and bam it would freeze...talk about frustrating! I gave up eventually until I borrowed my dad's xbox...he's a huge RPG player...and replayed what I had played already and finally finished it). I also am a huge Xena geek as well. I particular remember when it was on tv and one day it had just come on and I got all set up to watch it then my dad came in to tell me that our bull had gotten out of the pasture (I lived on a farm). So I had to leave Xena and go chase the animal (btw- cows never go where you want them to go) in the snow up to my knees. I cursed that bull. I wasn't so mad that I was running around in the snow (again up to my knees) but that the cow was taking me away from watching Xena! Haha.

Anyway...Great Vlog as always! I can't wait to get my Wii! Wii fit and Mario Kart will be the first games I purchase.

So I have a question. Again, my dad is a huge RPG player. He's played all the Final Fantasies, Morrowind, Zelda...ect. What's the best newer system (he currently has xbox, ps2) for him to get for his love of RPGs? And what are the best RPG games currently? If someone has asked this question already I'm sorry I missed it.

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I love catching up with this vlog as there's always something to learn, or laugh about. The "un-safe" Wii practice and accompanying explanation by Tracy made me laugh out loud. The imagery of sucking the room into her body to prevent any damage is classic. I've been playing Boom Blox for a week or so now and can totally see that happening. So many time I've thought "just a little harder and I'll have that whole stack down." I was also suprised at the depth of this game. The best part for me is the throwing as opposed to the moving boxes or shooting the laser gun. Maybe it's my system but the gun seems to be really slow.

Happy dance time: Wii Fit will be here by the end of the week!!

Excellent vlog, ladies, I was highly amused once again. I particularly enjoyed the Buffy pun with Faith- I love BTVS and love Chaos Bleeds and how you can play a ton of characters.

I also laughed at the slapping comment and reference to Goldeneye. I have a softspot for Goldeneye because (and mentioned this over at the lesbiangamers forum) because one winter break i came home for Christmas, and my grandma proceeded to take out every single one of her grandchildren one by one. It turns out, she was tired of us coming over, playing video games and completely ignoring her. I guess she decided that "if you can't beat them, then kill them through gratuitous violence via videogames!" It turns out she really enjoyed her first trip through videogameland, and continues to play games to this day.

Bully- I liked it overall, but it was frustrating that I couldn't really explore the world without constantly being interrupted or taken to the principal's office.

Tracy- I completely understand trying to explain what you are getting your degree in. Through my two years of graduate school i had to explain over and over again what it was that I do, and that a degree in "Higher Education" does not necessarily mean I will be teaching, but that it can be administrative based for colleges and universities. THEN I had to explain that my thesis on Transgender students who live in dorms was a valid thesis that I worked for almost a year on. My mom still thinks I just made it up. Now that I am thinking of getting a PhD in Higher Ed I know I will be in for more headaches.

Angela- don't worry- we'll show you the love too! It's the least i can do for a fellow D&Der :)

P.S- Thanks for the homemade sign- it was very crafty and cute!

 

 

I was totally stoked when you mentioned Vampire: The Masquerade, because one of my favourite games ever is Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. It's a bit buggy, but I've played it through once with the official patch and only got stuck once, and I was easily able to get around it. I started playing it through again with an unofficial patch, but I didn't get very far in before something else got my attention, so I haven't played for a while.

Have either of you played it? Any opinions?

And wow you two are generous, giving away your belongings to fans. I just wanted to say that I'm a hardcore xbox 360 fan. In fact the xbox 360 is my idol. The xbox 360 is my all time favourite bad girl!

... No? Well, worth a try.

How different is the 360 Bully from PS2 Bully? Because I have it for PS2, but i don't think my PS2 still works.

My Sanity
I am an accountant. I think that answers the sanity questions :P Actually, I'm just a fan of logic puzzles, it started in middle school and just went from there. Some of the puzzles in PLatCV were slightly different versions of ones I've seen before. The move one thing around to another though, is one I've never ever mastered and never ever will. It usually takes me over 100 moves to get one of those puzzle done.

IKEA
I must be one of the few lesbians who doesn't like Ikea. I hate pine and meatballs. Also, I went there one time with friends and they tried on hats in the kids department and then found out they had lice.

My Sanity revisited

So being an accountant and not liking IKEA are pretty solid answers, but the kicker is that I rolled a halfling barbarian.

 

alright i'm sold on Wii Fit.. i shall definitely have to pick it up and take it for a testdrive : )

as for Buffy: Chaos Bleeds .. it is an absolute must have for any buffy fanatic .. if for no other reason than to see the return of Sid the talking dummy lol

p.s. perhaps you ladies should consider protecting your television from any further flying projectiles lol http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/show_article.php?id=377

deflector shields up! LOL

 

Do you finish most games you play ??   I find I either get bored with a game or get frustrated with it, and never finish it.   I have only completed 1 game all the way to the end.   It was CONDEMNED Original Origins on the XBox 360.    I seem to spend more time playing the Arcade Games on XBox Live.   Do you play games like ZUMA , etc...  or are these too easy for you   ????

Tristen

Yay that was me!!!

 

How do you remember all the names of people who commented lol?

What are your opinions of scary, games?  I can’t remember the name of it but there was a game not too long ago. The premise was that you were in a house trying to find some family member and the only way you could see ghosts was to look through this camera. This was also the only way to capture or destroy the ghosts.

What does there’s a loose juice about this house mean?

Tracy’s mom question?

Keeping with my ghost theme; is Edinburgh really haunted in your opinion? Do you believe in ghosts?

 

You are responsible for your own happily ever after.

Thank you ever so much for thinking of the fans in general and being so kind!!!!!!

I can't wait to see which photo I'll be getting in the mail!!!! and will be forever thankful to the both of you!!!!

I loved your poster...amazing craftiness Tracy!

There is no such thing as an age limit on gaming !! no matter how old you are there is a game for you...you just have to find it.

OK practicing on wiifit for snowboarding I hope is better then all the practice you had from gaming golfing!!!!

evanesces is the most awesome goth rock band!!

Tracy being on Hudson's bed singing photo's...I envy you sooooooo much...she is the ultimate awesome baddie.

thanks for seeing how cool my mom was on gaming...she always had an open mind about the entertainment biz in general...always making comments on her generation vs. my generation on hypocrisy and paralleling phenomenons

boom box reminds me of backwards jenga...instead of trying not to knock down the blocks...trying to knock them down with the lest amount of try's how awesome of a concept!!

wrist cuffy= strap on...hmmmmm....it could happen!! oh wait!!!! :p

 

my hardcore Xena beating heart! I am as giddy as a school girl! Thank you tons! You guys really do rock!

All the fun you have been showing me about the wii is only making me want one more!!

That was a great vlog, you two are soooo much fun to watch. Whether you are a gamer or not. You ladies are awesome!

 

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Once again, this was a great vlog. Thank you for the beautiful sign, it's sweet

I'm always careful with the wiimote when I play because I think I would kill myself if it broke my TV. The "strap-on" moment was hilarious ^^

I love Chaos Bleeds. I loved killing the vampires with the stake ^^, I had it and I played on my brother's PS2 but now that I moved out, I only have a wii and I miss Buffy. Maybe I'll try and buy the Gamecube version

I have a question about Guitar Hero, are there several games? like a game with rock songs and another with some other kind of music? It's something I want to know before buying the quite expensive guitar

Have a great week ladies

I can just imagine the "ohhhhh nnooooo" slowmo scream as the Wiimote, in a quest for freedom, launched itself from your grasp and hurlted towards the plasma screen TV. Luckily the couch saw the imminent threat to the well being of the entire household, and switched on its enhanced gravitational pull and plucked the Wiimote from its trajectory of destruction. (My couch often uses its enhanced gravitational pull to pluck me from my trajectory out the front door).  ; )

Lovely poster, so crafty y'all are. That was sweet.

Bully looks fun, I will have to look into that one. Thanks for another great vlog!

 

thanks for another great vlog.  You made me wish I had the Wii with your review.  I love puzzle games.

Chaos Bleeds is great.  I haven't played it in ages and now I want to get it back out again.  Still miss the show.

Thanks again and keep up the great work.  You are both fantastic!

Shannon

I hardly ever practise safe wiimoting, but after your story i'm going to have to start because I'm not replacing the new tv my dad brought.

great vlog as usual.

Excellent vlog, as always!  Loved the sign!!  You are so crafty!  :o)

I had a thought.....what about going old school, like you did with the Dreamcast, and flash back to the Atari or the original Nintendo?!? 

I hope next week's "surprise" works out.  Can't wait!!  I appreciate all the work you two put into every vlog and want to thank you, again! 

I know they were really clique soundbites but I loved them, thank you so much your both stars. At uni my manqunian girlfriend was constantly asking me to say "sweep your chimney, guv'nor" and sing roll out the barrell cause it made her laugh, we both love accents.

You guys are so nice to give such great prizes! That's no prob, I like Xena a lot but I'm not a huge fan. I'm more of a Buffy fan, I love, love, love, love Buffy. Although I think I would have probably passed out from nervousness if I was sitting on Hudson's Leigh's bed, she's v pretty.

I cannot wait to watch Tracey's Mum next week and to watch you guys snowboard. I hope your Wii training has come in handy.

Your PhD sounds cool, good luck with it. Will your grant include money to buy games featuring lesbians? I mean, it is for research purposes!  

we love you too.

 yes , that happen to me too, when i couldn´t finish the underground game most wanted, i really get angry and throw the control. haha

Hah, I do think on some level the Wii Fit will provide a decent work out for folks who are fit, I've seen some of the most fit fella's I know break a sweat. It's awesome that you're going to include your mom. Bully's over the Rainbow from what I can tell is pretty cool, but I've only seen one boy kissed, and the comment that went along with it was "You better not tell anyone". Strap on, hah, your mind really is in the gutter, tsk tsk.

Thanks for providing me with another weeks worth of gaming, I'll prolly have you hating me from all my questions by the end of the summer so be prepared.

SO, I might have a rockband/ddr clip for you but um... can you show illegal actions in your blog, cuz otherwise there would be like 7 seconds at most of unillegal footage out of quite a bit.

So, I might sound like a very strange person but, what's xena about anyways, my mom always called it garbage so I never got to watch it.

Edit: I forgot to add that, Chaos Bleeds was an odd game, I liked how it was laid out, but mostly, I liked the interveiws and stuff you could unlock. Also, I wanted to be able to play multiplayer story...idk maybe i'm picky.

 

Thanks for answering my question :) I've only discovered this vlog recently but it's quickly become one of my favourties, all my friends are astonished by how knowledgable I suddenly seem to be about games.

About the wii leg sensors. The friend that told me about them has a friends who works as a game designer for sony (who I've met) who through his job knows people who work for nintendo and that's where the information is meant to have come from. It's a bit chinese whispers, but he explained that the leg sensors are going to be designed to attach to the legs like football/soccer shinpads and pick up movements that way.

I beleive the wii fit could be a proper workout. Once unlocked you can do the advanced jog and advanced step for 30 minutes (maybe for longer but I haven't unlocked them yet) and the punch class has me sweating everytime I do it. Also I've found a way to cheat the heading game on the wii fit so it isn't has hard, although I still get hit by the football boots.

What up gamers?

First off so glad we have something for us girl gamers. Just wanted to throw my two cents in as well.

I've watched my girlfriend play and beat both Buffy games (Chaos Bleeds which is on PS2 and Xbox and the orginal which is just on Xbox) and I loved it. The controlls can get a little wonky and Buffy's *quips* get annoying after a while...but still its a great game for any fan.

Wii Fit is amazing. The Nintendo Rep from my work says it really does what Nintendo intended it to do...btw, Tony Hawk is making a game specific to the Wii Board, should pretty amazing.

So thats my little blurb, on a side note, I mostly play RPG's on PS2, and play shooters (COD 4, R6V, R6V2, Halo) and Rally racing games on my 360 (Dirt and Rallisport Challenge) But I agree with whoever said they play a lot of arcade games. I am totally addicted to Puzzle Quest...haha.

Thanks again!

 

I forgot to mention that Lori wore her LesbianGeeks.com shirt in NYC last sunday so at least you guys were there in spirit. :)

Hey guys :)

Loved the sign. Was so sweet. Fuzzy hearts and everything...you're just too good to us :p

I enjoyed the retro-review of Chaos Bleeds. Like a lot of others have said above...it's still a great game to pick up and play now and then. I actually thought the stand-in-Buffy did pretty well at copying SMG's voice. The quips are fun and I always find myself saying them along with the characters, especially the Faith ones...they're the most fun *nods* ... *goes to a place in my head where Buffy and Faith are talking about Wiis, and more importantly...straps* :p

Weird tangent there, sorry. You did give me a giggle with the Wii remote story, but I'm very glad you didn't cause lasting damage. I just know I'd fling the thing through a window or something.

Wondering what your thoughts are on other TV to video game transitions. Are there any really good ones out there? Or for that matter...Film to video game. I know most games that have sprung from a TV show or film have been utter tripe, but are there a handfull of decent ones besides the Buffy games? I can't think of many off the top of my head :/

Anyhow, great vlog again, and I promise to get more active on the other site, 'cause it's bloody brilliant that we have a place like that for us lesbians who game :D

Cheers :)

 

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http://www.femslashfanfiction.com/ - Femslash Fanfiction

 

Well, I know that an Nintendo executive suspiciously coughed when I asked him about extensions such as jogging or biking devices for WiiFit. I got less of a reaction when I asked about extensions for amateur/professional athletes like boxers (rope skipping, attachable strips for gloves), fencers, football/soccer-players, etc. And if Nintendo doesn´t do it, I am quite sure that other companies will take up the challenge.

I haven´t tried the free jogging with the thread-mill yet, but certainly will try it. Oh, and I will start wearing my pulse watch, why not benefit from using the WiiFit board for my general work out.

Angela: What's the geekiest thing you own and have ever done?

Teacher Tracy: Can I use an external hardrive instead of memory cards to upgrade the space on my PS3?

Tracy's mam: When did you first realise Tracy's fondness for gaming was actually an obsession? lol

I love that Buffy game and all of Willows suggestive comments about having magic fingers and the like and it has two lesbians in one game. What more can you ask for? lol

Ta

Thanks for another great vlog.  In a conversation about older games Lost Vikings, Earthworm Jim and Zombies Ate My Neighbors came up as really fun games.  Any games of that ilk out now?  We have Xbox, 360, and DS.  Thanks.

Shannon

Another week, another wicked vlog.

I noticed that WiiWare was released this week and was wondering if you have WiiWare-ed or plan to WiiWare at all? Perhaps if you did WiiWare, then you might have some wii reviews or wii recommendations to give to us wii folk.

...and this little piggy went wii wii wii all the way home...

One quick question this week - do you use headphones at all when you are gaming, and if so, do you have any recommendations for great gaming cans?

aw, its so lovely that you made that. many people want to hug you for it. i joined the forum too, (redmage) and thanks for helping me out so much via email.

your PHD sounds very interesting, hope you'll share these lesbian filled games with us, at the forums a list is going and i think there is like....10...max.. 100 if you add on the japanese dating sims :P

 if you want a puzzle/platform game that will test you, try N+ on xboxlive. its the must frustratingly brilliant game ever.

and for the person looking for a good hack n' slash. you can get ninety nine nights on the cheap for the 360. its purley hack n slah, very light on story. people love it or hate it.

an idea... maybe its stupid but, for your screen in the backround... game fanart work?? no? yes? maybe?

oh interesting fact on the Bully front. in ireland the ps2 version had to be remnamed to "Canis Canem Edit" before it was released because it caused a media uproar because they said it "promoted bullying" but the hype was all gone by the time the 360 version was released so they didnt have to change it.

so a question: blu ray add on for the 360? is this true or hear-say

Alas, even the most avid gamers can forget to put the strap on sometimes.  Maybe I should put a bullet-proof casing around my tv - just in case :)

Is it just me or the vlogs are getting longer and longer?  Not that I'm complaining, mind you.  Just harder to remember what I wanted to reply to.  No doubt due to the ever expanding viewer feedback.  Well done, ladies!

I played Buffy before but couldn't finish the final(?) level with all the jumping.  I did manage to finish Chaos Bleed though, strangely enough.

I'm sort of a D&D fan except for the running/walking.  Neverwinter Nights was pretty awesome!  As was Final Fantasy X and X-2!  I still can't justify paying for playing World of Warcraft though, as great as people say it is.

Tracy - cool PhD topic!!  All the best with it.  I'm sure you'll ace it with flying colours!  Could you ellaborate about "Ask Teacher Tracy" and "Ask Tracy's mum"?  Especially as Tracy answers some of our questions anyway.  Tracy's mum sounds cool though, being in next week's vlog.  Does she know what she's in for??

Angela - flamin' gala.  ROFL.  Perfect Alf impersonation.  Good on ya!  Can't wait for the snowboard review (and vid *sheepish grin*) as I LOVE SSX Tricky on XBox.  I am tempted to get the Wii version but how do the controllers work when you do jumps and tricks etc?

My dad loves the Wii too!  As it helps keep him fit.  I hardly get to play it as he's almost always on it.

Oh, I wish I was a huge huge huge Xena fan (I am only a huge Xena fan :)) so that I can get an autograph pic.  I will ask for the tv sitting behind you gals though (kidding).

Oh, before I forget, another adventure game that popped into mind - Fahrenheit (which is called some other title in other countries.  I can't remember what....Centigrade?  LOL).  It's awesome!

Tracy and Angela, lovely vlog as usual.  I'm sorry I missed replying last week - work was completely insane.  I was delighted to see that Angela thinks I have a cool spy name.  :)

I picked up the Professor Layton game a few weeks ago while waiting for my XBox 360 to be returned to me (you might remember my recent "red ring of death" incident).  Angela, I will admit that I also had to break down and look up some of the answers on gamefaqs.  I was able to hold out longer than I expected before doing this, so I guess that's something.  I was having stressful flashbacks to my college entrance exam days and questions like, "If Bob gets on a train going west at 30mph and Steve gets on another train going east at 26mph, what are the chances that they will both have a tunafish sandwich for lunch?"  ;)   

I had a "yes, that's it!" moment last week when Angela compared the look of the game to Triplets of Belleville.  I do love the art style and couldn't quite put my finger on what it reminded me of.  In the spirit of your "L Word" rating system, I have decided to give Professor Layton a rating of MARINA: gorgeous, but perplexing. 

Let's see, in other gaming news, I've been having loads of fun with GTA4.  I haven't really spent time with any other games since it came out, so I have decided to take a break this weekend and check out "Lost: Via Domus".  I don't have high hopes for this one since the reviews have been so mixed, but I am a fan of the series and want to give it a try.  Actually, a lot of the reviewers complained less about the gameplay than the fact that the game can be completed in about 6-7 hours, and yet it was priced originally at $60 (the same as other 360 titles like Mass Effect, GTA4, etc. with tons more content).

Tracy, I was glad you checked out Bully and enjoyed hearing your comments.  I've been trying to think of a good question for your mom but haven't come up with anything yet.  In any event, I hope you have a great visit.  Ooh, this means you'll be getting your copy of Rock Band now, yes?

Some time ago I sent an e-mail about the PSP and why you two preferred the DS over it. Although, there could be more exclusive titles and pick-up-and-go gaming I'm curious as to whether or not you two have tried Jeanne d'Arc? I've been playing it for awhile now and must say it's a pretty awesome game. It's a RPG so I guess it'll be more to Angela's liking. The only downside of the game for me is the large amount of scrolling text dialogue.Let me know what you think even if you decide to give it the ol' papi :)

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Chaos bleeds is awesome. I like it when I get to play Faith or Willow (though Willow's voice is awful).

Thanks for supporting me when it comes to buying the Wii Fit :D My gf laughed when she heard you say my name and continued to call me a total nerd. I of course took it as a compliment.

She also wanted me to ask you if you could tip about some good war games. And if you knew of one with a female lead. (She is a nerd too, only she's in denial)

Ps. Loved the poster! Ds