Gay Girls Who Game: "WiiFit and Professor Layton"

I called my mom and told her her that my pre order of GTA arrived and her exact words were... "I don't understand a 40 year old woman's fascination with video games....."

Just thought I'd pop in & say how much I love this vlog & how insanely jealous I am of your game/console collection. I only have an Xbox (not a 360 sadly...), a DS & an N64 but I know a few people with playstations, Xbox 360 etc so go basically live round their houses & scrounge gaming time off them ;)

I so want to get both a Wii & a 360 but there's no way I can afford both right now...just wondering, in your opinion, which do you reckon is the better console to prioritise & get first?

Thanks :) Oh and good luck to the Gers for tomorrow against Zenit St. Petersburg!

lol, What a high speed way for ninty to loose their "kiddy" tag than a pole dancing game.

Bully achievement: Over the rainbow, Kiss 20 boys.

aw, i love how you noticed the animation in PLCV, as an animation student i officialy love you

L word rating PAPI... no one can figure out where she went and no one can explain

Great vlog as usual ladies!  Thank you for answering my question about tournaments.  I haven't really participated any either, just set them up at work. 

Love the southern accents! "Hey, suga!" I was cracking up on that one.

Wow, so Angela brought out the D&D!  I played for a while my freshman year in college, then we started playing Magic.  I was really getting into it, then my friend who was teaching me left. :( Good news is we just started up another Magic group last week.  Have either of you ever played?

Sorry about the delay in sending my rockband vid.  I was trying to get the band together, but my mates are out of town and doing finals.  So I am going to just send one with me! 

 SweetTalentedOne

I've never had trouble with Tracy's accent before, but for some reason this time I spent a good minute wondering why I'd never heard of this 'Billy' game. Because you were saying 'Bully', that's why.

It's a pretty fun game, lots of side quests and things like that, and is really quite innocent and kid friendly for the most part. Definitely has the Rock Star Games sense of humor though.

Sit-tay!  Yay! 

I guess it's just that your accent emphasizes the two syllables while we pronounce it more in a single syllable fashion.  I can't really explain any better than that, it's not a word someone thinks of much and to hear it said that way is just cute. :-)

Southern accents are fun. The further south you go though, sometimes they're just so thick that they're very hard to understand.  You guys did well with 'Ya'll' and 'Sugah' and it made me grin.  Thanks for indulging me. 

As far as screencapping Xbox games -- I'm surprised Microsoft has not been able to develop or endorse an add-on to capture live gameplay.  I think that would be a big seller.  Ah well, I don't have anything to capture yet, but when I do, I'll see how the camera works.  Thanks Angela. :-)

Definitely won't be capturing any Assassin's Creed gameplay.  Man, that game is a disappointment so far.

So, why's it taken so long to pull out the Dungeons and Dragons books?  Well, I saw how Tracy was giving them a sideways glance and all... Then that grin when they were brought out.  Hrm...  ;-)
As far as the controversy, now it's Harry Potter = Witchcraft promotion.  The same opinionated narrow-minded groups, with a platform, attempting to find fault where there is none.  I think I developed a deeper interest in D&D because of such inane assumptions.

I'm tempted to get that WiiFit now too.  Dammit.

Hey guys,

Just wanted to let you all know that if you do go over to LesbianGeek.com at the moment and see it's just a parked domain page, don't worry! The hosting service has messed up the domain mapping for it and they're trying to fix it. They've been crap to be honest! It's taking them ages and I'm going to have to go back on the phone to them again today. Anyway, just letting you all know, it'll be back up soon!

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If they take the "Fatalities" out of Mortal Combat .... maybe they should rename it.... I'VE FALLEN AND CAN'T GET UP KOMBAT 

Or how about LET'S SLAP EACH OTHER AROUND KOMBAT

Thx for the Vlog

Tristen

Sorry I missed the big GTA week drama but I have been working long hours lately for little pay. :-P

Seeing the Wiifit stuff really makes me want to try and scrap some cash together go get a Wii and that game. And maybe even a TV that would be big enough to see the game on hehe.

Not until after I move though I guess.

The Agency does look pretty cool if it ever comes out, it's been in development for a while and I haven't heard much coming out about it. MMOs lately have been pretty sketchy about getting through development. I was really sad when Gods and Heroes was cancelled. :(

Age of Conan is coming out really soon though so that's pretty exciting :-) They finally released a new female-avatar centered trailer which I found cool if also a bit tacky. It's on IGN.

Anyway off to register at your websites and make some posts there so that Bioware will hurry up with that KOTOR MMO that I just know is their secret project. :-)

I'm really excited about WiiFit. I'll definitely buy it after my finals are done so it doesn't distract me. I can't wait to play the snowboard game especially ^^

The "extra to love" bit was cute. I really think the password is a good idea.

Great vlog ladies !

 ps : Evanescence rocks !

Soul Calibur 2 is great and is more fun with the dancing mat and another person to play with :D

WiiFit sounds a bit like the Eyetoy Kinetic, in that it also has password protection, for those who are somewhat shy of their "extra love" :) as well as the exercise types. Downside of the Eyetoy is that it is dependent on lighting.  Honestly, how many people have great lighting at home, especially during the day??  I'm still contemplating on getting it. 

Thanks Angela, for the Dana rating :)  Dana's fit.  Yeah!  She was hilarious on the Liz Feldman vlog, in that she kept laughing lots :)

 Great vlog again this week, ladies! :)

Hey Dudettes,

Firstly, thanks for adding me as a buddy. I've been so busy the last couple of months I'm ashamed to admit I hadn't kept up with the vlogs however I caught up with most of them over the last couple of long weekends and I intend to stay up to date from now on.

Congratulations on your article that you mentioned. I actually first saw it mentioned on Kotaku.com which is a very popular gaming site so kudos to you.

Now I have a couple of WiiFit q's. Do you think the jogging game would work if you were on a treadmill? I'd love to know so if anyone happens to have both a treadmill and a Wiifit give it a go and tell us how it goes. I'm not sure what would happen when the Mii speeds up though I know I can change the speed of my treadmill on the fly. Actually what happens when you don't keep up with the Mii (for instance when the Mii speeds up)? Does the Mii return to you? Also, can you set the time of the jog or does it have a maximum (hoping for 30mins or so). I still don't have any consoles other than the DS so a Wiifit would mean major purchases of not only the game but the Wii, as well as a nice large screen, so I'm going to need some major justification. Not that it sounds easy to get hold of right now as I know many stores here in Brisbane have sold out. (I wouldn't buy the Wii just for Wiifit of course).

Speaking of the DS, thanks heaps for reviewing Professor Leyton as I have been interested in buying it. Despite your misgivings on the hardness of the puzzles I think it sounds like a game I would enjoy. Also please do review the World Ends With You as that is another DS title I'm dying to try. I love RPG's and I love Tokyo (in particular Shibuya) so I thought what a great mix and it's nice to see a RPG title set in modern times. Currently working my way through Phantom Hourglass (after finishing Puzzle Quest).

I also wanted to say a big thank you for your vlog and what you are doing on your websites. I do drop in occassionally but haven't commented on them (perhaps a little initially I can't remember). I will make sure I do this weekend, and as regularly as I can, as a lesbian gaming community is totally worth supporting and I'd love to be a part of it and watch it grow and evolve. Good work gals, keep it up!

Another fun episode- you two crack me up! The southern accent was actually pretty good.

I tried the Wii fit, and I thought it was just ok (pole dancing aside). Of course, that might have to do with the fact that you need some coordination to actually do well, and I have no such coordination! And don't worry about looking dumb in front of people, I think DDR still outshines the Wii Fit in that category.

How can Mortal Kombat not have the fatality moves? The 15-year-old-teenage-boy part of me just died a little on the inside.

And I agree with Angela about D&D- I only played casually when I was younger, but it seriously helped my math skills like you wouldn't believe.

Cool vlog again :)

You made exercise seem like fun. Weird :p

You're right about the Wii prompting all kinds of people to buy it, and the games. My uncle just got Wii fit, and he's in his 50s. Also, my mum - who also doesn't really get the game thing - wants a Wii!!!! That's just crazy...lol I think the devs and promoters of the Wii are pretty much bang on if their aim was to get everybody gaming.

Adding the lesbian gamers site to my bookmarks right now :)

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First and foremost I must say that you two are by far the cutest couple that I have ever seen! Very, very cute. I love that afterellen has such a variety of topics that are discussed in the video blogs as well as the written ones. That is very hard to find. Tracy and Angela I wanted to thank you for these vlogs as they are one of my favorite things to watch, and they must take a lot of time to make. That's so awesome you guys were able to met Hudson, my fav. bad girl ever. Well besides Number six from bsg. She's pretty tough to beat. I will be sure to check out lesbiangamers.com.

And I'd like to ask, am I the only one who is bothered by the way lesbian sounds, why can't we all just be gay? I don't get it. Everytime I hear lesbian, I think of a foreign bean dish. ughhh.

http://www.youtube.com/sinfulhex

My sister wanted to play that game, so she rented it over Christmas break and was not thrilled when she found out that you had to be in class on time and actually do school work.

She also plays GTA in a polite manner. She stops at all the red lights, and lets the hookers cross the street.

I guess I would like Bully, but you have to think, and I am not a big fan of thinking, which is probably why I am in Accounting. When you are gaming you should be able to turn off your brain.

RIP mortal combat *tear*

hello soul caliber and GTA IV!!!

where are the racing games????!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

i love my wii fit but only after softball practice for a nice cool stretch =]

I laughed when you talked about the expanding 'Mii' characters as the UK ads for the game show that happening to an unsuspecting gamer. Another great vlog, I admire the way you dealt with the GTA4 backlash/ debates, and enjoyed the WiiFit clips :)

RE: Dungeons and Dragons. I was born a little late for it I think, but got into Warhammer (possibly the only hobby more expensive than gaming) and those books that tell you to 'go to page 36 to fight the dragon, or 124 to turn and run', so i guess I would have been into it if I'd had the opportunity.

Good luck with your PhD Tracy! What will you be studying (if you don't mind me asking)?

I really loved that you posted a video of your Wii fit training. I began to talk about buying the game but my gf gave me a strange look. Maybe I should take advantage of my gymcard instead... but seriously I think I'm gonna buy it.

Noticed the vlog-logo on the tv in the background. Very profesional!

I love wii fit. I wasn't sure about it when my brother bought it but it's a fun game for all the family. My mother loves the hula hooping, my father goes on all the yoga exercises, my brother plays on all the aerobics and I go on it all (although I love the step program). It's something for all the family, although remember to close the curtains! I was on doing the hula hoop training when I noticed some people stood a my front gate laughing at me.

I also have a question, if you don't mind me picking your brains. A friend has told me that Nintendo are developing leg sensors for the wii, to go with games like Fifa. Have you heard anything about this or is he lying?

P.S. I'm really jealous about how many games you guys have.

would it help for me to comment on Lesbian gamers.com? if it'll help you lovely gals out then i will go there and spend some time on commenting, if it doesnt help u then ill just comment if u like ^^

Where can i send u clips of Singstar??

Mirrors edge looks so awesome, ill diffenetly be checking that game out.

Yeah it's true, big tele = Xbox360 = late nights and gaming bliss. It's pretty much a no brainer.

XENA CRUISE!! I didn't know their was such a thing as a floating convention! Kinda scary too due to the lack of escape routes. Loved the Dana rating and Tracey on her Wiboard. I want one.

Also, if we're making requests for soundbites could Tracey say "there's juice loose about this house" (in A Rowntrees stylee) and Angela say "flamin Galar" pretty please

Good luck with your PhD, what's it in if you don't mind me asking?

I just want to say, that you have a really great Vlog which I look forward too every week. I think it's really great how you give viewer feedback and get us involved and I always love your reviews. I'm definately going to go and register with Lasbiangamers and show my support. Also, thumbs up for Scott he sounds great.

I bought this game a few weeks ago.  The puzzles are great and not easy.  I really like it as a break from the usual.  If I only have a few minutes I can play a puzzle and be done.  I don't seem to have time lately to dedicate to Mass Effect.  Last time I turned it on I couldn't remember what I had been doing and my mission. 

 Thanks for another great vlog.  Envious of all your games and big TVs.  Have to work on getting a bigger TV.  Now I'm off to check out lesbiangamers.com

 Did you enjoy the Robots game for DS?  We've found it kinda boring.  Thanks.
Shannon

Yay, can't wait to play!

Keep up your awesomeness!  Love you guys!

Off to lesbiangamers.com to support you!  :o)

One more thing, not that I'm into fighting games, but what were they thinking with the no death moves in Mortal Kombat.

It's called Mortal Kombat after all.

Lesbiangamers.com has crashed!!!  Too much traffic?  ; )

edited a couple of hours later to add: Yay! It is back up! With new articles from the future (ok, across the international dateline, it is tomorrow there already).

I was stuck on this game for such a long time that i even did the unthinkable and looked at the walkthroughs on the internet, how little kids are suppose to get these puzzles when grown ups cant is beyond me.

Wii Fit rocks, i was very shocked when it did my weight etc and said i was 'obese' lol that is enough to give anyone the will power to do it everyday.

Oh and i havent got Singstar but i got Guitar hero so if thats included ill get a video together of me and my fiance doing it shes better at it than me.

Keep it up girls, your wicked, just gonna go to lesbiangamers now to support ya.

Lara Croft vs the T-Rex in Wii’s Tomb Raider Anniversary is not going well. Sigh.

Sorry to hear that your beloved Rangers lost in the final : ( Sucks big time. Perhaps you could set up a rematch in FIFA ‘08 and get a better result.

Loved the vlog again this week. I was telling my girlfriend about Wii Fit and I swear that my PS3 gave a huge disgusted sigh in the background! Rude, I’m telling you! Wii FIt does look really cool and I agree with you in giving Nintendo huge props for keeping it simple and marketing it all so well. I can't help thinking that the Nintendo folk and the Apple folk went to the same marketing school of white - keep it simple + colour it white = uber huge sales all around the world.

PS – Go the Blues!!

So, this week has been interesting, it's been my first week out of college and Ive gone stir crazy, so I've played abunch of games. I was wondering if you know of any games similar to Dead Rising and Devil May Cry 4, those two have been my focus this week.

Oh, if anyone lectured me in a strong accent I would prolly be distracted.

Wii Fit, is something I loved. The balance, soccer mode made me reconsider ever wanting to play soccer again. The balls go so fast, and I actually fell off and hit my bed on it. However, skiing is alright. The aerobic/yoga things, kind of bored me within 2 seconds. I can see how the game is appealing to everyone though, because, while i hated yoga, my mother and father loved it. Oh and holla hoops is indeed funny to watch people play, we had about 7 boys doing the holla hoop thing at one point or another, and that alone is black mail for a lifetime. Which reminds me, when do we get to see your holla hoop clips, I'm not sure which would be more amusing, that or singstar. Hmmm.

D&D is great, a lot of kids get trashed for playing it, but I just think its fun.

thanks for telling us about the Xena convention cruise and Hudson leick signing "fancy a threesome" that would have made my life.!!!!!!

as for fighting games I remember growing up and hearing all the fuss over mortal kombat...and you know what my mother did even though I was all of 8 years old...she went out and got the game for me and watched me play it...and laughed at the graphics...and the situations the characters where being killed in...chucking it all up to the dumb unrealistic way the fatalities where....she said jokingly once  " yeah I can totally see my 8 year old in ninja gear in a dungeon killing a skulled creature by impaling them on a row of spikes even though she trips over her own two feet"....(which by the way I still sometimes do...clumsy me)..god I miss my mom I swear sometimes I wish more people where more level headed like she was.... she had similar thought on soul calibur and street fighter and the early GTA games...not to mention she also said that " mortal kombat and other fighting games didn't effect me like cowboys and Indians didn't effect her as a child"

I haven't herd of professor Layton and the curious village...I have to pick it up if the animation is anything like the triplets of belleville...because I LOVED that movie!!!

I can just see the new wave of advertisements for wii fit...something along the lines of bally total fitness...by this game now and lose 20 lbs in 30 days! or something to that effect.

I had a post earlier, but the internet eated it.

I really enjoyed PLandtheCV for my commute to and from work. I would usually be able to get through a bunch of puzzles and then get stuck on one just as I was getting to my destination. It was great. My least favourite puzzles were the ones where you had to move the things around.

But the 20 sided die! Very awesome. I have to get one for my friends soon to be born daughter. To make sure she is born a gamer, we're going to be having an All Flesh Must Be Eaten session the weekend before she's due :D Which leads me to a question for all the tabletop gamers. How do you go about creating your character? I usually have an idea for a character and try to allocate stats and pick out skills/talents that would suit it.

Oh, another Rockstar game you have to get is Table Tennis (because it's more fun as a video game than in real life)

The first time I watched your vlog and then this: you convinced me of getting WiiFit as per the clips, I have had it for three days now and ... my stupid thigh muscle hurts like hell. This thing is NOT a toy, it´s a mean machine!!!

And I love it. I am now waiting for TopSpin3. Waiting. Waiting.