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Gay Girls Who Game: "Flower," "Resident Evil 5" and "Red Ring of Death"

Tracy and Angela struggle through the tech week from hell this week to deliver a bumper round of viewer feedback. They discuss the recent Xbox Live banning issue, as well as the all round lack of good gaming releases.

They also review "Flower" and give their thoughts on "Resident Evil 5" and the "Red Ring of Death."

Gay Girls Who Game: Episode 2.24

Read more game reviews at lesbiangamers.com!

Han M's picture

I started playing Dead

I started playing Dead Space last night actually, only got through the first chapter so far but I'm liking it and I'll probably play more later. 

Dany and Kendra have pretty much lost their lives to Mass Effect, by all accounts.  But I'll let them tell you about that :D They also have pretty good "I was harrassed on xbox live by gross men" stories as well, where as I don't, but then my avatar does look a bit like a dude so that probably puts them off.

I had no idea there was a nerf game.  That's awesome and makes me feel like I'm 8 years old again.

I'll keep my fingers crossed that you don't have any other hardware failure this week.  Isn't there a saying that bad things come in threes?  So you were ill (1), the elite red ringed (2) and your imac died (3) so you should be safe now!  *touches wood*

Tristen's picture

First Again ?? LOL

Do Tracy and Angela twitter you when thay are about to post ???    lol

Han M's picture

lol, I have nothing better

lol, I have nothing better to do on Tuesdays!  I'm a uni student, it's not like I actually do any work or anything...

www.myspace.com/stopstartstall - acousticy music type stuff.

Xanadugrrl's picture

At least....

You didn't yell out "First!", which you know is a pet peeve of mine- and I still question your claim that you do anything but troll AE, i.e.- do any work at the uni.

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Han M's picture

Technically, I'm supposed

Technically, I'm supposed to be working from home on Tuesdays so of course I spent 3/4 of the day on the internet finding things to distract me.  About 75% of my course is contemplative anyway so my higher brain functions get on with that while I look at webcomics and facebook people. :D

www.myspace.com/stopstartstall - acousticy music type stuff.

spotticus's picture

"Flower" looks pretty trippy

I'll bet it was a hoot all hopped up on cough medicine!  Seriously, it does look visually stunning.  I hope your X-box issues are fixed soon.  Hey, will you be reviewing Midway's "Wheelman" after it comes out on the 20th of this month?  The trailers look pretty awesome.  Vin Deisel, meh, not so much.  One of the funniest tats I have ever seen was small man pushing a lawnmower on some man's bald spot.

http://www.tattoo-review.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bald-tattoo.jpg

Cheers!

Soft Stud's picture

resident evil 5

i bet that game is gonna b even better then 4..i play it on the wii but idk when its gonna b out for wii. but i love resident evil movies!! i get sick from playin da games idk y but i still love the game..lol
ufos_are_real's picture

*sigh*

i was all happy when i saw a new episode was up ... and now i get nothing but error messages and no gay girls goodness. it makes my heart sad. apparently the afterellen player hates me today because it seems to work for everyone else... its because im canadian isnt it.. i knew it .. conspiracy i say LOL  .. ah well im sure it was a magnificant episode .. ill just keep my fingers crossed that it decides to work at some point lol

Gryphie's picture

It would seem....

That the conspiracy has hit me too.  This is the first time the new AE player hasn't worked for me.  I'm sure I'm being punished for calling in sick to work.  Sigh...
ufos_are_real's picture

you work too much anyway lol

this is a sad state of affairs. but on the plus side thats an awesome tatoo jenn ; )

Gryphie's picture

I agree...

I do work too much.  But I have bills to pay.  And in the end I'm just happy that I have a job.

And thank you... I rather like that tattoo.  I have a matching blue one, but I find that I like the grumpy look of the red one lol.

Tristen's picture

The conspiracy continues...

 

I can't see it either and I'm in Texas. 

 

GAMING zazzle.com/InTheZone* 

LGBT zazzle.com/Tristen12*

wordsNtricks's picture

:(

Same is happening to me, getting some "Parse Error" though this is the only time the AE player hasn't worked for me.

I think you're onto something with than Canadian Conspiracy...

KristenD's picture

The emptiness has spread to

The emptiness has spread to Florida.....A screen of nothingness for me as well!!!
ShadowTiger's picture

smiley face

Yay good episode!

I'm looking forward to next week's backward glance at previous games that continue to impress future generations.

A Muse's picture

damn I would have really

damn I would have really liked to hear what's been happening with the MS X-BOX LIFE disaster but all I get is this error message no matter what I do:

"Playlist Error : MRSS Parse Error"

 

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Lesbian Gamers's picture

Have Emailed Trish

Hey guys,

Have emailed Trish to ask what's going on with the vlog and she'll hopefully get back to us soon. I'm sure she's already aware of it and is working on getting it up and running.

Looks like the tech week from hell has continued! Hahahaha. Hopefully you can see us waffle a lot of rubbish soon!

xxxx

 

spotticus's picture

I don't know if this will help figure out the problem but

I was able to watch it this morning around 9am PST.  Then I logged into AE from this page to make a comment, and when the page refreshed, the parse error message was displayed where the video had been but moments before. Oh Noes! Did I kill the video stars?
Amazon 's picture

Beyond Good and Evil

  

I finally found a copy of Beyond Good and Evil, i'd been looking for it since you recomended it to me, everytime i went into EBgames and asked about it, the guys in there told me how great a game it is.

I love it.

 

I'm thinking of getting an xbox, but i'm not so sure, i may have to give it some more thought before i do.

sati_49's picture

Im glad you guys were able

Im glad you guys were able to brave techno hell to post the vlog! I don’t know what I would do without my regular dose of gay girls who game.

 

Wow flower seems really nice. I need more things like the game Flower in my life lol. Not that I will get to play it for a really long while ha ha. I want you two to know that I am living out my gaming nerdom vicariously through you while I am in the throes of school and haven’t the time myself.  

 

sati_49's picture

Also glad your feeling

Also glad your feeling better! Everyone seems to be sick right now.

Tristen's picture

Still can't see VLOG

 

 I still can not get Vlog to run.  Will the Vlog be posted on LesbianGamers.com soon ??

 

GAMING zazzle.com/InTheZone*  FLAGS zazzle.com/FlagWorld*  LGBT zazzle.com/Tristen12*

Sara's picture

Thanks

I just finished playing my second XBL session of L4D and I have to say that I am really enjoying it. :D

I will be picking up RE5 because honestly at this point I can't really imagine NOT having it. 

Xanadugrrl's picture

Mass Effect is Sucking My Life Away

First off, excellent vlog as always, ladies.  I'm impressed you jury-rigged a way to tape the vlog- you might have had a lesbian mutiny on your hands if you went two weeks in a row without one! I always cringe when i hear about the Red Ring of Death, because I fear that someday it will happen to me.  

Yes, I have discovered the joy that is Mass Effect (I blame Han M for getting me addicted), and have played through it twice already. Do I sleep? Answer: NO.   And I also just got Call of Duty: World at War but am afraid to start another game I might become addicted to.

I don't think I'll be buying Resident Evil 5- I hate the controls with a passion of a thousand fires. I played the preview and the controls sucked as much as I remember.  Who thought it was a good idea for you not to be able to run and shoot at the same time? That's ridiculous!  If zombies were ever coming after me I would be running- not stopping, turning, stopping, then shooting. I hope the creators of Resident Evil never get caught in a zombie apocalypse.  

I'm glad you like my suggestion- and I don't think anyone would complain if we all got an award!

And I think a good, secure place for us to exchange both xbox and PS gamertags would be good- my excel spreadsheet is getting quite long!

 

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Han M's picture

I've said it before and

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I still fail to see how it's my fault!  

www.myspace.com/stopstartstall - acousticy music type stuff.

Xanadugrrl's picture

Because

you kept going on and on and on about how GREAT Mass Effect was, until I had to give into the brainwashing- Peer Pressure!

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Han M's picture

Hmm, well in that case -

Hmm, well in that case - Bioshock is a brilliant game... :D

 

www.myspace.com/stopstartstall - acousticy music type stuff.

Jxtremewolf's picture

Great VBlog

 Once again great blog ladies, though it seems afterellen website is hating me, had to go watch the blog at lesbiangamers.

Well anyways thanks for the welcome ladies, maybe one day I will let you hear my accent ;-).  Glad to know you are feeling better and hope you tech problems get settled soon. Can't believe I was that close for the tattoo guess, and no sugar it's not lame.

If you doing backwards on games, can you recommend any good games for PS2 or DS? Need something to keep me occupied till I get my hands on the XBOX 360. By the way do you ladies review DS games often? Would like to recommendation on some DS games. Right now playing Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and loving it.

Well hope you ladies have a good week and a great weekend!

 

 

 

'Girls can't play games!' - BS Girls are THE gamers, especially gay girls :D

WindRyderX's picture

Thanks!

thanks for another great episode ladies and sorry about all the breakdowns, that sucks. loved the episode, especially the viewer feedback because u guys make it hilarious! really lookin forward to the wii game reviews! Go Wii! also, like Jxtremewolf was saying, any good DS games u guys are playing? and i was just wondering if u had an opinion on the new DSi comin out and if its worth it or not... thanks again and amazing job!

ufos_are_real's picture

i <3 T and A

... and by T and A i of course mean Tracy and Angela ;)  im so happy this video got fixed it would have been tragic to miss the hilarity of this.   mmm lara croft dopplleganger (that word always reminds me of that buffy episode when xander gets split in two...good episode) .. and really now who wouldnt love more lara croft.. hmm does she makeout with herself like Pink did in the Sober music video? cause that would be pretty hot lol    and now apparenlty i have to go out and get myself a cool lesbian name because laurie seriously aint cutting it .. i always said id change it to jordan but now maybe i should be considering dylan lol ha hope you guys have an awesome weekend and that you avert any future technological apocalypse :)

Tristen's picture

Finally got to see Vlog ... Yeaaaaa

 

Thx ladies.  I always look forward to Tuesdays.  Think my Xbox is about to go out too.  Started getting pink and black checkered board pattern when I load a disk.  I'm thinking the disk player is about to die.  i've only had it about 18 months and it has not been played much or ever moved around.  I think Microsoft has just put a cheap product out on the market and is now getting bitten on the bum for not caring for thier consumers.

Anyway, you asked about gamertag list.  All the people on my list are nice people and mostly lezzies.  However, I hardly play with most of them because of diffferent tastes in games and different time zones.  Also, a public list would be ABUSED by immature creeps who want to harrass a lezzie. 

As far as Xbox Live.  I have had fun on it and meet some great people.  But Microsoft does discriminate against Lesbians expecially in the forums.  Gamerchix forum can kiss my ass !!!  It is run by uptight (probably all straight) women who patrol the forum locking and deleting any thread that hint at gay behavior.  Only 1 Lez thread is allowed at anyone time.  Mostly, you are allowed to say you are gay, but heaven forbid you talk about being gay.  On the other hand, it seem ok for anyone to post threads about how "Your Boyfriend Cheats on You" or "Pregnancy Scares and Abortions".  Personally, I see Microsoft policy and the forum policys are simular to the real word.  IT IS OK TO BE GAY... JUST DONT TALK ABOUT IT.  I think Microsoft would love it if we were willing to SHUT UP AND STAY IN THE CLOSET.  

 

GAMING zazzle.com/InTheZone*   LGBT zazzle.com/Tristen12*

Gryphie's picture

I'm sorry....

That you both had such a crap week for technical difficulties. My laptop has recently taken to just shutting itself off. :| It's highly annoying.

Is it sad that the only thing keeping me from getting an XBox is the fear that it's going to stop working the minute I take it out of the box?

Snowbunny's picture

 I'm new to this thread

 I'm new to this thread and must say I’m a bit disappointed with the tunnel vision... not one Wii game was featured in the 'Oscars’ episode (or any other I have seen). I totally understand that the Wii is not for hardcore gamers but it is surly worth a mention seeing it has brought gaming to a whole new group of people. No to mention the biggest selling console of ALL TIME!

Now, I’m sure you’re thinking ‘Great a whining Wii'er’ and yes I do own a Wii (for Zelda) but also have a PS3 as I enjoy serious gaming…  I also felt your categories were peas in a pod. You had the same games time and again. Sure outstanding games deserve the attention. However with such an avid sports (football) fan and no ‘Sport’ category even came close to being considered I feel that tunnel vision getting worse. It felt more like I was watching the OSC then OSCARS!Also lacking:-ACTION & ADVENTURE, ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT, CASUAL GAMEPLAY, STORY & CHARACTER, SPORTS, FIGHTING, SHOOTER I don’t want to be coming across too harsh or rude but I am a HUGE gaming fan and spend far too much of my time with bloodshot eyes from late nights, forgetting to blink because I’m having too much fun blowing people’s heads off in COD. Or exploring artistically amazing worlds… I have been looking for a lesbian gaming community for sometime that is not only passionate about gay representation in games but also games across all the consoles. To include the initiative gameplay that the Wii brought to the world but also the stunning graphics that the Xbox, PC and PS3 bring to the table.Like I said I am glad to have found you but hope to be shown how diverse Gay Girls Who Game really is. Snowbunny