[Espy]

I've wanted to create videogames for almost all my life, to be honest...Still am, even though I realize I'd probably have to learn a decent amount of coding before I can really be serious about pursuing that.

So I ran into the gaming section in some store (forgot which), and noticed a huge array of Halo, MW, other various FPS games, fighting stuff...There were shelves of this stuff, and quite a few of what looked like M-rated games, based on covers.

...And then there was a "Girl's Games" section. About a 4x3 shelf with games on virtual pets, virtual dating...

...I mean, seriously? Granted, I'm not exactly the usual "girl"...but I can still plop down on a sofa (or ground) full of my guyfriends...or occasionally guys that I don't know very well and are three years older than me...and play Modern Warfare or Halo. And then at home, I play Assassin's Creed and MMORPGs. I found that shelf to be insulting as hell.

I've been doing character designs for my friends, and we've been rather naively chasing after the dream of making a 3D RPG. We've two girls and two guys on the team; I and the other girl do all of the art because my guyfriends have not a single artistic hair on their heads, but they also come to me for storyline and character personalities. Once, the main storyline guy joking asked if we should add a stereotypical sexualized female character in the plot just to gan interest, and the lead programmer (I love the guy. He's amazing) shot down the idea immediately while I just brushed it off.

...Which brings up the point, why do people seem to think that games NEED this sort of "hook" to reel in interest?

On a tangent, but I mentioned to my dad over Thanksgiving break that I might seriously consider buying a longboard so that I can get around a bit more easily (CMU is hilly and my backpack is often a quarter of my own weight). His response was "I've never seen a girl use those before. Aren't those usually a guy sort of thing?"

...I was not a happy camper that day.

ANYWAYS.

ENOUGH RANTING FOR NOW.

My favorite games are fantasy MMORPGs, although I've recently started looking into sci-fi MMORPGs and single-player RPGs like Assassin's Creed.