Phil

I totally fall into this catagory. I love playing games, but I rarely have time to finish them. Most times I'll get halfway through a game, then a new one comes out that I want, I buy that and I move on.

I love RPGs, but I have essentially written them out of my gaming life style. With that exception of the FF series, I can't see myself buying another RPG, especially something along the scale of Oblivion.

The DS has been something of a god send. Most of the games I own for it and fantastic pick up and plays. Would you believe I've spent more time with Cooking Mama in 10 minute bursts than I have with Okami?

I could rattle on and on, but for the busy gamer, 8 to 10 hours is the sweet spot.

there ya go

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I've tried countless times to get my mother to try out Brain Age and it's not working. Heck, even my Dad tried to get her to try it. To date, the only games she's ever tried are Tetris (NES), Donkey Konga, and Karaoke Revolution. However, this is the same woman how still doesn't know how to get the DVD player "on the screen."

Like Petrie, my fiance falls into the casual gamer market. I bought her a DS when it came out and it's without a doubt her most cherished system. Animal Crossing is without a doubt her favorite, and she's put countless hours into NSMB, Feel the Magic, Nintendogs, Yoshi's Touch 'N Go, Warioware, and Brain Age (for Sudoku alone).

However, she is compelled to play other games but simply can't do it. She really wanted to love Luigi's Mansion, but struggled using the dual analog setup. On the flip side, she loved Mario Sunshine, but I noticed she NEVER manually used the camera. And if she did, she would need to stop Mario, and then spin it around to where she wanted it. Zelda is another series she adores, but she can only progress so far before she gets frustrated. She also digs characters and story. Oddly enough, she's actually been hanging around as I've been playing through Psychonauts (usually she walks away and does something else). She told me she thinks it's great, but knows that "she could never do it." Based on her previous game experience and Psychonauts sometimes iffy stage layouts, she's probably right, and it's a shame.

I'd come up with some sort of ending statement for this, but Petrie said it best. There are women out there willing to play video games, they just can't be as intimidating as most of them are now.

In case anyone is curious, she, and a bunch of my other female friends can't wait for Wii.

MGS2 is still such an awesome game. I'm one of the few who accepts Raiden, and I believe everything Kojima and his team did was a stroke of genius. The game was a real mind blower, that's for sure.

Hahah, oh wow... yeah, this game is really going to come out. Especially with such playable characters as The Virgin Mary. I feel sorry for the dope that actually bids and wins this thing.

Cool. You know, Toys R Us also had a great clearance about two weeks ago (they might have a few stragglers left depending). I managed to score Pysconaughts (Xbox) for 15, and Taiko Drum Master for $20. Also worth mentioning was Killer 7 (Cube) for 10, Baten Kaitos (10) and Ninja Gaiden Black (15).

I love Brain Age, though about a month ago I stopped playing it. The whole "blue" thing is hilarious, it even inspired me to do a Flash cartoon on it. I tried to share it here before, but I guess Joystiq didn't dig it.

You know, I always assumed I was wasting power when leaving my PS2 on standby. There have been times where my PS2 is on standby for months without me even touching the thing. I think I'm going to turn it off when I go home today. Thanks for the tip!

SymetriX,

No, the game doesn't know how well you've matched their pictures. It's more for you just to see how you've done, and it's actually really fun. When you have 2 or more people all playing the game, sometimes the Dr. will show a gallery of everyone's pictures. It's always hilarious to see how everyone else's drawings came out. Brain Age is some good stuff, I honestly can't believe I'm having fun doing Math problems.

Just wanted to let everyone know, I'm in love with Guitar Hero. It's okay to laugh at ourselves sometimes.