Yes, my wife is a gamer. Not just some BS "I like puzzle and RPG games" girl gamer either (You knows the ones im talking about). My wife is hardcore. If she gets into a game, she puts the time and effort into becoming the best. She doesn't just want to be better then our friends, or me. She wants to be better then anybody she'd ever play and she is usually pretty damn close. Anyway, im very lucky and all you slackers who haven't gone out and found your gamer girl yet can be jealous!
Here is a surreal conversation. Imagine you're just getting home from a rough day at work. You open the front door and walk into your living room. You see your wife, sitting in front of the TV.
Me: "Hey wife, what's up?"
Wife: Hey honey, im just working on the GOW2 Insane mode achievement
Me: You're playing Gears of War 2 on insane difficulty?
Wife: Ya I just wanna get the achievement. Do you have it?
Me: Uh.. no, not yet.
Wife: FAIL
UNRELATED:
Im sitting at my lunch break today (having pizza because I know you were interested) and in walks one of our engineers. He's a nice guy and the average gamer. I started trying to make small talk, things id read about etc. I know he plays some videogames but I try to avoid talking to him about it. Long story short of course, he knows I used to work in a game store, so the conversation drifted in that direction.
He starts talking about graphics. About how he's got a PS3 and that it's the best because it's got the best graphics, on and on. Personally I don't really care about what system I play a game on, only that the game itself is good. I have expectations from certain companies but no loyalties. I couldn't really care less about how powerful the PS3 really is compared to the 360 or Wii. I stopped caring about that stuff when I was 5 years old.
He starts talking to me about how "I have to play the best you know, and PS3 has the best graphics right now. The Wii and stuff, I mean its for kids look at those graphics, they suck" (Lets forget the fact that right now the Nintendo Wii is selling the most units at the moment.) How am I even supposed to have a conversation with this guy? I found out later he doesn't even have a HDTV. Seriously, how do you blow your money on a PS3 for the graphics alone, without a TV that can actually take advantage of it?
I threw away my pizza in disgust. Breaks over.
