My wife beat Mass Effect 2 yesterday - including all the DLC (before me, might I add). She's been playing through ME1 & ME2 for the past 4 months. Today, she immediately started playing Mass Effect 1 again. I've been working her into games since we started dating about 4 years ago. My plan has finally come to fruition, and it has backfired. She is now playing the 360 and I'm sitting here at my computer. What have I done?
 
So, Giantbomb, how about your significant others? Anyone else out there getting their 360's stolen?

Not a 360, but I got my DS Lite stolen. Then it broke. And then I got my DSi stolen. Regardless, job well done.

Nope. I'm the only "gamer" in my house :)

I did when Fable II came out, because my lass was mad into that game. I didn't mind so much because it was fun watching what she did. She's into the idea of the Fable III, too, so I'm assuming the 360 will be hers when the game is released.

Well, that certainly backfired. Never really expected that someone else would hog your console like that.

You should buy her a 360 as a gift for Christmas.

Duct tape barbed wire to the controller and invest in a taser; i find thats the best way to deal with other people wanting to play my consoles (significant others, kids, mom, even the cat. It works on everyone)

I'm pretty much the only person who plays games in my house. Although I remember my parents really liking Keen, which is pretty cool. I think my mom might have been better at it than I ever was.

Well since your sitting at the computer... you should play computer games :)

Start playing pc games.

If she does something you don't like, just raise your right hand over and behind your shoulder and look at your open palm, then her, then your open palm, then her.

Yeah, probably buy another 360 and such, or just switch to the PC side of the spectrum... 
We want you over here...

Im the only one who plays in my house, but i got my ds stolen by my mum recently (Interestly to play dragon quest IX) which i wasnt too excited about tbh, whats the most frustrating about your family trying to play your games is that THEY ALWAYS ASK FOR HELP TO PLAY IT. ugh...

My gf loves her some Portal and BioShock. But she only plays for short periods of time, so I'm good.

I would tell you to marry her, but it looks like you've already done that. Either way, this isn't a bad thing, just try to find some games both of you enjoy playing together.

My girlfriend regularly occupies my PC to play her female Shepard. She has a weaker PC she finished ME1 on, but ME2 is beyond the poor machine's league.

It's okay though. I also find her hatred for Asari (and love of Krogan) very amusing.

This is where you convince her that you need two televisions and two 360s.

Does she play renegade or paragon?

Shit happens, i`m not the only person who play`s video games in my house, my sister does, but not that much, her boyfriend does every once and a while.

I too lost the 360 when Fable II came out and will lose it again when III arrives this October. I've joked about getting another TV and 360 but really, if it takes a while and I go through my PC games, I'm grabbing another TV and 360.

My consoles get hijacked from time to time. But she never plays for very long so it's cool with me.

" @Genjai:

My girlfriend regularly occupies my PC to play her female Shepard. She has a weaker PC she finished ME1 on, but ME2 is beyond the poor machine's league.

It's okay though. I also find her hatred for Asari (and love of Krogan) very amusing.

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That's funny.  My wife gets motion sickness just watching me play games, so my consoles are safe. 
But...she's addicted to Angry Birds, so she's taken over my iPhone.

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" I did when Fable II came out, because my lass was mad into that game. I didn't mind so much because it was fun watching what she did. She's into the idea of the Fable III, too, so I'm assuming the 360 will be hers when the game is released. "

" She fell for the Drell in ME2, kinda surprising to me, but I think it was Kat Bailey who mentioned on a podcast several months ago that he was the best choice for female Shepards, too. 

I dated a girl that played video games. However, we never actually did play video games together, unfortunately.

Dude, that is hot! A chick playing Mass Effect is very attractive! :)

My last girlfriend actually enjoyed watching me play 360, but hated actually playing it. The one before that hated watching but instead would rip the controller out of my hand so she could play. Which do you think I liked better?

You know she's a keeper when she plays Mass Effect.

That's cool and stuff. Thankfully my lady is not that into games (even though I try), and the most she will use the 360 for is Rockband which we play religiously which I am always down to play.
 
Now when I want to shoot dudes in the face and my 360 is being used for something else (netflix etc.) I still have my trusty PC to fall back on to satiate my lust for blood.
 

I had a boyfriend addicted to WoW, he didn't steal my pc to play it but he wouldn't shut up about it either. 
 
Granted tho, the Dragon Age/Mass Effect series are a hit with the ladies, some of my girlfriends went so far to buy an xbox to play Dragon Age...>.>

"also from what I've heard Heavy Rain can be fun with another person watching. That is if you have a ps3 "

My wife hates my games. Occasionally I can get her to play games where you shoot zombies in co-op, l4d and COD-WAW's zombie mode. I think she likes/hates zombies or something. Other than that she used to wanna co-op New Super Mario Bros wii, but we got all the stars and I don't want to play that anymore. 

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" I did when Fable II came out, because my lass was mad into that game. I didn't mind so much because it was fun watching what she did. She's into the idea of the Fable III, too, so I'm assuming the 360 will be hers when the game is released. "

this. oh, Dear Heavenly Father, this.  when Fable 3 drops i'm going to time that purchase with something for myself for the PC. something that will take a lot of time. possibly new vegas. because even the puppy dog face/foot rub combo wont get that 360 back in October. "

" @Genjai said:

" She fell for the Drell in ME2, kinda surprising to me, but I think it was Kat Bailey who mentioned on a podcast several months ago that he was the best choice for female Shepards, too. 

So did my girlfriend, I guess he's a really popular guy "

Borderlandds is quite possibly one of the best couple games. The split screen is a little weird when you use the menus, though. But I think that'd be a great choice for the both of you. She'd probably really like Fallout as well. 
 
Deathspank is fun for couch co-op, too. If/When you ever get a PS3, Little Big Planet would be great. But for Fable III? You may need to just stick with that Earthbound you have. It's going to be all you have during the magical Fable month, haha.

I always thought it would be fun to do a Mass Effect playthrough where someone just does all the dialog options and decisions while the other person actually plays the game. 
 
Regardless, my family plays games fairly casually, although I'm the only one who ever spends any money on games. So they mooch, but fairly rarely.

You could punch her in the ovaries and take the controller back, but in the meantime your friends at Giant Bomb are here to ease your pain!

My woman has her own damn 360 dammit...

well good job on that. it is kind of sad that it would happen that you can't play your 360 anymore. get her, her own xbox 360 sometime so you both could play.

Get the PS3 version when it comes out.