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I've given up on Bioware as I figure all the people who gave their games the polish and depth we grew up with are long gone by now. It's just a corporate machine flogging the sequels off for as long as they can get away with it...

RIP

Well right now we're playing Raft and she's really enjoying it. Funny enough it's First Person so I think there's a chance that in the future I'll be able to add other first person co-op games.

Hmm.. wasn't the biggest of console players growing up but I guess I'll just toss my list in here too. :)

• Atari 2600 - Chopper Command
• DOS - Master of Orion/XCOM (it's a tie)
• NES - Smash TV (I had a single NES Joystick and a regular controller)
• Atari 7800 - F-18 Hornet
• Pentium 1 PC - Tribes
• Atari Jaguar - Tempest
• Dreamcast - Phantasy Star Online
• XBOX - Halo
• Playstation 2 - Legend of the Dragoon
• Xbox 360 - Guitar Hero
• Playstation 3 - Valkyria Chronicals
• Wii U: Splatoon
• Switch: Splatoon 2

@loliv13: @vortextk:

Tanks Spooky I'll give this one a shot as she's seen me play Skyrim and I always though just a two player Skyrim would be perfect.

Thanks again everyone for Monster Hunter World suggestion. She's willing to give it a shot as soon as the PC version launches as we don't have two PS4's to play that one yet. (We don't have any console but the Switch BTW) I'm going to hung down this Hunted game though as that sounds exactly the kind of game she'd like. (Found it on Steam now to sell her on the idea)

Now to the mentions of ESO and Guild wars thanks but just assume we've tried and or played for a while pretty much Every MMO you can think of which is why we're here. Here's a quick list of the games she's tried and how well they've gone over. Also before I do that thanks again for trying to help out we really do appreciate it! (I show her this thread every now and again)

World of Warcraft (We didn't meet in here but it's where we dated as she was in Australia and I was in America so we played this for a LONG time and it's set the tone for everything afterwards. We gave up finally after Dreanor expansion)

Guild Wars 2 (She didn't get into 1 but we did play 2 for quite some time. Accounts still active of course but she got bored really)

Tera Online (Played to Level cap and loved it but then stopped. This was before it went F2P. Came back after F2P launch and still liked it but not enough to keep playing)

Dragons Nest (Enjoyed it but we only played to old level 24 I think it was cap and haven't been interested enough to ever return)

Vindicuts (Too dark, too much clipping [Oh expect to see this complaint and similar graphic ones as she's a 3D artist])

Aeon (Fun until flying. The timed flight stuff totally threw her off and she was out. [She still has issues controlling in a 3D Space quickly])

Final Fantasy XV (Didn't do 9 as it was too ugly, she avoided the game before the realm reborn and while enjoying the art style just got bored with the gameplay and story [I know it gets better but those first hours were just too slow])

Elder Scrolls (Bought it, played it, just didn't get into it. Hoping to try again but not holding my breath)

Blade and Soul (Liked the style and sexy girls [did I mention her 3D artwork was sexy women? Yeah] didn't like the lag and the repetitive gameplay. [We're in Australia])

Black Desert (Too sandbox not enough theme park basically. Felt like we kept running into PvP stuff that just blocked us from our doing things which is another reason we're trying to find a non-MMO)

Secret Worlds (Liked the theme but couldn't get past the art style and dirty look even after going F2P)

Rift (Played it at launch for a few months. Loved doing the Rifts and other group quests but it just pittered out. Tried again after it went F2P but by that point it was just bleh)

Smite (Too PvP but did like the style.)

Paladins (Installed not tried yet but I'm betting too PvP)

Wildstar (Enjoyed it for a month or two, played it F2P for another Month just didn't stick)

Neverwinter (Maybe played for a week. Too "dirty" and dark)

EVE Online (YES I got her to TRY it. Loved the character creator, thought the ships were neat looking, just couldn't wrap her head around the controls and didn't get past the tutorial mission)

Everquest 2 (Too dated looking)

LOTR Online (dated and boring)

Dungeons and Dragons Online: Tried for a bit but got bored

Definace: Didn't get past tutorial area. Too dirty.

There are literally a dozen more small F2P MMO's she's tried and given up on or just waved off as not pretty enough or the wrong format (like Warframe and Planetside 2)

She has liked playing some things in Roblox with our daughter like Block Hunt (and now Witch It) and such.

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I don't think it's off topic, I think this totally is the topic loliv13 and it shows my approach to gaming with my wife. I don't throw EVERYTHING at her but I do find what she reacts well to and toss Youtube videos and trailers to gauge her reaction. The big thing you need to know to get a non-gamer significant other into the fold is to remember you can't force them. You INVITE them in and show how it's something you can SHARE. What hooked my wife on WoW was that it gave us a way to connect and be together, it honestly didn't matter so much what we were doing but that we were doing it TOGETHER. Kind of like a cooking class, pottery class, or any other more traditional "couple" dates you could go on, you could take say "Farm Together" (Which is great BTW) and work together on her Farm, start off by showing her the controls and such and helping her get started. Then once she's started on her farm you'd log in as yourself and join her on her farm and help her harvest and plant what she wants. Making it a joint and shared experience and such. Minecraft in creative mode is another great one for that allowing her to build something with you is a big deal.

Also here's my Steam Library as you can see I've had a lot of games to throw at her and yeah... most didn't fly.

Also thanks you guys for getting this thread mentioned on the Community Spotlight well done!

I used to never eat butter on steak but then I had a fancy steak once and it game with an odd butter blob in the middle and I was like, "WTH man?" Tried it and I've been hooked since.

Thanks Guys. I've tried a few of the ones you've listed but you've come up with some others I hadn't considered so I'll run them past her. (Gears is right how. "Too Gory" she says. :( )

I'm thinking I might get somewhere with God Eater/Monster Hunter Worlds... wish me luck!

Greetings all,

So my wife and I enjoy MMO's like WoW, SWtOR, GW2, TERA, and the like. That whole 3rd person, behind the back, tab target or action combat all of that is good. But we actually are done with the "Massively Multiplayer" part of that genre. Yes we can and do play MMO's without looking at the other players but we'd like to get a similar gameplay with just the two of us.

The Problem really comes from my wife though because I can't get her into most of the usual Co-Op Game styles.

1st Person: That's right out. NOTHING 1st person she just can't do it.

Isometric: It's "Too far away" which includes zooming in as best as I could with Diablo and Divinity.

Same Screen: Yep she doesn't like split or shared screen.

She DID like Assassins Creed Unity's co-op mode there just wasn't enough of it as you couldn't do the story co-op. Farm Together has been a nice one as well. Survival games have been "okay" and hit or miss as Ylands, Minecraft, and the recently cancelled Skysaga.

Really would just like a 3rd person RPG like Skyrim or the Witcher that was Co-Op all the time not just a special side mode. Thanks!

@urictheoddball: Thank you man, but unfortunately for me within 5 minutes of you posting that PS3 code it was used. Thanks for posting it though mate!

Any spare PS3 (NA) codes lying about? It's the only system I have to try Destiny with. Thanks in advance for any helping hands!