Today I'd like to talk about “Wife
Games”! Wife games are games that Husband plays and I either watch
or help along with in one way or another. I think these are fun to
recommend because I know many couples where either both play video games, or one
games and the other isn't quite as into it. These are a great way to
share the TV in a new way without necessarily having to play co-op.
Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 (Wii):
Super Mario Galaxy is a great one to start off with. I've talked with
so many women who are the official “Star Catcher” of the
relationship. The game plays much like any other 3D Mario game, but
in this one a second player can affect the game in limited ways.
Mainly you can catch star bits that can add up for extra lives, but
you can also throw said star bits at enemies, pause enemies and also
if you're really crazy, make Mario jump whenever you like (I had way
too much fun annoying Husband with that). I've never liked the 3D
Mario games, so this was a fun way for me to “play along” without
actually having to do any of the real work.
For the rest of these games, I mostly
took on the role of “Oracle”. I was the one with the computer looking up the walk-through, finding all the bits, and
solving problems on the fly. As a team, Husband and I have had so
much fun going through these together.
Uncharted 1, 2, & 3: The Uncharted Series has a special place here because I just liked watching Husband play it. Watching this game is a lot like watching a movie, until your player dies and you think “We've already watched this scene, why did it rewind?”
Turns out, I'm not the only one...
Also I have a huge nerd crush on Nathan
Drake. A very nice guy at a Subway gave me one of their promotional posters that featured Uncharted so now Nathan Drake hangs out in my craft room with me.
Next up I'll finish up my game
recommendations with portable games, mostly on the Nintendo DS/3DS!
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