On Genders and Playing the Sims

[Lily Rabbit]

In the gamer community, the Sims is regarded as a 'girly' game. As a girl gamer who can frag with the best of them, it's kind of offensive. I believe that the Sims is fun no matter what, and it's no big deal what gender you are.

Do you think the Sims is 'girly'? What gender are you?  

[Sims2 Whore]

My dad was the one that got me hooked on the sims. So I HIGHLY disagree that it's JUST a 'girly' game. And I know a few guys they have the sims, and they like it.

I'ma girl.  

[ihatemybrothers]

Actually I know about 20+ guys who play The Sims 2 or any other Sim game. They are really hooked, just like me. -Is a girl-  

[Shiver`]

I only know one guy who plays the Sims (I got him hooked), the rest are out playing sport games for the Xbox 360. sweatdrop

So, I do view it as a girly game. Its like Barbie! Except your room is not going to get messy with Barbie doll accessories and not getting to step on those little doll high heel shoes which causes pain to my heel of my foot! stressed

And to any boys reading this and play the Sim, its not like Barbie.. its like a action figure... so much more manlier.

 

[someboyishere2]

i am a boy and i like the sims 1 and 2 and i have a few friends that like it too so its not girly in any way  

[Raiva]

I unfortunately don't know many guys who play Sims, with the exception of my brother and my best friend's roommate. I am a female gamer in all senses of the term. My fiance and I had a date night the other night that consisted of renting Gears of War and playing for 5 hours together.
I don't consider it a 'girly' game, I consider it a unique game. One that doesn't fall into the typical mainstream categories of RPG, FPS, Racing, etc.
Since it's unique and doesn't involve incredible amounts of violence many people see it as a girly game, like DDR actually. It's sad.  

[Falstead]

Shiver`

So, I do view it as a girly game. Its like Barbie!

No...just...No....  

[setsuna_PT]

well i usually play as a girl smile then i play my sons life too smile

hehe

oh yeah i am also a girl  

[Falstead]

I know I already posted here, but my view is:

A true gamer should be willing to try any game.
I have tried some pretty terrible "manly" games... Resident Evil 4 comes to mind. Not a terrible game, just not for me.

I guess a "girly" game in a male perspective is just another way of saying a bad game...

So using this logic... RE4 is a girly game in my oppinion, as is all star wars games.

As for the Sims actually being engineered (spelling?) for women, creator Will Wright himself said that he grew up making models and enjoyed creating the models and decided to expand on this.  

[Manic Algae]

Hardly! The beauty of The Sims 2 lies in the fact that it's never the same gameplay. Macho guys can have a ladies man sim, buff him up, and make him beat the crap out of people. The girly girl can find true love and start a family. The gay community can legally get married and adopt. The fantasy-oriented players can be friends with vampires or date a werewolf.

There's something for everyone really. 3nodding  

[Kukushka]

I think that the only reason that more guys don't play it is because of the stereotype. They aren't supposed to like domestic stuff and they would probably get teased if they said they liked it. I think that a lot of them would probably enjoy playing Sims if they tried.

I think part of it has to do with gamer demographics as well. Most gamers are teens or in their early 20s. At that age, family is the last thing on the mind of most guys. It's just not relevent to that stage of their lives. Girls, on the other hand, are socialized pretty much from the begining to enjoy family stuff and to play house. So girls might be better able to relate to the game.

But I do think that it's different for older men, men who already have families. They would probably be able to connect with it better.

I don't think there's such thing as a "girly" or a "manly" game. I think those are just silly social constructs that people put up and I think it keeps people from enjoying things that aren't approved of for their gender. I play FPS games, I play RTS, I play MMOs, and I play Sims. I don't think it's "zomg girly."  

[iloveshortgirls]

girls are most likely to play it both both do i know  

[Xeoh]

Most guys I know are always like, "Well, what's the point in playing, it seems kind of dumb." I'm all like, NO GO AWAY. lol. But I do know a few guys who play it. It's mostly girls though (in my experience).  

[Anavis]

I was just thinking about this today. (I am a female, FYI.) See, I love The Sims because I get to manage and manipulate nearly every itsy bitsy detail of my Sims' lives. Possessive, control-freakish, whatever you want to call it. That is why I enjoy playing. Since it is mostly girls that play, I figure it is because women are control freaks at heart! blaugh

 

[Briana-Babie]

I never really thought of the sims as girly, i know quite a lot of guys who actually play it! blaugh
~im a girl!