This is going to be loooong because I am a gamer girl  :)  This also means there’s going to be games I leave out  ^^

I tend to play pretty much anything except for sports (with the exception of like Mario sports) or first person shooters (with the exception of like Portal or Metroid Prime).  I don’t like sports games at all, I’ve tried them, couldn’t get into them.  As for shooters… I am quite terrible at them  ^^;;;

I love RPGs to death.  Well, let me rephrase, I love GOOD RPGs to death.  My first being Secret of Mana and the Super Mario RPG that was on SNES, but that was back before I knew what an RPG really was.  That would come with Final Fantasy 7.  Obviously, I love the Persona games, but I love Shin Megami Tensei in general.  I dig the plots, the characters, just… all of that.  They’re always so interesting!  I can’t say I’ve loved every RPG I’ve touched… I’m not great at tactics ones, and I haven’t really liked the latest Final Fantasy games.  There’s also Western ones I like, like Mass Effect.  I like creating my own character and deciding what happens along the way.

I also really, really love fighting games.  Ever since Street Fighter 2 and Chun-Li.  I can’t say I’ve played EVERY fighting game out there, but I’ve played a bunch.  I really like the not as well known 2D ones, like Guilty Gear, and BlazBlue, and things like that with the crazy combo systems and all that (you can see why P4 Arena was right up my ally).  I also like 3D ones like Tekken and Soul Calibur.  Also a huge fan of the classic Mortal Kombats, hence my love for the latest one and my excitement for Injustice: Gods Among Us.  I even like the Naruto games (even if I don’t particularly care for the series anymore), the Gamecube ones and recent PS3 ones are great.

Zombie games and horror games, I like those too, but my partner is the one who does the horror because they scare me (Silent Hill, Fatal Frame, I’ll watch but NOT play).  I like the classic Resident Evils.  Not that I dislike the newer ones, but I miss the ones that were scary, you know?  I classify BioShock as being scary, and Dead Space, just… those games with a dark, creepy environment that are interesting, but terrifying.  

Adventure games like Heavenly Sword, or God of War (looooove God of War) are also up my ally.  Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia, Shadow of the Colossus (which brings up another love – games with amazing art) and just… I like going on quests.  OH!  Arkham Asylum/City, dear lord just… yeah.  Grand Theft Auto (is that action adventure?  eh…).  I love driving around and just… yeah, open world games where I can explore are a big plus for me.  I also like the fun adventure games , like Ratchet and Clank (love that series to death).  Zelda is always classic, I haven’t played EVERY one but ever since mastering Ocarina of Time I’ve been a big fan (though honestly, once upon a time I watched a friend play the Nintendo one as a kid, I just had no idea what it was)

I have a soft spot for the Mario games and the classic Sonic games.  I don’t like new school Sonic as much – except the Dreamcast ones and Generations – but Mario?  I always love those games, even the  3DS/DS ones.  They’re just fun, all the time.  Same with Kirby.  Just… it’s a lot of the same, but they’re so fun!

I also like music games.  NOT like Guitar Hero (not that it’s bad, just not my thing) but like, Bust-A-Groove, Elite Beat Agents (and the Japanese one), Theatrhythm, Bit Trip Saga and stuff like that.  Also like puzzle games, I’ll play Tetris forever, and Professor Layton and things like that  :)   

So… yeah, I play a ton of stuff.  I haven’t been lately, what with me working on trying to get my book published and all, but I love video games.  I have everything but a Vita, which I do plan on picking up for Assassin Creed and Persona reasons.  I’m halfway considering the Wii U, but will probably wait for a bit.  Definitely NOT going to run out during holiday season and fight my way to one, I can wait until next year… or until Smash Brothers is announced.