Asda Story Forum » General Discussion » An "easy game" where even "female gamers" can get into it.

...Really?

They can keep their colourful, cheery game. Are they seriously marketing it this way? I wasn't particularly interested in it in the first place -- the graphics are a turn OFF, personally. Now, though, even if I HAD been interested I wouldn't be playing.

Do the game's PR people honestly think that sort of promo would genuinely appeal to female gamers?

I'm honestly not as pissed as I sound, probably. More...surprised. Maybe it's just a culture gap...but anyone else annoyed by this?

Well "casual gaming" is now a byword in MMOs. No longer are MMOs the domain of hardcore players or exclusively the gaming hobbies of nerds or social outcasts. Of course it's all just marketing, I don't see this game being any more appealing to the female demographics than any other cute anime style mmos.

There are a ton of female characters running around. No abusive language in game. They just need GM's on 24 hours day to run off the gold sellers in Alpen and life would be grand.

  w00t for woman... lol

Uhm yeah.  The title of this thread is INSULTING to me.  (I realize that came from the game, not the OP.)

I'm a "female gamer," 45 years old even, and the LAST damn thing I want from a game has just been perfectly outlined here.  I'm not a 6 year old girl that craves bright colors, lots of pink, fluffy stupidity and "EASE" in my games.  I want a challenge.  I want a game world that I can sink my teeth in to, so to speak, that resounds with energy and vitality and is a source of intrigue and fascination.  I want something to "work" at, to "strive for," to take "pride" in, in my virtual mini-"life." 

I can't even think of any more to say, because I'm so ANNOYED at this whole "even FEMALE gamers" can get into it CRAP.

u want a diff game then ^-^

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Originally posted by girlgeek
Uhm yeah.  The title of this thread is INSULTING to me.  (I realize that came from the game, not the OP.)
I'm a "female gamer," 45 years old even, and the LAST damn think I want from a game has just been perfectly outlined here.  I'm not a 6 year old girl that craves bright colors, lots of pink, fluffy stupidity and "EASE" in my games.  I want a challenge.  I want a game world that I can sink my teeth in to, so to speak, that resounds with energy and vitality and is a source of intrigue and fascination.  I want something to "work" at, to "strive for," to take "pride" in, in my virtual mini-"life." 
I can't even think of any more to say, because I'm so ANNOYED at this whole "even FEMALE gamers" can get into it CRAP.

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I don't think it was aimed at people like you, who are already settled into MMOs and know what it takes. I think it's more aimed at the ditzy girlfriends of MMOers and their ditzy friends, who wouldn't last 5 mins in some of today's games.

I had a friend who used to play MMOs with me, and he started dating this "High School Musical" type girl. She was okay, but her constant cheeriness and "teehee, giggle giggle" attitude was irritating. She played WoW with us for over 2 years. Last I checked she was still around level 40 and begging for his help every chance she got. That's the kind of person they are aiming for - someone who doesn't care about the game or the challenge, but doesn't want to feel "left out." To be honest though, I doubt it does a very good job at that anyways.

Then again, I don't play the game and I've never heard of it until now, so what do I know?

"yes even women, with their smaller brains, will be able to handle this mmo's easy gameplay"

at least thats what it sounds like they are saying.

it sounds like something borat would say...

really, what where they thinking when they decided to advertise to women by insulting them?

yeah, i guess they dont have very many lawsuit happy feminists in asia.

Originally posted by Sarielle

...Really?

They can keep their colourful, cheery game. Are they seriously marketing it this way? I wasn't particularly interested in it in the first place -- the graphics are a turn OFF, personally. Now, though, even if I HAD been interested I wouldn't be playing.

Do the game's PR people honestly think that sort of promo would genuinely appeal to female gamers?

I'm honestly not as pissed as I sound, probably. More...surprised. Maybe it's just a culture gap...but anyone else annoyed by this?

I have played with plenty of female gamers and I can honestly say, none of them would be impressed with this either.
 

I am also a girl and I do not find anything insulting about this being a 'girl game' as a matter of fact I would have to agree, I played Asda for 3 months and had half a dozen chars in that time and I happen to agree completely with it being a girl game. And unlike some I think it is a good thing.

Asda stories' graphics are not good most of the boards are flat and lifeless and the dungeons lack anything like creativity, but what kept me playing was the helpful friendly atmosphere. While some might see that as something that is bad, I have to disagree.  The lack of civlity has often as not driven me out of other games, <eyes Flyff>.

As for Asda being a 'casual gaming', clearly those persons never played that deep into the game.  The first 20 lvls are easy, the next 10 are a grind, above 40 you have to be DEDICATED to lvling, because there are no quests, no easy exp events, and you have good chance of dying in anything you can do to lvl.