Is It Weird for Girls to <3 LOZ

[zelda-hyrule]

my name is Jordana i got minish cap for my birhtday few years back ever since then im obsessed. I just wanted to know what you guys out their think of girls playing loz

BTW it's nothing sexist

[Jesper]

Not weird at all :P

Girls can enjoy the Zelda-games as well. They are just not introduced to the series.
You know how girls like Twilight? If I showed a girl in my class Twilight Princess, I bet she would be interested.
To women, games are more like movies. They play through it because of the story.
That is why most Zelda-fans play Zelda, story.
So girls may like movies with good stories, as well as games with good stories.
Conclusion:
It's not weird if you like Zelda. Everyone with a sense of games does :)

[NorthApple]

You don't speak for all of us females then, my friend. I play Zelda first and foremost for the gameplay :D A good storyline's nice, sure, but many older games survived without them! Leave the storytelling to the movies and books I say! But it's true, girls are simply (and supposedly) less likely to come into contact with the games- gaming (used to be) seen as a 'guy' thing. Didn't throw me off though, I grew up gaming ^__^

Though oddly enough, I actually know more girls that guys who've completed OoT xDDD
Anyway, long story short, gaming is something that can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of their gender, as long as they are determined and willing to give things a try~! And I mean gaming as in your typical "games", not as in some of the more recent stuff *looks at Nintendo* that's been made for the "wider audience"... But I wouldn't say we're at all weird for liking Zelda~!

*stares at guys* And you'd all better think the same thing xDDD (Kidding, you're allowed to have opinions, but still.)

[CZG]

I think it's fun that girls play Zelda too.

It's not for boys only. Why would it be? Zelda is not a sexist game or anything.
Maybe at the beginning (before zelda 1 and games alike, when games got stories), videogames we are true nerd thing for boys who can't hook up with babes. Personally, I can't play such thing for more than a few minutes.

It still has that image for most people though. Many people still think all the games are like pong or pac-man, they will say without any hesitation that it's a nerd thing. I showed some people the Zelda games once in a while, and both boys and girls seem to like it once they noticed it actually had a story to it. Heck, even some of them started playing games on their own after I showed them my SNES and ALttP actually.

Especially the later games like OoT or something, I can't think of anyone saying that it was plain stupid or childish or nerdy or only for boys. Some of them admitted that they didn't have the patience for it, but I can understand that. Pretty much all of them admitted to like the overworld themes and other music from games as well as riding Epona.
Some of them were even impressed by Ganondorfs appearance (OoT - when Zelda escapes the Castle with Impa) and considered him to be as good as a bad guy from a random movie.

I showed Spirit Tracks to and old lady in the train recently. She was wondering what on earth I was so stoked about. Obviously, I wasn't having a conversation on a mobile phone, as I kept silent for the whole time. When I was blowing into the microphone, she couldn't recist to ask what I was doing. So I told her a bit and showed the screen for a few seconds, to convince her that it wasn't some early 90's crap like the game 'Snake' anymore, but that it actually had good colours and stuff.

She made me believe that she was heading for the stores to get a DS too. If my grandson asks me why the box was already open, I'm gonna tell him that I got the showmodel for a discount prize... she whipered. Then she left the train a few stations before me.

I'm glad that videogames starting to loose the taboo for a bit, although playing videogames is not something I mention when I meet people for the first time...

The only thing that worries me would be males playing Style Boutique and stuff like that. That IS a girls game. No?
Of course, they can if they want to. Quite a lot of woman are 'into' car racing and motorcycles too...

[Durion]

No, I don't see why you gender should make a difference, if your personality leads you to like games that other girls wouldn't usually play then that's partially up to you and nature. I have plenty of female friends that like to play games, one of them even likes to play games that would scare most guys out there.

No where on this planet does it say that if a girl likes to play a game of any sort, that they are weird because of this. It's like there are many guys out there who like to play sports that are usually considered a girls sport but are actually very fun to play (over here Hockey is an example). I'm trying to get my girlfriend into Pokemon and Zelda because it would give us both another thing in common and I'd find it quite cool if she did.

It's quite common for girl gamers to love games like Zelda, Fable, Bioshock...etc. It's just guys don't ever see girls as nerds or even gamers, they just think girls like to wear make up or the things that girls commonly do, just means your unique among the girls around you because of your hobbies. It'll become less weird as well as the newest generations are depending more and more on video games for entertainment, soon most girls will come to like this game.

[K4KING]

I think it's perfect normal. As long as someone Likes the game, they play it Regardless of their Gender. I mean come on, Playing a Zelda game and your a girll? What's wrong with that?? As long as you want a game play it! Some girls are into other games that guys usually play but man they are better than the guys who played Tekken.

[knowlee]

Personally I see nothing wierd with girls liking to play Zelda. (The main reasons why is because I'm female myself and that I'm also a HUGE Zelda fan. :P )

I grew up with gaming as one of my many favorite things to do and the first video game that actually got me into the gaming was ALttP. Since then I've played many other games and found myself getting into other game series like: Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, Super Smash Bros., etc.

So yeah, if a girl likes to play Zelda games, I see nothing wierd about it.

[Shadsie]

In a word, NO.

Then again, I'm not the most "normal" girl out there. I'm a 30-year-old woman. I'm also into anime and manga to quite a large degree and I seem to have a preference for "sienen" (men's) titles over the sugar-shojo. I've always been into "nerdy" things like high fantasy and sci-fi (I cannot stand romantic comedies, do not take me to see one - action/fantasy/sci-fi all the way...). I also fish as a hobby in the spring and summer (bait, lure and fly), and have no qualms at all about doing "icky, girls aren't supposed to do that!" stuff like cleaning my own catch... I *never* wear makeup.

I'd site my ranchhand job, too, except that *everyone's* female over my barn. Tough, outdoorsy women.

I never really *got* the whole thing about gender-roles, myself. I say like what you like and dont' apologize for it. This kind of sexism in society annoys me, and is why, when I present my fantasy novels to potential publishers and literary agents, I *never* sign my gendered name, but always in initials. (The idea that fantasy and sci-fi lit is a "man's game" you know).

I've found Zelda fandom to be welcoming to girls, though. Still, I did have someone on here once yelp in surprised upon seeing me addressed with a female honorific "Shadsie's a girl?!!!" And, as a friend of mine says "Some guys are just flabberghasted that female gamers are out there." (He's obviously not one, as I've gotten to play most of the Zelda series and a bit o' Metroid by borrowing his games).

[Octo Rocked]

I'd say that girls playing the LoZ games is much less unusual than other games. After all, the Legend of Zelda games are kind of masterpieces. The games often focus more on puzzles than combat or "gaming skill," aren't overly violent, and don't appear to be "just kiddie games" like some other great Nintendo games. The Legend of Zelda series seems to be geared towards girls almost as much as it is towards guys.

[fredthehylian]

This is a really dumb thread IMO. Is it weird for a girl to love Zelda? No. Sure, those peppy hyper radio-oxide girls who love texting, Justin Bieber, and the Jonas Brothers would find that as "totally whacked", but honestly, if you like Nintendo's 2nd or 3rd most popular franchise, I see nothing wrong with it. Heck, half my friends are girls and they play Zelda (then again they're tomboys...) without criticism from other girls. If you like Zelda, it's about as weird as it is likely that Reggie Fils-Aime will allow Mother 3 to be released in NA.

[Dark Princess]

No, it's not. I find Zelda games amazingly fun, and that goes for a lot of other games, too. I grew up playing video games because my mom got me into them (See, my mom even likes video games :P), and a few of my friends think that's cool. But there are a few guys at school who looks at me weird when I have my DS out. >_> But it's still completely normal for a girl to play a game, especially the Zelda games. ;P

[Axle the Beast]

Not even remotely.

As Shadsie was mentioning, "gender roles" have no real validity. It's just stereotyping and assumption. People associate certain things with other things automatically. It's not really sexist or prejudiced, but it can become that if the person takes it too seriously. I've never been one to assign certain things as only for guys or girls, so I don't see how there could be anything weird with it.

All that aside though, Zelda is fairly feminine, so even if you were to say guys have to be manly and girls have to be girly, it still wouldn't be that odd. ;) Sure, there are things in the series that you wouldn't think are "girly" or "feminine", but there's just as many that are.

[Reyh]

welll yeah i made a nintendo class project and made a paper mache mario and all the others done theirs on Facebook Jonas Brothers or Miley Cyrus.

lol, win.

I highly support Female gamers. Whether they are fans of games I love, like, or dislike. I don't find it weird at all, and think we need more of them.

[Kotake]

You guys have metioned that Zelda might be more 'girl-friendly' (so to speak) than some games. But don't count us girls out. We can game as hardcore or more than any boy. About any series. A gamer's a gamer.

[Goron Guru]

Ha! Paper mache Mario. That is the way to go. That's flat out awesome. No, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a girl liking LoZ. Actually, I wish there were more girls like that at my school. It is waaaaaaaaay low on the geek level.

[Shadsie]

This right here...

I don't think it's so much of a "girl" issue in your school as much as it is a "geek" issue. Geeks of either gender... well, we have to learn to be comfortable with being different. Being hardcore into things that are not "mainstream" is pretty much the definition of a geek. But there's hope - we geeks tend to be smart people and our various obessions can lead to interesting, creative things.

You just have to accept that you aren't like the herd and that, if you're true to yourself and your likes, you aren't going to be a part of the herd.

Perhaps I sound cruel... I guess it's been easy for me because I never fit in -- seriously, this is one of the few places I've "fit in," even in my online life. I'm also "old" and I find that learning to accept yourself is a part of growing up.

[Axle the Beast]

You guys have metioned that Zelda might be more 'girl-friendly' (so to speak) than some games. But don't count us girls out. We can game as hardcore or more than any boy. About any series. A gamer's a gamer.
Yeah, you're right. I didn't mean to imply otherwise. I intended my post to mostly focus on a different argument, I just wanted to point out that even if someone did have a narrow view of the genders it's still not that odd for a girl to like Zelda, mainly just for the purpose of strengthening the argument that it's not weird.

But you're absolutely right. There are hardcore gamers of either gender. The gender itself isn't a factor in that at all. It's just different people.



This right here...

I don't think it's so much of a "girl" issue in your school as much as it is a "geek" issue. Geeks of either gender... well, we have to learn to be comfortable with being different. Being hardcore into things that are not "mainstream" is pretty much the definition of a geek. But there's hope - we geeks tend to be smart people and our various obessions can lead to interesting, creative things.

You just have to accept that you aren't like the herd and that, if you're true to yourself and your likes, you aren't going to be a part of the herd.

Perhaps I sound cruel... I guess it's been easy for me because I never fit in -- seriously, this is one of the few places I've "fit in," even in my online life. I'm also "old" and I find that learning to accept yourself is a part of growing up.
Yeah, you've got some good points there. It's true that if you're going to be different, you're going to have to accept that you are and not get caught up in trying to fit in. There's also something to be said for trying to find similarities and points to agree on with other people. Not saying change your ideals or opinions, not at all. Just saying you're better off looking at similarities than differences, whether they be similarities in interests, personality, ideals, etc. People can be drastically different and still get along.

It's also my opinion that there's no such thing as people being "normal", mainly because I think everyone is unique whether or not they realize, acknowledge, or embrace it. I think that the kinds of people that seem exactly the same - the herd, as you put it - are mainly getting caught up in a popular idea, thinking they have to be that way, or just being robots. But that's just my view on it.

[Zarom]

Well, I don't see nothing wrong with girls playing Zelda. And yes, more boys play videogames, but girls can too. Altough in my school, girls usually don't play that much games, (except for something like The Sims and things like that). I don't know many girls at school that like videogames. And most of my friends that are girls just don't play games. There is one who have a Wii (She got it for Christmas), but she only has Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit...

My sister plays some games, not as much as her brothers, tough. :xd: But heh, she grew up with three brothers and no sister... so she always liked videogames in general.

I've noticed that most (every) people about my age, that only play games when they have good graphics and only own new games (They all sell their old games, because they think it's crap. O.o), and most of them even thinks the Wii's only purpose is to loose weight... so they obviously get more "serious" games, as they say.

[vatti]

I think girls can like the legend of zelda all they want. my freind (a girl) lloves the legend of zelda! once I asked her how many game overs she got and she said none. thats how good she is!

[Linkette]

I recently did my class talk on Zelda and almost no-one slagged me off. Only one girl called me saddo but she didn't do a talk on anything so she was just annoyed. I'm a girl and really enjoy Zelda series so I think there's nothing wrong with it.

[Meego]

right! its NOT WEIRD for girlsd to play coz im one!
its good for younger people too (to a limit)
coz i started playing on zelda game when i was 8! (completed PH at 8 or 9)!

[athenian200]

Do you think this is really the best place to ask a question like that? We might be a little biased. ;)

I guess the best answer is, it depends on who you ask and where you are. There are communities where gender roles are more strictly observed, and those people would probably think girls who play LoZ were weird. Some people still think girls using the Internet is weird. Conversely, there are places where no one would bat an eye at a girl who lifted weights and was into sports, let alone video games. Most people are somewhere in the middle. If I were to guess, I'd say about... 40-50% of the people you ask would probably say it was normal. Then maybe another 20-30% would say it was odd, but harmless. There's probably only 10-20% of people who would have a serious problem with girls playing video games. That's just my intuitive guess, though.

I think that with the image of gaming changing from a "nerd" thing to something more accessible, more girls will play video games. It really doesn't interfere with too many traditions regarding feminine behavior, anyway... I mean, it's not like you get sweaty, dirty, need physical strength, or take risks playing video games. That's why the gender barrier can't last, it's not supported by any of the other stereotypes about women.

When the idea of video games being a "guy" thing was at it's height, it was also pretty common among guys to think of it as a "nerdy" thing for the unpopular guys who weren't into sports and women. This image... was probably more accurate. The idea of it being a guy thing was probably started by said nerdy guys so they would have some kind of excuse to feel more "masculine" despite possibly being weaker and not into sports like the other guys. There used to be a similar thing among academics... those guys used to tell themselves that women were too "emotional," and could never use logic the way "real men" like them did.

The majority of men just made the criteria of masculinity strength, and the men who weren't strong, in their insecurity, tried to set themselves apart from women in other ways. Basically, these ideas come about because even physically weak men usually want to rationalize that they're different from/superior to women in some way. Likely because they fear being effeminate.

On top of that, women are usually chastised more for being "nerdy" than guys are, because women used to be more dependent on their social skills, obedience, and awareness of others than men. They were largely uneducated, and didn't really have much of a chance to succeed on merit. That's also where the expectation that women get by on their looks comes from, I think.

Anyway,... on this forum, I can tell you that it's definitely NOT weird. In your real life community, though, it might be. The only way to find out would be to ask around.

[Water-Is-Evil]

Personally, I think girls who play video games in general are awesome, but girls who play zelda games = the best. So I think it's great that you like zelda

[LozzyKate]

Okay, I'm a girl, and I will admit that many boys are weird about girls playing video games. I have started playing the Zelda games since I was three years old and I don't think that there is anything wrong with girls playing video games. In general, Zelda games are practically for both boys and girls. The reason is because of the fact that there are many females in all the games. And let's remember who made the Triforce? Goddesses. Not Gods. So no, it is not weird for girls to play Zelda games.

[Ozzy_Link19]

Absolutely nothing weird about girls playing video games. I've gotten girls hooked on video games just because they saw me playing a game (mostly Zelda games) that seemed interesting to them.

[Ikana]

I don't think it's weird for girls to play Zelda,some of my cousins play it.I don't think Zelda is a all boys game allot of girls play it.

[Mehzmerize]

Video games have been getting more popular recently and with that there have been more and more female gamers, at least that I have noticed. I am female and I love video games, I've been playing them since I was young. I know a lot of other girls who really enjoy video games. It is much more common now days than it used to be so no, not weird in the slightest.

[Skull_Kid]

I'm not a girl, but I am girly, so, I think that's enough to post here XD
Anyways, you shouldn't worry, I am a geek(even though I don't look like one), and, I am pretty comfortable with that.
You should be, too, you should always be proud of who you are, and how you are yourself

[pahurtgen]

Honestly, I feel weird when I play, because most of the time, the girls are better than me. LOL

[Skull_Kid]

Are better than you in what sense?No one is better than the other, it all depends on they eye of the beholder

[Twilight]

I don't think so. As you see, I am a girl and I am a SUPER FAN of Zelda! I don't really care if I am a girl or not. I play since I was 5! And as you, I got a Minish Cap! It was my first Zelda game to play! I got a Nintendo Wii and a Zelda TP, and I play totally! I don't mind if I am a girl. Even a friend of mine LOVES Zelda! There is no prob being a girl.

~ Twilight :zelda:

[Bigelover88]

No, not at all. I'm female myself and I LOVE LoZ. I used to like Mario but ever since SSBB I started to like Link and zelda. I never thought of it as a guy's only Game.

[Axle the Beast]

Are better than you in what sense?No one is better than the other, it all depends on they eye of the beholder
Based on the wording, I believe he meant they were better at the game. Better gamers, in other words. ;)

[Din Akera]

no way!! LoZ is my favorite thing to do man!! If it is weird for some unknown reason then I'm as weird as they come. I like video games in general. I just finished a project for school in which I had to make a video game promo video and so I basically recorded myself playing the widest array of games i could get my hands on. (there is 11 Zelda references in the video :) )

[StrangeWig]

Why the hell would it be weird for a girl to love Zelda?! :?

[Mikau94]

There is nothing wrong with girls having awesome taste in video games. I probably know more girls that are Zelda fan than guys that are Zelda fans

[Forsaken]

This is a really dumb thread IMO. Is it weird for a girl to love Zelda? No. Sure, those peppy hyper radio-oxide girls who love texting, Justin Bieber, and the Jonas Brothers would find that as "totally whacked", but honestly, if you like Nintendo's 2nd or 3rd most popular franchise, I see nothing wrong with it. Heck, half my friends are girls and they play Zelda (then again they're tomboys...) without criticism from other girls. If you like Zelda, it's about as weird as it is likely that Reggie Fils-Aime will allow Mother 3 to be released in NA.

I don't really think this is a "dumb thread". Actually I find it very good, the first internet post that has the word "girl"and a heart together without having Jonas Brothers or anything else like that after it I've ever seen.
I highly support female gamers as well, and this, in my opinion only provides more stuff to talk about with girls, and turns boy-girl conversations even more interesting.(Well, at least for gamers P:.)
I wish more girls loved Zelda as much as I do... But I think that this is kinda impossible right now, since I don't even know many boys who love it too. I have many friends who played/play it, but none of them are sick-addicted-freaks like me :D
So this is basically why forums are a priceless piece of life to me, lol.

[Tony]

Girls hate zelda in my school, and one day I found this really anoying group of teh haters, so I grabbed my handy dandy kokiri tunic the next day and just bugged them, like running around them, stealling their penciles, and then saying da da da daaaa and holding it up in teh air!

[Goron Guru]

Actually, Shadsie, I embraced my inner geek years ago. I've never been "normal", never will be, and never had the desire to be so. In fact, I agree with Axle; there is no such thing as "normal". As for my school... Well, there's both a geek and girl problem over here XP

[GaFF]

I've gotten my girlfriend playing Ocarina of Time and she's starting to really get into it, she enjoys it and finds it really fun. Conversion is beginning! She already loved Mario though.

Gamers are gamers though, if they're chicks then great I have common ground. :P

[lonely_moon]

Of course there's nothing wrong with being a girl and <3'ing Zelda! I'm a girl, and a big fan of the series. I say that more people (especially girls) need to embrace their inner geek and snatch up a controller!

Although, it's true that I have felt pressure in the past. Not for gender issues and whether girls should be playing games or not, but for just being a nerd in general. There have been times where I've felt like a weirdo for not enjoying mainstream shows (e.g. Gossip Girl, Numb3rs) or for not having an interest in sport. And it sometimes gets lonely on this side of the fence. But I've learned that you can't force yourself to like something you have no interest in, and you can't stop liking something that entertains you. No matter what, you'll always find people who share your interests. I did!