Why is the Legend of Zelda popular with girls?
It's easy
>>336918727
easy
Conversely, why is Dark Souls not?
hardin the context of girl gamers
>>336918727
Because they are easy as fuck.
because they thought the game was about a boy named link that decided to become a woman named zelda to pander to the SJWs and ganon is patriarchy in its form.
>>336918952
This is Copy-pasta material
>>336918727
they seek attention
>>336918952
>ganon is patriarchy in its form
Potential shitpost, somebody post this on tumblr
Because
It represents le gamer girl
Le nerd girl
Le geek culture girl
"I like legend of Zelda I got a triforce tramp stamp"
Why must girls ruin video games?
>>336918828
>>336918837
>>336918846
If that's the case, why do girls like playing easy games? Why are the majority of girls casuals?
>>336919682
They like games because guys do
They're whores
They don't actually like games
Gamer girls are just annoying.
>>336919682
Because it's not really about the games for them.
>>336919343
This.
It's well known and been around since the 80s, but not as obvious as Mario, but close to it. It's the first step in the door to gaming.
>>336918727
because it requieres zero skill and lots of back tracking
Girls dream boys are to be feminine looking
Link is pretty fucking feminine
Because it's a fun game that gives you some of the sense of exploration and adventure featured in more complex and difficult games while still being simple and accessible enough to pick up and play.
>>336919343
>>336919939
>>336920023
in that case they would be playing trendy games like lo... ok you have a point
I specially hated the CoD attitude girls like I AM A GRIL AND PLAY COD. Bitch pls cod is pleb tier.
>>336920467
This
>>336918727
maybe because it's fun.
people act like girls are only just now interested in zelda, but my sister was playing zelda before we even had a computer and she was never the cliche nerdy girl gamer that /v/ thinks every girl is like this guy >>336919554. my sister never called herself a gamer, never owned any gaming apparel, just played games.
the games are good, they're popular already, it's normal for a lot of girls to like it too.
>>336918837
a lot of girls play dark souls. it's also not even that hard, most of the difficulty comes from just not knowing what to do/where to go/how to build your character/exploit AI.
>>336919682
>Why are the majority of girls casuals?
most people are casuals, that's normal. not everybody can or wants to get that involved in something that deeply.
>captcha is stupid.
>>336918727
Neoteny
girls want to associate themselves with positive things from your childhood. Decades from now girls will all suddenly be 'huge COD fans' because that's the game their generation of men played as kids.
>>336918727
Easy
The MC is some qt blonde anime boy
Nintendo games are usually the first type of games casuals play first
>>336919682
They're too lazy to try.
>>336918727
It's popular
>>336918837
Through the mind of a girl gamer
"UGGHHH Everytime I die in this stupid game it says "You Died", that's so mean! I just want to have fun! Where do you turn down the difficulty?"
>>336920531
whgos taht
Which demographic is Zelda not popular with?
Why do black people like Dragon Ball Z?
>>336921209
White alpha males
>>336918727
It's easy to name drop in conversation for hipster nerd cred because of it's sheer popularity and longevity.
You'll never hear one of these chicks name drop more niche adventure titles. Especially if there isn't some kind of merchandising campaign behind it.
I actually went out on a date with a girl who played Guilty Gear as a kid. She saw the game on my ps2 as we were watching TV and asked that we played it. She got her fucking clock cleaned by my Baiken and her interest in the game took a complete nosedive. Turns out she didn't even play the shit as a kid, she just had a brother who owned the game.
To top it all off this bitch had some of the corniest hipster tattoos. We're talking Marilyn Monroe on the neck kinda shit.
>>336921326
I remember reading an article on exactly this, someone interviewed Mike Lazzo I think (head of Adult Swim).
In short, it was a combination of the US dub's hip hop-esque soundtrack, the right timeslot and a lot of machoness.
>Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has shared who his favorite character in Twilight Princess is, and wouldn't you know it, it's the mature, busty bar owner, Telma. That alone is reason enough to make me giggle just a bit, but his rationale is what's truly blush-worthy.
http://www.gamesradar.com/legend-zelda-eiji-aonuma-favorite-character-telma/
>>336921595
Funny, the more I remember about TP, the less I like it. I thought it was the best Zelda.
>>336921709
You were probably really young to realize how mediocre it was
>>336921780
I was like 20.
>>336921709
TP has the best atmosphere but the most garbage gameplay possible.
>>336921845
You were probably a pleb then
>>336921569
I feel like black people just like Shonen in general. Bleach, JoJo, DBZ, Yu Yu Hakusho, etc. They eat that shit up.
White dudes watch mecha.
Latinos watch Saint Seiya and Captain Tsubasa.
>>336921973
I beat Battletoads when I was 5. I've played every notable release on every platform ever made.
>>336922068
but can you prove it Cabron?
>>336922236
No. But you can't convince me that I'm a pleb either.
>>336919554
I know a girl with the 'triforce tramp stamp'
it fits!
>>336922039
Mexicans are obsessed with Anime for some reason
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lbuw4bJBOM
>>336918727
>>336918727
who is this gunk trunk?
>>336920721
>a lot of girls play dark souls.
Are you going to back that up with anything? I'm going to discard it because its just an empty statement.
>>336918727
LINK.
>>336918727
>Fairies
>Magic
>Cuteboy transforms to teenage heartthrob
>>336918727
They love casual games. Bonus points if it's super popular too. They like being hip.
>>336922039
This is amazingly accurate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASoO-G9wVwM
>>336921561
While the majority of girls are like this not all are.
I name drop spyro original trilogy as my handsdown favorite game of all time. I've never even played a Zelda game besides a tiny bit of OOT, but I guess neither do any of the girls that name drop it.
As for you guys saying it's casual that's probably true. I play things like drpg/jrpg, souls games and try and always get the highest rank in online competitive games but most girls won't. Or if they do it's usually one game only. I still on a weird level enjoy comfy easy games like kirby and animal crossing though so I can kind of see why they're called casuals.
>>336921561
why do girls always define themselves by shit like "my big brother had that game" or "my dad used to play that"
>>336918727
Why is Mario, Donkey Kong, Animal Crossing, and Pokemon popular with girls?
>>336923883
questions like that are the first step to finding the truths and becoming enlightened
>>336922527
>girl has zelda tattoo
>never beaten a single zelda game
ive dropped 2 seperate dates because of this
why do girls become billboards for things they arent even interested in
you try to discuss it with them and they turn stupid
The fact that it's called Zelda is a big contributing factor I think. If Mario games were called The Legend of Peach it would have the same effect.
>>336922527
>the newfag triforce
I would fug the shit out of her.
>>336918727
Where do you people even meet these kinds of girls?
I think it's mostly girls who grew up in the 90's. For the most part these girls didn't play video games growing up (including Zelda); they played with [Polly Pocket?]. Maybe they had male siblings who played OoT and they have nostalgia about that. Also... *most* girls (especially the "Zelda Fan Girls") are casual-style gamers (hipsters) who have latched onto a trend and don't actually pursue personal interests (or don't have any) when it comes to discovering or experimenting with *new* games.
tl;dr
because they are hipsters. because it's trendy. because they want to be a "wow so meme *gamer girl*". OMG I'M SUCH A NEEERD LOLZ
oftentimes these girls will wear fake prescription lenses and date jocks while friendzoning real "nerds"
>>336918727
Very accessible, visible and well-promoted, safe Nintendo product that doesn't have social entry barriers like DnD, generally lighthearted tone, increasing amongs of socialisation in games, OoT had a borderline harem anime vibe only with a pretty and strong protag.
Notice there aren't many fans of the first two games and ALttP. Female fans picked up during LA, spiked during OoT (aka pretty Link's birth) and remained high ever since.
>>336919880
That's prerry much what ardent SJWs say
>>336918727
Because normie guys play it and the girls want to suck up to them and make the normies think they're gamers too
>>336920360
He's the women's equivalent of muh sexy action pose women with handguns and ass-revealing pants.
>>336918727
it has shota prettyboi on white steed they can shlick to
>>336921209
This is the best question.
You can notice popularity of a thing with a subset of a population for anything, but proving that it's exceptional is something else.
>>336922527
>neck tattoo
disgusting
dat redhead on the bottom left tho...
It's casual, not very punishing, and it has a bishie protagonist whom all girls sweep for, but he is always deadset to save his princess.Well, except in SS.
>>336922452
It was either that or Televisa(it's like your Telemundo but somehow worse and with no NBC, FOX or any other major network to compete). Ironically, practically all weebs started because they watched DBZ on that network.
>>336924926
It's not that girls like Zelda... Zelda is just so popular that even girls will play it.
I assume literally everyone ITT has beaten a minimum of three Zelda, even if they fucking hate the franchise.
>>336921326
Huge muscles, the whiteness of the characters is so ridiculous it stops being a factor, weird alien shit. I reckon Frieza must hit some strange spot for black people's psychology. Ice has been a common and popular theme for black men looking to come off as tough since Iceberg Slim first cracked it. Frieza's family is basically a flashy gang racket, and moments like that time Frieza just uses his pinky to blow up a mountain or whatever fit the "nigga I ain't even TRYING" strain bravado.
>>336925301
Well like I say, it ought to be investigated and conclusively proven. At the minute the theory is vague, either could be the case.
I wonder what the average "Zelda's beaten" count is for all of /v/.
/v/-Video Games
>>336925453
The four big ones for me. I did play all of them to some degree though.
>>336925301
>I assume literally everyone ITT has beaten a minimum of three Zelda, even if they fucking hate the franchise.
i didn't beat any and i am not interensted in it.
suck it faget
>>336921709
It's interesting. I've seen people who ardently love WW, and ardently hate WW. Same for TP. Yet I only ever see people who starting like TP grow to dislike it, and never the same for WW. Likewise I see people who started disliking WW but grew to appreciate it, but not for TP.
Modern Zelda doesn't require skill, only a willingness to waste time on piss-easy "puzzles" that you understand immediately but can't solve immediately because the game throws roadblocks at you.
>>336918727
Girls like Zelda because men like Zelda.
Girls like video games becuase men like video games.
Girls cant think for themselves.
It's funny the way most gamers critize girls for being 'posser gamers' or 'girls who want to call the attention'. These 'gamer girls' are not the only ones who think that Link's name is Zelda, I know a lot of 'gamer boys' who think the same, SOO BURN THHEM ALL LOL
>>336922039
That's just the white person's tool instinct for you. White people love weapons, armour, implements and shit.
>>336918727
They find link attractive.
Trust me.
>>336918727
I don't think girls are inherently casual players but I'll eat a turd if I ever meet one with a triforce tattoo who can beat the Oracle games
>>336925664
I always had mild disdain for WW which has grown into full-blown hate, if that qualifies.
>>336923868
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>>336925453
That would make for an interesting poll. I played every one between ALttP and Twilight except MM so about 7 or 8 games.2D Zelda will always be better than 3D
>>336925731
The difference is one feigns interest while the other has no reason to give a fuck. Have you really ever met a man who claims to be into vidya, only to lie about his actual experience?
Guys don't usually have an incentive to lie about gaming. They lie about other things
GUESS WHAT BOARD YOU'RE ON
/v/
or
/r9k/
>>336918727
why don't girls play strategy games like total war?
>>336926496
Yes. I have. I've met several guys at work who claimed to be into specific games but had no idea what I was talking about when I tried to discuss them even at a basic level. My own brother claims to have played things he's never touched in order to try to relate and connect with people.
>>336926496
Absolutely. Tons of men claim to be into things they aren't just to hit on women. I can't count the account of times men have feigned liking anime after finding out I do and just watched dbz as a kid and doesn't even remember anyone's names. Or if I'm playing 3ds or vita in public they'll be like oh sweet I play CoD/Halo what are you playing? It's human nature to be attractive to someone you want to fuck. Men aren't above this shit either.
>>336926496
The difference I've noticed is men don't try and lie or one up other men. Women will straight up lie to another one just to make herself look more appealing.
>>336928646
For me tactical games are fairly boring with a lot of down time. I like more fast paced games so probably an attention span thing. I'll play tabletop but not the online version usually.
>>336921009
ah, typing with your cock are ya?
>>336920983
who are you quoting?
Because its easy, popular, colorful and link is cute.
Same reason they all like Pokemon.Why dont we ever see girls who are into games like Total War, Deus Ex, Diablo, any TES that isnt Skyrim, etc?
>>336930918
>Why dont we
>WE
Stop
>>336930918
Because they're either shut-ins or they hide their deeper interest, just like the boys.
I've never met a guy in real life with more than a passing interest, either.
>>336925664
I loved Wind Waker when I was younger, but aside from it's artstyle and music, everything else aged really poorly when I replayed it for the HD version, even with the little convenience tweaks they made for it. It's impossible not to notice how much they had to rush that game, huge chunks of the main quest are missing and the side quests are 95% "collect x number of enemy drops/go find this glowing spot on the map/take everyone's photos" with as much tedious padding as possible to make them last.
I always liked TP, but after going a few years without replaying it, I find myself appreciating it's sheer amount of content even more, even if I do wish they had made some of them optional at the player's pace, rather than tied to the main game. I also think too many people write it off as being an OoT retread on the surface and ignore the parts of the game's identity that were unique to it.
>>336922039
We also love Dragon Ball, not only Saint Seiya, nigger
>>336923883
because women dont define themselves with video games, silly.
they dont play video games much, or at all.
>>336918837
my gf surprisingly enjoys dark souls
made her play ds3 on launch day and she bought it after leaving her house. now we PvP at least a few times every night.I have to let her win so she doesn't get discouragedbut it's still fun
>>336933167
Sure, buddy, you "let" her win.
>>336933286
believe it or not, I don't care. However, you can't relentlessly whoop anyone's ass if you want them to keep playing with you.
liking zelda makes you a casual despite it being listed as one of the hardest adventure games to date
>permanently marking your body for a video game
Fucking idiots.
>>336930315
>>336926496
Yes, they do. A lot of men just pretend to have played games to relate to people. Those are exactly the people who complain about the term casual or fake gamer, since it labels them as people who don't actually care about the games and do it to gain some sort of status. I know a person that buys games so he can play with other people, but he's a fucking casual and doesn't really plays them, but still insist he's a gamer, just in an athempt to feel like he belongs somewhere.
I'm guessing a lot of girls do the same, but they do it alo in an atemot to connect with the chad that pretends to play games or only plays CoD
>>336934157
Also, I hate male fake gamers as much as I hate fake gamer girls, but the girl ones are just more abundant or mouthful.
>>336922527
>triforce with wings under it that didnt appear till later in the series
>holding up an n64 controller with OOT in the background
>she just started up a new file to take this picture since she's still in kokiri forest with the deku shield
>>336929124
>>336930315
>>336934157
I should have been more specific. Guys don't typically lie about gaming in the context of relating with women
Yeah guys lie about it to other guys, no doubt. But when was the last time you heard of a guy lying about being a hardcore gamer in order to get into someone's pants? Let's be real here
Now tell me how often you hear of women doing the same
>>336933646
You'd only mark your body with things you're passionate about, why not get a tattoo of vidya?
I'm thinking of getting the l'cie brand from FF13 on my left shoulder
>>336936068
I'm pretty sure there has to be a faggot going around pretending to love dark souls just to get fucked
>>336936068
You can also substitute gaming for sports. Pretty normal for ladies to pretend to like the same sport as guys they're pursuing
That's not to say there are plenty of ladies who legitimately like the sport though
>>336936316
My gay friend who wants me to fuck him started to play demon's souls cause he knows it's one of my favorite games
Girls relate more with Link than male players because he's a silent male protagonist, in the same manner that male gamers opt to select female characters when playing fighting games.
I like zelda and I'm a guy, am I weird?
>>336918952
Kek
>>336918727
It's not. Pretending to like it, however, is very popular with girls.
>>336936537
No, just a homosexual.
>>336936242
I'd say that's a bad idea only because it looks reminiscent of tribal tattoos which are the shit tier art of the tattoo world
>>336936942
Rude
>>336918727
Literally because "Mario" and "Tetris" started becoming too generic of responses to the question "So what games do you play/like?"
"Zelda" or "The Legend of Zelda" sounds just ever so slightly more """obscure""", thus giving the girl more "nerd cred".
Most girls who claim to play and/or love Zelda can't name which Zelda game they played/liked (most haven't realized it's a series) or which console they played it on. They usually report that they still have a Nintendo "in a box somewhere".
I like the Zelda series because link is a fuccboi
I've never beaten one of the games
>>336937047
Have we fallen so far as to automatically assume that the context of homosexual is negative in nature? I mean, if he had called you a faggot, I get that but he's just calling it as he sees them.
>>336937243
Well its rude to assume I'm a homosexual, I'm not
They like it because the stories, tasks, characters, and art all are somewhat relevant to feminine sensibilities.
And there is usually a lot of diverse female representation going on.
>>336918727
Maybe because it's one of the first things the general public thinks of when they think of "video games".
It requires no effort to look up for the series, because chances are they (and you as well) know Zelda solely because of its fame, just like Mario.
>>336937093
How many girls do you actually talk to, though? About video games?
Becuase I fucking make video games, and I neeeever talk about video games when I talk to girls.
>>336937335
Yeah you are.
>>336937642
Thats mean, got any proof?
>>336918837
I fucking hate souls games and my girlfriend loves it. I'm a casual compared to her by /v/ standards. I also don't give a shit.
>>336937548
I only talk to girls about video games if they talk about video games.
Also I'm not going to lie when they ask what I do for fun. My main hobby is playing video games. Sometimes they'll try to start a conversation about them. Most of the time, they'll immediately give their opinion/experience on video games without me even asking.
>>336937724
You mean aside from all the genital accentuating pictures you have of a young male saved on your computer for just such an occasion?
>>336919554
>Why must girls ruin video games?
Someone posted this pic earlier
>>336937748
Same, my boyfriend would class as a casual by /v/ standards too, it's silly.
>>336937969
Still not gay though,bisexual~
>>336921326
Goku has a long fight with a white alien that keeps calling him a monkey and Piccolo is always getting called "Namek" and getting put down for it.
>>336920759
>decades from now
>>336938068
>boyfriend
>>336936989
Why would i care what a bunch of tattoo autists think?
>chad likes video games, huh
>look at all these gay fucking video games I have to pretend to like to make chad notice me
>I don't want to pretend to play any of these!
>wait this one has a blonde, blue eyed, assertive but non threatening looking young man who makes me wet, and it's from nintendo which I heard is easy to play
>>336938085
Coward. If you're going to be a homo, go be a homo.
>>336938068
>being a fag on /v/
>not posting cute anime girls
boy, you need to learn how it works
>>336938296
Well I love women still, I just prefer guys with big cocks
>>336938346
A-anon, I'm not a fag, that was the point. I didn't want to throw a blatant "btw I'm a grill in there".
>>336923446
It's a confused boner that occupies my pants tonight
>>336938520
Sorry. You know gays are more open about having a boyfriend, so I assumed.
>>336923883
Try to imagine it with the genders inverted.
"Oh yeah, my mother used to wear things."
>>336938778
No problem, I just thought I'd give you an explanation for the lack of cute anime girls.
>>336924252
Maybe "Super Peach Savers" would fit more
>>336919682
Zelda U better be challenging as fuck.
>>336938520
>Implying you aren't
Girls likes cocks so much that's considered normal. You're the ultimate faggots. Gayer than Plato
>>336925723
Or they're nice and put their interests aside for the sake of their men.
How can you be sure?
>>336938973
Plato was gay?
I love you guys this is so funny im going to r9k i hope theres a sodoku thread right now
>>336938973
Fair enough, anon.
>>336926000
Nope.
>>336926343It's basically true
>>336926496
There's a million incentives for anyone to feign an interest in something.
>>336928646
They fit the opposite checklist of >>336924618.
>>336932480
Everybody loves Dragonball tho
>>336939135
Well have you read Symposium (I think that's the name in English) ? That would put fujoshi to shame.
"Yes my young 12 years old student boy ,drink my semen ,it's my "knowledge". Nah you can't learn it otherwise"
>>336924163
holy fuck this weird girl at the grocery store was a cashier and showed me her dumb pikachu tattoo for some reason.
asked her if she is going to play X or Y.she name dropped mew in X and Y and my instinct was to automatically correct her with Mewtwo
she turned into a fuckin moron
>>336922527
>be in class one day
>lecture is about symbolism
>"there are symbols only certain people will know and speak in a certain language. you see this a lot in video games."
>girl raises her hand and proudly proclaims she's a big gamer and a zelda fan
>professor asks if anyone else shares the interest to demonstrate a conversation soley in symbols
>entertain the lecture and raise my hand, but start off with my power level low and just mention different zelda titles
>she can't name more than a few, even has to resort to "windwaker in HD"
>go a little deeper and name different characters in zelda like tetra and shiek, basically anyone notable other than link
>at this point she's resorted to shouting out Link's cries in different forms for the next replies
>could continue, but decide against going any further because I know she doesn't know anymore
>professor names her more proficient in that area's symbolism
>mfw
I could have gone full autist, but fuck me if those cries count as knowing more about zelda.
>>336931926
Cool, a well-reasoned counter-example, which admittedly only emerged when it was specifically called by the discussion. The points you raise are pretty salient, but given that you haven't gone from like to dislike or vice-versa for either game it's sort of neutral to the point.For the record, my opinion of WW has mixed over time, some things becoming more appreciated while other things becoming more frustrating. TP is also mixed but I lost a lot of patience after the initial glow. I'd still say I like both, but can't replay through either.
>>336931293
I can confirm this.I'm antisocial and only ever talk about games when someone else brings it up, despite having nothing else in my life.
>>336936494
Elaborate. I'm not seeing a particularly keen connection.
>>336918727
it's cute and easy?
my best guess really.
I still cringe everytime I see Jessica's triforce tattoo. I don't know why a person like this would rather be a walking gamergirl stereotype. thought she was smarter than that. but I guess so many youtubers are just attention whores and mentally challenged.
>>336939583
Just accept that you fucked up. Own your interests man, there's no shame in talking about them when relevant.
>>336922039
I guess I have the taste of a black dude in anime
>>336938068
Want me to cuck him?
>>336918727
I find them pretty boring, once I played one, I forget it name but was okay at best.
Maybe it's because I grew up with a wapanese family and that made me feel repulsion about nippon stuff.
>>336939135
Read Symposium. It features Socrates, who is just Plato's self insert, lusting after Alcibiades, who is the prime boipucci of ancient greece
you play as cute shota
who don't like it
>>336939583
She started just shouting link noises in the middle of class?
>>336942550
thats what i got from it
thats some cringey shit
>>336939240
How does someone that fat not die?
>>336925301
I haven't played any
>>336942783
The human body is an incredible thing.
>>336922527
>meme tat
>>336925301
this >>336943097
but i love that duck
>>336940082
>many youtubers are just attention whores and mentally challenged
well yeah
>>336939583
>Not going full Darmok
Shaka, when the walls fell.
>>336942783
Even though he absolutely has terrible heart health, he won't get a heart attack because he's so inactive that his heart is never working hard. I think he would be more susceptible to heart attacks from surprises or other normally harmless stressors.Someone spook him and see if he dies
>>336922527
Triforce logo as a tramp stamp is super digusting. Like, I would prefer a regular, generic, flowery/butterfly/tribal tats over fucking Zelda.
>>336918727
because its a brand there is nothing special about it, the sad thing. Is obviously that you do meet these gurl gamer, oh I'm so nerdy XD
Then you come with your Autism 2,0 and these bitches be like what?
Just talk to one of these random sluts about zelda timeline that is established by nintendo. They will not know shit, they might get super confused.
later you go for a os upgrade by going full autism 2,5 talk about the lore of dark souls or silent hill. you will go hard like a bad dragon dildo. The confusion will let em go back to other games or even stop.
Remember your autism and upgrades are thy weapon.
>>336942550
That is exactly what she did. I was appalled. She would rather grasp at those straws than lose a stupid demonstration.
I did not want to engage in that any further.
>>336946030
Yeah, better to just back down than be berated by fat multicolored-haired cunts after class for beating a woman in class
>>336946030
US? because thats what colleges are nowadays. a fuckin matriarchy
>>336918727
Because Link is a girl.
>>336946208
You should see what they're doing to the military.
>>336918727
Because Link is fuckable