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I’m a 30 year old woman who’s only really played card and puzzle games on my phone. Im considering new hobbies. Is it worth trying to get into video games for the first time. Where would I even start.

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[–] BaumGeist@lemmy.ml 18 points 21 hours ago

I'm a 30-something woman myself. I've been gaming longer than I've had a phone. Here's my two cents:

You're already into videogames. Fuck what the haters say about mobile gaming not being """true""" gaming (whatever the heck that means), they're just sour they can't game whenever wherever without investing a ton of time. Then again, maybe I'm just mad because I've recently invested a ton of time into Youtube's playables.

If you want to get into PC or console gaming, I recommend starting off with popular E rated games in the genres you already know you like. Generally these games are more complex than mobile games, but this type will usually introduce difficulty curves to gradually transition you into their mechanics and complexity and teach you to be a master without having to look up training online.

If you want to branch out, start with genre-bending/-blending games. I'm personally a fan of puzzle-platformers, as those are my two favorite genres; while I'm not big on card games, they recently had an explosion in popularity, so there's a blend of just about every genre you could want.