Mantorp's Journal: Gift help request!!!

It's my wife's birthday next week and I was thinking of getting her a new PC game. She likes the puzzle solving, walking around looking at pretty things, figuring stuff out, sort of games. Like Myst or Nine.

I only play instant gratification shoot'em up or sports games so I have no idea what's good or not in "her" genre. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Gift Card for your local retailer

[Current Shunts]

She can shop & pick what she wants.

Re:Gift Card for your local retailer

[Mantorp]

I guess that would work but I don't think it's "personal" enough. I did get her a gift card to a day spa for x-mas which is fine, but the only local retailer that sells games is Wal-Mart and I think a gift card to them would be a bit cheesy. I suppose I could use an online games vendor.

has she played NOLF (1 or 2)?

[subgeek]

the no one lives forever games are good, even though they're shooters. there's comedy and puzzles to solve. my wife loved them both.

I like simulations

[Degrees]

But I'm a guy, and guys like building things. Tropic is fun (although the Pirates Cove is different, and I doubt your wife would like it). Similarly, I like Roller Coaster Tycoon games. They don't have the the 3D first person interface though - they are third person view, so it may not be as much fun.

One of my former co-workers was on the World of Warcraft beta. His girlfriend started playing it, and liked it. In fact, she ended up putting more hours on it than he.... ;-)

Correction

[Degrees]

Tropico.

about Tropico [poptop.com]

From the link: " Tropico is first and foremost a builder. Tropico provides over 85 structures to build, from hotels and spas for tourists to banana groves, sugar plantations and bauxite mines for food and basic exports, to rum distilleries and cigar factories for basic industry. Industry, mining, agriculture, or tourism, you choose to shape the economy to your vision. And don't let your lust for Yanqui dollars overcome your concern for the plight of your people. (or they'll overco

Re:I like simulations

[Mantorp]

She liked Sim City back in the day so a simulation game might be a good idea. Thanks.

Re:I like simulations

[Degrees]

My oldest step-sons' girlfriend liked The Sims.

Neither Tropico nor Roller Coaster Tycoon provide the interactive dilemmas that Sim City does. They are just "builders" - build your island / park, manage your resources.

Games

[bettiwettiwoo]

How about The Longest Journey by funcom [funcom.com]? It's a strikingly beautiful game with a rather interesting, and somewhat unexpected, storyline. And you get to play a woman!

Discworld Noir [lspace.org] if you can find it -- can tie in nicely with DVDs of film noir/Bogart kind of films and/or books in suitable style (Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep being the perfect example) which Discworld Noir so excellently spoofs.

Gabriel Knight 3 [bolt.com] is actually not totally bad (although Tim Russell's (?) fake American accent is terminally n

Re:Games

[Mantorp]

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