Mom thinks all shooters are the same

My mom doesnt want me buying shooters anymore because they are "all the same" example. I bought Mass Effect and Rainbow Six Vegas yesterday and she says "Why buy games that are all the same" How can I explain to her how shooters are all different? Esspecially Mass Effect vs. Rainbow Six Vegas.

counter attack the crap she buys, books, purses, shoes ?? Just tell her to shut the hell up and mind her own business lol. She doesnt have to understand why you like what you like she just has to pay for it lol. _AbBaNdOn

She buys some of my games. I get her to buy all the games for me that she will. And get any leftover ones myself. Ill try some of your guyses advice on her, thanks for the helP!

Well, she is right, kind of. Since all shooters are mostly the same. An FPS is almost always a game that takes place in first person, requires you to violently kill enemies primarily using firearms from a distance, focuses on running and jumping, teamwork, gives the ability to respawn, has a CTF mode, an American perspective world war with a Russian woman named Natalia guiding you... or a British-accent outer space future setting were you serve at the pleasure of an intergalactic "council"... and with the clones of Halo and Metroid popping up in drones, a lead character in a BobaFett/DaftPunk style space suit. Oh and an M rating.

And at their core, so are RTSes all alike, and racing games, and especially RPGs. Oh look, the village I was born in suddenly burned down and a half frog half man with a sword and his full woman underage princess angel daughter with haunting visions of the future need me to recover the lost bracelet of peace to rebuild the town and save time & space. I'll also need a clarinet and a pirate ship filled with neighborhood drunks and outcasts.

counter attack the crap she buys, books, purses, shoes ?? Just tell her to shut the hell up and mind her own business lol. She doesnt have to understand why you like what you like she just has to pay for it lol. _AbBaNdOn

Yeah. My mom buys a new purse every month. I'm like "WTF" and she says "this is in style!" lol.

Well, she is right, kind of. Since all shooters are mostly the same. An FPS is almost always a game that takes place in first person, requires you to violently kill enemies primarily using firearms from a distance, focuses on running and jumping, teamwork, gives the ability to respawn, has a CTF mode, an American perspective world war with a Russian woman named Natalia guiding you... or a British-accent outer space future setting were you serve at the pleasure of an intergalactic "council"... and with the clones of Halo and Metroid popping up in drones, a lead character in a BobaFett/DaftPunk style space suit. Oh and an M rating.

And at their core, so are RTSes all alike, and racing games, and especially RPGs. Oh look, the village I was born in suddenly burned down and a half frog half man with a sword and his full woman underage princess angel daughter with haunting visions of the future need me to recover the lost bracelet of peace to rebuild the town and save time & space. I'll also need a clarinet and a pirate ship filled with neighborhood drunks and outcasts.

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haha your RPG summary is hilarious and mostly true.

Wow. A lot of this advice sounds pretty abrasive. I think that if you feel you can go around and insult your mother, and her response will be "Okay dear, you're right" a-la Cartman's mom, then there's some bigger problems here. Probably ripping into her purchases isn't going to stand much of chance of winning her over. Do you buy your games, or does she? That may change your argument a little bit. Maybe understand where she's coming from. I'm guessing she's never played before, and if some just sees the occasional clip of somebody playing FPS games, you have to admit that they will all look very similar at a glance. A guy running around with a gun and shooting people. So tell her that. In my experience the best way to get someone to listen to your side of the story is to start off agreeing with them in some manner. It helps makes you seem less defensive, and they are likely to feel social courtesy to agree with you on something. Then calmly explain what makes the experiences different for you. Use a neutral analogy like, someone who's never driven a vehicle may think that driving is driving, and it doesn't matter what it is that you're behind the wheel of. But there's a definite difference in feel between driving a sedan, a sports car, a truck, and a van. Even invite her to play. She'll probably say "no", but it's at least an invitation for her to get involved and experience the difference herself. There's my advice.ebbderelict

Listen to this guy.

Your mom is right. All FPS's are the same game, whether its Halo, Call Of Duty, Counter-Strike, and all that crap.Nintendo_D00d

buy bioshock and tell her to tell you honestly that that is the same as rainbow 6qwertyoip

Also get Portal. And Crysis.

buy bioshock and tell her to tell you honestly that that is the same as rainbow 6qwertyoip

Also get Portal. And Crysis. No one can play them and honestly say they're generic.

I agree with your mom...

All shooters are basically the same...theyve been the same for almost 10 years now...I gave up on them a while ago...

I play more creative games now, ones that barely get noticed because of all these ridiculous FPS games...

I agree with your mom...

All shooters are basically the same...theyve been the same for almost 10 years now...I gave up on them a while ago...

I play more creative games now, ones that barely get noticed because of all these ridiculous FPS games...

-_MURS_-

FPS games make up a minority of the games released every year, fact. Yeah, you play "creative" games, here's a cookie, you're awesome.

counter attack the crap she buys, books, purses, shoes ?? Just tell her to shut the hell up and mind her own business lol. She doesnt have to understand why you like what you like she just has to pay for it lol. _AbBaNdOn

That's a good way to speak to the person who brought you into this world, raised you when you couldn't even walk, and then clothe and feed you probably a lot later than she should have.

[QUOTE="Nintendo_D00d"]Your mom is right. All FPS's are the same game, whether its Halo, Call Of Duty, Counter-Strike, and all that crap.Toriko42

Your mom is right. All FPS's are the same game, whether its Halo, Call Of Duty, Counter-Strike, and all that crap.Nintendo_D00d

[QUOTE="Nintendo_D00d"]Your mom is right. All FPS's are the same game, whether its Halo, Call Of Duty, Counter-Strike, and all that crap.ishoturface