Ok-- many of you know that I love to play video games. Well, heres a couple of videos- for any who are interested.

This is one of my favorite characters-- Rayne, from the game "Bloodrayne". You may notice that shes my avatar. Shes half human, half vampire. This is a long video- and starts a bit slow-- but it shows some of the great gameplay you actually participate in. Stay tuned for the "Dark Rayne" portion in the second half. I'm missing out! I haven't played as Dark Rayne before. I was completely mesmerized! (Please-- if you watch-- don't miss the Dark Rayne part. Its actual gameplay- and it shows some of her great moves!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Ye7DQITkQ


And heres the lady who started it all for me! Lara Croft.

It was the first Tomb Raider game on the Playstation one that really got me into gaming. Sure, I played some atari as a kid, and even had Pong (yes, I'm old)-- but it was Lara who got me back to playing.

This one is actually both Rayne and Lara Croft. I couldn't find a really good Lara Croft one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNawXSLOKgU&feature=PlayList&p=3CC36EFCB566CA39

Just wanted to share!

[Disclaimer-- if you have issues with videogame violence-- don't watch!)

What?! No comments at all?

Oh well.. I'm having fun at least! Lol!


Heres another video game character I like. Her name is Fiona- and shes much different from Lara and Rayne. She is not someone who can kick-ass like they do. She actually runs and hides a lot-- BUT... the atmosphere of the game is great. Its great survival horror. THe game is called "Haunting Ground" or in some places "Demento".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccHExCNudxg&feature=fvw

Many people who don't understand the interest in gaming haven't really seen all that goes into a game-- the character developement, the visual aspects, the music, the relationships in the game, the puzzles...etc....

This videos fun.. the main relationship Fiona cultivates in the game is with Hewie-- a white german shepard. He is really integral to the game and helps her out a lot. He will attack so she can escape- and will sniff out and search a room and point out areas of interest. The better you treat him-- the more he helps you. You actually have to treat him like a dog-- tell him no when he mis-behaves, and tell him "good boy" when he does good. You can give him treats as well. If you treat him badly and kick him and such-- he will not be there much for you.

Even in a game-- I find I can't kick him-- I have to be nice to him!

Here it is-- its not very long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-ea3PhskrM&feature=PlayList&p=3CC36EFCB566CA39

I've never played Bloodrayne, but I might pick up a copy to try it out...

As far as heroines go I don't know how you can make a list without Samus Aran. She's the most kickass girl of all time. (Skip through the video at first, it's just Master Chief from Halo killing aliens. But it's definitely worth a watch.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n76q2BSGdw

And from the best video game series of all time, "Legend of Zelda", even Zelda got to kickass as Sheik from time to time in the "Ocarina of Time" on N64.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjIaokM--Pk

WOW-- I've never heard of Samus Aran. Really cool. I think her character is really amazing from what I saw. (but Rayne is still my favorite bad-ass,:) )

Of course Zelda I've heard about. Just never have played any of the series. I know it was/is quite popular.

EDIT: Be aware, that the first video I posted shows gameplay from Bloodrayne 2. I really have to go and play that one as Dark Rayne. Watching that, I was literally bouncing in my seat, giddy as a schoolgirl. I know... its very violent. But oh so fun.

Another thing to keep in mind, is that many games today are NOT made for children. They are very much for adults. Games need to be age-appropriate. If I had kids- many of the games I play, would not be games I would let them play.

Samus Aran is more commonly called "Metroid", although metroids are actually the name of the alien bad guys taking over. Go figure.

Say-- was that actual gameplay or was it a movie sequence?

That was actually neither, I suppose. Some fan-made sequences.

Just Youtube "Metroid"... it's a Nintendo character. I think her last game was on the Gamecube, not sure if she's gotten a title on the Wii yet or not.

"Metroid Prime 3: Corruption" is the Wii-exclusive title. Nintendo recently released the "Metroid Prime Trilogy" containing both Gamecube titles (Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes) along with Corruption. It's a must-have for any Metroid or FPS fan who has the Wii. Guess who's playing it right now? I'm still in the middle of Echoes.

As a video game heroine, Samus is pure mystery and class. You rarely see her out of her varia suit, and mostly only catch glimpses of her face through her combat visor. You do see her during certain cutscenes if you accomplish certain obejctives.

She's just an all around classic. Ironically, in the original side-scrolling games, I don't think they made it obvious, or at least never confirmed, that the hero was female. But I've never played those.

Lara Croft definitely pioneered the path to mainstream female video game protagonists. That first game was history in the making.

I've never played the Bloodrayne games, but I admit I saw the Bloodrayne movie way back when it came out. Fortunately, I don't have high expectations when it comes to based-on-video-game movies, which I've actually seen quite a few of. If you haven't already seen it FF, you might be interested since you're such a Rayne fan.

The movies don't capture Bloodrayne at all IMO. I think that Uwe Boll should be banned from making any more video game based movies-- he just messes them up!

Ok- theres some good parts in them, but you have to look hard. It sucked a little bit less then I expected! lol!

jiji-- did you check out the link for Bloodrayne that I posted? I get a little too excited about it sometimes. Its disturbing how excited I get.

Holy decapitation! And I thought I knew violent gaming. Her moves are definitely bad ass. I'm guessing they lean towards being mostly scripted and less player controlled? If the player really controls all those things, there seems to be a lot to learn.

I liked the music the maker used in the video. Fit the footage perfectly.

You can put different combos together, but one press of a button can trigger a long move. Am I making any sense? You do have to learn combos to do some of the really cool stuff. Its not that hard though. If I can do it-- anyone can!

I think the first game is a bit more scripted then the second. The cool thing is- you can do the same button configuration, but it will be different, depending on where shes standing in relation to the target. It will be different if shes in front of them vs in back of them. Also, her finishing moves are fun to learn. When you learn them-- you can trigger different kills. But you're right that say... a couple of buttons will trigger a complex movement.

You can get by with button mashing to a certain extent-- but it won't be as good as if you actually put some thought into it.

So what does it say about me that I love the violence in Bloodrayne?! lol! And even her really cool spiked heeled boots are used to maim and kill.

EDIT: The other game I linked to-- Haunting Ground-- will not be to everyones taste either. You can't go around kicking-ass in that one. But what appeals to me about that one is the atmoshpere and the storyline. I like a good story with a game, and this one is kinda like taking part in a movie. I also like that whole relationship between Hewie the dog and Fiona. She relies on him a lot in the game. THere are some annoying things-- like when you are trying to accomplish something- and Debilitas (the big ogre guy) keeps chasing you. That gets annoying at times. And she does panic a little too quickly sometimes.

It's a weirdly short list of badass video game gals. A lot of them are cool, but not so many are badass per se.



Ones I can think of:
Zoey (Left 4 Dead) - College girl horror film fanatic who finds herself stuck in the zombie apocalypse. Goes totally hardcore killtastic on the zombies, most notably dual-wielding pistols.

Nariko(Heavenly Sword) - Apparently like a female version of Kratos.

Cammy & Chun Li(Street Fighter) - An MI6 Agent and an Interpol Agent who can totally kick the crap out of some really scary dudes.

Morrigan & Lilith Aensland (DarkStalkers) - A Scottish Succubus and her soul clone little "sister".

Ameterasu (Okami) - The Shinto sun goddess, as the main character of Okami she takes the form of a white wolf with all manner of celestial brush powers. Goes around slaying demons and Orochi a Japanese demon hydra thing.

Kitana (Mortal Kombat) - Princess of the Underworld, crazy ninja skillz.

Tifa Lockheart (Final Fantasy VII and spinoffs) - Martial artist.

Isabela Keyes (Dead Rising) - One of the game's 3 survivors. Apparently prefers giant sniper rifles for her zombie killing.

Rayne (Bloodrayne)
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
Samus Aran (Metroid)
Zelda (The Legend Of Zelda)

There's probably a handful from Resident Evil games too. But I've never played them, so I dunno.

Add to that the Sorceress, Amazon, and Assassin characters from Diablo 2.

Well.....they're like an inch tall and don't exactly have any character.....

Ummm.... I actually wasn't making a list of badass video game gals Arkhan. I was just providing links to some of my favorite characters and games.

I haven't finished with my linking yet either! Just don't have a lot of time. And not all of my favorite characters are female-- some of them are male.

I've been busy and haven't gotten around to it-- I'm working a 6 day (long days) stretch.

I think just looking at my 3rd character Fiona-- anyone can see that this is not a list of badass video vixens. Shes actually pretty weak in many ways. Though the dog Hewie does really well!

Aye. I know it's not. It was just something I noticed that had never really occurred to me before.

I mentioned somewhere else on the forum the 2 Playstation 1 games that I am replaying.

This is the first one I replayed== Dino Crisis 2. Awesome game! Yeah- the graphics compared to now aren't comparable, but this is a solid game. Great gameplay and a fun time. Good storyline too. And i like the two main characters- Regina and Dylan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTG2iPkoPvU&feature=PlayList&p=3CC36EFCB566CA39


And this is the one I'm playing now-- Parasite Eve 2. I'm almost finished with it. Another great game and storyline! Once again- not up to todays visual standard-- but theres no doubt its an excellent game. I chose this clip, because it shows some of the actual gameplay and not just cutscenes. And also-- another favorite female character-- Aya Brea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds7eJ7r1CA0&feature=PlayList&p=3CC36EFCB566CA39&index=61

Actually... I should have named this topic "Firefly's Videogames and characters".. since a lot of it is just about my favorite games.

My favorite game list would not be complete without listing the "Silent Hill" Series. Its by far my favorite series. Granted, its a bit disturbing. Silent Hill is best played at night in the dark (preferably alone) with the surround sound turned up.

Theres something about that delicious chill that creeps up your spine, the heart accelerating moments, and the entire atmosphere of the game. Silent Hill creates a creepy, disturbing world of both physical and psychological horror-- and the use of lighting and sounds (the sounds are downright horrifying sometimes) really pulls you into this disturbing town.

Heres a clip that from different Silent Hill games.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QPsQKsSEI&feature=PlayList&p=3CC36EFCB566CA39&index=65

And here are some trailers for Silent Hill games:

Silent Hill 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwan7k3nOzg&feature=PlayList&p=3CC36EFCB566CA39&index=70

Silent Hill 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21s45Yel5VM&feature=PlayList&p=3CC36EFCB566CA39&index=71

Silent Hill 3 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3UpFjPJN-0&feature=PlayList&p=3CC36EFCB566CA39&index=72

Silent Hill 4 (this one has some good sounds from the game):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtaMBz208s0&feature=PlayList&p=3CC36EFCB566CA39&index=74

Silent Hill Origins:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itWfQiSKplw&feature=PlayList&p=3CC36EFCB566CA39&index=69


Even the music contributes to the creepy feel of the game-- check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_-SUOI680U&NR=1&feature=fvwp


Ok-- thats an awful lot of clips. But I'm having fun! lol!

Ok-- before you all think I'm just about dark games and being creepy... heres a beautiful clip from Final Fantasy X. To set up the movie sequence-- Yuna is a summoner. One of her duties is to help send souls on their way.

In this clip-- a village had lost many people, whos bodies were then wrapped up and anchored in the water. Yuna releases their souls and sends them on their way. Even though its about death-- I think its a beautifully done clip. Even the music is beautiful. And I love the very last shot of the movie-- with the sun and the water and Yuna.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJPhSapqRtw



Heres the opening sequence to the next game "Final Fantasy X-2" introducing Yuna, Rikku and Paine. Its like a futuristic concert! Its the actual song from the game too. Kinda light and fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiXcL06P3ko&feature=related

OH. MY. GOD.

Guess what I just got today!?!?

A PS3!!

I'm so excited. Sorry, can't hang around here today. Got to go try it out. My husbands hooking it up.

Now, I just need the XBox 360 and a Wii.