Gifting Games

When purchasing a game for someone, one must consider it in the way they consider all gifts. If it was not directly asked for, (If it was, ignore this entire post.) you can still make a judgement as to what the video gamer in your life would like. This is designed to help you with this daunting task, and give you confidence in your descisions.  I will divide this into several categories based on Bartle's Gaming Types, my post on which can be found here.

An achiever likes large games with many challenges to be finished. MMOs (Massively Multiplayer Online Game. The "Game" is often removed.) offer this in spades, and so a subscription to a popular MMO could be a good choice. On the other hand, there are games like Skyrim, which offer hundreds of hidden objects and sidequests, completing them all can take hundreds of hours. These are the games achievers like, and see as a challenge.

Explorers like games with wide open worlds and diverse gameplay. An MMO fits well here as well, but any large game with many unlockables and side areas to explore should please them. Any game that mentions an open world should please an explorer. Games with hidden rare objects that are difficult to get too, are also attractive to them. If there are many ways of doing things, and many places to go, that is a sure sign of enjoyment.

Socializers want to be able to communicate with others. An MMO subscription may be the best choice here, as these are online communities which allow the socializer to do the things they like best - talking. You may want to check into the community though, to see how easy it is to find other socializers. Popular games are also worth a try, as they could talk with offline friends about them as well.

Killers are some of the easiest to shop for. Often any new FPS (First-Person Shooter. You should know this, but I'm assuming people who read this know nothing.) will please them, especially those like Call of Duty, which incorporate online multiplayer. Combat games in general are also a good idea, and allow them to destroy or kill whatever they wish to.