It s unusual because of the reversal in roles - the girl is the gadget freak and the boy is the socially adept one. I love writing science fiction, it s very similar to fantasy as a genre. Science replaces magic in the world. Instead of the Orb of Water Fates, you have a laser pistol. The magic carpet becomes a space ship.
Girls play more with their minds than their thumbs.
They want games with compelling stories and deep and complex characters - women characters that are risk takers, heroic, gorgeous, smart and powerful. I think the huge presence of women in online games has to do with the social interaction and storytelling possibilities there. They begin the same way - with characters and stories that you try to make deep and complex. In the fantasy genre, we embrace a mythic and epic saga and give the player the opportunity to become heroic by solving problems. When writing for a game, rather than a book, you must always keep in mind what the player is doing.