Dark Souls...should I do it?

I tried Dark Souls once when I got it for Steam a few months ago.  After patching it up to deal with the lousy port for PC, I quickly made it to the first area after doing the tutorial, died dozens of times, and just gave up.

But maybe I was doing it wrong.  When I'm trying a game for the first time, I usually take the try anything and everything approach.  Don't know what a weapon does?  Equip it.  Don't know what a stat does?  Oh well, buff it and see what happens.

This game isn't forgiving enough for that.  I need to get back to tactics that are more sensible for a game this difficult.  I need to grind it out a bit and make sure I'm going in the right direction instead of any direction.  If I collect a bunch of stuff, I should just go back and save before I lose it all.  There's no way I can't get through this game, right?

Let's switch gears and talk about NBA 2K14 and Lebron: Path to Greatness.  I probably follow the NBA more than other pro sports with the exception of tennis, so this series really is a personal favorite.  Unlike Madden, it actually does things that are interesting for people who are into the league and its history.


Lebron: Path to Greatness gives you two paths for Lebron James' future.  One is setting up a dynasty with the Miami Heat as you go for 7 championships.  The other has Lebron leaving Miami after this season (and getting his threepeat...spoiler alert I guess) and moving on to some other teams and playing with some surprising players.  There are definitely some funny moments as crazy events happen in this fictional future, and if you appreciate the sport you will get a chuckle out of it.

It's not for everybody, but if you are into the NBA I highly recommend it.  I did have some technical issues getting it running on my PC, but eventually I worked it out.  2K Sports has terrible support.

I finished the main game of Pokemon Y and I'm not sure how much further I will take it.  On one hand, I can see it being totally plausible and fun to get all of the Pokemon and truly mastering the game.  On the other hand, there are plenty of other things for me to play on 3DS, including picking Fire Emblem back up.

That's all for now.  More entries coming soon.  I'm IMTheWalrus610 on Steam, Twitch, PSN, and Xbox Live if you would like to reach out on those or Google+.