The biggest compliment I can give the game is its much improved capacity for co-op. With the name engraved ring you can very easily connect to a friend, which was untrue of the poor P2P setup of Dark Souls 1 and even tough for Demon’s Souls. Ah well. I cannot deny I had fun while this game lasted, but the final impression was that it was a pale imitator of the real deal.

It just isn’t worth the stress trying to play everything you feel like you -should- be playing. S’like trying to read too many books at the same time. You gotta just pick one and see it through, savor it. Then decide what you’re in the mood for after.

In regards to Dark Souls 2: I finished it this week, quite unexpectedly. While not a terrible game, it was not what I’d hoped, and I do feel it a much weaker offering than the first. If I were a game reviewer schmuck, I’d probably give it a 6.5 out of 10, or something like that. I played the first for two years straight. DS2 is already back on the shelf.

2) Do I feel that this situation is a ‘waste of time’? In a way, although I justify it by saying that the point of the whole enterprise is to enjoy myself and have fun. If I can do this with an old game, how is that different than doing so with a new game?