There are so many exciting large coming out in the next few months: Disgaea 4, Dark Souls, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. All of those many hour titles sound fun to me. But, if I have to pick only one game that I most anticipate I have to choose for Dark Souls.

Last year's Demon's Souls was a surprise hit in my house. It is a very challenging action game but  it always felts fair and I knew that if I persisted I can beat that next stage. I could try different strategies, weapons, items, and armor against enemies. I could progress through the game with the style of play that worked for me and it was flexible enough that I was not boxed into one specific item/weapon combination working for specific battles. It was a very challenging game but that mad the thrill of beating a difficult section indescribably wonderful. I am usually not a fan of really hard games but something about the slowly, more strategic pace of Demon's Souls really appealed to me. I beat the campaign in Demon's Souls and slowly, but surely, I hope to do the same in the upcoming successor Dark Souls.

The sequel/successor to Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, will be coming out this October in the United States.
You can check out a trailer here: (direct link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuG4FZNnuBA )


The trailer shows a female avatar ~0:38 and as someone that plays as a female character whenever possible it just adds to my love of this game. In both titles men and women are equally suited to taking on the biggest monsters in the game. The lure of a challenge seduced them both.

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