Demon’s Souls remake
I’d started in on a brief Soulslike kick at the beginning of the pandemic for a guy I was seeing, and we played Bloodborne together. Despite some initial friction in getting a handle on the game’s structure, I actually really enjoyed it and was looking forward to playing the Demon’s Souls remake together when the PlayStation 5 launched. Then he broke things off and I just realized I would be putting myself through double the emotional anguish of playing one of FromSoftware’s notoriously difficult RPGs while being reminded about why I started playing these games in the first place, so I never picked it up again. I was able to play Elden Ring with zero association in 2022, though, so maybe it’s time to go back to it. – Kenneth Shepard
