Thank you! The art style definitely drew me in - there's something about it that is really beautiful, you can tell the art directors really worked to create a sense of cohesion while still offering a lot of variety. Some of the great folks here have already offered some great advice that I will certainly heed! If you pick Demon's Souls back up, let me know what you think of it!
It definitely needs to be addressed. When I see people spewing bigoted, hateful shit like that I can't help but think "What century are we in? Shouldn't we be past this kind of stupid crap by now?"
Well said! I never understood all the controversy over game scores, either. While there are certainly plenty of objective aspects to judge a title's merit upon, we can't forget that games are art, and art is very subjective in terms of an individual's preference and what speaks to them.
My favorite game of all time is Kirby's Dream Course, and that generally gets around a 7.5 - 8 in reviews - it would be stupid for me to get angry at that, all that tells me is that this game reached me artistically and in terms of mechanics and gameplay in a way that it might not affect other gamers. In a way, it makes it all the more special.
Gamers love to whine about uniform reviews, crying out for differentiation from reviewers, and then someone actually has an opinion and the gamers turn into the infected from 28 Days Later. If we as a community want to be taken seriously, we need to act like rational, logical adults, not the bigots and morons whom the vast majority of us would seek to differentiate ourselves from.
Are you serious?! I haven't played that game since it first came out 20 years ago! I think I'll have to revisit it, if you pick up EA Replay and play it let me know what you think!
Whenever I see these Genesis collections, it makes me want to revisit 'The Haunting'. You play as a ghost who has to frighten people out of a house, and it really stood out to be as being original when I first played it. Enjoy the collections, man!
Also makes me think of the "Death be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful, thou art no so" John Donne quote, which also happens to be an opener for a Children of Bodom song.
I would love to see Skyrim meets TellTale's The Walking Dead. I'd love to see Kirkman's zombie universe as a sprawling, massively explorable world which offers lots of variety in consequence due to the player's actions. I even wrote a blog about it, awhile back!
I knew I could count on you Chris, with you being our resident Dark Souls guru. I will definitely take you advice to heart. Thanks again, man, and I have the sneaking suspicion I will definitely be messaging you lol. I haven't been this excited to start on a new game since Skyrim 
Hell Yes!!
Yoshi's Island is one of my all-time favorites. It really showed what the SNES could do, and the gameplay is awesome. When you come across a copy, definitely snatch it up!
And if you need any more title recommendations, I'd be happy to help! Enjoy your awesome new SNES, bud 
