Introduction

Hey, thank you for stopping by this blog – the name “Weak Souls” is a nod to the Dark Souls franchise and the challenging games that one butts up against, struggles with and will not always overcome. It was decided upon after I had just played my first title from the Dark Souls developer From Software (Sekiro) and I write this eager to work through the upcoming Elden Ring.

“Souls” is plural because it’s my hope to bring in some company along the way and have a few other voices take part. For now, it’ll just be myself and I’ll warm up with some personal background for the five people who may read this.

My Background

The past three years have seen not only my first return to gaming since childhood but video games full on overtaking coffee as my core hobby/interest/obsession. When I returned to gaming in the fall of 2018, I had recently moved into a studio apartment in a new city and dove wildly into The Breath of the Wild.

As my last consistent experience was playing the GameCube and PS2 on a kid’s budget of receiving holiday gifts, I have a ton of “the best” titles to work through. You’ll be seeing a variety of current and vintage games being chronicled on this blog. Even though it’s themed around getting my butt kicked in tough games, there will be plenty of standard fare titles in terms of difficulty.

Thanks again for stopping in, I hope to make this a place of discussion and reflection among people who love video games and the conversation that surrounds them. You’re encouraged to engage in the comments, to let me know what you’ve been playing, make a suggestion for the blog etc. Keep an eye out for my first proper post journaling my initial play sessions of F-Zero on the Super Nintendo.

Cheers,

Brady