Free Write 18

I've been talking with one of my friends lately about starting to play Dungeons and Dragons. We're both really into the idea, and doing a fair amount of research into how we would go about it - the problem is finding other people to play with us. We know a few people, but some of those people are why I haven't played up until now, so it would be ideal to find others. Unfortunately we're not exactly social people - as you may have guessed by us wanting to play Dungeons and Dragons.

In the meantime we've been listening to a podcast of people playing it, which is kind of why we want to do it so much. It's just a few friends being silly and having a good time doing it, and it's really enjoyable to listen to. I've tried a few other times to watch people play, and a lot of the time there's just too much shit going on or they're trying to hard to get into it all, and I just lose interest. The smaller group laughing and making an effort to include each other - and especially because so many of them are new to the game - makes it a lot easier to keep up with and enjoy. Which, in turn, makes it more appealing.

I've talked several times about the Dark Souls game series, and the games that are like them. Why I like them and why I don't. A new similar game came out today, called Nioh, and I would venture to say that it is one of the best instances of these types of games. It is very hard, but in a very fair manner. It gives you everything you need to succeed, in many different ways. There are tons of options, and the more you learn to use them, the easier the game becomes. And, unlike so many others in the genre, it actually has a story. And not just a story, but an interesting one. It takes place in the real world, and the more I see of what's going on, the more I want to learn. It doesn't give all the details right off the bat, and you still have to dig around for some of the details, but it pulls this off in a much more charming and rewarding matter. I'm not very far, but at this rate it could very well become my favorite.

It's been pretty hard to actually think of things I want to write lately. Hard to say if that's because of depression or because I've just written so many things already. I'll keep pushing - always pushing. So we'll see where we end up tomorrow.