Hello folks, and welcome on back to Wrong Every Time. It’s a beautiful day out today, so I’ll try and keep this brief so we can all enjoy the sun. I’ve certainly done enough sun-shunning already these past few days; my housemate’s idle interest in checking out Bloodborne has predictably turned into an all-Souls rampage conducted by three of us, with Bloodborne and Demon’s Souls falling in quick succession, and the original Dark Souls soon to follow. The games are certainly still challenging, but I’ve played all of them enough that this journey also feels nostalgic and even cozy; there is a certainty of input and response in FromSoft games that makes mastery feel much like a dance, while seeing a new player deal with their “sense of humor” is almost as good as playing through it yourself. And of course, we also made time for a fresh collection of films, including some timely holiday selections. Let’s get to work!

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