I like to think of myself as an avid gamer. I log close to 15 hours a week if I can. I do have a job so it's not like the 40+ hours a week I used to get when I was a teenager. I play all kinds of games and I'm not really all that critical about the way they're made either.

If a game doesn't blow my hair back and rip the controller out of my hands with the sheer awesomeness of it's graphics and story telling I don't get upset and take it back. I'm playing a game right now called The First Templar. It's not a great game. I wouldn't even call it good, but I bought it and I'm playing it through because the company that made it needs the support. If I want great games in the future I need to support the up and coming game companies now.

I'm pretty forgiving when it comes to story too. I don't mind repetitive gameplay or simply shooting or hacking my way through the experience without much of a thread of story holding the violence together. I'm pretty forgiving.

But there are certain games that are not forgiving...at all...in any way imaginable. One game that comes to mind when I think about difficult games is Ninja Gaiden. Ninja Gaiden was a sweet game. It was fun, you got to play as a freakin ninja, and it wasn't over in eight hours. But man did you ever get your rear beat. Ninja Gaiden 2 actually has an achievement on the 360 for choosing to continue the game after dying. Catch is, you have to hit continue game 100 times. That's how much you die. Those are hard games. There are alot of cuss words running through your mind and sweaty controllers being thrown at walls while you attempt to beat those games.

Another game that comes to mind is Bayonetta. This game didn't get alot of publicity but it had some tough boss fights and it was a pretty good game. A little on the crazy side but pretty fun...and hard. I wouldn't put this on the same level as Gaiden but it was a little bit of a challenge. It had one of the most annoying boss battles I've ever played through and if the boss' body hadn't disappeared after dying there definitely would have been some dancing over it.

But the game I'm really writing this post about, the one that makes you wipe your sweaty hands on your pants and makes you tear up every time that boss kills you with almost all his life points intact, the one that makes you beg and plead for mercy, and the one that wakes you up screaming in the middle of the night with horrible dreams is Dark Souls. This game is obnoxious. There isn't a game out there that I can't beat. I'm a gaming legend. Nothing is too hard for me. But this game is really testing my skills.

It takes some major discipline to beat some of the giant bosses in this game. I think my record is seven hours on one boss battle. Yeah, they're tough. It took 240 arrows to kill one dragon. I stood there and just fired arrow after arrow after arrow after FREAKING ARROW!! I was literally texting and doing other things while I fought this dude. It was unreal. I was all aimed in and everything so I just had to push one button over and over and over. But once he died I felt like I was exalted to a new plane of gamers. I had reached new heights. I now stand alone with the few who have accomplished what I have. It's a good feeling.

Dark souls is hard but it's also fair. Well I guess not fair. But it's hard. If you're thinking about giving it a try then I would recommend getting some adult diapers and having a feeding tube put in because, did I mention, You can't pause the game. Ever. And, yes, you will lose all progress if you quit. It's hard to explain but you can't really save the game in the conventional way. When you quit and then come back all the enemies you've killed are alive again. This game pulls no punches and it takes no prisoners but it's SO FUN. If you don't mind crying a little then I would highly recommend it.

What are some of the most difficult games you ever played? I'd like to hear about them so I can try them too.

I have a blog other than this one here at xanga. I'll give a link at the end of this post.

I just lost my job so I'm job searching like a crazy person but I'm also trying to make a little money online. I added that google adsense to my other blog so for all the clicks on the adds on my other blog gets me money. *Hint Hint* I'm not supposed to ask people to click on the adds but if you don't tell I won't either.

My other blog won't be all that interesting to those of you who follow this one. I pretty much post the same things on that one as I do on this one.

The reason I'm telling you this is because I'm trying to steer some traffic over there so I can maybe get a few people to click on those adds so I can make some green and not get evicted.

So in the christmas spirit would you just click on this link and then click the google add to the right of the post? It'll take you like less than a second...unless you're on dial up.

I hate job hunting. Here's that linkagain ha. Thanks everyone. And feel free to start following my blog and posting links to your facebook and twitter. Okay I'm going too far now. Thanks everyone.

Searching for a job isn't what it used to be. At one time you had to actually get up and go to wherever you wanted to apply and actually meet someone face to face and fill out a resume or an application.

Nowadays whenever you go into a store and ask for an application you'll usually get this response, "Oh, everything is online. Just go to our website and......." yada yada yada.

Well as easy as that makes it for their human resources people, it's not very easy on the person applying. Why? Because applying online is cold and impersonal. You don't actually meet anyone. There's no chance of making a good impression. All you are to them is a white document that's doing everything it can in it's desperation to impress them. There is no dress to impress. There's no winning smile or firm handshake. What are we supposed to do? What can we possibly write on that document that will grab their attention?

I for one am sure that I can make a far better impression in person than my word document can. Should I put a riddle at the top of my resume and then say the solution is at the bottom? How can I get them to actually look at mine and not just hit delete because it's just another white screen?

Let me apply in person. Let me shake your hand and smile while I look you straight in the eye. If you have any questions I can answer them right then and there. Don't send me to the hopeless dead end of applying online.

                                                                                                                                              Sincerely,
                                                                                                                                              Job Hunter