“hey Coal miner, union activist, and singer Nimrod Workman performs the traditional Appalachian folk song 'Oh Death'” and it's On July 26, 1983, Nimrod Workman, 87, crab-walked. 😭😭😭😭
I feel an attachment to him, like we are kindred souls, of sorts. He pursues his passion, and for what? To be told “no.” He understands my journey, my sorrow, and I his.
In a different life maybe we would be friends. Maybe I would be him.
This is why remakes & remasters are popular. It's not that old games are inaccessible, clunky or dated, it's that without the buzzing chatter of a new release they are solitary, quiet, just you and the art, rather than you and the fandom mediated through the art.
Farewell, king. You made one of the greatest, hardest games of all time. Combat refined to perfection. A clever, interconnected metroidvania map. Tight story. Great music and atmosphere.
You are the crazy alcoholic grandpa of the Souls genre, and I honor you.