Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
A sort of adventure/visual novel for the DS, and sequel to Hotel Dusk. This is my second go at it; I tried to play it back in 2011 (according to my save data), but didn't finish it, for reasons I can no longer remember. I think maybe I tried to go into it immediately after Hotel Dusk, and just found the combined twenty-thirty hour playtime a little much. Looking at my save file data, I can see that I actually got quite far into it (chapter eight out of ten), but I only remembered the tiniest bits and pieces, and nothing of plot significance.
It's actually shaping up to be significantly better than Hotel Dusk, imo. I liked Hotel Dusk, but you spent a whole lot of time on nonsense--a big subplot with an author that had nothing to do with anything, and a subplot with a kid who has his money stolen that is only marginally connected to the real story. Last Window has been a lot more tightly focused so far, which is a real improvement. On the downside, some of my game overs seemed pretty arbitrary.
Dark Souls
I'm in the early stages (Undead Parish). It seems to be going OK, but my attempt to build a tank is suffering from the fact that I don't have any decent armor. I probably should have been a knights instead of a bandit. I do keep getting my ass kicked, which I guess is part of the experience, but I'm finding it all pretty enjoyable so far. I'm playing it completely single-player, which I suppose may detract from the experience, but it can't be helped because my internet is crap. I'm also trying to play blind, without looking at walkthroughs or wikis. We'll see how that turns out.