EXP Podcast #262: Dark Souls and Status Symbol Games

I have not finished Dark Souls. Can I still sit at the big kids table? This week on the EXP Podcast, Scott and I join in on the AV Club's discussion about Dark Souls and status symbol games. How did this brutally difficult game become not only popular, but a video game rite of passage? And how will it be remembered in ten years? Let us know in the comments below! Show notes: - Runtime: 33 min 04 sec - "Why do games like Dark Souls become geek status symbols?," by Matt Gerardi & Drew Toal via AV Club - "Android Netrunner - The Game Designer's Game," by Krystian Majewski via Game Design Scrapbook - "Playing Dark Souls: Desperate Acts and Our Shared Humanity," by Jorge Albor via PopMatters - Music by: Brad Sucks