When Did I Turn Into a Pussy?

Ever since I first picked up a controller I’ve been extremely critical of people who bitch about games being too hard.  If there’s no challenge, I’d argue, what’s the point?  Who the hell would want to plow through wave after wave of easy enemies and simple puzzles?  When you remove the possibility of failure, you lose both the accompanying rush of adrenaline as you struggle to overcome a dangerous foe and that sense of accomplishment that warms your bones when you finally come out on top.  Too hard?  Man up.  Shut up.  Practice up.  And above all, stop being such a fucking pussy. So when did I become one of those pussies I used to hate so much? It started last year, with Ninja Gaiden 2.  I lasted about three levels before I got sick of constantly dying and angrily mailed the disk back to Gamefly.  You have never seen Continue Reading