One more chance

You'd think as much as I enjoy video games, I'd excel at beating them. But you'd be wrong.

I rarely finish the games I begin, partly because I lack the time needed to refine my skills at each game and partly because I frustrate fairly easily. My lack of skillz were brought most starkly into focus when I attempted "Mega Man 9." A notoriously brutal game, I couldn't finish a single level. It nearly killed my enthusiasm for the franchise and made me unabashedly uninterested when "Mega Man 10" was announced. Even with the addition of an easy mode, I was unenthused.

But then two things happened to change my mind. The first: Nintendo let me demo the game at their store in New York. I didn't spend much time on it, but I found the easy mode did indeed make the game easier. The second: This review from Original Gamer, which affirms the easiness of easy mode. The author notes that he, too, was unable to beat a single level in "Mega Man 9," but waltzed through easy mode in "Mega Man 10."

So I shall give the "Mega Man" series one more chance. Capcom will get another $10 from my pocket. And I, hopefully, won't regret this.