Althought the prices match, I still feel that there is a lack of great software from either system that requires $400 hardware. Infamous or Titanfall are not enough to get me to each into my pockets deep enough.
Interesting. So MS price cut is a deal breaker for you. That's great! Now you can buy the system at a cheaper entry point and can join the New gen or whatever. I think I still have to wait until after E3, or holiday to make a decision.
I'm down for this. I finished Dark Souls 2 and I'm interested in getting into something with more depth. 
I think dota 2 has better tutorials. But you have to practice a lot for these games almost like a real sport team. So many other games to play though.
Thats a lot of games.
Welcome back. Mario Kart looks amazing.
I know what you mean. I had a love/hate relationship with these games at first, but there are other things that pulled men in to the games like the atmosphere, lore and variety of weapons and move sets to name a few. I also really liked the gigantic bosses of the first two releases. And DS2 is quite a beautiful game actually. Kind of like what I imagine an HD Zelda would look like honestly.
Yeah I'm with you. In terms of playability, Dark Souls 1. Atmosphere Demons Souls. And DS2 isnt bad at all, there are just slight deviations in preferences and wants from these games. I played through Demon and Dark prior and I've basically had a really good time the last few months replaying Souls. Im a solo player because I didnt understand the multiplayer that much when the games came out at first, so I just stuck to my habits. Also, I noticed in NG+ that there are extra phantoms thrown into boss fights now? Umm no! 
This only affects the multi-player aspect. I think the server support was extended, but there are still NPCs available to help you with boss fights I think?
I am by no means an expert player at all. I suffer through all of these games because I tend to solo through them, but still have fun doing it.
As far as the order goes. Hmm...? So, umm..okay, if you are new to the Souls games and are starting out with DS2, then I think it is a good start because it seems to have more multi-player emphasis, so you are likley to receive help from other players to get through this game and you should definitely look for it if you get stuck. One problem I have with this game is that in a few instances you are expected to juggle between 2-3 bosses at one time, which only rarely happened in previous games. And when it did it was a nightmare, but memorable. Here they do it more it seems like.
I really feel like these games are independent of each other and offer different experiences. New people are starting out with this game and getting into multiplayer--with friends. Im not sure how active the multiplayer is in Demons Souls or Dark Souls. Dark Souls will provide some familiar themes and possibly lore to Dark Souls 2. Demons is its own seperate world.
Also I think DS2 and Demons have a similar level design and play very similarly. I think thats why your podcast recommends playing DS2 and Demons. DS1 is a large interconnected world fully explorable that has shortcuts back into itself, and feels more like a Metroid or Castlevania game.
I recently played Demons, then DS1, now DS2. But DS2 and Demons are very similar in level progression-- lyou basically need to survive till you get to the next bonfire.
