On May 31, a huge door will close for the modern gamer. This will be the day that the servers for Demon’s Souls, the little dungeon crawler that could, go dark after numerous extensions by publisher Atlus.

Even if you haven’t played it yourself, if you follow games then you’ve likely heard of the spiritual successor to the King’s Field series that was released in October of 2009. Developed over a period of two years by From Software, the nihilistic tale of a lone adventurer in a decaying world let you craft your own character and slaughter demons, harvesting their souls to upgrade your own personal attributes along with your weapons and armor. What set this game apart, of course, was the hair-pulling, controller-throwing, bottle-breaking difficulty level.

Last year, NetherRealm Studios’ new vision of Mortal Kombat was released to the salivating masses, eager to see what Ed Boon had been cooking up ever since the crossover with DC Universe left a bad taste in the mouth of a loyal and bloodthirsty fan base.

What we received was nothing short of amazing: a return to form for the franchise, complete with gallons of blood spilled in seconds, fatalities that took incredible and outrageous liberties with human anatomy, and Mileena’s Flesh Pit costume. I sacrificed a hell of a lot of sleep myself acquiring that last one.