Money Trees In Animal Crossing: Reaping What We Sow
The act of “planting” in most games follows a pretty predictable and linear path… if I plant an apple seed into the ground, typically one single apple tree will grow. […]
A New Day in “Animal Crossing: New Horizons”
There is something unique about playing Animal Crossing during the “seasonal events” that it offers that few other games can successfully mimic. From receiving gifts on my birthday, the real-time […]
The “Duel of the Fates”: Anakin’s Pride vs. Obi-Wan’s “High Ground”
As the “Duel of the Fates” between Anakin and Obi-Wan reached its climactic crescendo, the full truth behind Anakin’s fall to the dark side was exposed… it wasn’t just a […]
Heeding the Warning of Admiral Ackbar: It’s a TRAP!
The moment Admiral Ackbar realized that the Rebel fleet had been lured into a dogfight with a FULLY operational Death Star in “Return of the Jedi” yielded one of the […]
Lando and a “Deal That is Getting Worse All the Time”
Lando’s friendliness and hospitality towards Han Solo and Leia in “The Empire Strikes Back” hid a dark secret… Lando had made a “deal with the devil” to turn them over […]
Darth Vader: A Case Study in Undeserved Mercy and Amazing Grace
The journey of Anakin Skywalker may be a little hard to accept from some of us… and perhaps that’s because we don’t believe he deserved his final redemptive arc. Anakin’s […]
From Hopeless Case to an Act of Grace: The Redemption of Crosshair
To be honest, I had given up any hope that there could be a redemptive arc for “Crosshair” from the Bad Batch series… after he revealed that his merciless actions […]
Bad Batch’s Tech: Living Out “Plan 99” in an “Order 66” World
Star Wars characters giving their lives in a final act of sacrifice is nothing new, but losing Tech in Star Wars: The Bad Batch hit me pretty hard. I could […]
Anakin, Padmé, and the Importance of Dealing With our Pain
The doomed relationship between Padmé and Anakin in the Star Wars prequels is one of the most heartbreaking parts of the entire saga… two star-crossed lovers torn apart by past pains […]
The Death Star “Trench Run”: Faith in What We Can’t See
In Star Wars: A New Hope, there was a defining moment during the infamous “trench run” on the Death Star when Obi-Wan Kenobi instructed Luke to let go of what […]
Finding God in Video Games 