Most gaming protaganists are designed to be underdogs… massively outnumbered, woefully outgunned, and facing an overpowered and seemingly unstoppable opponent. But that’s what makes our co-dependent journey with them so rewarding… […]
Do you remember that feeling of surprise you had the first time you found a hidden “secret” in a video game? Maybe it was the moment you bumped your head on […]
While I enjoy a dominating, landslide victory over my opponents as much as anyone, those aren’t the most satisfying matches I’ve experienced… they aren’t even the moments I talk about […]
I don’t always agree with every narrative choice the developers make in the games I play… if I was in charge, the story would have unfolded MUCH differently. Even in titles […]
From the early days of trying to discreetly choose our plays in Madden, through the glory years of GoldenEye, and in every split-screen match of Halo in-between, there has been […]
Over the years, most games have replaced the traditional “med-packs” and health pickups we would use to heal ourselves with a much simpler form of health regeneration… seeking out a […]
The relationship between the person playing the video game and the character on the screen is typically a very simple one… we press the analog stick left and they turn […]
One of the main reasons I play video games is because I enjoy the ACTION… after all, fast-paced battles with a timer counting down and the fate of the world […]
Often the most relatable part of my character’s journey is when they are forced to pause their grand destiny to save the world in order to hunt down some sticks, […]
Games are full of items that serve very specific purposes… the key to the water temple is of no use when we are trying to enter the fire temple, and […]
Finding God in Video Games 