An Ocarina for All Times
Few items are more powerful or essential to their story than Link’s iconic ocarina in “The Ocarina of Time”… this simple instrument could call for support, access healing points, unlock closed […]
The Waiting Game
A large portion of my video game experiences are populated with WAITING… waiting for the game to install, then waiting for the patch to download, followed by waiting for the […]
Pain, Tragedy, and Broken Hearts
There are game developers who I’ve faithfully followed for many years, playing each game they crafted with excitement… I trusted them because they’ve created some of my favorite gaming experiences. But […]
Punishment or Consequences?
With a few exceptions, video games have become much more forgiving over the years… most games feature unlimited lives and the ability to continue as many times as we need […]
All Good Things Must Come to an End…
All good things eventually come to an end… including my favorite video games. After all the skill points have been maxed out, the side missions have been completed, and the final […]
Promises, Promises…
Over the years I’ve been burned by games that promised features and experiences in their promotional trailers that they didn’t actually end up delivering in the final product. When a developer […]
An End Written From the Beginning
When I begin a new game I tend to feel weak, powerless, and a little bit lost as I grapple with an unfamiliar control scheme and face battles that are […]
Sora, Donald, and Goofy: A Threefold Cord
One of the core themes of Kingdom Hearts is teamwork, and as Sora faces the darkness that threatens him, his friends, and his world he found support from an unexpected […]
From “Nobody” to “Somebody”: A Heart-Shaped Dilemma
The “Nobodies” that impede our progress in the Kingdom Hearts games are a truly tragic group of opponents… they are beings made up of a body and soul, but they […]
Sora: Under-Qualified but Uniquely Gifted
Sora was a very unlikely protagonist when we were introduced to him in the first Kingdom Hearts game… small, young, with no combat skills to speak of and barely able […]
Finding God in Video Games 