Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
At multiple points in Kingdom Hearts we are given access to “guest characters” who can join our party and help us out for a while… but they don’t get to […]
Kingdom Hearts: A Lower Level of Difficulty
I tend to play most games on their default setting, but when my young daughter wanted to play Kingdom Hearts with me I dropped the difficulty level down to the […]
Limited Continues: One Life to Live
I am always deeply appreciative of any video game that allows me to “press continue” after my character meets their demise… even if it is for the hundredth time. I […]
Unskippable Cutscenes and Unwanted Waits
I have a love/hate relationship with cutscenes in video games… the first time I watch them, they typically provide meaningful exposition as well as a chance to catch my breath. […]
Waiting Between Answers: A Kingdom Hearts Conundrum
The Kingdom Hearts franchise launched over twenty years ago, and with only a few entries in the mainline series the wait between each has felt impossibly long. Sure, there have been […]
Kingdom Hearts 3: Unfair Expectations?
The tremendous success of the first two titles in the Kingdom Hearts series placed an even larger amount of pressure on Kingdom Hearts 3 to be one of the greatest […]
Kingdom Hearts: Beauty and Purpose Within Our Diversity
On paper, the concept behind Kingdom Hearts shouldn’t work… the development studio that was responsible for serious gaming franchises like Final Fantasy was going to create a game that would […]
Keyblades, Armor, and the Weapons of our Warfare
The sheer accessibility of playing a Kingdom Hearts game is one of the reasons the series became so popular, but that doesn’t mean the missions they contain are easy… success […]
Kingdom Hearts and the God of “Enough”
Playing Kingdom Hearts on an easier difficulty level ensures we will typically finish each level with an abundance of resources to spare… but on higher difficulty levels and during the […]
Why We Love Gaming: Conflict Resolution 101
The medium of video games has certainly grown and evolved over the years, but one of the most consistent and appreciated aspects of playing games is the agency that it […]
Finding God in Video Games 