Bowsers, Reapers, and Praying for a Different Cup
I don’t always agree with every narrative decision the developers make in the games I play… if I was in charge, the story would have unfolded MUCH differently. Even in […]
Mass Effect: A Sacrifice of the Highest Price
In many of my favorite games, there is simply no way for the protagonist to survive the story. Without sharing any spoilers, some of the best stories I have played […]
Halo: A Difficulty Setting Dilemma
Difficulty levels in video games have evolved almost as much as the games themselves… While older titles typically only featured one default difficulty setting, modern games cater to the widest […]
“Guilty Pleasure” Games: Not Ashamed
We all have them… those “guilty pleasure” games that are categorically rejected by the entire gaming world as terrible, broken titles that on a scale of 1 to 10 would […]
MGS: Safety in the Shadows
I had never previously considered the proper use of shadows in a video game until the first time I played Metal Gear Solid on PS1. The need to survey my […]
FFX: The Prerequisites of Perfect Love
Almost all games have prerequisites built into them… for example, we can’t unlock the most powerful abilities on our character’s skill tree until we have achieved the basic ones first. […]
From Ordinary to EXTRAORDINARY!
Just about ANYONE can be the hero of the story in a video game… many of my favorite iconic gaming heroes were simply regular characters living very normal lives until […]
Promises, Promises…
For years, gaming events and expos such as E3, Gamescom, TGS, PAX and more have brought us exciting announcements, trailers, and game reveals that fill our eyes with graphical wonders […]
Mass Effect: The One Choice We All Make
The original Mass Effect trilogy was packed with unique choices, but after answering all of these hundreds of smaller questions the entire game still led to one final decision… how […]
The “Mass Effect” of Past, Present, and Future Sins
(Author’s Note: I am writing this with a heavy heart over the recent scandals that have plagued the church over the last several weeks, specifically the fall of several high-profile […]
Finding God in Video Games 