Sony’s “Dreams”: Seeing One Small Piece of a Larger Puzzle
The act of making a game is something I always aspired to do one day, so when Sony released “Dreams” on PS4 it gave me the opportunity to finally turn […]
Final Fantasy Dialogue: Seeking a “Fresh Word” When We’ve Already Been Told What to Do
The characters in Final Fantasy characters tend to have a lot to unique things to say, so when they start repeating the exact same lines of dialogue I know that […]
Final Fantasy IX: A Surprising Direction for a Unique Progression
After the well-received adventures of the grittier and brooding protagonists of Final Fantasy VII (Cloud) and Final Fantasy VIII (Squall), the developers of Final Fantasy IX went in an entirely […]
Kingdom Hearts: Playing the Waiting Game
The Kingdom Hearts franchise launched over twenty years ago, and as a major fan of this series since day one it has always felt like the wait for the next […]
Halo’s Hunters: Solutions Hidden in Plain Sight
I’ll never forget the first time I faced a Hunter in Halo… actually, make that TWO Hunters since they like to work in pairs. They were the most powerful enemies […]
Halo 2: The Arbiter and Seeing the Story from a Different Perspective
One of the most controversial moments in Halo 2 was the developer’s decision to switch the player’s perspective in the middle of the game from our beloved Master Chief to […]
Rare: The Open Doors We May Not be Meant to Walk Through
Microsoft has made studio acquisitions one of their top priorities from the very beginning, and one of their first major purchases was “Rare”, a team known for creating hits for […]
Nintendo’s Family of Games: Understanding how the Same God Gives Different Answers to Prayer
There is just something about a game created by Nintendo that makes each title feel like they come from the exact same family of games, even though they couldn’t be […]
Animal Crossing: The Secret to Moving Past our “Basic” Start
The first few days (or even weeks) spent in the world of Animal Crossing are a bit “basic”. Our “home” is just a tiny room with a bed, and the […]
The Reveal of Samus Aran: The Answer We Didn’t Know We Needed
In the early days of video games, strong female protagonists were virtually non-existent… so the “helmet removal” reveal of Samus Aran at the end of the first Metroid game on […]
Finding God in Video Games 