Ben Grimm: A Unique Transformation for a “Fantastic” Calling
Ben Grimm was living a fairly normal life before he was exposed to the radiation that transformed him into “The Thing”… an accident that granted him superhuman strength and endurance, […]
Final Fantasy: A Matter of “Tactics”
Winning battles in Final Fantasy requires more than just resilience and determination… to be victorious in these battles we must both know our enemies as well as effectively plan our […]
Final Fantasy: Choosing the Correct Soundtrack for Victory
For me, the only thing that is more iconic than the characters in a Final Fantasy game is the game’s soundtrack… from the immediately recognizable beats of a battle sequence […]
Final Fantasy: Turn-Based Strategies in a Real-Time Battle
While there are over a dozen entries and rising in the mainline Final Fantasy franchise, the way players engage in combat comes down to two basic concepts… the slower, turn-based […]
Kingdom Hearts: Taking Time in the Midst of the Battle to Heal
In most of my modern gaming adventures, my characters have the ability to “auto-heal”, and by simply getting out of combat for a few seconds they are able to catch […]
Halo Reach: Winning Tomorrow’s Battles Through Today’s Sacrifices
Halo Reach, Bungie’s final “swan song” in the Halo universe, was a prequel that set up the entire Halo conflict through the eyes of a brave fireteam of Spartans named […]
Don’t Take it Personally: A Mushroom Kingdom Mindset
The very first time I loaded up the original Super Mario Brothers on the NES, I was transfixed… I couldn’t wait to explore this colorful, magical world and unlock all […]
The Legend of Zelda: It is Dangerous to Go Alone
One of the most well-known quotes in gaming came from the original Legend of Zelda, when at the beginning of his adventure Link is told, “It’s Dangerous To Go Alone”. […]
Legend of Zelda and the “Pieces of Heart” Hidden in our “Dungeons”
At the beginning of our journey in the Legend of Zelda, we typically start out with a small amount of “hearts” that represent our health bar. As we play through […]
The Legend of Zelda: From Big to Small, A Strategy for Them All
Adversaries in the world of The Legend of Zelda range from the small and seemingly harmless to gigantic and terrifying… and during my time in the game I learned not […]
Finding God in Video Games 