Sonic and Shadow: Parallel Pains, Diverging Destinies
In many ways Sonic and Shadow’s journeys run parallel to each other, as both hedgehogs have endured far more than their fair share of painful losses and unprovoked challenges in […]
Sonic and the Secret of the Disappearing Rings?
One of the defining features of any Sonic game is the act of collecting rings as we race through the level… but no matter how many rings I pick up, […]
Sonic Adventure: Finding and Equipping our “Lightning Shoes”
In the Sonic Adventure series we learned that while Sonic is exceptionally fast, the secret to making him exponentially stronger and faster was finding and applying the hidden gear that […]
Sonic: Gotta Go FAST
If there’s one thing that Sonic, Sega’s mascot, has become known for over the years it’s that no matter where he is going, he’s gotta go FAST. Speed is the […]
Syphon Filter: Losing the Plot
While the Syphon Filter series may have lacked the gravitas of competing “spy” titles like Metal Gear Solid and Splinter Cell, the globe-trotting adventures of Gabriel Logan and his allies […]
The Last Guardian: Hands that were Designed to Heal
One of the most beautiful parts of “The Last Guardian” is the way that the player cares for Trico, the massive creature that befriends him and protects him through the […]
Halo 2, the Arbiter, and “Blessing our Enemies” with Grace
While it can be a boldly divisive choice at the time, the act of playing from the point of view of the “opposing team” (like switching to the Arbiter in […]
PlayStation’s Most Iconic Villains: Pride that Goes Before the Fall
While the most iconic villains from PlayStation’s greatest hits don’t share a lot of similarities, they all have one thing in common… pride. From Dr. Neo Cortex to Sephiroth, each […]
Ico: A Helping Hand that Goes Both Ways
I’ve never been a fan of escort missions in my games, so the idea of a game that is essentially one LONG escort mission sounded terrible… until Ico came along […]
HAPPY MARIO (Mar10) DAY 2025!
Happy Mario (MAR10) Day! While Mario may have started his adventures as just a humble plumber, it was always clear that his heart yearned for a destiny that ran deeper […]
Finding God in Video Games 