The Key to Inner Peace: A Thankful Heart
Even my favorite games have portions in them that I’m not always “thankful” for… I don’t really enjoy “grinding” in Destiny, I don’t appreciate the time constraints in a Mario […]
Shining a Light When We Aren’t “Feeling It”
Games have become so immersive that it can be easy to forget that the concept of “light” in a video game is actually just a visual construct by the designer… […]
The Legend of Zelda, Iron Boots, and Timeless Solutions for our Modern Problems
My character’s progression in a video game takes many forms… it may be from experience that is earned through the battles I have faced, storyline moments that unlock a new […]
Unworthy: Sony’s New Patent and the Kindest Rewind
While the next console generation is likely several years away, a new gameplay feature was potentially revealed in a patent that Sony filed… and it will make the future a […]
Kingdom Hearts: Actively Prepared or Passively Equipped?
Thoughtfully choosing which items my character procures, carries, and uses tends to be critical to my success in the game I’m playing… there are dozens of different armor sets, swords, […]
Sonic: Keeping Our Heads Above the Water
I have noticed a strange issue with many of my favorite gaming characters… they are allergic to water. This same character can get struck by vehicles, scorched by fire, absorb […]
Mario Kart: A “Game Saving” Change
The ability to “save” our game is a luxury that didn’t always exist in video games. There was a time that suffering defeat at the hands of an enemy didn’t […]
Halo’s “Limitations”: What Would Master Chief Do?
While each Halo game has a small amount of exploration in it, the central storyline remains a linear experience… if we want to make progress, we have to take on […]
Halo: Going Deeper for the Hidden Rewards
The first time I played through Halo, I started the single-player campaign under normal difficulty and simply followed the story through to its’ conclusion… but that was only the beginning […]
Peace IN the Storm, Not FROM the Storm
While it can be hard to believe during some of the toughest controller-tossing battles we face, video games were designed for the player to WIN. There is a solution to every […]
Finding God in Video Games 