Halo “LAN Parties” and the Body of Christ: Some Assembly Required
Before the gaming world fully embraced online gaming, “LAN parties” were the way that we would came together to play titles like Halo with our fellow gamers. Some would bring […]
No Room for “Main Character Energy”: Two Voices, One Harmonious Performance
One of the biggest surprises for me in the KPop Demon Hunters movie is that every principal character was voiced by two different people… one to provide the spoken words […]
Mira: A “Wild Child” Turned Warrior
As the self-proclaimed “wild child” of the Huntrix crew, Mira’s brash demeanor concealed her deepest wounds… a pain she revealed in her darkest hour as she repeated the lies of […]
From Hopeless to Huntrix: Wounded Souls Seeking A Place to Belong
One of the most relatable parts of the group that came together to form Huntrix is their incredibly different backgrounds… on their own, each had been rejected for different reasons […]
A Lesson From Nintendo: Co-op Built in From the Start
While it might sound obvious in retrospect, one of the most critical design decisions Nintendo made when developing their home gaming console was including more than one controller port. Even […]
Mario and Sonic: Finding Common Ground Through Unified Purpose
For years, Nintendo and Sega’s respective mascots existed in an adversarial relationship… as the competing public faces for their brands, the idea that we would ever see Mario and Sonic […]
Pikmin: The Importance of Being Part of a Diverse “Body”
The Pikmin series features some of the most unique protagonists in all of gaming… taken individually, these tiny beings appear relatively weak and helpless, and at first glance the world […]
Legend of Zelda Four Swords: It is Dangerous to Go Alone
Ironically, the series that originally taught us that “it is dangerous to go alone” all those years ago in the first Legend of Zelda title has primarily existed as a […]
Kart Racing Spin-Off’s: Soulless Copies or Attracting a New Audience?
Thanks to the popularity of the original kart racing games like Mario Kart and Diddy Kong Racing, almost every gaming franchise seems to have their own “kart racing” spin-off now. […]
Sonic and Knuckles: Differences in Opinions, Unity in Purpose
Our initial introduction to Knuckles the echidna in both his gaming appearances as well as his cinematic adventures is typically adversarial in nature… the circumstances that bring Knuckles and Sonic […]
Finding God in Video Games 