Final Fantasy: Unique Games That Make Up One Beautiful Tapestry
There is more to the Final Fantasy series than just the mainline titles that carry Roman numerals in their names… the Final Fantasy universe is filled with additional entries that […]
Kingdom Hearts: A Kingdom for EVERY Heart
My favorite part of the Kingdom Hearts franchise has always been the incredible diversity of all of the characters that make it up. Gaming icons such as Cloud Strife and […]
Kingdom Hearts and the Body of Christ: A Beautiful Tapestry Built From Diversity
On paper, the entire concept behind Kingdom Hearts doesn’t sound like it should work. Square Enix, the developers responsible for crafting serious gaming narratives like the Final Fantasy series decided […]
Halo’s Warthog: Different Gifts to Serve Unique Roles
Driving the Warthog in Halo all by yourself works just fine if you are trying to enjoy a nice, leisurely cruise around the installation, but if you are trying to […]
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 […]
Finding God in Video Games 