The Bad Batch and Being Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
One of my favorite spin-offs to come from the animated Star Wars: Clone Wars series is the “Bad Batch”… a group of “failed” clones who were deemed unfit to serve […]
Star Wars: KOTOR and My Own Worst Enemy
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is easily my favorite game of all time, with an epic story that takes the classic “amnesiac protagonist” gaming trope and spins it […]
Anakin, Darth Vader, and the Grace by Which We Stand
Anakin Skywalker’s story arc contains one of the most stunning and painful falls from grace in cinematic history… from a noble and heroic Jedi Knight who performed countless acts of […]
A True “Phantom Menace”
We all remember that moment… that feeling of shock when Darth Maul ignited the SECOND blade on his lightsaber and we realized he was even more dangerous than we thought. […]
Rebirth: The Repurposing of the Millennium Falcon
The Millennium Falcon is arguably one of the most popular and recognizable “spaceships” of all time, but it hasn’t always been known just for its’ speed and maneuverability… it was […]
A Jedi Master Conundrum
The mutually beneficial relationship between a Jedi Knight and their padawan is an interesting one… while neither of them are a “master” yet (sorry Anakin), both are actively giving as […]
Order 66 and our Sin Nature
The darkest moment in all of Star Wars is the infamous command to “Execute Order 66”, as the previously loyal clone troopers suddenly and violently betrayed their Jedi companions… culminating […]
“Leaving Soon”: The Things Left Undone
The act of booting up my console is usually a happy one… I hear the familiar sounds of it lurching to life, see the intro screen load, and after selecting […]
Grogu and the Answers to Our Questions
The backstory of Grogu, or “Baby Yoda” for those who refuse to accept his legal name, has been the cause of more speculation in the Star Wars universe than the […]
A Tale of Two Tombs: A “Triggering” Event
In almost every narrative-based game there are invisible “triggers” built into the landscape that aren’t visible to the player until we cross them, and typically when we step over that […]
Finding God in Video Games 