The “EyeToy”: Ahead of Its Time or First Steps Towards VR?
All of the incredible virtual reality games that are available to play on Sony’s PlayStation VR add a whole new way to experience video games, but the VR headset was […]
Deus Ex: A Relationship Shared Through Shared Experiences
On my short list of the most influential games I’ve played in my life, there is a title that probably shouldn’t be there. I never saw a marketing ad for […]
The Counter-Intuitive Nature of Metal Gear Solid
It may occupy a space as one of my favorite PS1 games of all time, but my first attempt at playing Metal Gear Solid was anything but, well… “solid”. For […]
The Reason I Bought a PS1…
If I’m being honest, I didn’t plan to purchase a Sony PlayStation 1… at the time, I was the mostly satisfied owner of a Sega Saturn system as well as […]
A Fighting Game Conundrum: The Art of the Block
Painful Admission: I’m pretty mediocre at most fighting games, and there’s a very simple reason for this… I don’t like to block. I personally prefer the mindless chaos of frantically […]
Iron Man: Giving Our Life Away to Find It
Tony Stark’s final act of sacrifice to stop Thanos, while difficult to watch, was the only possible conclusion to his story arc… after all, the “arc reactor” in the chest […]
The Human Torch: Life and Death in our Words
Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch) brings his fiery demeanor to the Fantastic Four in more ways than one… his quick wit and sarcastic quips might bring some much-needed humor […]
“Unworthy” Thor: Moving Forward From our Past Mistakes
Thor might be one of the most powerful beings in the entire MCU, but the events of Avengers: Infinity War left him with a burden that all of his super […]
Cable and a “Present” Predicament
Cable’s backstory is definitely one for the comic books… he’s the time-hopping mutant son of Jean Grey and Cyclops who traveled back to the past to prevent his apocalyptic future […]
Captain America: A Man “Out of Time”
Before Captain America assembled the entire MCU to battle Thanos, he was the “man out of time”. A relic from a forgotten era, Steve felt out of place in the […]
Finding God in Video Games 