Almost every major gaming or movie villain feels the pressing need to explain themselves through massive one-sided monologues… they preach about their glorious purpose as they attempt to rationalize and […]
Playing through the original Halo games back when they first launched is a vastly different experience than returning to replay them now. In my first playthrough, this seemingly basic “space […]
The strength of the Kingdom Hearts franchise has always been in its incredible diversity… a world where gaming heroes such as Cloud Strife and Auron from the Final Fantasy series […]
While Kingdom Hearts is a fairly linear gaming experience, it doesn’t mean that every item we need or character we’re tasked with helping are easily discovered… many are only revealed […]
I’ll never forget the feeling of making my first big choice between taking the sword, shield, or staff in Kingdom Hearts… and the concern I had with discarding one of […]
In Kingdom Hearts, the intentional choices we make before our mission to prepare for it has a massive impact on how they play out. From deciding how to invest the […]
While each world in Kingdom Hearts is open for general exploration, there are many areas within each level that are not designed for us to interact with. While trying to […]
Almost every video game revolves around challenges that must be endured and a conflict that must be resolved. Whether it is the age-old battle between Link and Ganon or the […]
While the real-time combat in Kingdom Hearts is fun and keeps the action lively, replenishing my health or MP in the middle of combat can be tough to pull off. […]
The musical soundtrack behind each level of Kingdom Hearts does more than provide a bit of ambience… it changes the way we perceive the area that we are in and […]
Finding God in Video Games 