Co-op Misadventures: An Unappreciated “Hero”?
Anyone who has played a cooperative game has most likely experienced this… a teammate swooping in to “save” us, only to inadvertently cause our demise. I have attempted playing “the […]
Nintendo, Gaming, and Life: Designed for Community
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 […]
It Takes Two and the Purpose of Prayer: Knowing is Half the Battle (Part 2 – Luke 11:1-4)
It is increasingly uncommon for a game to be built exclusively around the concept of a co-op experience. Sure, many games have multiplayer components that extend the longevity of a […]
When God Said It Wasn’t Good: Overcooked and the Importance of Real Life Co-op (1 Cor 12:12-27)
I would have never guessed that my failure to deliver “non-burnt” onion soup on time could create a shatter point in a relationship, but yet here we are. On a […]
A Co-op Cross to Bear: When Jesus Needed a Partner (Luke 23)
I have professed my love of co-op gaming before, but there are games that are enabled for cooperative play and then there are titles that are BUILT for them, and […]
A Lesson from Destiny: Co-op experiences in the real world (Matt. 18:19-20)
Of all the things I love about the video gaming world, my personal favorite is the way that co-op gaming creates an experience that is almost unrivaled in any other […]
Finding God in Video Games 