Loki and the Secret to Finding our “Glorious Purpose”
Loki may have undergone the most dramatic transformation in the entire MCU, starting out as a manipulative villain consumed with achieving his “glorious purpose”… a selfish desire to see his […]
Kingdom Hearts: Unwanted Delays or Intentional Development?
While Kingdom Hearts often allows the players to decide the order in which we explore some of the worlds it contains, we can’t simply go straight from Traverse Town to […]
Halo’s Supporting Cast of Characters: Carrying Each Other’s Cross
While most of Master Chief’s journey during the original Halo trilogy is a solo experience, he didn’t save the universe alone… across each of his adventures he was joined by […]
Microsoft’s Costly Xbox Console Commitment: Taking Up our Cross
Launching a new console is not easy or cheap, and in order to remain relevant in the console marketplace a continuing price has to be paid… a price that Microsoft […]
Microsoft Game Pass: A “Day One” Sacrifice that Comes at a Cost
Microsoft made several expensive investments into the future with their Game Pass service, but giving away their newest games such as Halo Infinite and Starfield on their launch days as […]
Legend of Zelda: Taking Up Our Own Cross
Over the years there has been millions of fellow gamers who have taken on Link’s mission to free Hyrule from Ganon’s evil grasp… but even though countless others have played […]
Mario Kart and the DLC Dilemma: Taking Up Our Cross
Like almost every other video game out on the market today, Mario Kart 8 allowed us to expand our experience through paid DLC, offering even more characters to play as […]
Sony’s Memory Cards: The Price of Admission to “Save” our Games
While Sony’s decision to utilize a disc-based format for their console experience instead of cartridges came with many enhancements that improved the look, sound, and quality of their games, it […]
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 […]
Our Biggest Mission: Carrying Each Other’s Cross
While much of Master Chief’s journey is a solo experience, he didn’t save the universe alone… across each of his adventures he was joined by different co-op partners who provided […]
Finding God in Video Games 