Final Fantasy: Small Beginnings, Big Endings
Like most game series that have survived from their original 8-bit NES incarnations into the modern era of photo-realistic graphics, Final Fantasy has come a VERY long way. When this […]
Kingdom Hearts: Unwelcome Detours that Reveal an Unexpected Destiny
While Kingdom Hearts is a fairly linear gaming experience, it doesn’t mean that every item that our missions require or each character we are tasked with helping are easily discovered… […]
Kingdom Hearts: The Wayward Souls with Messy Backstories Chosen to Save the World
At the center of the Kingdom Hearts’ story is a group of damaged, flawed, unlikely heroes… some of them were “Nobody’s” searching for a body and life of their own, […]
Kingdom Hearts, Sora, and an “Unqualified” Protagonist
On the surface, Sora looked like a very unlikely protagonist when we’re first introduced to him in Kingdom Hearts… he was small, young, had no combat skills to speak of […]
Kairi’s Role in Kingdom Hearts: A “Princess in Heart” in Her Own Right, Hidden in Plain Sight
At the beginning of the Kingdom Hearts series, the character of Kairi appeared to be little more than a classic “damsel in distress”, existing only in service to Sora’s over-arching […]
Kingdom Hearts: Sora, Roxas, and the Battle to Share One Heart
The characters of Sora and Roxas exist in a unique duality in the Kingdom Hearts series… they are two distinct beings originally connected by one single heart, with each seeking […]
Kingdom Hearts: Axel’s Redemptive Journey to a Keyblade of His Own
Axel might have started his journey on the villains side in the Kingdom Hearts series, but he is the poster child for starting out wrong and still finishing strong. Despite […]
Answering Halo’s Real Question: What Would the Master Chief Do?
While each title in the original Halo trilogy has a small amount of exploration in it, the central storyline remains a linear experience. If we want to make progress, we […]
Mario, Sonic, and a Thanksgiving Encouragement for Tough Times
Most of the iconic protagonists from our favorite video game franchises get placed in some pretty unfair situations that would be fairly difficult to appreciate… but the truth is nobody […]
Xbox Live Party: When Our Paths Diverge
One of the best features Xbox added before their competitors did was the ability to join an Xbox Live “party” with your friends and bounce from one game to another […]
Finding God in Video Games 