Beyond the Surface
Some of my favorite gaming protagonists would not have won the “most likely to save the world” award in high school… from humble plumbers like Mario and Luigi to the […]
A Backstory that Conceals the Destiny?
Protagonists in video games don’t always have a backstory that indicates what their destiny will contain… who would have ever expected that a simple plumber named Mario would embark on […]
The Only Path to True Peace
Have you ever fallen down the “team-killing” vortex before? To my shame, I certainly have… a member of my team INTENTIONALLY throws a grenade at me or pushes me off a […]
Halo Loadouts: Limitations or Strategic Design?
For all of Master Chief’s advantages over his video game peers, he possesses a “limitation” that most of them don’t share. While gaming protagonists like Solid Snake carry an entire […]
A Detour Worth Finding
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 […]
Unworthy: Stepping Forward from Self-Disqualification
From Mario and Link to Master Chief and Samus, all of these gaming protagonists have one thing in common… they started moving forward in their journey when we pressed start. […]
Sora and a Journey of Affliction
The most memorable video game stories I’ve ever played always involved a massive amount of very painful, VERY personal challenges for the protagonist to overcome. But the reason these stories […]
Kairi: A Destiny Concealed in Plain Sight
At the beginning of the Kingdom Hearts series, Kairi appears to be little more than a classic “damsel in distress”, existing only in service to Sora’s over-arching story… but appearances […]
Xbox Live Parties: A Friend for Every Season
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 […]
The First Descendant: Participation Problems
“The First Descendant” from Nexon Games has achieved a modest amount of notoriety in the few short weeks since its’ launch for multiple reasons… such as liberally borrowing most of […]
Finding God in Video Games 