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 […]
Our True “Destiny”
If you have played a continually progressing game like Destiny, then you know that the completion of the story campaign is really just the beginning. From additional in-game missions, new […]
Halo Sequels: Missing the “Creator’s” Hands
If we are all being honest, Halo hasn’t been the same since Bungie moved on to create Destiny and Microsoft handed the Halo license to 343 studios… as a Halo […]
Nintendo, Zelda, and a History That Conceals the Destiny
Zelda fans, the wait is FINALLY almost over… the long-awaited sequel to Breath of the Wild has finally received a release date (May 2023) as well as a full legal […]
Mass Effect and Shepard’s Return? A “Predestination” Predicament (Judges 16)
Mass Effect is back in the news thanks to an increasingly bizarre story that either accidentally revealed the future of the franchise… or it at least indicated that they should […]
Sony Strikes Back and “Buying Bungie”: Commitment Confirmed (Part 2)
At first, I thought this was a joke… like maybe someone high up in Sony was trying to perform a micro-transaction purchase to buy more in-game “glimmer” for their Destiny […]
Bungie’s “Infinite Circle”: From Halo to Destiny and Back Again (1 Cor. 3)
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear… both of you? Wait… Bungie AND Halo are celebrating their anniversaries? While all of the news lately has been […]
Finding God in Video Games 