Capturing the Flag: Leaving the Past Behind
Halo multiplayer matches contain some of my greatest gaming triumphs as well as many of my most embarrassing failures… sure, I have captured my fair share of flags over the […]
Master Chief, Arbiter, and Letting It Go
The pairing of the Master Chief and the Arbiter from bitter opponents to unlikely allies was one of the best parts of the Halo series… for both of them to […]
Punishment or Consequences?
With a few exceptions, video games have become much more forgiving over the years… most games feature unlimited lives and the ability to continue as many times as we need […]
Promises, Promises…
Over the years I’ve been burned by games that promised features and experiences in their promotional trailers that they didn’t actually end up delivering in the final product. When a developer […]
Backwards Compatibility: An Undeserved Grace
While I’m a huge fan of both Nintendo and PlayStation for different reasons, I’ve always appreciated one thing about each console that Xbox has released… backwards compatibility. Being able to […]
The “Mass Effect” of Past, Present, and Future Sins
(Author’s Note: I am writing this with a heavy heart over the recent scandals that have plagued the church over the last several weeks, specifically the fall of several high-profile […]
The Duck Hunt Dog: Adding Insult to Injury
The game villain who had the greatest impact on me at a young age wasn’t Ganon, Bowser, or even Ridley… it was the Duck Hunt Dog. This nameless antagonist wasn’t […]
Crosshair’s Burden and Judging Others
The redemptive arc of “Crosshair” from the Bad Batch took years to play out… his path from a merciless agent of the Empire to his restoration with his brothers played […]
Sony’s PSVR2: Embracing New Horizons and Setting Ourselves Free (The Gift of Forgiveness Part 3)
Sony has finally ripped the curtain away from one of the worst-kept secrets in the gaming industry… the Sony PSVR2. While the original PlayStation VR headset certainly fared better than […]
Unpacking: Forgiving When They Don’t Ask (The Gift of Forgiveness Part 2 – Luke 6)
Buried in a year of flashy new releases, big budget titles, and of course the first real year of next-gen video game launches for the PS5 and Xbox S/X, you […]
Finding God in Video Games 