Dr. Mario and “Overcoming Evil With Good”
While most of Mario’s adventures involve acts of physical acrobatics, his exploits as Dr. Mario allows him to show his more cerebral side by carefully matching doses of medication with […]
Kirby and “We Are What We Eat”
Kirby has a very unique way of learning new skills in his games… he consumes an ability and then becomes capable of demonstrating that power. As Kirby literally becomes what […]
“Leaving Soon”: The Things Left Undone
The act of booting up my console is usually a happy one… I hear the familiar sounds of it lurching to life, see the intro screen load, and after selecting […]
A Tale of Two Tombs: A “Triggering” Event
In almost every narrative-based game there are invisible “triggers” built into the landscape that aren’t visible to the player until we cross them, and typically when we step over that […]
Dragon’s Dogma 2: A Framerate Predicament and The Reason Why We Are Here
In a bit of news that NOBODY saw coming, Dragon’s Dogma 2 has released and created a bit of a conundrum for players… how far are gamers willing to go […]
Orlando MegaCon 2024: A Reflection on Our Search for Significance
There is nothing quite like the convention experience… and this year’s Orlando MegaCon was no exception. Fandoms are expressed as far as the eye can see as you wade through […]
TESTIMONY: Our Commission, If We Choose to Perform It
It has all lead to this moment… after all the countless hours of grinding through the grueling challenges, solving the devious puzzles, exploring the entire map and finishing every side […]
SCARS: Our Evidence, if We Choose to Embrace Them
We all have that moment… the traumatizing experience that took our favorite fictional form of media and made it REAL, complete with actual feelings and maybe even tears. For me, it […]
GameStop and a “Protection Predicament” (Broken Season – Part Three)
This one is a bitter one to write, because my personal history with GameStop and the brands over the years that it has absorbed (Babbage’s, Software Etc., EB Games, ThinkGeek, […]
Breaking Kong: Dealing With a “Broken Season” in Life (Part One)
Over the years, I have played a LOT of “broken games” … some that were based on licensed properties that were poorly made, others that possessed great potential but contained […]
Finding God in Video Games 