An Unwanted Delay to “Finishing the Fight”
If you were there for it, you remember how excruciating the long wait between the release of Halo 2 and Halo 3 was. Sure, most games require us to be […]
Pray Without Ceasing: Even Spartans Have to Recharge Their Shields
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a fairly reckless Halo player… the knowledge that I’m playing as a Spartan soldier covered from head to toe in powerful Mjolnir […]
Steam: Digital Ownership or a “License” to Play?
After years of building up a PC platform juggernaut that has become so dominant that physical PC games have basically ceased to exist, Steam is finally sharing the truth at […]
Empty Rocket Launchers and Deceitful Hearts
I have fallen for it more times than I care to admit… I have heard and followed the siren’s call of a powerful, game-changing weapon laying open and exposed in […]
Halo Grenades: Truth Bombs or “Unfriendly Fire”?
Despite my best intentions, I’ve found that my grenade throws in Halo can often do more harm than good. Even when I’m targeting my opposition, the splash damage that these […]
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 […]
Choosing the High Ground: A Means to an End
Almost every major gaming or movie villain feels the pressing need to explain themselves through massive one-sided monologues… they preach about their glorious purpose as they attempt to rationalize and […]
Different Paths, Unique Choices… One Judge
I’ll never forget the feeling of making my first big choice between taking the sword, shield, or staff in Kingdom Hearts… and the concern I had with discarding one of […]
Teamwork in Kingdom Hearts: Intercede to Succeed
While the real-time combat in Kingdom Hearts is fun and keeps the action lively, replenishing my health or MP in the middle of combat can be tough to pull off. […]
An “Inconvenient” Path to Reach Every Heart
The gameplay in Kingdom Hearts represented a dramatic departure from what Square Enix has historically released, opting for real-time combat that anyone could pick up and play instead of the […]
Finding God in Video Games 