Rumi’s Last Stand: A Battle Already Won
As Rumi’s journey reached its’ epic conclusion, her final battle against Gwi-Ma began with his mocking accusation that “You can’t fix the world… you can’t even fix yourself.” While Rumi […]
Bubble Bobble and When Jesus Doesn’t Simply “Take the Wheel”
One of my earliest gaming co-op experiences was “Bubble Bobble”, a game featuring a pair of little dragons whose only offensive weapon is… wait for it… blowing bubbles. To clear […]
Sonic and the Chaos Emeralds: A Complicated, Transformational Relationship
Sonic’s relationship with the Chaos Emeralds is a bit of a complicated one… on one hand, the very existence of these powerful stones is the cause of many of his […]
Green Reticle, Red Reticle: When to Fight, When to Ignore, When to Endure (1 Sam 17, 1 Sam 24, 2 Sam 16)
In an ever-changing sea of faster frame-rates, dramatically upgraded hardware, and technological upgrades there has been one constant in many of our gaming experiences… the targeting reticle. This little icon […]
Finding God in Video Games 