Kingdom Hearts: Gummi Ship Blues
The gameplay in the Kingdom Hearts series is broken up into two segments… the fun part where we get to run, jump, and fight bad guys, and the less enjoyable […]
Kingdom Hearts: Hope for the “Nobodies”
The “Nobodies” that impede our progress in the Kingdom Hearts games are a truly tragic group of opponents. They are beings who are made up of a body and soul, […]
Kingdom Hearts: A Default Difficulty Setting Dilemma?
I tend to play most video games on their default settings, but when my young daughter wanted to play Kingdom Hearts with me I chose to drop the difficulty level […]
Donald Duck and Kingdom Hearts: Compassion Vs. Condemnation
The importance of a healer in any party can’t be overstated, and Donald Duck’s role in supporting his teammates in Kingdom Hearts is essential to the advancement of the entire […]
Goofy and Kingdom Hearts: Overlooking Insults, Showing Kindness and Grace
The Kingdom Hearts series is filled with serious characters dealing with complicated existential issues, and right in the middle of all of this angst and turmoil stands Goofy… a kind […]
Halo’s Needler: A “Thorn in the Flesh” that Leads us to Grace
The “Needler” in Halo may not pack the same punch as a shotgun or a rocket launcher, but its’ ordnance is capable of defeating even the most powerful Spartan because […]
Halo’s “Brutes”: A Case Study in Controlling our Anger
The “Brutes” that were introduced in Halo 2 are an interesting character study, demonstrating a fairly nuanced battle strategy that can make them quite difficult to take down… until you […]
Halo, Master Chief and Watching our Words
The Master Chief carried the weight of saving the entire universe on his shoulders, so he is never found wasting his limited time or his even more limited words engaging […]
343 Guilty Spark: Addressing the “Spark of Guilt” in our Lives
Out of all the adversaries that we encountered on and off of the Halo ring, 343 Guilty Spark was definitely the most dangerous. While most of our enemies had the […]
Moving on From the Past: The Key Capturing the Flag in Halo (and in Life)
Halo multiplayer matches contain some of my greatest gaming triumphs as well as many of my most embarrassing gaming failures. Sure, I have captured my fair share of flags and […]
Finding God in Video Games 