Final Fantasy: Hope, Faith, and Getting Answers to our Prayers
The Final Fantasy series has never shied away from the “fantasy” part of the title, packing their games full of seeming paradoxes like the massive boats that sail through the […]
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, […]
Halo 2: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… it was Halo 2. While almost everything about Halo 2 improved on its predecessor, the cliffhanger ending that […]
Animal Crossing: “Rainy Days” and the Fish that Only Come Out in the Rain
One of the things that makes playing Animal Crossing so compelling is the way it follows the “seasons” we are experiencing in the real world. For example, when it is […]
Darth Vader: A Case Study in Undeserved Mercy and Amazing Grace
The journey of Anakin Skywalker may be a little hard to accept from some of us… and perhaps that’s because we don’t believe he deserved his final redemptive arc. Anakin’s […]
From Hopeless Case to an Act of Grace: The Redemption of Crosshair
To be honest, I had given up any hope that there could be a redemptive arc for “Crosshair” from the Bad Batch series… after he revealed that his merciless actions […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Light Forged in a Dark Place
In the first six Star Wars movies, Obi-Wan Kenobi was presented as a consistent beacon of light who shined brightly in even the most hopeless of situations, but in the […]
Star Wars: The Perfect Group of Misfits Chosen to Deliver a “New Hope”
One of the reasons I believe the original Star Wars has stood the test of time is because the original “rebels” we fell in love with weren’t the traditional “hero […]
Star Wars: Andor – Burning Our Lives for a Sunrise We Will Never See
The events of the “Andor” series as well as the Star Wars: Rogue One movie finally revealed the massive amount of sacrifice that was involved in acquiring the Death Star […]
A Message of Hope and Encouragement in Dark Times
As part of our commitment to everyone who has chosen to follow us over the years, we have never engaged in political posts, comments, or dialogues of any kind… and to […]
Finding God in Video Games 