The Fall of the Jedi Temple: How the Wise Became Fools
The tragic fall of the entire Jedi order and the overthrow of the Jedi temple in “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” isn’t easy to watch, but it becomes even […]
The Only Way to Win in Splatoon… and in Life
While most competitive games in the “shooter” genre tend to focus on eliminating adversaries, Nintendo’s “Splatoon” series flipped the script by prioritizing painting prowess over traditional combat tactics. Victory in […]
Mario Kart: Blooper Ink and Walking by Faith
While there are plenty of obstacles that can stop us in our tracks during a Mario Kart race, the “inked screen” from a Blooper ink attack is the only one […]
Sonic: An Uncompromising Light in the Darkness
While Sonic’s gaming franchise is home to many of the most iconic console games across many different eras, it doesn’t mean they haven’t produced a few clunkers. Every time Sonic’s […]
Ico: A Helping Hand that Goes Both Ways
I’ve never been a fan of escort missions in my games, so the idea of a game that is essentially one LONG escort mission sounded terrible… until Ico came along […]
The Reason I Bought a PS1…
If I’m being honest, I didn’t plan to purchase a Sony PlayStation 1… at the time, I was the mostly satisfied owner of a Sega Saturn system as well as […]
Cyclops and the Power in our Eyes
If anyone can speak to the importance of being mindful of what your eyes are doing, it is Scott Summers… his optical powers earned him the name “Cyclops” for a […]
A Lamp to our Feet
s much as I enjoy games that let me choose my own path and make my own dialogue decisions, it’s a bit of a double-edged sword. I always wonder if I […]
A “Covenant” With Our Eyes
From the early days of trying to discreetly choose our plays in Madden, through the glory years of GoldenEye, and in every split-screen match of Halo in-between, there has been […]
Shining a Light When We Aren’t “Feeling It”
Games have become so immersive that it can be easy to forget that the concept of “light” in a video game is actually just a visual construct by the designer… […]
Finding God in Video Games 