Metal Gear Solid: Breaking the “Fourth Wall”
Metal Gear Solid on PS1 is considered iconic for many reasons, and one of them is the way it would “break the fourth wall” during the game… from the Colonel […]
The Counter-Intuitive Nature of Metal Gear Solid
It may occupy a space as one of my favorite PS1 games of all time, but my first attempt at playing Metal Gear Solid was anything but, well… “solid”. For […]
MGS: Safety in the Shadows
I had never previously considered the proper use of shadows in a video game until the first time I played Metal Gear Solid on PS1. The need to survey my […]
A Metal Gear Collection That Isn’t Very Solid? (The Parasite of Pride – Part Three)
After years of anxious anticipation, Konami finally graced us with something we have all been asking for… with the release of the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection, almost all of […]
The PlayStation “X” button controversy: Why a Name Matters (Acts 4:9-12)
Well, congratulations humanity. We have done it. We have found a way to inject controversy into one of the oddest possible places on the planet, the proper name of the […]
Metal Gear Revisited: Right Card Key, Wrong Temperature (Jeremiah 1:4-9)
Not every game can stand the test of time. Don’t believe me? For every Super Mario Bros. or Legend of Zelda that looks and feels just as solid as you […]
How to Know if Your Metal Gear is Solid: The Choice We All Make (2 Samuel 6)
I can remember the scene vividly… I was standing in front of the glass display cabinets at Target staring at my video game choices and trying to make a decision […]
What’s Age Got to Do With it? (Numbers 13, Joshua 14)
As a massive fan of the previous Metal Gear games, I was giddy with anticipation of the reveal of Metal Gear Solid 4 and the return of the hero of […]
The Man in the Iron Mask: Cyborg Ninjas Need Forgiveness Too (1 Tim. 1:12-16)
When you are introduced as Cyborg Ninja, you are sort of destined to be remembered more for your suit than who is inside it. Nameless and faceless for much of […]
Finding God in Video Games 