Kingdom Hearts: Grappling With “Goodbye”
At multiple points in Kingdom Hearts we are given access to “guest characters” who join our party and help us out for a little while, but they don’t get to […]
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 […]
From Repentance to Reconciliation to Realization: A Commission That is Still Ours to Fulfill
While there are many unanswered questions left behind at the conclusion of the KPop Demon Hunters movie, one of the most significant is wondering what sparked the change in Rumi’s […]
The Nintendo 64: From Super Mario to Superman
The Nintendo 64 console was home to many of the best video game releases of all time, but that doesn’t mean that they always got it right. The same platform […]
From the WiiU to the Switch: Making Masterpieces From Missteps
While the Nintendo Switch has surpassed all of Nintendo’s previous home consoles in units sold and will go down in history as one of the most successful platforms of all […]
Mario Kart Cup Races: Starting Out Wrong, But Still Finishing Strong
Every Mario Kart title features a variety of “cup races” to compete in, and winning one of these cups requires the racer to achieve the highest combined score across all […]
An “Ugly Sonic” Start, a “Super Sonic” Finish
Video games have a really poor track record of becoming successful movies, and it looked like that trend would continue when the first images of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie […]
The Sony PlayStation “Slimming” Strategy
If there is one thing Sony has consistently shown over the years, it is their penchant for making a “slim version” of their system in each console generation. While it may […]
Capturing the Flag: Leaving the Past Behind
Halo multiplayer matches contain some of my greatest gaming triumphs as well as many of my most embarrassing failures… sure, I have captured my fair share of flags over the […]
Superman 64: Moving on From Failure
The Nintendo 64 console was home to many of the best games of its’ generation as well as all time… but that doesn’t mean it always got it right. The […]
Finding God in Video Games 