The Fall and Rebirth of Bo-Katan: This is the Way
Many of the most memorable characters in the Star Wars franchise are introduced to us with a problematic background painted in shades of gray… characters such as Bo-Katan Kryze, a […]
Final Fantasy Dialogue: Seeking a “Fresh Word” When We’ve Already Been Told What to Do
The characters in Final Fantasy characters tend to have a lot to unique things to say, so when they start repeating the exact same lines of dialogue I know that […]
Final Fantasy IV: The Transformation of Cecil
At the heart of most of my favorite Final Fantasy games is a love story… two individuals who have been brought together by an incredible set of circumstances to save […]
Kingdom Hearts, Sora, and an “Unqualified” Protagonist
On the surface, Sora looked like a very unlikely protagonist when we’re first introduced to him in Kingdom Hearts… he was small, young, had no combat skills to speak of […]
Kingdom Hearts: Sora, Roxas, and the Battle to Share One Heart
The characters of Sora and Roxas exist in a unique duality in the Kingdom Hearts series… they are two distinct beings originally connected by one single heart, with each seeking […]
Microsoft’s Costly Xbox Console Commitment: Taking Up our Cross
Launching a new console is not easy or cheap, and in order to remain relevant in the console marketplace a continuing price has to be paid… a price that Microsoft […]
Microsoft Game Pass: A “Day One” Sacrifice that Comes at a Cost
Microsoft made several expensive investments into the future with their Game Pass service, but giving away their newest games such as Halo Infinite and Starfield on their launch days as […]
A Victory that Only Comes Through Surrender
One of the saddest lines of dialogue in KPop Demon Hunters is when Rumi reached the very end of her journey to rid herself of her “patterns”. After being humiliated […]
Bubble Bobble and When Jesus Doesn’t Simply “Take the Wheel”
One of my earliest gaming co-op experiences was “Bubble Bobble”, a game featuring a pair of little dragons whose only offensive weapon is… wait for it… blowing bubbles. To clear […]
The Legend of Zelda: Private Obedience Before Public Victories
There’s a good reason why we don’t turn on a Legend of Zelda game and immediately head into a fight with Ganon, the evil mastermind behind most of the entries […]
Finding God in Video Games 