Sony’s Blu-Ray Decision: Forging our own Armor
Sony’s decision to chart their own course with a proprietary media format, the Blu-Ray disc, was a choice that carried a lot of risk… they invested heavily into the technology […]
The DualShock Controller: Love Redefined
The first time I held a PlayStation DualShock controller in my hands, it felt pretty foreign to me… it featured a dramatically different layout than my N64 or any of […]
Deus Ex: A Relationship Shared Through Shared Experiences
On my short list of the most influential games I’ve played in my life, there is a title that probably shouldn’t be there. I never saw a marketing ad for […]
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 […]
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 […]
Spider-Man: The Bite that Becomes Our Calling
On the surface, there isn’t much difference between Peter Parker’s Spider-Man and the gallery of rogues he is frequently forced to deal with… each suffered devastating personal losses and endured […]
An Ending Designed From the Beginning
Approaching the end of a video game is always a bittersweet feeling for me… partially because I realize the game I’ve been enjoying is about to reach its’ final conclusion […]
Our True “Destiny”
If you have played a continually progressing game like Destiny, then you know that the completion of the story campaign is really just the beginning. From additional in-game missions, new […]
Star Wars: KOTOR and My Own Worst Enemy
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is easily my favorite game of all time, with an epic story that takes the classic “amnesiac protagonist” gaming trope and spins it […]
Dragon’s Dogma 2: A Framerate Predicament and The Reason Why We Are Here
In a bit of news that NOBODY saw coming, Dragon’s Dogma 2 has released and created a bit of a conundrum for players… how far are gamers willing to go […]
Finding God in Video Games 