Final Fantasy and the Importance of “Save Points”
Final Fantasy games aren’t designed to be played through to completion in a single session… each title in the series contains a lengthy campaign that takes dozens of hours to […]
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: Exclusive Rewards for the Most Diligent Seekers
There are two types of Final Fantasy players in the world… there are those who choose to simply play the games and enjoy the story, and then there are those […]
Final Fantasy X and Blitzball: A Matter of Discipline
This is going to be a mildly controversial take… as much as I loved almost everything about playing Final Fantasy X, I never enjoyed ANY aspect of the Blitzball matches. […]
Final Fantasy IX: A Surprising Direction for a Unique Progression
After the well-received adventures of the grittier and brooding protagonists of Final Fantasy VII (Cloud) and Final Fantasy VIII (Squall), the developers of Final Fantasy IX went in an entirely […]
Kingdom Hearts: Healing Others, Helping Ourselves
While the real-time combat in Kingdom Hearts is fun and keeps the action lively, replenishing Sora’s health or MP in the middle of combat can be a bit tough to […]
Kingdom Hearts: Playing the Waiting Game
The Kingdom Hearts franchise launched over twenty years ago, and as a major fan of this series since day one it has always felt like the wait for the next […]
Kingdom Hearts 3: Setting Ourselves up for Disappointment?
The tremendous success of the first two titles in the Kingdom Hearts series placed an even larger amount of pressure on Kingdom Hearts 3 to be one of the greatest […]
Donald Duck and Kingdom Hearts: Compassion Vs. Condemnation
The importance of a healer in any party can’t be overstated, and Donald Duck’s role in supporting his teammates in Kingdom Hearts is essential to the advancement of the entire […]
Halo’s Plasma Pistol: Waiting or Charging Up?
The Covenant plasma pistol is often one of the most underrated weapons in the Halo series because it is the one that is most frequently used incorrectly. While its’ basic […]
Finding God in Video Games 