Sony’s “Dreams”: Seeing One Small Piece of a Larger Puzzle
The act of making a game is something I always aspired to do one day, so when Sony released “Dreams” on PS4 it gave me the opportunity to finally turn […]
Final Fantasy: The Prerequisites to Performing the Most Powerful “Summons”
There a few moments in a Final Fantasy game more epic and awe-inspiring than performing a “summon”, and rightfully so… pressing the button to call for the game’s most serious […]
Final Fantasy: A Matter of “Tactics”
Winning battles in Final Fantasy requires more than just resilience and determination… to be victorious in these battles we must both know our enemies as well as effectively plan our […]
Final Fantasy: Hope, Faith, and Getting Answers to our Prayers
The Final Fantasy series has never shied away from the “fantasy” part of the title, packing their games full of seeming paradoxes like the massive boats that sail through the […]
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 […]
Finding God in Video Games 