The REAL Secret Behind the Konami Code
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A… that simple series of inputs known as the “Konami Code” was a game-changer that I used many times to finally […]
The AI Dilemma: If We Could Rewrite the Stars
The emergence of artificial intelligence or “AI” in our gaming is more than just a probability… it is an inevitability and most likely already here in ways we may not […]
Bubble Bobble and “Prayer” Bubbles
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 […]
Metroid and Surprising Answers to Prayer
In the early days of gaming, strong female protagonists were virtually non-existent…so the reveal of Samus Aran at the end of the first Metroid game was a pretty big deal. […]
The Bad Batch Finale: An Unanswered Prayer
(SPOILER ALERT for the Series Finale of Star Wars: The Bad Batch) As I sit here pondering the finale of the Star Wars: Bad Batch series, I find myself torn… […]
Anakin and How “Hurt People” Hurt People
The relationship between Padmé and Anakin in the Star Wars prequels is one of the most heartbreaking parts of the entire saga… two star-crossed lovers torn apart by past pains and […]
A Tale of Two Tombs: A “Triggering” Event
In almost every narrative-based game there are invisible “triggers” built into the landscape that aren’t visible to the player until we cross them, and typically when we step over that […]
One Bad Day: To Steal, Kill and Destroy (Broken Season – Part Four)
One bad day… those three words are typically the catalyst for almost every superhero story that we have ever enjoyed over the years. Bruce Wayne was living a fairly unexciting […]
A “Pausing Predicament”: Diablo IV and The Devil in the Details
(Author’s Note: This article is not a recommendation or endorsement of this game/franchise and is written for the purposes of commenting on a missing feature from the game and its’ […]
Jedi Chronicles: Prayer Despair”: Finding Peace in the Unpredictable (Part 3)
This felt familiar… suspiciously familiar. I crept stealthily out of the shadows, keeping a slow and steady pace behind the stormtroopers marching in front of me… their nonchalant conversation and […]
Finding God in Video Games 