Master Chief’s Missing Pockets: A Disadvantage by Design?
For all of Master Chief’s advantages over his video game peers, he possesses a “limitation” that most of them don’t share. While gaming protagonists like Solid Snake carry an entire […]
The Original Halo Trilogy: Chapters that Don’t Always Make Sense Until the Story is Finished
Playing through the original Halo trilogy back when the games first launched vs. replaying them now is a VASTLY different experience. In my first playthrough, this seemingly basic “space marine […]
Xbox, Halo, and the Master Chief: Destined to Carry the Flag
When launching the original Xbox console, Microsoft chose to make a new and completely unknown game the star of the show… Halo: Combat Evolved. On the surface, a mostly silent […]
Viva Piñata and Finding the Purpose Behind our “Broken” Seasons in Life
One of the most unique titles to ever grace an Xbox console is Viva Piñata, a game built around the concept of sacrifice. The point of the game is to […]
Crafting in Animal Crossing: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
While many games allow us to customize what our virtual avatars look like including the clothes that they wear, Animal Crossing takes it a step further by giving us the […]
The Death Star: The Truth About the Weapons Formed Against Us
The Death Star is one of the deadliest projects in the entire sci-fi universe, a monstrous battle station designed to both intimidate and destroy all who dared to defy will […]
Ahsoka Tano: The Refiner’s Fire of Rejection and Pain
The character of Ahsoka didn’t exactly receive the warmest of welcomes when she originally debuted in the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated movie… both her fictional mentor Anakin as well […]
Star Wars: Jedi Survivor – Lost and Forgotten or Hidden for a Purpose?
The story of Cal Kestis that plays out over the course to the Star Wars: Jedi series fills in a few of the gaps in the Star Wars timeline, and […]
Lego Star Wars: Broken to Be Rebuilt
The Lego Star Wars games are a bit of a guilty pleasure for me… the simple joy of smashing and blasting almost every thing in the level into little Lego […]
Reborn for a Purpose: The Redemption of the Millennium Falcon
The Millennium Falcon is arguably one of the most popular and recognizable “spaceships” of all time, but it hasn’t always been known for its speed and maneuverability alone. The Falcon […]
Finding God in Video Games 