The Secret About Side-Missions: Waiting on an Answer to Prayer
As much as I enjoy video games that introduce me to powerful new friends and allies, I find that they tend to disappear from the game RIGHT when I feel […]
Halo Plasma Pistol: Waiting or Charging?
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 […]
Patience in the Tutorial
I’m not a very patient gamer… my time to play is pretty limited, so when I start a new game I just want to dive right in. Tutorials? Skip… this isn’t my […]
The Waiting Game
A large portion of my video game experiences are populated with WAITING… waiting for the game to install, then waiting for the patch to download, followed by waiting for the […]
Unskippable Cutscenes and Unwanted Waits
I have a love/hate relationship with cutscenes in video games… the first time I watch them, they typically provide meaningful exposition as well as a chance to catch my breath. […]
Waiting Between Answers: A Kingdom Hearts Conundrum
The Kingdom Hearts franchise launched over twenty years ago, and with only a few entries in the mainline series the wait between each has felt impossibly long. Sure, there have been […]
Halo 2: Waiting on a Prayer
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… it was Halo 2. While almost everything about Halo 2 improved on its’ predecessor, the cliffhanger ending that […]
The Microsoft Kinect: A Matter of Timing
The original iteration of the Microsoft Kinect was ahead of its’ time… but because the technology as well as the software support to deliver on all of its’ promises wasn’t […]
Nintendo, Zelda, and a History That Conceals the Destiny
Zelda fans, the wait is FINALLY almost over… the long-awaited sequel to Breath of the Wild has finally received a release date (May 2023) as well as a full legal […]
Loading… Please wait (Exodus 23:28-30)
Loading… please wait. Oh, how I hate loading screens. Nothing breaks up the tension of a climactic cut scene like seeing a loading screen pop up, taking you completely […]
Finding God in Video Games 