Sonic Spinball: Finding Peace in the Chaos
While most of Sonic’s games involve the world’s fastest hedgehog careening off bounce pads, enemies, and obstacles like a living pinball in a mad dash to finish the level, in […]
“Cozy Gaming” in Animal Crossing and Finding Peace in our Storm
One of the reasons the Animal Crossing series has remained so popular after all these years is that it skillfully blends small daily surprises with a warm feeling of comfort […]
Maps in Mario Kart: Worrying About the Future
While I appreciate that Mario Kart provides me with a small map of the track I am racing on, it is rarely beneficial to me. I already have my hands […]
Sonic Spinball: Finding Peace in the Chaos
While most of Sonic’s games involve the world’s fastest hedgehog careening off of bounce pads, enemies, and obstacles like a living pinball in a mad dash to finish the level, […]
The Impossible Becomes the Inevitable
In most of my gaming experiences, the primary antagonist reveals themselves in a grandiose display of overwhelming power at a time when my inexperienced protagonist is no match for them. And […]
To Stack or Not to Stack?: That is the “Death Stranding” Question (Luke 12:22-31)
The game is FINALLY out, the reviews are in, and… well, we still don’t quite know what to make of it. Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima’s latest and most mysterious magnum […]
Finding God in Video Games 