Discovering Spiritual Truths in Gaming
Publisher One or Eight and developer Team EARTH WARS have just released Lost Epic, and it certainly lives up to its name. The game touts a Souls-like (read: challenging) experience in a 2D side-scrolling environment). While this hack-and-slash foray does have some high points, much of it feels a bit unpolished while parts of it come […]
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When I was growing up, my mom would always keep an eye on what games I played. My console and TV were in the living room and she bought all of my games. She knew what I was doing. Now that I am a father, I enjoy watching my children play video games on their […]
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I was first introduced to What the Golf?’ while watching DGR (popular YouTuber and streamer of all things Mario) play a few levels on YouTube. It was a great exercise in disrupting the equilibrium of expectations, as the game had a way of turning those expectations on their collective ears. It put a smile on […]
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On March 31, 2021, designers were no longer able to upload courses to Super Mario Maker (SMM) for the Wii U. Though this announcement was bittersweet, it opened the door to what was once impossible for gamers: officially completing SMM. While Super Mario Maker 2 crested 2 million user created levels within the first two […]
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Was that the 10th step or the 11th? Perhaps you have had similar thoughts while negotiating stairs in the dark. Was that the last step or is there one more? Guess wrong or misremember and you’re reaching for a phantom top step (with that brief frightful feeling of stepping through nothingness) or confidently hurting your […]
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Games are an escape. Their immersive worlds and lore draw us in and comfortably hold us despite the ample adversity thrown in our path. Nearly every iteration of the Legend of Zelda (LoZ) series runs a similar narrative: you are a boy called to a task that is seemingly insurmountable at the time. With exploration […]
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Time, as we all know, is a non-renewable resource. It is precious, fragile, and Biblically: our days are numbered. Ecclesiastes somberly reminds us that there is a time for everything. Healing, tearing down, building up, weeping, laughing, mourning, and the list goes on. This begs the question: how long should we spend on either a […]
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When you think of a Christian game in the AppStore, does Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, or Bejeweled come to mind? With Stained Glass, that’s exactly what you get! However, Lightside Games brings a story to your standard “match three” genre of game. There are actual cutscenes that unlock as you progress through levels, and each […]
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Stepping out from your 100 year place of safekeeping onto a precipice, the land of Hyrule splays vast and unexplored in front of you. A moment is granted to take in the sheer size and absolute beauty all around. This is your first taste of what Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BOTW) holds […]
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I got Knocked Back, but I got up Again Alucard isn’t too complex. His look is distinguished: a mix of late 1700’s era clothing, flowing white hair, and a lively cape ever behind him. He is driven, singularly motivated to do one thing, finally put an end to the evil reign of his storied father […]
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