Discovering Spiritual Truths in Gaming
It has been almost ten years since a remake of the classic Final Fantasy VII video game was announced to thunderous applause. It has been four years since Remake proper was released worldwide, with fans around the world clamoring together for a chance to finally revisit the world of Gaia after decades of begging and […]
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When I was a young teen many moons ago, I had a friend who lived in my grandmother’s apartment who had a PlayStation. Remember the gray one that had the memorable startup sound? He had a game I hadn’t had the pleasure of owning called Final Fantasy VII and it was surreal. I had played several JRPGs on […]
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When I was asked to review Heads Up! Phones Down Edition, memories of my children playing the mobile version of Heads Up! came to mind. While working seamlessly as a mobile game, holding the phone to your forehead while someone gets you to guess the word there, I wondered if this would translate cleanly to the Switch interface. […]
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The term Metroidvania comes from a combination of the games Metroid and Castlevania. Metroid was a standout game in that you had free roam of the map but had to come back to areas after you got upgrades like turning into a ball or special weapons. Castlevania was a side-scrolling platformer with lots of action and powerups, so […]
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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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There are times when we come to have an experience that we weren’t expecting to have but find that it was something that we needed. It Takes Two is a game that I didn’t think I needed until I saw the announcement trailer drop back in late 2020. Unlike most video game trailers that appear to be […]
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The 90s were so good to me when it came to video games. I was born in the 80s, but grew up in the 90s and got to experience the early rise of gaming consles. The NES, SNES and SEGA Genesis were taking the USA by storm and you weren’t the “cool kid” if you […]
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Christian streamers have been around for years, and have been a light in dark places where they have built their communities yet have been somewhat on their own. I don’t believe it was done intentionally, but it is normal that as you build a brand, stream, blog, social media, etc. your focusing on what you’re […]
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Coffee is part of my life, and has been even more since I’ve been married to my wonderful Colombian wife. Colombia produces some of the world’s best coffee and we drink it every morning, though her cup is much more filled than mine. I don’t need it for the caffeine, it’s all about the taste […]
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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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