Kentucky Route Zero: Music, Art, and Community

I think sadness is a theme that is abundant in our real world. There’s an invisible, unspoken thread of sadness that underlies us all. Kentucky Route Zero brings that out in us, puts it on display, and tells us there is only a select few ways to stay strong through it all: music, art, and community.

Persona 5 Royal: Terror in Decision-Making

A 40-Hour Review In the fall semester of 2022, I picked up Persona 5 Royal for the first time ever. This was the first time I’ve ever played a Persona game, let alone a Megami Tensei title (which is the original game series that the Persona series was a spin-off of). Persona 5 Royal is…

Mazes and Choose Your Own Adventure Stories

On understanding the paths we create to lead us where to go next. Draw a line. Then draw one parallel to that. There, you’ve done it. You’ve started the tunnel to your very own maze. Now begin to draw diverging paths and see where it takes you. Finally, make sure you leave an exit for…

Outgrowing the MMO Genre

Recently I decided to give Final Fantasy XIV (2013) a try with my girlfriend and it was overwhelming. Even with my over-a-decade of experience with MMO’s like Maplestory (2005*), Guild Wars 2 (2012), and Lost Ark (2022), starting a new MMO can be mind-boggling. As an introduction to the genre, MMO’s are Massively Multiplayer Online…