Rebuilding the Shire: Loss, Legos, and The Lord of the Rings
Returning to the books and movies and games that marked us in our younger years, we remember that who we are is still, in some way, who we were.
Stardew Valley and Rural Fellowship
Stardew Valley‘s strength is how it captures the struggles of underserved rural communities and the ties that bind residents together.
The Cost of Faith: Dawn-Keepers and Doubt in Octopath Traveler 2
Octopath Traveler 2’s compassionate focus on Temenos’s doubt traces out the struggle of a man who has lost much through suffering, finding his path forward to the light.
The Endless Now: Sacrificing the Comfort of Stasis in Xenoblade Chronicles III
In telling a story about surrender and suffering in the service of hope, Xenoblade Chronicles III invites its players into the practice of sacrifice.
Shin Megami Tensei V’s Theology of Absence
Shin Megami Tensei V reveals, with unsentimental efficiency, that righteousness stripped of love spares no thought for forgiveness and compassion.
