If I would’ve had this version of MJ as a kid, I would have wanted to be her instead of Spider-Man, and that is why she is such an important character to me.
Continue ReadingI’m not gonna be defined by Roxas, or by anyone other than me.
Continue ReadingSora sticks out as one of the most positive characters in video game history, and this magic makes special to many.
Continue ReadingAs a mentor Kreia often challenges the players actions, positing alternative solutions to the ones the player has chosen.
Continue ReadingWhile her discipline and composure is stronger than most, she is still unabashedly normal.
Continue ReadingVideo game characters exist as companions on the timeline of our lives, and each one of us have chosen the individual who we feel most defines us.
Continue ReadingMuch like Edgar’s world, mine changed as well, but not for the worse. This facilitated a change in me, one that is still going on to this day.
Continue ReadingI’m gonna find my own way, and take a chance on today.
Continue ReadingI’m happy that I can be a little cheesy and childish sometimes.
Continue ReadingWould I be my own man/person or would I just follow the crowd? My mom never wanted me to be a follower.
Continue ReadingWho wouldn't want him for a dad?
Continue ReadingIs he the villain of the story or a tragic anti-hero? Olgierd is nothing more than the janitor of our own hearts. Our hearts of stone.
Continue ReadingTo me, Gyarados is a model of perseverance and determination: something I’ve had to work at regularly in my own life, as well.
Continue ReadingMaybe this essay isn’t all about Red. It’s about the world he helped create. About the safe harbor he helped me find.
Continue ReadingHanzo is the epitome of self-loathing, falling into a dark mental space following all the ugliness with his brother and family. Despite that, though, he never stops trying to find redemption and overcome himself.
Continue ReadingMaybe it is defending Kratos that drew me closer to him, maybe it is the anger we both had trouble controlling, or maybe it was the fact that both of us are bald.
Continue ReadingSkull Kid brings to life things that only exist in nebulous thought. And it all started with a mischievous, nameless little imp.
Continue ReadingI’m the one who controls what he says, who he treats badly and who he helps. As a result he becomes a character that is almost unique to everyone that plays the game.
Continue ReadingEveryone has it in them to be a powerful evil force and a harbinger of doom, regardless of who and what they are.
Continue ReadingHe’s an absolute unit, and that is why he is definitely the best video game protagonist of all time, even better than that silent scientist bloke or even the dude that glides about firing magical arrows at octopus-ish spider robots
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