Finding God in Video Games

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is easily my favorite game of all time, with an epic story that takes the classic “amnesiac protagonist” gaming trope and spins it into gold. (SPOILER ALERT!) When the game finally reveals that my character with memory loss wasn’t a Jedi at all but was actually the brainwashed, villainous Darth Revan that I’d spent the entire game chasin...

Anakin Skywalker’s story arc contains one of the most stunning and painful falls from grace in cinematic history… from a noble and heroic Jedi Knight who performed countless acts of selfless bravery to transforming into the very face of evil he had been chosen to destroy in the galaxy. If we were able to watch the Clone Wars series without knowing he would eventually become D...

If you watched it in theaters unspoiled, then you will never forget that moment… the feeling of shock when Darth Maul ignited the SECOND blade on his lightsaber and we all realized that he was a far more dangerous opponent than any of us had prepared for. And this reveal was more than mere posturing or Maul showing a flair for the dramatic… despite being outnumbered, he quick...

The mutually beneficial relationship between a Jedi Knight and their padawan is a pretty unique dynamic… while neither of them is a “master” yet (sorry Anakin), both are actively giving as well as receiving while still being in the position of “learners” themselves. While it can seem counterintuitive to have someone who has not yet fully mastered a skill be charged with the r...

The darkest moment in all of Star Wars is the infamous command to “Execute Order 66,” as the previously loyal clone troopers suddenly and violently betrayed their Jedi companions, culminating with that fateful march on the Jedi Temple. What we didn’t know at the time is that the clones had been “programmed” to react in this manner… a “behavioral modification” chip had been pl...