Theology Gaming http://theologygaming.com Mixing video games, the Church, and the Bible together. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:15:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The List: Castlevania Symphony of the Night (Part 2) http://theologygaming.com/the-list-castlevania-symphony-of-the-night-part-2/ http://theologygaming.com/the-list-castlevania-symphony-of-the-night-part-2/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:29 +0000 Zachery Oliver http://theologygaming.com/?p=8198 We could call Symphony of the Night (or Akumajou Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight for you Japanophiles) an outlier from its progenitors. The series that spawned it never bothered with the Metroid franchises’s brand of slow-paced exploratory action; instead, Castlevania’s better known for its precise controls, difficult yet eminently conquerable stages, memorable setpieces and [...]

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]]> http://theologygaming.com/charlie-murder-paxtravaganza-2013/feed/ 2 Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards – Defining the Video Game http://theologygaming.com/video-games-art-and-objective-standards-defining-the-video-game/ http://theologygaming.com/video-games-art-and-objective-standards-defining-the-video-game/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:49 +0000 Zachery Oliver http://theologygaming.com/?p=5086 Video Games, Art, and Objective Standards is an exhaustive look at video games, the ambiguities of art, and how they come to rest on objective standards – though maybe not in the way you were thinking. This series intends to show video games are a unique medium that deserves a special criteria and methodological examination. [...]

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