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Beyond Rated-M: Finding Comedy in Liyla and The Shadows of War
Liyla and The Shadows of War* is a roughly ten minute-long mobile platformer about a father attempting to keep his family alive in the midst of a warzone. To be honest, it’s a short story that could have worked in … Continue reading
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Star Wars: X-Wing & Star Wars: Tie Fighter Streams
Thanks to GOG (whose Bundleopolis sale I covered in our stream of LucasArts FPS Outlaws), I played revolutionary flight simulators Star Wars: X-Wing* and Star Wars: Tie Fighter* for the first time. If you’re interested in the design, history, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond Rated-M, christian, christian gaming, christianity, family-friendly, first experience, flight simulator, game design, gaming, GOG, history, KJV, legacy, Let's Play, Nelson, review, Star Wars, Star Wars: Tie Fighter, Star Wars: X-Wing, stream, video games and the Bible
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Beyond Rated-M: 4 Reasons Hitman GO and Hitman: Blood Money Are the Same Game
I dived into Hitman: Blood Money and puzzley spin-off Hitman GO to show how they’re remarkably similar experiences–appearances notwithstanding. Buy Hitman GO: Definitive Edition (PC–Steam) Buy HITMAN 2016 (PC–Steam) — I’m happy to say this video marks the beginning of my transition … Continue reading
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Beyond Rated-M: Forgotten Classics (LucasArts’ Outlaws)
LucasArts’ Outlaws is a fantastic first-person shooter that seems to have somehow slipped through the cracks for many old-school gamers. In this episode of Beyond Rated-M, I streamed Outlaws to discuss its unique approach to an extremely crowded genre. The Bundleopolis … Continue reading
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Beyond Rated-M: Beyond “Why?” in Black Desert Online
I dived into highly-acclaimed sandbox MMO Black Desert Online* to explore how combining traditional MMO systems with endless compulsion loops can make your actions feel insignificant, and an open-world seem smaller than ever. Christian players may want to pay special … Continue reading
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Beyond Rated-M: Going Beyond Emotional Empathy in Slow Down, Bull
Developers Insomniac Games and Lisa Brown use game design and a gorgeous homemade aesthetic to promote emotional empathy in fantastic family-friendly title, Slow Down, Bull.* Support Slow Down, Bull (Steam) *Slow Down, Bull was received for review/coverage. See our statement of ethics here and … Continue reading
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Beyond Rated-M: Else.HeartBreak()
Though I can’t wholeheartedly recommend Else.HeartBreak()‘s* gameplay due to factors including objectionable moral content (the plot virtually requires the player to engage in stalker-like behavior, use of/references to drugs and alcohol, etc.), the freedom it offers provides compelling lessons for … Continue reading
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Christian Games Done Right: That Dragon, Cancer (Numinous Games)
*Sources of screenshots are listed in their respective file names. __________________________________________ That Dragon, Cancer* (TDC) gameplay footage and discussion from the Video Games and the Bible YouTube channel: That Dragon, Cancer was created by predominantly Christian-staffed independent studio Numinous Games. Among these developers are … Continue reading
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Video Games and the Bible 