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Tag Archives: Jemarc Axinto
Gamer’s Guide: Christianity is a LIE | The TRUTH About Bayonetta Part II
God doesn’t exist. At least, not in the way we all think. On this week of Gamer’s Guide we take a deeper look into how theology and our perceptions of God through the lens of Nintendo’s Bayonetta.
Posted in Articles, Gamer's Guide, Uncategorized
Tagged Bayonetta, Christianity, Gamer's Guide, games, Jemarc Axinto, nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, Truth
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Gamer’s Guide: The Traumatized Children of EARTHBOUND
Earthbound is so much more than a story about four kids saving the world from an evil alien overlord. It’s about a group of kids playing a tabletop game to process just how dark and harrowing the world we live … Continue reading
Posted in Another Retro, Gamer's Guide, reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Earthbound, Gamer's Guide, games, Jemarc Axinto, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mother 2, nintendo, SNES, super nintendo, Trauma
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Gamer’s Guide – The TRUTH About Bayonetta
Bayonetta is a fan-servicey game full of a ton of implied nudity and sexual innuendo. But what if the game is SO MUCH MORE than that? And I’m not strictly talking feminism and representation of women, but the heart of … Continue reading
Posted in Gamer's Guide
Tagged Analysis, Bayonetta, Fan Service, Gamer's Guide, games, Hack and Slash, Hideki Kamiya, Jemarc Axinto, JRPG, nintendo, Nintendo Switch, review, wii u, Witches
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Gamer’s Guide: Do You like saying “No Homo”? You Might Be Gay According to Persona
With the release of Persona 5 I thought it would be an excellent opportunity to look back at Persona 4 with Charles Dunbar of Gaijin Insight. Here we see that Persona 4 does an excellent job of exploring gender identity … Continue reading
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Tagged Analysis, Atlus, Gamer's Guide, games, Jemarc Axinto, Persona, Persona 4, Persona 5, Playstation, Theory
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Gamer’s Guide: Are the Members of Organization XIII Real People?
WHY is Pluto a DOG and Goofy a talking, walking dog in a world where all the animals talk and walk? Who is Roxas? He’s Sora, and Ventus. And also Xion! And kind of Kairi. It’s pretty wild.
Gamer’s Guide: Chrono Trigger + Time Travel = Free Will is a Lie
Chrono Trigger is chalk full of more time travel than Marty McFly and Doc Brown, the Flash, and MAYBE the Doctor from Doctor Who can handle. And because of that it leads us to the question: Does Free Will exist? … Continue reading