by Aaron N. Hall | Dec 11, 2021 | IMO, Nerd Culture, Video Games
It took months of prodding before my parents allowed me to get the original Halo for XBox. I was about fourteen at the time, a little angsty, a little irritating, growing up in a conservative and religious home where R-rated movies and M-rated video games were usually...
by Aaron N. Hall | Dec 4, 2021 | IMO, Video Games
Banjo-Kazooie reentered my life when I bought an XBox Series S and signed up for Game Pass. I was tickled to see that a remastered version was available on the library, especially since I had the game as a kid but never managed to beat it. But now I’m 30 years...
by Aaron N. Hall | Oct 2, 2021 | IMO, Video Games
Costco has a knack for convincing me to buy things I don’t need. I had been thinking for a while about getting the new XBox, especially with games looming over the horizon like Halo Infinite, Avowed, Starfield, and Elder Scrolls 6 (eventually). But I had told...
by Aaron N. Hall | May 29, 2021 | Books, IMO, Movies, TV, Video Games
Stories allow us to share our humanity. They help us feel a spectrum of emotions in a place that feels safe because they’re bound within the confines of fiction. This writer’s opinion is that a great story should serve a feast of emotions, ranging from...
by Aaron N. Hall | Nov 14, 2020 | Uncategorized, Video Games
Video games. What a monumental waste of time, right? Well, I have my reservations about that. From a storytelling standpoint, your boy A-A-Ron has actually been heavily influenced by video games. When I was first discovering my love of writing at a young age, the...
by Aaron N. Hall | Jun 27, 2020 | Video Games, Writing
Revisions for Purged are under way. Finally. Yikes. I’ve got a lot to catch up on here. I’ve always strived to write on my blog every week, and for the last few weeks I’ve failed miserably. I hope all my readers (all three of you) will forgive me for...
