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Final Fantasy IV: When They Figured it Out
Farewell, NES. Hello, SNES! Oh, dear friend, I’m so glad to see you again! The first three Final Fantasy games definitely suffered from growing pains. It was the same story we saw countless times on the NES: the first game was revolutionary, the second was a disaster that experimented too much and lost what worked…
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Is Ethan Winters a Bad Protagonist? (Resident Evil)
Resident Evil is a series with some… interesting writing. It’s basically a B horror movie franchise made playable. Sure, those stories have their moments of brilliance. But none of them are especially ‘good’ stories. That said, the characters within those stories have become some of the most beloved in video games. Chris and Claire Redfield,…
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Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of “The Western Star”
You’ve gotta love reading classic literature. You never know when you’ll get one full of casual racism! Sexism, too; a rather unexpected addition from Agatha Christie. Actually, considering some of her other works, it really shouldn’t be a surprise. On a day like any other, famous movie star Mary Marvell pays Poirot and Hastings a…
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Orcs: A Fantasy Staple (Part 1: Lore)
*Surprise! It’s another two-parter! Turns out, a lot of the monsters in the O section have multiple entire pages dedicated to lore and stats. So we’ll cover the first one here and the other later. Also, there won’t be a design segment here since we all know what to expect from orcs in fantasy. With…
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The Future of Doctor Who is Getting Interesting
Growing up, Doctor Who was my favorite TV show. It’s a staple franchise for my family; we’d always watch the new episodes together, all the way from 2005 to 2015. From the classic series to the current show, this goofy sci-fi program was always something special to me. As time went on, however, my interest…
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