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About Drew Swanson
Drew Swanson is a Features Article Editor from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He is a lifelong gamer with a passion for a variety of genres. A connoisseur of everything from JRPGs and Soulslikes, to niche indie titles and horror games, he finds joy in favorites such as Persona 5 Royal, Pokemon, Elden Ring, and more. Aside from his professional writing, Drew is also an avid artist and creates fan art for his favorite games on his Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Proudest Gaming Achievement
Drew is a huge Pokemon fan, so completing a living National Dex through Pokemon Gen 9 is a huge achievement for him. He tries to complete the Pokedex in each new generation, but it wasn't until Gen 7 that he started building and maintaining a living National Dex that contains one of every critter in the franchise.
Favorite Games
Pokemon Black and White, Persona 5 Royal, Final Fantasy 7, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Xenoblade Chronicles, Elden Ring, Animal Crossing, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and Metroid Prime are some of his favorites, but it's hard to pick just one. He tends to love JRPGs, and his "holy trinity" of JRPGs are Persona 5 Royal, Final Fantasy 7, and Xenoblade Chronicles.
Favorite Console
The Nintendo GameCube was the console Drew grew up on and he still thinks it has one of the best libraries of games ever. Titles like Super Mario Sunshine, Zelda: Wind Waker, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Animal Crossing, and Metroid Prime are some all-time classics and the GameCube doesn't get nearly the love it deserves.
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Starters Make it Clear Two Gens are the Favorite Children
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is Quickly Becoming 2025’s Baldur’s Gate 3
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Fans Should Check Out One 2022 Obsidian Title
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Marvel Rivals’ Human Torch Could Make One of the Best Ults In the Game Even Better
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Marvel Rivals' collaboration with Captain America: Brave New World sets the standard for future MCU tie-ins, but misses one major opportunity.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Players Shouldn't Miss its Cozy Side for the Trees
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Pokemon X and Y: Why You Should Start Over in 2025
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Control 2 Could Tie the Remedy Connected Universe Together With One Character as Its Villain
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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Why You Should Start Over in 2025
Even three years after its release, Pokemon Legends: Arceus offers players a better reason than ever to start a new playthrough in 2025.
Pokemon Shiny Eeveelution Tier List
Eevee and its evolutions are some of the most popular critters in the Pokemon series, but the Eeveelutions have varying qualities of shiny forms.
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A Could Repeat X and Y’s Best Trick with a New Twist
Pokemon Legends: Z-A could be giving players the best of both worlds by repeating one trick that Pokemon X and Y pioneered to great success.
Marvel Rivals is Missing One Underrated Team With Huge Potential
As Marvel Rivals' cast of playable characters continues to grow in the coming seasons, one underrated team shouldn't stay off the roster for long.
FromSoftware’s Next Soulslike Can Re-Capture Elden Ring’s Build Diversity With One Lies of P Feature
Elden Ring offers players a wide range of weapons to craft a build around, but scaling down future FromSoftware soulslikes could lose this feeling.