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June, 2020
BA in English from California State University, San Bernardino
Persona, The Legend of Zelda, Dungeons and Dragons
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About Stan Hogeweg

Stan owes their love of turn-based RPGs and all other things gaming to a second-hand Game Boy Advance SP and Wario Land 3. Persona, Zelda, and Pokemon rank among their all-time franchises, but they can be caught playing Dungeons & Dragons on a weekly basis too. Stan has a BA in English from California State University, San Bernardino.

Favorite Games

Persona 5 Royal handily takes the crown in Stan's gaming library, although that love extends to various other RPGs, especially TTRPGs like Dungeons & Dragons 5e. Other winners include The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Horizon Forbidden West, League of Legends, and Pokemon Black and White.

Favorite Console

The PS5 is Stan's most-used console and hub for games right now, although the Switch, 3DS, and Wii all hold special places in their heart as well. Stan also makes frequent use of a custom-built PC.

Industry Focus

Stan handles The Best War Games features throughout the week, with a particular affection for lore dives as well as analysis of stories and characters in gaming. They're always striving to expand their knowledge of Nintendo games and RPGs.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2’s narrative similarities to Skyward Sword could result in it borrowing some characters as well.

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Among Us VR May Reach New Heights of Immersion

Among Us VR has a new gameplay trailer that shows off a strong sense of atmosphere that balances fear with the franchise’s charm.

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If Mojang wants to add more challenging structures to Minecraft, it could start by upgrading those already found in deserts and jungles.

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Lots of video games have faced delays in recent history, but Xenoblade Chronicles 3 offers hope that that won’t be the norm forever.

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land introduces a Copy Ability upgrade system which could easily be reused in future franchise installations.

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Persona 6's Theme Could Lead to Major Mechanical Changes Like in Persona 5

Persona 5 introduced a wide variety of mechanics and design principles based on its themes, and Persona 6 would be wise to do the same.

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E3’s cancellation means Square Enix may have to make its own presentations, and if it does, it should make one that’s just for Forspoken.

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Control 2 may have no choice but to reuse the Oldest House as its setting due to the state of the Bureau and its storytelling potential.

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Sonic Frontiers Needs to Take Notes From Pokemon Legends: Arceus' Ride Pokemon

Sonic Frontiers’ world structure sounds similar to that of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, so it should borrow some other mechanics too.

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After Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Elfilin Should Become a Recurring Character

Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s supporting protagonist Elfilin has a unique backstory and a special set of powers that ought to be reused.

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Super Mario LEGO sets continue to thrive, which may give Waluigi an opportunity to get the kind of attention that he deserves.

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Remedy and Rockstar are working on remakes of the first two Max Payne games, but Remedy has a lot of other things on its plate right now.

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Forspoken's Particle Effects Could Make or Break Its Combat

Forspoken has highly detailed particle effects for all of Frey’s spells, but some of this magic seems like it could get in her way.

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Starfield Has a Lot of Mysterious Hype to Deliver On This Summer

Bethesda has spent years building up intrigue around Starfield that will hopefully culminate in major summer 2022 gameplay reveals.

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The Lord of the Rings: Gollum hasn’t gotten much publicity in the last few months in spite of Daedalic’s plans to release it this year.

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Redfall will be available on Xbox Game Pass when it launches, which could drum up interest that rivals major games like Starfield.

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Control 2 could tap into a lot of compelling characters from the first game, including the eccentric Head of Research, Dr. Casper Darling.