Tom Bowen-Senior Editor

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About Tom Bowen

Tom Bowen is a senior editor who loves adventure games and RPGs. He's been playing video games for several decades now and writing about them professionally since 2020. Although he dabbles in news and features from time to time, he spends most of his time writing guides these days.

Favorite Games

Tom plays a bit of everything but will always have a soft spot for point-and-click adventure series like Monkey Island and Broken Sword. Also Shenmue, and just about everything else made by Yu Suzuki. His favorite Final Fantasy game seems to change every time someone asks him, but right now he's leaning toward 10 > 6 > 7. When it comes to Zelda, he prefers classic titles like Windwaker and A Link to the Past to the newer 3D open-world stuff.

Favorite Console

Tom's owned pretty much every home console over the years but none have brought him quite as much joy as the Sega Dreamcast. It had some of the best games of its era and was years ahead of its time when it came to features.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

Tom once managed to beat The Secret of Monkey Island in under an hour, which, had he bothered to record it, would have placed him among the top 25 runners on SpeedRun.com.

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The 10 Most Evil Fictional Organizations In Gaming

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FF7 Monopoly & 9 Other Final Fantasy Board Games You Had No Idea Existed

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Final Fantasy 7: 10 Ways Tifa Changed Between The PS1 Classic & Remake

The cast of Final Fantasy 7 saw some changes between the original and the remake. Tifa, in particular, saw some pretty notable changes.

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What makes a video game outbreak such a terrifying experience is the player's knowledge that similar outbreaks have occurred.

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Final Fantasy 7: Everything You Didn't Know About Materia

A significant portion of Final Fantasy 7 revolves around Materia. We're digging into the lore to uncover some details you never knew about it.

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10 Star Wars Squadrons Memes That Are Too Hilarious For Words

Star Wars Squadrons may be a flawed game, but it's definitely garnered a fanbase, and what else is a fanbase good for besides great memes?

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FIFA 21: 10 Player Ratings That Make No Sense

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Mario: The 10 Most Common Power-Ups In The Series

Super Mario doesn't always get enough credit for its popularization of the use of power-ups in video games. Here are the most common power-ups.

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10 Insane Facts About The Dreamcast's Development

The Sega Dreamcast wasn't the most popular console on the block, but there are some incredibly interesting bits of trivia behind its development.

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10 Games That Fans Wanted A Sequel To (But Never Got)

As years pass by, it can become increasingly difficult for fans to hold on to the hope that the sequels they desperately crave will ever materialize.

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10 Video Game Currencies And Their Real World Values

While many developers opt to stick with real world currencies like Yen or Dollars, others like to design their own to better match their games.

Final Fantasy: The 10 Best Optional Bosses In The Franchise, Ranked

Superbosses were first introduced in Final Fantasy V, and their optional nature means they can challenge players on a level other bosses can't.

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The 10 Most Underrated SNES RPGs

The Super Nintendo is known for hosting some of the finest RPGs in the genre, but today we're interested in the system's underrated RPG gems.

3D All-Stars: 10 Pro Tips For Super Mario Galaxy You Need To Know

Although Super Mario Galaxy is actually quite an easy game to play, it can be a difficult one to master thanks to its gravity–based mechanics.