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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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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Restock Crystallized Charges at Forge Constructs
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Restock Crystallized Charges at Forges

Tears of the Kingdom players hoping to fully upgrade their Energy Cells are going to have to get their hands on an awful lot of Crystallized Charges.

Street Fighter 6: Burning Questions, Answered
Street Fighter 6: Burning Questions, Answered

Street Fighter 6 is the first of several big fighting games to be releasing in 2023, with many excited to see what the future holds for the genre.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Get the Phantom Armor (Full Set)
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Get the Phantom Armor (Full Set)

Finding the Phantom Armor in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is actually relatively straightforward for those who know exactly where to look for it.

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The 20 Best RPG Maker Games of All Time

RPG Maker has helped indie developers to create some fantastic 16-bit style games over the years, many of which still hold up surprisingly well today.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Get the Soldier's Armor
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Get the Soldier's Armor (Full Set)

The Soldier's Armor is one of the best defensive armor sets in Tears of the Kingdom and can be obtained fairly early on in the game's main story.

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Every Miscellaneous Outfit Piece (& How to Get Them)

Tears of the Kingdom offers up plenty of options when it comes to customization, with a wide range of outfits for players to track down and try out.

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Some of the purchasable armor sets in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Armor and Outfits You Can Buy From Stores and Merchants

Not all Tears of the Kingdom armor is locked away behind skill walls, with players able to buy or trade for a variety of armor sets and outfits.

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These must-have PSVR 2 accessories drastically improve the user experience, either by increasing immersion, comfort, or general usability.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - What to Do After Completing the Main Story
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - What to Do After Completing the Main Story

Those who just can't get enough of Tears of the Kingdom may be keen to learn whether the game offers and completion bonuses or post-game content.

Which temple should you visit first in Tears of the Kingdom?
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - The Best Temple Order in Regional Phenomena (No Spoilers)

Tears of the Kingdom lets players choose whether to visit Rito Village, Goron City, Zora's Domain, or Gerudo Town first, but is there a best order?

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Activate the Hyrule Field Skyview Tower
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Activate the Hyrule Field Skyview Tower

Rather than solving a puzzle, the Hyrule Field Skyview Tower has Tears of the Kingdom players either fight or sneak their way through a Bokoblin Camp.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Repair the Ulri Mountain Skyview Tower
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Repair the Ulri Mountain Skyview Tower

In order to repair the Ulri Mountain Skyview Tower, Tears of the Kingdom players will need to track down its missing terminal and then return it.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Repair Weapons & Shields
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Repair Weapons & Shields

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom allows players to repair swords, shields, and bows, making weapon degradation a lot less annoying than it was in BotW.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Sikukuu Shrine Walkthrough (Spinning Gears)
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Sikukuu Shrine Walkthrough (Spinning Gears)

Solving Tears of the Kingdom's Sikukuu Shrine is relatively straightforward, but finding the shrine's hidden chest can be a little tricky for some.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Musanokir Shrine Walkthrough (Swing to Hit)
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Musanokir Shrine Walkthrough (Swing to Hit)

To complete Tears of the Kingdom's Musanokir Shrine, players will need to make use of momentum to swing objects into a couple of giant orange targets.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Kikakin Shrine Walkthrough (Shining in Darkness)
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Kikakin Shrine Walkthrough (Shining in Darkness)

The Kikakin Shrine isn't a particularly complicated one, but may prove challenging for Tears of the Kingdom players with an aversion to the dark.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Jinodok Shrine Walkthrough (Rauru's Blessing)
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Jinodok Shrine Walkthrough (Rauru's Blessing)

The Jinodok Shrine is one of the more unusual shrines in Tears of the Kingdom, with players having to find a crystal before they can get inside.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Mayatat Shrine Walkthrough (A Sliding Device)
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Mayatat Shrine Walkthrough (A Sliding Device)

The Mayatat Shrine is one of the more enjoyable shrines in Tears of the Kingdom, providing players with a chance to let loose and blow off some sand.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Get the Master Sword
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - How to Get the Master Sword

There are a few different methods for getting the Master Sword in Tears of the Kingdom, though some of them are a lot harder to pull off than others.