Thomas Hawkins-Staff Writer

Staff Writer

Staff Writer

September, 2021
Bachelor of Science in Games Computing
RPG, 3D Platformer, Action RPG
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About Thomas Hawkins

I've been playing video games almost my entire life, with a particular preference for RPGs, Strategy Games, and 3D Platformers. When I'm not writing or gaming, I usually work on my own game projects or do a spot of baking.

Favorite Games

Elden Ring, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, Persona 5 Royal, and City of Heroes typically come to mind first when I'm thinking of my favourite games. The Spyro Trilogy (and Especially Year of the Dragon) also ranks highly for me, as does Sly 3 and Jak 2.

Favorite Anime

My Anime preferences are pretty varied, but my favourites are Digimon (Especially Season 3), Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (Part 2 is my favorite so far), and Kill la Kill.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

Easily the Platinum Trophy for Armored Core 6, which I spent a long time learning all the little details of. I'm also pretty proud of my 117% completion (yes that's the right number) of Spyro: Year of the Dragon.

Latest

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Fire Emblem Engage: Best Ring Combos

Fire Emblem Engage's Emblem Rings allow players to add powerful new skills to their units, and this guide will cover some top-tier combos.

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Best Endgame Team Compositions

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is full of endgame content for players to challenge after clearing the main story, so here are some solid Endgame Team Builds.

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Hellpoint: Best Ranged Build

Hellpoint offers players a ton of options when it comes to building their character. This guide will offer a powerful ranged combat build.

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Digimon Survive Walkthrough: Wrathful Route: Part 9

Part 9 of Digimon Survive's Wrathful Route is a bittersweet affair, as players reunite with old allies and encounter the true enemy.

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Fire Emblem Engage: How to Claim the Fire Emblem Heroes DLC (& What it Does)

Players of Fire Emblem Heroes can claim a valuable set of bonus items in Fire Emblem Engage, so here's the full details.

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Fire Emblem Engage: How the Tower of Trials Works

Fire Emblem Engage's Tower of Trials is an excellent bonus challenge featuring an array of maps and different Trial types to overcome.

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2: How to Farm Legendary Core Crystals

Core Crystals are the only source of new Blades in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and there's plenty to find, so here's how to farm the best ones.

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Fire Emblem Engage: How Skirmishes and Training Work

Players of Fire Emblem Engage have plenty of opportunities to earn EXP and level up their party, such as Skirmish maps and Training maps.

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Fire Emblem Engage: How Get Relay Tickets and Where to Use Them

Relay Tickets are needed to access one of Fire Emblem Engage's Tower of Trials challenges, the Relay Trial, so here's how to get them.

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Pillars Of Eternity 2: Best Barbarian Builds

Pillars of Eternity 2 has tons of character creation options, and this guide will cover the best Barbarian build options.

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Fire Emblem Engage: How to Unlock the Arena (& How it Works)

Fire Emblem Engage has an Arena for gaining bonus experience for units, and this guide will explain how to find it and how it works.

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2: How to Get KOS-MOS

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 features an abundance of powerful Blades for players to acquire and level up, and KOS-MOS is one of the rarest.

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Fire Emblem Engage: How to Find the Guardian Spirit Sommie (& What it Does)

The Guardian Spirit of Somniel, Sommie, is both adorable and helpful to players of Fire Emblem Engage, so here's where to find them.

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Fire Emblem Engage: How to Find Strength Training (& How it Works)

Strength Training in Fire Emblem Engage is a useful way to strengthen the protagonist before the next map, and this guide will explain how it works.

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Fire Emblem Engage: How the Ring Chamber Works

Fire Emblem Engage's Ring Chamber allows players to obtain Bond Rings and inherit skills, as this guide will explain.

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Fire Emblem Engage: How to Access the DLC (& Claim the DLC Items)

Fire Emblem Engage's Expansion Pass already adds several Divine Paralogues and new items to the game, and this guide will explain how to find them.

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Pillars Of Eternity 2: Best Monk Builds

Pillars of Eternity 2 offers players a myriad of options for character creation, and this guide will cover some great Monk Build ideas.

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Elden Ring: Deathtouched Catacombs Guide

Elden Ring is filled with tombs and catacombs to explore, so here's how to navigate the Deathtouched Catacombs.

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Persona 3 Portable: How to Fuse Orthrus With Dodge Slash (Request 23)

Persona 3 Portable features several requests, many of which task players with fusing specific personas with specific movesets, like this one.

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2: How Idea Stats Work

Idea stats are a valuable method of influencing the outcome of using Core Crystals in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Here's how they work.