Will Buckley-Staff Writer

Staff Writer

Staff Writer

August, 2024
Double Major in Advanced Media Studies and English
Triangle Strategy, Dragon Age, Dungeons and Dragons
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About Will Buckley

Will is a writer at The Best War Games - fresh out of university with a four year degree that gave them the best five years of their life. Whether its ranked, tiered, or a humble "to-do", they love a good list.

Beyond a love for video games, Will is an avid reader and an obsessive DM with a love for the minutiae of world-building. Is the gnomish uprising of 1132 relevant to the campaign? No. Will they stop writing about it? Also no.

Industry Focus

Will is a writer for The Best War Games, hoping to build momentum and become something of a fixture in the community as a reliable source of gaming news and insights.

RPGs, SRPGs, JRPGs, and the occasional ARPG are all Will's genre of choice. While not a colossal MMO person, Elder Scrolls: Online has been a powerful lesson for them on the peaks and troughs of Massively Online titles.

Favorite Games

Dragon Age: Origins awoke several things within Will. Namely, a love for video games beyond casual play and also their bisexuality. Triangle Strategy, an often overlooked Square Enix title, has the graphics, gameplay, and sophisticated story that is just about everything Will looks for in an RPG. Stellaris - for its roleplaying potential, also takes a spot among Will's video game darlings.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

Getting through Mass Effect 2 with every companion still alive.

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Skyrim, Dragon's Dogma 2, 9th Dawn 3 collage
5 Best Open-World Games To Play As A Battle Mage

These games let players swing might and magic in full measure.

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Fallen Order, Shadow of War, Skyrim
5 Games Where Enemies Become Scared Of You

These games have enemies recognize the player's power in the universal language of fear.

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Outer Worlds, Fable 3, Red Redemption
5 Best Reputation Mechanics In RPGs
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These RPGs have dynamic worlds that react to player actions differently.

Tales of Maj'Eyal, Terraria, ESO collage
5 Best Open-World Games To Play As A Summoner

Why fight things yourself, when these games let you summon minions to do all the work?

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5 Best Open-World Games To Play As A Magic Knight

These games combine charms and chivalry into the ultimate experience.

Skyrim, 9th Dawn 3, Elden Ring collage
5 Best Open-World Games To Play As A Dark Knight

These games let players down their foes with terrifying strength and look good while doing it.

Skyrim, ESO, Battle Brothers collage
5 Best Open-World Games To Play As A Necromancer

These open-world games let players dredge up bodies and souls for their own gain.

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Cyberpunk 2077, Ghost of Tsushima, Morrowind
5 Best Open-World Games To Play As A Ninja

These games let players experience being a Ninja archetype on an open-world scale, employing stealth and deception to eliminate enemies.

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Suikoden, Unicorn Overlord, FF12 collage
5 Best JRPGs With Bestial Races

Bored of humans? These JRPGs include bestial races to enhance their world building.

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Harvestella, 7th Dragon 3, Alliance Alive collage
5 Best JRPGs With Dragon Slaying

These games showcase the majesty and danger that comes with fearsome dragons.

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Gates of Hell, Warno, Red Alert 3
Best RTS Games For Tank Warfare

Combining strategy and thrilling tank warfare gameplay, these RTS games are perfect picks for players who love to control tanks.

Best RTS Games For Siege Warfare
Best RTS Games For Siege Warfare

These real-time strategy games excel at in-depth siege warfare.

FFX-2, Alliance Alive, Disgaea collage
5 RPGs Where Losing Gives You A Bad Ending

These games showcase a dark ending if the player fails at certain points.

Red Dead Redemption 2, KOTOR 2, Deadfire collage
5 Best RPGs With Mechanics That Change Based On Player Alignment
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These RPGs change how the game flows in line with the player's morality (or lack thereof).

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Age of Wonders 4 collage
5 Best Mods For Age Of Wonders 4

These mods do the best job at enhancing the Age of Wonders 4 experience.

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Elder Scrolls Dungeons
The Elder Scrolls: Hardest Dungeons In The Games, Ranked

Across the entire franchise, these dungeons put even veteran Elder Scrolls fans to the test with their length and daunting enemies.

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Bravely Default, Dark Spire, Etrian Odyssey Nexus
5 JRPGs That Feature Vampires

Vampires aren't common fare in JRPGs, but they can be found lurking in some shadowy corners of the genre, including these games.

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Baldur's Gate 3, Outer Worlds, Dragon Age 2 collage
5 Best Games With Companion Characters That Evolve Over Time
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These games breathe life into their dynamic companion characters, all of whom change and grow as their game's story goes along.

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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero – 4 Fun Characters Who Made Their Fighting Game Debuts

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has 150+ characters, including a few who are making their fighting game debuts.

Banjo-Kazooie, New Vegas, Code Name STEAM collage
5 Best Games Inspired By The Wizard Of Oz, Ranked

Pave the yellow brick road with the souls of your enemies in these games.