Articles by Alex Donaldson

Here's seven interesting mechanical changes and additions we noticed in our first hands-on with FF7 Rebirth.

feature by Alex Donaldson on 21 September, 2023

Phantom Liberty itself is an all-time great expansion, taking all of the best elements of Cyberpunk 2077 and cranking them all up to eleven.

review by Alex Donaldson on 20 September, 2023

FF7 Rebirth will end right around one of the most anticipated scenes of the whole Remake trilogy.

news by Alex Donaldson on 14 September, 2023

Starfield is wider, wilder, and more ambitious than I expected - but also shows surprising restraint in many areas. More than the sum of its parts, it's the best game of this type Bethesda has delivered.

review by Alex Donaldson on 31 August, 2023

A mysterious entity wants to communicate with humans - but can only do so through the medium of throwback RPGs. It gets weirder from there.

preview by Alex Donaldson on 08 August, 2023

Another legendary Japanese creator has thoughts on the appropriateness of the term 'JRPG' - but it's a very different take.

news by Alex Donaldson on 04 August, 2023

Final Symphony 2 is coming next week, and aims to offer gorgeous new arrangements from four classic games.

news by Alex Donaldson on 27 July, 2023

We answer your burning questions about this rarest of things - a new numbed, main-line FF game!

feature by Alex Donaldson on 21 June, 2023

We sit down with FF16's Naoki Yoshida, Hiroshi Minagawa, and Michael-Christopher Koji Fox and talk finding new audiences, hopes, fears, and the identity of the hardest-working American on the planet.

interview by Alex Donaldson on 25 May, 2023

James and Alex sit down to discuss their thoughts, having played a hefty preview of Final Fantasy XVI

feature by Alex Donaldson and James Galizio on 23 May, 2023

If you're not done exploring Valisthea once FF16's credits roll, there's still a chance the land may be revisited.

news by Alex Donaldson on 23 May, 2023

Much rests on the shoulders of FF16 protagonist Clive - as a sole lead, he'll carry its narrative - which the game's creators feel is its greatest asset.

news by Alex Donaldson on 22 May, 2023

While built around the framework of its predecessor, Tears of the Kingdom cleverly recontextualizes the world and systems of this iteration of Hyrule. Through that it is fresh, thrilling, and one of the best games in recent memory. It's also every bit as ground-breaking as its predecessor.

review by Alex Donaldson on 11 May, 2023

While it remains true to its fighter roots, there might be a little something in the latest Street Fighter for RPG fans.

feature by Alex Donaldson on 03 May, 2023

If these versions are based on the originals, what later additions might we miss out on?

feature by Alex Donaldson on 06 April, 2023

FF16 is certainly different to everything that came before it. But to say it isn't Final Fantasy is just ludicrous.

feature by Alex Donaldson on 01 March, 2023

As FF16 previews hit the internet, there's a lot of new information to digest.

news by Alex Donaldson on 28 February, 2023

Thousands of you had your say - and now he's the best Final Fantasy games, ranked. And since you chose 'em, you can't complain.

feature by Alex Donaldson on 22 February, 2023

We're not horsing around here - we've all been hoodwinked.

news by Alex Donaldson on 04 February, 2023

Translators have been left out of the credits of the new remaster - and some ex-employees aren't happy.

news by Alex Donaldson on 21 January, 2023

If you want to make your Fire Emblem Engage units know how much you appreciate them... have you considered some Horse poop?

feature by Alex Donaldson on 21 January, 2023

It's The Death of the Dream for Captain America, again, as his video game version faces the end.

news by Alex Donaldson on 21 January, 2023

If you thought that Ken romance was nonce-sense, good news: some fans have already removed it.

news by Alex Donaldson on 21 January, 2023

Will FF7 Remake and FF16 ever come to Xbox? Microsoft seems to think they won't, and blames Sony.

news by Alex Donaldson on 28 December, 2022

You might not need that magnifying glass after all, if Square Enix's recent changes are to be believed.

news by Alex Donaldson on 18 December, 2022