Articles by Alex Donaldson - Page 2
This Persona 3 Reload Social Link guide features all dialogue choices, unlock conditions, and everything you need to max out every S-Link and romance.
guide by Alex Donaldson on 09 February, 2024
As Persona 3 Reload progresses, you'll be faced with time-sensitive missions to rescue vulnerable Missing Persons from within Tartarus. This guide has the Missing Person locations, deadlines, and rewards.
guide by Chao Min Wu and Alex Donaldson on 04 February, 2024
Merregnon: Heart of Ice is a new concert series that brings together Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Final Fantasy, Fantasian, and all-new music from the legendary Nobuo Uematsu.
news by Alex Donaldson on 03 February, 2024
Love is on the cards in Persona 3 Reload - and this quick guide to the Romance Options will help you to understand who with.
guide by Alex Donaldson on 03 February, 2024
Infinite Wealth has a New Game Plus mode, but unlocking it is rather controversial. Here's the rub on how it all works, and what carries over.
guide by Alex Donaldson on 27 January, 2024
Looking for the official character names for the Persona series protagonists? Here's all of them, from Persona 1 right up to Persona 5 Royal & Persona 3 Reload.
guide by Alex Donaldson on 24 January, 2024
With the new CEO deciding Square Enix needs to pick its shots more carefully and make less games, what might that mean for some of the company's most-loved franchises?
feature by Alex Donaldson on 19 January, 2024
The criticisms of FF13 are well documented - but the more time passes, the more willing to forgive them I become.
feature by Alex Donaldson on 22 December, 2023
FF15's director breaks his silence on his unceremonious departure from Square Enix, expresses disappointment at the cancelled DLCs, and outlines the lessons learned and goals for his new studio.
news by Alex Donaldson and Kite Stenbuck on 04 December, 2023
We may live in a post-FF16 world, but the story of FF15 continues - sort of - in a fascinatingly weird and cynical ongoing mobile spin-off.
feature by Alex Donaldson on 24 November, 2023
The hot springs escape event in Persona 3 Portable doesn't have any major impact, but if you want to escape stealthily, here's how.
guide by Alex Donaldson on 22 November, 2023
At the onset of Star Ocean 2, you'll be faced with a choice between Claude and Rena - two potential lead protagonists. But which should you choose?
guide by Alex Donaldson on 04 November, 2023
Star Ocean 2's remake features a beautiful new art style blending a real-time 3D world with gorgeous 2D sprite art - and to its developers, it's part of a great revival.
interview by Alex Donaldson on 02 November, 2023
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
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