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3 weeks ago | 
powerupgaming.co.uk | Aidan Williams
When graphics began developing beyond the first 3D generation, spinoffs emerged that posed the wider industry an odd, and slightly greedy question: do we even need this? Games like the home console editions of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty & Vice City Stories. Ones that reused assets and locations, thus in theory cutting down a lot of development time and cost. Locations might have changed a little bit, the characters may well be different, but overall a lot of the core assets are the same.
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Feb 16, 2025 | 
gamerant.com | Aidan Williams
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
gamerant.com | Aidan Williams
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Feb 9, 2025 | 
gamerant.com | Aidan Williams
Final Fantasy The Final Fantasy series showcases a range of humanity, enhancing gameplay experiences. The scariest human characters, like Gabranth, Jecht, and Barnabas Tharmr, evoke fear and complex emotions in FF games. Complex villains like Ardyn and Gestahl, unreliable protagonists like Cloud, and Beatrix's strength add depth and terror to FF games. The Final Fantasy series might be known for its different races and unique character designs that are found throughout its vibrant worlds, but...
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
powerupgaming.co.uk | Aidan Williams
Football Manager 25 has been cancelled, but Sports Interactive deserve considerable praise for their approach. The latest entry in the long-running coaching simulation series was set to release in March after considerable delays, but the developer will instead now focus on the next title, Football Manager 26. Refunds are available for anyone who preordered it, but it is a shame. The game had promised to introduce the women’s game to the series, something that would have had a quietly big impact.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
msn.com | Aidan Williams
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
gamerant.com | Aidan Williams
The knight job is a hallmark of the Final Fantasy series, one that began with the first entry with Bahumut blessing a warrior and upgrading them to the famous role. To this day, the idea remains ingrained in the series, with XVI’s Clive Rosfield often proudly calling himself a knight of Rosaria. Knights can make a game feel more like a Final Fantasy title. Any job system without it feels lacking. Yet this means they often appear early on and thus get forgotten by the middle of the game.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
powerupgaming.co.uk | Aidan Williams
Everyone could have foreseen the issues with the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement, because you’ve all just watched the video and shrugged your shoulders. Yes, for those of you who haven’t seen it – which is fair because at time of writing it was posted 21 minutes ago – Nintendo have finally announced the Switch 2. I felt like this was old news when, back in May last year, I published this piece on why Nintendo’s timing was starting to feel butchered.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
powerupgaming.co.uk | Aidan Williams
One of the most enjoyable things you can do in gaming is embrace unconventional gameplay. Now, by this I do not mean cheating; that can get in the sea. Instead, I’m discussing ways of playing that are all well within the rules that the very game designers constructed. My supervillain origin story isn’t what you might expect – in fact that’s overstating it, I’m just mildly irritating – this doesn’t start how you think it does.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
prolandscapermagazine.com | Aidan Williams
Lucy Willcox credits Crocus for their ‘organic’ collaboration which promises fresh content over the coming year. Explaining how the collaboration came about, Willcox says: “It was one of those great Instagram connections. I started posting more content from my garden, talking about planting combinations and why certain layouts work so well together. The posts had a great response from my followers, and I could see the need for me to provide links to the plants I was featuring.
