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Originally, Final Fantasy was meant to be just as the name suggests, “final”. In the late ‘80s, Japanese developer Square was on the verge of bankruptcy. With such dire circumstances looming, nobody ever expected that Final Fantasy would go on to pull the company out of financial ruin and become one of the most influential […]

You’d be hard pressed to find a genre with a more dedicated — and opinionated — fanbase than that of Metroidvanias. The quintessential combination of action-adventure game mechanics and non-linear exploration have been keeping thumbs busy for close to 40 years. As with any storied video game genre, there are a handful of must-plays. But […]