Alan Wen
I'm a freelance games journalist who covers a bit of everything from reviews to features, and also writes gaming news for NME. I'm a regular contributor in print magazines, including Edge, Play, and Retro Gamer. Japanese games are one of my biggest passions and I'll always somehow find time to fit in a 60+ hour JRPG. While I cover games from all platforms, I'm very much a Switch lover, though also at heart a Sega shill. Favourite games include Bloodborne, Persona 5, Resident Evil 4, Ico, and Breath of the Wild.
Latest articles by Alan Wen
![Final Fantasy 16 protagonist Clive conjures up a magic fireball](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qoiQB2qSEHANzKzM6oJ4Da-320-80.jpg)
How action led the way in Final Fantasy 16's bid to reinvent the long-running RPG series
By Alan Wen published
Interview Interview | Edge magazine explores the making of FF16 with the devs who brought it to life
![Ikumi Nakamura's Kemuri](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g5Q5hTVtHjLnQqrT2S3gkW-320-80.jpg)
After The Evil Within and GhostWire: Tokyo, here's how Ikumi Nakamura is breaking boundaries in a games studio "driven by passionate artists"
By Alan Wen published
Interview Interview | Edge sits down with artist-turned-studio head Ikumi Nakamura, CEO of Unseen Inc.
![Yakuza 6: The Song of Life](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iPo63fYrvoxAHbVU8eBDPW-320-80.jpg)
Yakuza 6: The Song Of Life is a bittersweet swansong for RGG's stoic Dragon that heralds a new beginning, for better or worse
By Alan Wen published
Opinion Opinion | "It would be a lie, however, to say that we don't relish the promise of another adventure with one of video games' greatest protagonists"
![Sonic Unleashed](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yg8ffwNbkQWgoNBXAhT8dM-320-80.jpg)
In defense of Sonic the Werehog, one of the Blue Blur's most easily overlooked alter egos
By Alan Wen published
Feature In 2008, Sonic Unleashed delivered a "slower, furrier, but not necessarily meaner" hero
![Best 3DS games - The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gihguBHwzbPqvNjpL7dJ9m-320-80.jpg)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds shook things up in the shadow of a 16-bit classic
By Alan Wen published
Feature A Link Between Worlds paid deference to the past before striding into the future
![The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LVtFe7sDgZwpkdLAahAwrg-320-80.jpg)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – the beginning of the legend and a heroic swan song for the Wii
By Alan Wen published
Feature Launched in the same year as Skyrim and Dark Souls, Skyward Sword more than held its own
![The Lords of The Fallen](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qStiDhFNfCvpun7ZuJtA7i-320-80.png)
After a decade in Dark Souls' shadow, Lords of the Fallen's reboot offers another shot at the title
By Alan Wen published
Preview Hexworks is eyeing a worthy successor to Dark Souls 3's crown
![Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CjXwyyKAUEhTwxAezfEWHM-320-80.jpg)
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is balancing lip-service and modern expectations
By Alan Wen last updated
Feature With Final Fantasy 7 Remake already deviating from the original story, all bets are off for the sequels