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
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
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 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"
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
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 – 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
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 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
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