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August, 2023
Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing, University of Illinois
Action RPG, From Software, Mass Effect
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About Nick Rodriguez

Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to contribute to The Best War Games and Screen Rant, platforms where he has managed to share helpful news content, thoughtful opinion pieces, and more than a few hot takes.

While he believes all gaming genres and categories have worth, Nick's interests lie primarily in the realm of single-player experiences, with hand-crafted stories, tight and challenging gameplay, and emotive, unique visual and audio design. On the industry side of things, he is committed to supporting creators, identifying and criticizing exploitation, and combating negativity and toxicity.

Aside from gaming, he enjoys long-distance running, reading, contributing to his blog, working on his Honda CX650C, writing fiction, and having a beer or two.

Favorite Games

- Bloodborne
- Disco Elysium
- Death Stranding
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Mass Effect 2
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Dead Space
- Signalis
- Hades
- BioShock
- Super Mario Galaxy
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Industry Focus

A bit of everything, but with a particular affinity for indie games, industry news, gaming events, and new technology.

Favorite Console

Easy win for the PS2.

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Now that the dust has settled on both Elden Ring Nightreign and Shadow of the Erdtree, their parallels in terms of reception and sales are apparent.

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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has launched to a strong overall reception, echoing the success of Lies of P just a few short years ago.

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Battlefield 6 is seemingly going back to basics, which could put it in conversation with older Call of Duty games—even more so than Black Ops 7.

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One of Marvel Rivals' Most Annoying Problems May Not Be Fixed Anytime Soon

Marvel Rivals gets loads fixes courtesy of the live-service model, but one rough edge is unlikely to be sanded down anytime soon.

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Grand Theft Auto 6 Should Bite the Bullet on a Feature GTA 5 Skipped

Grand Theft Auto 5 never got an increasingly popular console feature, but Rockstar ought to take another crack at it with Grand Theft Auto 6.

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There's still a lot to be learned about Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, but recent news suggests that the game will bring out the big guns in one area.

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With the curtain being drawn back on Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' roster, it's worth comparing it to those of other contemporary fighting games.

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Helldivers 2 players can enjoy the new Ingress-81 cape for free, but a lot of players might not know the intriguing history behind the cosmetic.

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Horizon 3 will no doubt be hitting the shelves sometime within the next few years, and it might be perfect for one unexpected platform.

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Death Stranding 2's Corpus is a Masterclass in Worldbuilding FromSoftware Can't Ignore

Death Stranding 2 is as crazy and off-the-wall as its predecessor, but it has at least one lore delivery device that puts it above other games.

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With Bethesda reportedly pivoting away from Starfield in favor of Fallout 5, the overall tone of the developer's storytelling will have to change.

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With James Gunn's DC Comics renaissance in full swing, the future of key characters like Superman in gaming is looking both promising and complicated.

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Fallout 76 May Have Opened a Pandora's Box That Fallout 5 Can't Close

Fallout 76 broke new ground for the Fallout franchise, and this means that Fallout 5 can't walk back the steady pace of progress.

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Diablo Meets Hades in Groundbreaking New Roguelike

Hell Clock is a compelling, ever-expanding, surprisingly emotional ARPG roguelike that's well worth anyone's time, despite a few weak points.

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PlayStation Plus is still overflowing with fantastic games for subscribers to enjoy; here are five titles hand-picked by us for this week.

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Baldur's Gate 3: One Bard Feature Is a Sleeper Hit for Every Aspect of the Game

The Bard class may be overlooked by many first-time Baldur's Gate 3 players, but it has at least one massive advantage worth leveraging.

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Why The Latest Marvel's Blade Leak Provides More Questions Than Answers

Marvel's Blade might be MIA, but a recent leak paints a surprisingly different, more ambitious picture of the game, possibly raising some questions.

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Players looking for something to scratch a similar itch while Hades 2 wraps up its early access period should give Hell Clock a look.

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One Hades 2 Romance Option Stands Out for All the Right Reasons

Like its predecessor, Hades 2 features a slew of romance options, though one is particularly memorable and a breath of fresh air.

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Playground Games still has quite a bit to reveal about its Fable reboot, but one aspect of its protagonist may be particularly pivotal.