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About Tom Bowen

Tom Bowen is a senior editor who loves adventure games and RPGs. He's been playing video games for several decades now and writing about them professionally since 2020. Although he dabbles in news and features from time to time, he spends most of his time writing guides these days.

Favorite Games

Tom plays a bit of everything but will always have a soft spot for point-and-click adventure series like Monkey Island and Broken Sword. Also Shenmue, and just about everything else made by Yu Suzuki. His favorite Final Fantasy game seems to change every time someone asks him, but right now he's leaning toward 10 > 6 > 7. When it comes to Zelda, he prefers classic titles like Windwaker and A Link to the Past to the newer 3D open-world stuff.

Favorite Console

Tom's owned pretty much every home console over the years but none have brought him quite as much joy as the Sega Dreamcast. It had some of the best games of its era and was years ahead of its time when it came to features.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

Tom once managed to beat The Secret of Monkey Island in under an hour, which, had he bothered to record it, would have placed him among the top 25 runners on SpeedRun.com.

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The playable character traveling to the Unity in Starfield
Starfield: How Long to Beat?

Starfield's main story is a little shorter than some might have expected, but it more than makes up for this with its plentiful side content.

The playable character standing in front of the Empire State Building in Starfield
Starfield: How to Visit the Empire State Building (New York Landmark)

The Empire State Building is just one of several Earth landmarks that players can visit in Starfield, though finding it can be a little tricky.

An Emergency Cuttable Wall in Starfield
Starfield: How to Open Emergency Cuttable Walls

Given that they often blend into the background, some players may be surprised to learn that it's possible to open Cuttable Walls in Starfield.

Alternate outfits for Joshua, Clive, and Jill in Final Fantasy 16
Final Fantasy 16: How to Change Outfit / Appearance

As part of the game's 1.10 update, Square Enix gave players the ability to change the outfits of several key Final Fantasy 16 characters.

The NASA Snow Globe in Starfield
Starfield: How to Get the NASA Snow Globe

Starfield players will be able to find numerous collectibles while exploring the settled systems, including this rather nifty NASA snow globe.

The Opportunity Snow Globe in Starfield
Starfield: How to Find the Opportunity Rover on Mars (Opportunity Snow Globe)

The Opportunity Rover spent 14 years surveying Mars between 2004 and 2018 and can still be found on the red planet's surface by Starfield players.

The playable character standing in front of The Shard at the London Landmark in Starfield
Starfield: How to Visit the Shard (London Landmark)

The Shard is one of the tallest buildings in western Europe and one of only a handful of structures left standing on Starfield's version of Earth.

The playable character standing in front of one of the pyramids at the Cairo Landmark in Starfield
Starfield: How to Visit the Pyramids (Cairo Landmark)

The Pyramids of Giza are one of the Seven Wonders of the World, so it seems quite fitting that Starfield players can find them at the Cairo Landmark.

Rafael and Director Patel during the Entangled mission of Starfield
Starfield: Which Reality Should You Save? (Entangled)

The Entangled mission forces Starfield players to weigh the lives of many against the life of just one man and decide who gets to continue living.

How to Assign Companions to Outposts and Ships in Starfield
Starfield: How to Assign Companions to Outposts and Ships

Assigning crew members to ships and outposts in Starfield can be a great way of keeping track of where everybody is and what they're all doing.

The Adoring Fan and a Missile Weapons Specialist in Starfield
Starfield: How to Recruit New Crew Members

In addition to having members of Constellation tag along on their expeditions, players can also hire new crew members from Starfield's bars and clubs.

Running in Starfield
Starfield: How to Run Faster

Sprinting is a great way to get around Starfield's universe, but it's ultimately just one of several great map traversal mechanics in the game.

Keeper Aquilus and the Hunter (Starfield)
Starfield: Should You Kill Keeper Aquilus or Let Him Live? (Infinity's End Walkthrough)

Even after learning his true identity, some Starfield players may have reservations about killing Keeper Aquilus during the Infinity's End side quest.

The Hunter and the Emissary in Starfield
Starfield: How to Skip the Final Boss Fight

It's possible to skip the final boss fight in Starfield, but whether or not players should do so is almost definitely a matter for debate.

Guardian Fionn in Starfield
Starfield: How to Beat Guardian Fionn at the Buried Temple (Endless Duplicates)

Guardian Fionn is one of the last enemies that players will face in Starfield and also one of the toughest thanks to his endless army of duplicates.

The Pilgrim's computer in Starfield
Starfield: How to Open the Pilgrim’s Room (Pilgrim's Rest Quiz Answers)

Their quest to understand the Unity will lead Starfield players to Pilgrim's Rest, where they'll need to complete a quiz to unlock the Pilgrim's room.

The Scorpion's Sting puzzle in Starfield
Starfield: How to Activate the Scorpion’s Sting Glyph on Hyla II (Unity)

Starfield's Scorpion's Sting puzzle can seem a little confusing, but once players figure out what's being asked of them it's actually rather simple.

What remains of planet Earth in Starfield
Starfield: How to Visit Earth (& What Happened to It)

Finding out what happened to Earth will likely be high on most Starfield players' agendas, as too will witnessing the lifeless planet for themselves.

The Hunter (Starfield)
Starfield: What to Do After Finishing the Main Story (Post-Game Content Guide)

Starfield's main story may be a little on the short side, but there's more than enough content to keep players busy as they head into the post-game.

Starfield's playable character gazing into eternity
Starfield: Should You Walk Into the Light? (One Giant Leap)

As they near the end of their adventure, Starfield players will get the chance to walk into eternity, which takes the form of a glowing ball of light.