Zhiqing Wan

Zhiqing began her video game journey in 1996, when her dad introduced her to Metal Gear, Resident Evil, and Silent Hill — and the rest, as they say, is history. She was an editor at The Escapist, Destructoid, and Twinfinite before starting up Retcon.
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A dog wearing red shades for our Screamer review.
Gaming

Screamer: The Retcon Review

I have a weird relationship with racing games and media. Despite spending hours on the Daytona and Initial D machines in the arcade as...
The Switch 2 with its Joy-Cons being removed.

Switch 1 Games Finally Look Pretty on the Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch 2 is slowly inching its way to the top of my list of personal favorite video game consoles, right up there...
A woman with tied back hair in a hospital ER.

In Defense of The Pitt’s Trinity Santos

This article contains spoilers for all of The Pitt, up to Season 2 Episode 10.Even from the start of Season 1, it was abundantly...
A small child with three Pokemon in Pokopia.

This Pokopia Mobile Companion App Is a Lifesaver

Guys, Pokemon Pokopia is overwhelming. I mean, I know I said it was just simply whelming yesterday, but in terms of the sheer amount...
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Dispatch Sells Over 1 Million Copies in 10 Days

Dispatch is a new choice-based narrative game developed by AdHoc Studio, which comprises of many former employees from Telltale Games. It's an episodic series,...
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A group of people on a beach in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gets a New Lease on Life With...

Like many others, I assumed that Nintendo had already left Animal Crossing: New Horizons behind, and that we'd have to wait another two to...
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Dispatch Is So Slice-of-Life Right Now I Hope It Never Changes

...but I know it will.Dispatch, the new episodic game series from AdHoc Studio (comprised of many former Telltale Games employees), has me absolutely hooked...
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A boy with a red cape and a sword. Cover image for our Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake review.

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake: The Retcon Review

Before Final Fantasy transformed the entire JRPG landscape forever, we had Dragon Quest. Enix's popular role-playing series set the foundation for the quintessential JRPG...
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Two figures flying through a city.

Dispatch Has Restored My Faith in Choice-Based Narrative Games

Like most other players, I was captivated by Telltale Games' take on The Walking Dead. This was a game that allowed you to forge...
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Cover image for our BALL x PIT review.

BALL x PIT: The Retcon Review

I really didn't think that an indie game that combined elements of Pong, Brick Breaker, Vampire Survivors, and Loop Hero would end up being...