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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Witch the Showdown Is Going to Be My GTA VI Palette Cleanser in November

I don't get many opportunities to boast about being the first to do something. The last and only time that happened, it was when...
A dragon with a dark blue hue in Dragon's Dogma II: Dark Arisen

Dragon’s Dogma II: Dark Arisen Is Basically More Dragon’s Dogma, & That’s a Good Thing

Capcom had plenty of cool titles on offer when I was finalizing my appointment details with them at Tokyo Game Show 2026. I guess...
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Marvel’s Wolverine: The Retcon Review

If there ever was a comic book hero synonymous with "anger issues", it would be Wolverine. Across all of his appearances in multiple forms...
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Final Fantasy Resonance Is Peak JRPG Comfort Food

Making a HD-2D Final Fantasy game seems like such a no-brainer idea for Square Enix I'm genuinely surprised it took so long for them...
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Scott Pilgrim EX: The Retcon Review

It's been 16 years since Scott Pilgrim vs. The World graced our movie theaters with that explosive, unforgettable Sex Bob-Omb intro. Edgar Wright's movie...
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Close-up of a man with blonde hair in Resident Evil Requiem.

Resident Evil Requiem Reaches an Emotional Crescendo I Never Expected From...

Fieldnotes is a weekly column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with raw notes, sharp takes, unfiltered, and sometimes...
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Grace Is Already the Best Part of Resident Evil Requiem [Fieldnotes]

Fieldnotes is a weekly column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with raw notes, sharp takes, unfiltered, and sometimes...
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Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse Full Walkthrough

Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse is by and large a fairly straightforward mystery visual novel, but there are times when the game may require you...
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It’s 2016 Again & My Favorite Games are FFXIV, Overwatch, No...

"I have Final Fantasy XIV and Overwatch. I never need to play anything else ever again." Famous last words from 23 year-old me. In...
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I Care About Evangelion Now, Thanks Yoko Taro

I'd much rather have Yoko Taro work on a new NieR game or Drakengard, or something entirely new in the video game space. But...