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 man with a red scarf and hat against a blue sky backdrop. Cover image for our Adventures of Elliot review.

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales: The Retcon Review

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is Square Enix's attempt at applying its 2D-HD aesthetic to the Zelda-like action RPG genre in a...
A woman holding a glass. Cover image for our Pluribus Season 2 story.

Pluribus Season 2 Gets an Update; “We’ll Learn More About the Atom Bomb”

Pluribus thoroughly impressed me with its debut season and I, like many others, am getting extremely antsy waiting for a second season. Well, here's...
A red tiled floor with the words "Order of the Sinking Star".

Order of the Sinking Star Has Already Wormed its Way into My Brain

I was keenly aware of how beloved Jonathan Blow's games were, but nothing quite prepared me for what Order of the Sinking Star had...
A woman with blood on her face in Obsession.

The Inherent Cruelty of Bear’s Wish in Obsession

This article contains major spoilers for the 2026 horror movie Obsession."I wish Nikki loved me more than anything in the fucking world."Let's unpack that.Curry...
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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles’ Switch 2 Upgrade Pack Will...

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is a remake of the classic tactical RPG, and it'll be available on consoles and PC in September....
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Pixel art graphics showing various characters fighting a frog in Octopath Traveler 0.

Octopath Traveler 0 Producer Discusses Town-Building, New Path Actions & More

Octopath Traveler 0 was unveiled at Nintendo's July Partner Direct, and we don't have to wait too long at all for its release. Ahead...
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A vibrant pixel art town with brown roads and flowers in Octopath Traveler 0.

Octopath Traveler 0 Will Not Let You Upgrade From the Switch...

Square Enix unveiled Octopath Traveler 0 at this week's Nintendo Direct and it all looks very exciting. However, a piece of unfortunate news has...
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A blond boy in black armor in Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Story Trailer Shows Off Voice...

It may be a re-release of a much older game, but Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles might very well be one of the...
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A screenshot from Octopath Traveler 0 showing a light blue wintry background, with three pixel art characters in the middle.

Everything We Know About Octopath Traveler 0 So Far

Octopath Traveler 0 is the third mainline entry in Square Enix's HD-2D RPG series, Octopath Traveler. Unlike the first two games, however, this has...
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A watercolor art piece of a boy with dark hair heading into a forest in Octopath Traveler 0.

Octopath Traveler 0 to Release on Switch 2 in December

I won't lie to you. Today's Nintendo Partner Direct was a little bit of a snooze fest. I was losing all hope until Square...