Alan Wen

Alan Wen

I'm a freelance games journalist who covers a bit of everything from reviews to features, and also writes gaming news for NME. I'm a regular contributor in print magazines, including Edge, Play, and Retro Gamer. Japanese games are one of my biggest passions and I'll always somehow find time to fit in a 60+ hour JRPG. While I cover games from all platforms, I'm very much a Switch lover, though also at heart a Sega shill. Favourite games include Bloodborne, Persona 5, Resident Evil 4, Ico, and Breath of the Wild.

Articles by: Alan Wen

Final Fantasy 16 protagonist Clive conjures up a magic fireball

How action led the way in Final Fantasy 16's bid to reinvent the long-running RPG series

By Alan Wen published

Interview Interview | Edge magazine explores the making of FF16 with the devs who brought it to life

Ikumi Nakamura's Kemuri

After The Evil Within and GhostWire: Tokyo, here's how Ikumi Nakamura is breaking boundaries in a games studio "driven by passionate artists"

By Alan Wen published

Interview Interview | Edge sits down with artist-turned-studio head Ikumi Nakamura, CEO of Unseen Inc.

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

Yakuza 6: The Song Of Life is a bittersweet swansong for RGG's stoic Dragon that heralds a new beginning, for better or worse

By Alan Wen published

Opinion Opinion | "It would be a lie, however, to say that we don't relish the promise of another adventure with one of video games' greatest protagonists"

Sonic Unleashed

In defense of Sonic the Werehog, one of the Blue Blur's most easily overlooked alter egos

By Alan Wen published

Feature In 2008, Sonic Unleashed delivered a "slower, furrier, but not necessarily meaner" hero

Best 3DS games - The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds shook things up in the shadow of a 16-bit classic

By Alan Wen published

Feature A Link Between Worlds paid deference to the past before striding into the future

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – the beginning of the legend and a heroic swan song for the Wii

By Alan Wen published

Feature Launched in the same year as Skyrim and Dark Souls, Skyward Sword more than held its own

The Lords of The Fallen

After a decade in Dark Souls' shadow, Lords of the Fallen's reboot offers another shot at the title

By Alan Wen published

Preview Hexworks is eyeing a worthy successor to Dark Souls 3's crown

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is balancing lip-service and modern expectations

By Alan Wen last updated

Feature With Final Fantasy 7 Remake already deviating from the original story, all bets are off for the sequels

Monster Hunter Retro Gamer

"We were beginners when it came to online games": The making of Monster Hunter

By Alan Wen, Retro Gamer Team published

Feature Kaname Fujioka tells Retro Gamer how his team began a series that laid the groundwork for connecting hunters together

Yakuza Zero

Get Senpai to notice you with PlayStation at its most wonderfully Japanese

By Alan Wen published

Best List From road tripping buddies to rapping dogs, we've picked out our favourite quintessentially Japanese games to grace Sony's consoles.

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