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10 Fire Emblem Games That Made Losing a Character Feel More Devastating Than Any Boss Fight (opens the original)
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Joshua Speer is a Staff Writer at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2013, with a focus on indie games, retro games, platformers, deckbuilders, roguelikes, and Nintendo titles. He began his career at Operation Rainfall, where he started as a writer before becoming Review Manager and later Head Editor. I never got quite as invested in the well-being of my characters in games until I played the Fire Emblem series and experienced permadeath. It was brutal to introduce us
10 Most Diabolical Fire Emblem Villains (opens the original)
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Joshua Speer is a Staff Writer at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2013, with a focus on indie games, retro games, platformers, deckbuilders, roguelikes, and Nintendo titles. He began his career at Operation Rainfall, where he started as a writer before becoming Review Manager and later Head Editor. The Fire Emblem series has been around for a long time now, and over the years it's provided rousing stories of war, camaraderie, and dark magic. And as a fan of the game
10 Vita Games That Would Be Right at Home on Switch 2 (opens the original)
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Joshua Speer is a Staff Writer at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2013, with a focus on indie games, retro games, platformers, deckbuilders, roguelikes, and Nintendo titles. He began his career at Operation Rainfall, where he started as a writer before becoming Review Manager and later Head Editor. This might be weird to say, but I've always felt that the PlayStation Vita should have been a Nintendo handheld. It just felt like it shared some tendencies with Nintendo
10 Metroidvanias to Play Before Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (opens the original)
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Joshua Speer is a Staff Writer at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2013, with a focus on indie games, retro games, platformers, deckbuilders, roguelikes, and Nintendo titles. He began his career at Operation Rainfall, where he started as a writer before becoming Review Manager and later Head Editor. This probably won't surprise anybody who has read my work, but I'm a big fan of Metroidvanias. I especially love dark, challenging fantasy Metroidvanias, which were large
10 Fighting Games Most Haven't Played, But Definitely Should (opens the original)
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Joshua Speer is a Staff Writer at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2013, with a focus on indie games, retro games, platformers, deckbuilders, roguelikes, and Nintendo titles. He began his career at Operation Rainfall, where he started as a writer before becoming Review Manager and later Head Editor. Nearly all of us have played big-name fighting games. Series like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Soulcalibur and the excellent Tekken. And there's good reason, since thos
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