Author name: Abel Yamazaki

Abel writes about JRPGs with a focus on craft over hype. nine years in the trade and counting. Specializes in long pieces about short games.

Build Crafting Fundamentals: Tales of Arise

A practical guide for newcomers and intermediate players. No filler.

Tracking the competitive scene around Elden Ring.

After 24 hours with Red Dead Redemption 2, here’s where Rockstar Games’s latest lands on the Open-World Western ladder.

Tracking the competitive scene around Baldur’s Gate 3.

After 24 hours with Final Fantasy XVI, here’s where Square Enix’s latest lands on the Action RPG ladder.