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Alana Hagues


Favorite Games:
  • Skies of Arcadia
  • Final Fantasy IX
  • Xenogears

68 games reviewed
77.3 average score
80 median score
59.1% of games recommended

Alana Hagues's Reviews

Born in England, and living near Brighton, Alana has been writing about video games professionally since 2015. Her love of RPGs knows no bounds, she is particularly interested in Japanese RPGs, both old and new, but is always ready to try out the next big thing. A quick way to her heart is to mention Sega's classic Dreamcast RPG, Skies of Arcadia. As well as writing about video games, she runs RPGFan's Reviews and Previews department, and has been in charge there since 2016. You might also recognise her from Random and Retro Encounter - if you hear the British voice, you've found her. Outside of reviews, Alana loves to do nothing more than stay at home with her two dogs, read a book, maybe drink some coffee, and go on long, lonely walks along the beach no matter the weather. She also likes to make a lot of noise on Twitter, usually about her current non-review game.

The Indigo Disk takes a few steps forward for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. There's some genuine challenge, a nice variety of activities, and a fun new world to explore in the Terarium; if you love Pokémon, you'll absolutely enjoy what's on offer here. But the DLC drops the ball in terms of narrative, offering an unsatisfying and rushed conclusion to Scarlet & Violet's story, along with the grindy BP system and those ever-present performance issues. It's fun at best and disappointing at worst, with a lot of missed potential left on the picnic table.

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Feb 20, 2018

With a little bit more polish, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT could be great, but as it is now it's a huge disappointment.

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There are better Grimm-esque fairy tales out there.

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Nov 7, 2021

Alchemic Cutie is an adept of adorableness that's in need of an elixir to smooth out the bugs, improve tutorials, and make it that bit more manageable and engaging.

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Nights of Azure 2 was the chance to improve on its predecessors potential, but it completely drops the ball.

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The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 is one witch's brew you definitely don't want to drink.

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A solid first piece of DLC that has a few chinks.

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Episode INTERmission gives Yuffie the lease of life she deserves and delivers some future teases that will excite fans old and new.

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