J. Scott Thurlow is a Senior Contributor based in the NYC Metropolitan Area. While he is not actually Alan Wake, Scott has been ranting about games since falling in love with them at a young age.

The solution to this latter problem? Return to turn-based combat. I believe Square Enix needs to look back to its roots rather than doubling down on real-time action combat. Final Fantasy XVII stands ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...