About Stan Hogeweg
Stan owes their love of turn-based RPGs and all other things gaming to a second-hand Game Boy Advance SP and Wario Land 3. Persona, Zelda, and Pokemon rank among their all-time franchises, but they can be caught playing Dungeons & Dragons on a weekly basis too. Stan has a BA in English from California State University, San Bernardino.
Persona 6 Can Beat P5 in Scale With One Simple Calendar Change
Ever since Persona 3, the franchise's activity time slots have worked about the same way in each game, but Persona 6 could make one easy upgrade.
Minecraft Trails and Tales' Archaeology Mechanic is Hopefully Just Getting Started
Minecraft will soon implement archaeology as a new loot system, and while it's off to a good start, Mojang can still go the extra mile.
Persona 6: The Case for P5 Royal's Jose to Become a Party Member
Persona 5 Royal's Mementos merchant Jose was both mysterious and rather uninvolved, but Persona 6 can follow up on Jose by making him playable.
Persona 6 Should Sink Its Hooks Into a Persona 4 Golden Minigame Structure
Persona 4 Golden features a classic type of mini-game, and its approach deserves to be imitated closely in Atlus' long-awaited Persona 6.
A Horizon Forbidden West Sequel Can Bring Nil's Journey Full Circle
Nil plays a significantly diminished role in Horizon Forbidden West, but his character growth could set him up for a good finale in Horizon 3.
A Female Protagonist in Persona 6 Shouldn't Keep One Design Choice From Persona 3 Portable
Persona 6 ought to borrow Persona 3 Portable's female protagonist option, but its version would need to rework a big element of her gameplay.
Persona 5 Royal Shows Persona 6 May Need to Shift Its Navigator in One Way
Persona 5 Royal drives home how far navigator party members have come in the franchise, but that also means Persona 6 might need a new approach.
Classic Zelda Enemies That Should Return in Tears Of The Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild omitted a lot of famous Zelda enemies, but this year’s upcoming sequel could bring a few of them back.
Persona 5: The Phantom X Seems Like a Possible Clue for Atlus' Persona 6 Plans
Although Atlus is taking quite some time to reveal Persona 6, it just announced Persona 5: The Phantom X, which could say a lot about P6.
Persona 5 Royal: How the Futaba Palace Boss Battle Mirrors the Endgame
Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal have epic conclusions, but the games' halfway mark reflects the final battles in a couple of notable ways.
Why Persona 6 Shouldn't Follow the Action RPG Trend
Several RPG franchises are showing off the potential of action-oriented gameplay lately, but Persona 6 should retain the IP's turn-based style.
Persona 3 Portable Has a Great Lesson to Teach Persona 6's Playable Party Members
Persona 3 Portable still stands out from the newer, more intricate franchise entries through a cast of party members that Persona 6 can imitate.
Persona 6 Can Reintroduce Shuffle Time Using Persona 5's Confidants
Persona 5 favors the Hold Up mechanic over Shuffle Times, but the latter mechanic could work well in Persona 6 with the help of a Confidant.
Horizon Forbidden West's Boss Battles Were a Major Step Up
Horizon Zero Dawn's boss fights left a lot to be desired, but Horizon Forbidden West has quite a few compelling ideas for Aloy's biggest battles.
Persona 4 Golden's Fox Social Link Was a Great Confidant Prototype
Years before Persona 5 released, Persona 4 Golden featured an odd character that had more in common with Confidants than most Social Links.
Horizon Forbidden West Sets Sylens Up for Many Possible Destinies
Horizon Forbidden West ends on a poignant note for Sylens, and Guerrilla Games could pay his character arc off in many ways in the third game.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Malanya Shows the Potential in New Fairy Characters
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild features several Great Fairies, but the eccentric horse god Malanya represents them particularly well.
Forspoken's Tanta Olas Could Be Invaluable to the Story and Frey's Journey
New Forspoken footage highlights Tanta Olas, the Tanta of Wisdom, and her moniker could suggest that she'll be a surprising resource for Frey.
Persona 6 Could Set an Intimate Tone by Adding More High School Elements
Persona 6 could emphasize its school elements more heavily than ever in order to offer a unique tone and refresh some of Atlus' oldest tropes.
Horizon Forbidden West Establishes an Ominous Character Pattern Ahead of the Third Game
Both Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West include landmarks for mourning characters, which may indicate a pattern for the third game.