Timothy Monbleau
Timothy (you can call him Tim) has been writing professionally for over a decade, and he’s waxed poetic about his favorite videogames on the internet for even longer. It was only a matter of time until he combined these two pursuits, accruing bylines at Destructoid, Kotaku, and now PC Gamer. He will try just about anything, but he’ll throw himself headfirst into RPGs, action games, platformers, and most things retro.
Tim’s greatest interest is in writing features that analyze the games we play and unpack the ways we get invested in them—whether it’s with a unique story or just really fun game mechanics. When he’s not writing, you can catch him reminding everyone to play more Ys.
Latest articles by Timothy Monbleau
Dynasty Warriors: Origins goaded me into spending an hour trying to beat Lu Bu, then gave me nothing for winning—and I loved it
By Timothy Monbleau published
Lu Beau 😍 You really can find love on the battlefield.
How to get the most out of the Metaphor: ReFantazio demo and prep your save file before release
By Timothy Monbleau published
Prepwork Don't rush through this surprisingly long demo—you've got plenty of time to make your opening hours with Metaphor count.
Visions of Mana review: a comfort food RPG
By Timothy Monbleau published
Mana's alive This comfort food RPG stays fresh from start to finish.
After 4 hours with Metaphor: ReFantazio, it's the surprising ways it diverges from Persona that I'm most excited about
By Timothy Monbleau published
Personew It may feel familiar to Atlus fans, but the new ideas in Metaphor steal the show.
NIS America says Trails and Ys RPG fans won't have to wait so long for future English releases: 'We want to bring that timeline down'
By Timothy Monbleau published
News NIS America says to expect faster localizations of Nihon Falcom's games from here on out.
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