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Katie Schutze

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About Katie Schutze

Katie Schutze graduated from the University of Dallas with her English degree in 2019. Since childhood, video games have inspired her with their abilities to tell epic tales that the audience can truly participate in. Her favorite game of all time is Rune Factory 4 Special, and her favorite story in gaming is Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. When not playing video games, Katie can usually be found cuddling with her two dogs or staring off into the distance.

Latest Articles

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How Would a Pokémon Game for Older Audiences Look?

Pokémon has captured the hearts of kids for over a quarter-century, but what would it look like if they made a T-rated Pokémon game?

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The Legend Of Zelda: Why Wind Waker Link Is The Best Link

There have been many incarnations of Link in The Legend of Zelda, but the best version of the character technically isn't an "incarnation" of him.

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Mario vs. Pokémon: When is a Remake Too Faithful?

The Super Mario RPG remake is a loyal recreation of the 1993 classic. But why can Mario can get away with such a close remake while Pokémon can't?

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Live Action Was The Right Choice For The Legend Of Zelda Movie

In a perfect world, Studio Ghibli would be making a Zelda film. In this imperfect world, though, live-action Zelda is for the best.

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Where Should Ace Attorney Go From Here?

It's been more than six years since the last non-port Ace Attorney game. Where should the series go with the next original entry?

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Bowser Would be a Great Boyfriend...If It Weren't For Everything About Him

Bowser may be the most prominent villain of the Mario franchise, but If it weren't for being an evil turtle-dragon monster, he would be quite a catch.

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The Best Pokémon Character You Forgot About

Pokémon X and Y celebrated their tenth anniversary recently, but a decade later people don't talk about Emma enough.

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How Did Princess Daisy Get So Popular?

Super Mario Wonder has released, bringing Daisy back into the main Mario platformers for the first time since her 1989 debut. But why now?

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Why The Original Pokémon Rival Is Still The Best

Blue Oak, also known as Gary Oak, is the standard by which rival characters in gaming as a whole are held to. Here's why he's so important.

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses is About Bad People, and That's the Point

Ever since Fire Emblem: Three Houses released in 2019, fans have debated which of the four lords was justified and who wasn't, which misses the point.

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Tifa Lockhart is a Satellite Love Interest Done Right

Many female characters suffer from being defined by their love interests, but Tifa Lockhart's love for Cloud Strife makes her better in Final Fantasy.

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Why Princess Peach: Showtime! is So Important

Princess Peach getting a big-budget console title of her own instead of a Mario spinoff proves that Nintendo is taking their female fans seriously.

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Why More Games Should Use Fire Emblem's Shipping System

The romance mechanics in several Fire Emblem games extend beyond the main characters and allow the player to pair up side characters as well.

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How the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Rivals Mirror Veteran Players

While Pokémon Scarlet and Violet received mixed reception, the rivals and their stories were widely considered the highlights of the games.

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How Undertale and Deltarune's Silent Protagonists Make the Games Better

Undertale's and Deltarune's anniversaries reinforce how Toby Fox's silent protagonists made both games stand out in moving and disturbing ways.

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Should Story-Rich Games Stop Using Silent Protagonists?

As storytelling in gaming grows more ambitious, is keeping the player character from speaking hurting the plots?

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What Went Wrong With Rune Factory 5?

With Rune Factory 3 Special on the horizon, it's time to look back on the last original Rune Factory game -- which some found a little too ripe.