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Garrett Stanczak-Senior Gaming Lists Writer

Garrett Stanczak

Senior Gaming Lists Writer

About Garrett Stanczak

Garrett has wanted to write for a living ever since he was a kid. A shameless geek from a young age, being a senior gaming lists writer at CBR is a dream come true. If he's not playing action games, RPGs, or Nintendo games, it's a safe bet he's thinking about them. His other obsessions include superheroes, sci-fi, and fantasy.

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10 Best Playable Sonic Characters, Ranked

Sonic has many great playable characters but fan-favorites like Tails and Knuckles stand out among the crowd.

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10 Mario Characters Who Deserve To Be Playable In A Mainline Game

Gamers would love to see fan-favorite characters like Pauline and Wario take their place in a mainline Mario game.

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10 Best Final Fantasy Dragoons, Ranked

Final Fantasy IV's Kain Highwind is definitely the most popular Dragoon, but the franchise has several more impressive Dragoons in entries like FFXIV.

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10 Best Final Fantasy Dark Knights, Ranked

Final Fantasy IV's Cecil Harvey may be the most popular Dark Knight, but the franchise has several more impressive Dark Knights in entries like FFXVI.

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10 Old Final Fantasy Games That Still Need Remakes

Final Fantasy XVI's recent release has shed more light on the franchise, and plenty of FF fans are itching for remakes of FF entries like VIII and VI.

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10 Best-Looking Default Costumes in Assassin's Creed, Ranked

From Arbaaz's Indian-inspired robe to Basim's stealth garb, Assassin's Creed has several default costumes that fans love.

Victorian London as seen in game Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Ezio and the cityscape of 16th century Constantinople from Assassin's Creed: Revelations 1
10 Best Assassin's Creed Settings, Ranked

With historical figures like Cleopatra and Napoleon and exciting periods like the Renaissance, Assassin's Creed has several settings fans love.

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10 Best New Features In Pikmin 4

New features like night expeditions and Dandori battles have fans believing Pikmin 4 might be the best installment yet.

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Every Pikmin Captain, Ranked

While Pikmin captains like Olimar are beloved by most gamers, others like Louis are downright hated.

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10 Most Iconic Fighting Game Villains

Mortal Kombat, Tekken, and Street Fighter aren't the only fighting game franchises with memorable, iconic villains.

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10 Most Iconic Fighting Game Protagonists

Becoming mascots of the fighting game genre, protagonists like Street Fighter's Ryu and Mortal Kombat's Liu Kang remain as famous as ever.

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10 Biggest Announcements From The June 2023 Nintendo Direct

June 2023's Nintendo Direct revealed new information about hotly anticipated upcoming releases in addition to a number of brand new announcements.

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10 Best Powered-Up Forms In Gaming

From Pokémon's Mega Evolutions to Super Sonic, video games have a long history of giving their heroes epic power-ups and special forms.

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10 Video Game Villains Who Look Like Heroes

Some video game villains can be uncannily disarming—like P5's Goro Akechi—or look completely innocent, like King Dedede from the Kirby franchise.

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10 Most Iconic Video Game Scientists

From friendly Pokémon Professors to the evil Doctor Robotnik, gaming is full of iconic scientific masterminds.

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10 Video Game Sequels More Famous Than The Original

Not only did video game sequels like Batman: Arkham City and Assassin's Creed 2 become huge hits, they completely overshadowed the original titles.

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10 Most Exciting Things Shown In The Assassin's Creed Mirage Gameplay Walkthrough

Teasing new features and a return to form, Assassin's Creed Mirage's gameplay walkthrough left gamers even more excited for its October 12th release.

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10 Classic Game Boy Advance Games That Deserve A Switch Remake

With video game remakes enjoying incredible success today, there is definitely a market for Game Boy Advance remakes on the Nintendo Switch.

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15 Best Sonic The Hedgehog Characters, Ranked

Sonic the Hedgehog is an enduring franchise for many reasons, including its colorful characters like Knuckes the Echidna and Shadow the Hedgehog.

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10 Most Iconic Street Fighter Characters Of All Time, Ranked

With epic combo moves and stylish outfits, street Fighter characters like Ken and Chun-Li are the most popular avatars in the franchise.

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