Stephanie Carmichael, Author at The Mary Sue

Stephanie Carmichael

Stephanie Holland is a nerdy lover of Star Wars, Doctor Who, MCU, WWE and Disney. She spends her days planning her next career as The Doctor's companion. Declared for House Evangelista. Sorted into Ravenclaw.

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Review: In Resident Evil 0 Remake, Hell Is Bugs, Inventory, and Other People

Resident Evil 0 is one of those classic Resident Evil games where I’m sure I’m going to screw myself over and permanently ruin my chances to survive if I so much as blink wrong.

Life Is Strange - Best Friends

Life Is Strange Poignantly Captures the Joy and Pain of Having a Best Friend

From the pages of my journal … this is Blackwell Academy, one day at a time.

Lara Croft Go - Jungle

Review: Lara Croft Go Is Classic Tomb Raider in Slow, Beautiful Motion

As fun as it is to witness Lara Croft’s rise as a Tomb Raider, nothing beats trekking into a tomb dressed in the famous ensemble of blue tank top, brown shorts, and boots and hunting for ancient relics.

Heroes of the Storm

Heroes of the Storm Can Help You Overcome Your MOBA Fears

I’ve dabbled in multiplayer online battle arena games before, but for me, MOBAs still remain this elaborate puzzle I have yet to crack.

Splatoon for Wii U - Inkopolis

Review: Nintendo’s Splatoon Is the Best Kind of Mess

Talk to the squid girls and guys loafing around Inkopolis plaza, and you’re bound to find at least one person on the Miiverse praising Splatoon over Call of Duty. Where so many “serious” shooters are declaring headshots in a gravelly voice, Splatoon is graffiting a smiley face in the corner.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Comic Strip

Review: Classic Zelda Comic Brings Hyrule Alive, 23 Years Later

Long before I ever played The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, I read it in the issues of Nintendo Power magazine. Now it’s back in print, this time courtesy of Viz Media’s Perfect Square imprint!

Second Quest graphic novella

Review: Finding Zelda, Nintendo’s “Missing Woman,” in Second Quest

At the heart of the new graphic novella Second Quest is a question: “What would it be like to be Zelda?”

Broken Age Featured

Review: Broken Age Is a Better Kind of Boy-Meets-Girl Story

It’s hard to pick up a game months after you last played it and know what the heck is going on. Most people would rather start over than try to figure out what they were supposed to do or where they had to go next. With Broken Age, players didn’t have a choice. The adventure game debuted in January 2014 as Part 1 of 2, so those who started playing it then (including me) had to sit back for over a year before we could see the second half of the story. The wait was definitely worth it.

Story of Seasons - Master Farmer

Story of Seasons: 10 Tips for Mastering Farm Life

You never quite forget the feeling of entering your first spring festival, marrying the bachelorette (or bachelor) of your dreams, and … pulling weeds. Harvest Moon stays with you in some small form, even if it’s the memory of listening to the rain pour or tuning into the cooking channel. Story of Seasons for 3DS brings it all back.

Etrian Mystery Dungeon

Etrian Mystery Dungeon Is Fun and Less Scary Than You Think

I’m a noob to the Etrian Odyssey role-playing games, aka Super Hardcore Dungeon Mode, but I’ve played Mystery Dungeon before. I didn’t know what could be cuter than little Pokémon running around colorful dungeons until I saw Etrian Mystery Dungeon—miniature landsknechts, protectors, and runemasters brandishing tiny daggers and wands.