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Melissa Sarnowski

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Author Details

Melissa Sarnowski is a graduate from UW-Madison with an English degree and an emphasis on creative writing. She's been able to turn her passions of writing and gaming into a career. She loves investigating gaming theories and crafting her own based on small details. When she isn't writing, she's playing with her dog or cooking.

Industry Focus

Melissa Sarnowski has been a freelancer for ScreenRant for over a year. While she's willing to dig into any game for an article, she heavily focuses on The Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and The Sims content, having played games from each franchise since she was a child.

Favorite Media

Melissa Sarnowski has plenty of favorite video games, including Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Resident Evil 3, Mass Effect 2, The Sims Makin' Magic, Final Fantasy 14, Diablo 2, Bloodborne, Stardew Valley, 7 Days to Die, Halo, Super Mario Sunshine, Outlast, Elden Ring, Sonic Adventure 2, and many more.

Latest Articles

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10 Red Dead Redemption 2 Mods To Completely Change Your Next Playthrough (2023)

Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t the newest game, but with the help of mods, your next playthrough can feel completely different from the past.

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Baldur's Gate 3: You Shouldn't Skip The Githyanki Crèche Questline

The Githyanki Crèche questline in Baldur’s Gate 3 is part of Lae’zel’s companion quest, but it offers plenty of information to discover.

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After Five Patches, Withers Finally Shows His True Power In Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur’s Gate 3 released Patch 5, which ties up a lot of loose ends and provides closure for the journey. It also shows Withers’ real power.

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Every WoW Classic & Hardcore Season Of Discovery Profession, Ranked

World of Warcraft Classic has introduced the Season of Discovery and Hardcore servers, where death is permanent. But professions can save you.

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10 Removed Features From Ark: Survival Ascended That Completely Change The Game

Although it’s a remake of Ark: Survival Evolved, Survival Ascended has changed up some features that might make it feel like a different game.

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Mass Effect 4 Is Setting Itself Up To Fix Andromeda’s Biggest Issue

From what we’ve seen in teasers, Mass Effect 4 might fix the issues of Andromeda by combining its story with the original trilogy in a new plot.

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One Of Zelda’s Coolest Characters Is Long Overdue For A Major Role

Although Zelda includes a variety of villains throughout decades of games, they don’t receive the same attention. And one is overdue for a major role.

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10 Things About Baldur's Gate 3's Story That Make No Sense

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a massive game, and that results in a few, minor pieces of the story not making complete sense, such as these 10 things.

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One Steam Feature May Make MW3 Harder To Refund

PC players who bought Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on Steam might be finding it extra difficult to refund because of a specific Steam feature.

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Why Baldur’s Gate 3 Has A Level Cap Of 12 Instead Of D&D’s 20

Dungeons & Dragons lets players reach level 20, but Baldur’s Gate 3 has several good reasons for not allowing players to go past level 12.

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Hogwarts Legacy On Switch Is Missing The Most Obvious Feature

Hogwarts Legacy is finally available on the Nintendo Switch, but this port doesn’t use a feature that could’ve made it feel truly magical.

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Modern Warfare 3 Split-Screen Explained: Campaign, Multiplayer, Zombies

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 includes split-screen as an option in some game modes. Here’s what to expect with Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies.

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You’re About To Find Out How Much You Actually Suck At Diablo 4

Diablo 4 is adding a new event, and this one is designed to be impossible to finish at release, meaning it’ll challenge even the best players.

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Baldur's Gate 3: 7 Things You Didn't Know About Dark Urge

The Dark Urge in Baldur’s Gate 3 opens up a lot of option and details that are absent when choosing to play a custom-made character instead.

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10 Most Chaotic Wild Magic Surges In Baldur’s Gate 3, Ranked

Wild Magic sorcerers and barbarians can’t choose what Surges they get in Baldur’s Gate 3; these are the most chaotic Surges you might end up using.

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Why Everybody Hates Silent Hill: Ascension

Silent Hill: Ascension was meant to start the series’ revival, but instead, it ended up receiving criticism. So, what went wrong with Ascension?

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Baldur's Gate 3 Race Politics Explained (In-Depth)

Baldur’s Gate 3 features a fraction of races seen in the Forgotten Realms, but it doesn’t fully explain the dynamics and nuances between them.

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Baldur’s Gate 3: 10 Character Creation Mods For Making Your Perfect Tav

Baldur’s Gate 3 feels lackluster in terms of character creation options. Luckily, mods can add choices that help you design your perfect Tav.

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10 Most Toxic Baldur's Gate 3 Relationships, Ranked Best To Worst

Baldur’s Gate 3 shows relationships of all types, but not all of them are good. These are 10 of the most toxic relationships ranked bad to worst.

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Get Ready To Delete Half Your Switch Games For Hogwarts Legacy

As a handheld console, the Nintendo Switch has limited storage without the use of a microSD card, and Hogwarts Legacy’s size takes up a chunk of that.

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