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Author: Quentin H.

I have been a journalist for oprainfall since 2015, and I have loved every moment of it.
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Cooking Eorzea Week 51: Mashed Popotoes (FFXIV)

January 31, 2025 Quentin H.0

For this week’s Cooking Eorzea, I make Mashed Popotoes and I talk about falling back into a routine of making weekly recipes.

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Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (January 22-28)

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 Quentin H.0

Another week in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and I discover fake art, learn a new reaction, and just fish the day away!

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Cooking Eorzea Week 50: Imam Bayildi (FINAL FANTASY XIV)

January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 Quentin H.0

In this week’s Cooking Eorzea column, I make my 50th recipe- Imam Bayildi- as I talk about why Dalmund has been on my mind lately.

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Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (January 15-21)

January 22, 2025January 24, 2025 Quentin H.0

Week three of me playing in Animal Crossing: New Horizons every day. This week: Friends come over, and…a building upgrades?!

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Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (January 8-14)

January 15, 2025January 16, 2025 Quentin H.0

Week Two on my island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons took a slower pace than the week before, and there was still a lot of fun to be had!

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Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Year In Animal Crossing: New Horizons (January 1-7)

January 8, 2025January 10, 2025 Quentin H.0

In this new, weekly, Animal Crossing: New Horizons series, I will take one photo a day of my island and talk about my life inside the game.

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INTERVIEW- Kento Jobana Talks Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, DLC plans, What He Sees of Himself in the Game, and More (Part Two)

December 12, 2024December 11, 2024 Quentin H.0

In Part Two, Kento Jobana talks more about writing the scenario for Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, upcoming DLC plans, and more!

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INTERVIEW- Kento Jobana On Writing Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, His Love for the Mystery Genre, and More (Part One)

November 29, 2024December 12, 2024 Quentin H.0

I talk with the Kento Jobana, scenario writer for Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, about writing the game’s story, his love for mystery, & more.

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Cooking Eorzea Week 49: Cheese Risotto (FINAL FANTASY XIV Online)

October 18, 2024 Quentin H.0

For this week’s Cooking Eorzea column, I am making Cheese Risotto as the Saint’s Wake event starts and the end-of-year holiday rush begins.

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Cooking Eorzea Week 48: Chawan-Mushi (FINAL FANTASY XIV)

October 11, 2024 Quentin H.0

For my return to Cooking Eorzea, I make the first Sides item: Chawan-mushi! I also talk about FINAL FANTASY VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour.

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Even After Attending 10 Years, I Am Still Seeing New Things At Dragon Con

October 11, 2024 Quentin H.0

Dragon Con 2024 was my ten-year in-person anniversary, and I am still finding new panels and experiences even a decade later to enjoy.

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INTERVIEW (Part Two): Conductor Arnie Roth talks FINAL FANTASY Orchestra Setlists, What He’s Currently Listening To, and More

August 30, 2024September 9, 2024 Quentin H.0

In Part Two, Arnie Roth discusses how setlists are made for orchestra performances, about FINAL FANTASY VII- A Symphonic Reunion, and more.

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INTERVIEW (Part One): Conductor Arnie Roth discusses FINAL FANTASY VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour, Conducting, and More

August 29, 2024September 9, 2024 Quentin H.0

I talk with Arnie Roth, a conductor for FINAL FANTASY VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour, to talk about this concert, Distant Worlds, & more.

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REVIEW (7/2024): Eorzea Café in Akihabara is a Gorgeously Themed FINAL FANTASY XIV Restaurant

August 27, 2024August 26, 2024 Quentin H.0

I visited the Eorzea Café in Akihabara in July 2024, and I found a gorgeously themed FFXIV restaurant with mixed quality food/drink options.

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Flame Fatales 2024 Is A Fun And Amazing Must-Watch Speedrun Event

August 21, 2024August 21, 2024 Quentin H.0

Flame Fatales, a speedrunning event raising money for the Malala Fund, is a must-see event running from August 18-25, 2024, on Twitch.

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REVIEW: FINAL FANTASY VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour (Updated)

August 15, 2024September 19, 2024 Quentin H.0

I attended the debut performance of FINAL FANTASY VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour, and I found a lot to love about the orchestra and chorus.

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Dawntrail Media Tour: Dawntrail Shows Promise to be the Best Expansion Yet

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 Quentin H.0

I demoed Dawntrail as part of the Media Tour, and I discovered Tural is a place drenched in color that shows real promise to be the best yet.

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Dawntrail Media Tour: Media Day 1 Q&A with Naoki Yoshida

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 Quentin H.0

Naoki Yoshida answers questions from the Media about Dawntrail and other aspects of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online at the end of Media Tour Day 1.

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Dawntrail Media Tour: Viper is a Complicated, and Fun, DPS FFXIV Job

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 Quentin H.0

I tried out the new Viper job as part of the Dawntrail Media Tour, and I found it to be a complicated, but fun, new job for FFXIV.

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Dawntrail Media Tour: Pictomancer Is Far More Than Just Painting-By-Numbers

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 Quentin H.0

I tried out the new Pictomancer job as part of the upcoming FFXIV Dawntrail expansion, and I have a fun time with fighting by…painting?

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Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (May 21 – 27)

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Quentin H.0

This week in Animal Crossing: New Horizons: I wish on stars, argue with others, get a letter from a fellow oprainfall contributor, and more!

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