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About Melissa Sarnowski

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.

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

NPCs with a farmer and a farm from Stardew valley
10 Stardew Valley Challenge Runs To Try If 1.6 Is Already Boring You

Farming simulators can start to get boring, but Stardew Valley can feel new again by attempting to complete community created challenges.

A set of Tears of the Kingdom NPCs showing a mix of anger and sadness
10 Pieces Of Zelda: TOTK Cut Content That Should’ve Made It To Release

It’s normal for games to have content cut from the final version, but these piece of cut content should’ve made it to Tears of the Kingdom’s release.

GTA 6 Lucia in front of cars on the street
10 Confirmed Cars You'll Want To Hijack In GTA 6

Every game added to the Grand Theft Auto franchise includes more vehicles, and that means there are plenty of choices when it comes to hijacking them.

Alastor Moody and the Triwizard Cup from the Goblet of Fire film, with Poppy Sweeting and Sebastian Sallow from Hogwarts Legacy.
Harry Potter Canon Already Has The Perfect Set-Up For Hogwarts Legacy 2

The universe of Harry Potter is massive, and that means that there are canon events that can be used to create a perfect set-up for Hogwarts Legacy 2.

Mei, Fronk, and Link in TOTK
Zelda TOTK: Where Is Mei In Wife Wafted Away?

Like in BOTW, Fronk is once more worried about Mei in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom because she hasn’t returned from fishing. Link needs to find her.

Zelda and Purah from Tears of the Kingdom with Fort Hateno and Akkala Citadel
There’s A Reason Zelda: TOTK’s Hyrule Isn’t Rebuilt, But The Game Won’t Tell You

Hyrule took a lot of damage from Calamity Ganon a hundred years ago, but there’s a reason it still hasn’t been rebuilt in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

A miner, farmer, and someone fishing from Stardew Valley.
Every Stardew Valley Profession & Best Skills To Get With Them

Stardew Valley has multiple points where you choose between two skills. Here are the best options to take for every available profession.

Baldur's Gate 3 Minthara and Shadowheart with serious expressions
10 Hidden Baldur's Gate 3 Letters That Add More Context To The Story

Baldur’s Gate 3 hides a lot of story information inside books and letters that are easy for parties to pass by without even realizing it.

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Link in from of the Lightning Dragon Farosh
One Spot On Farosh's Path In Zelda: TOTK Makes Farming Dragon Parts Easy

There are a lot of aspects that make farming dragons parts tedious in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Luckily, this trick helps make it easier.

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Link and Ganondorf side by side
Tears Of The Kingdom Puts A Clever Twist On A Zelda Tradition

As a sequel, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom needed to explain why Link wouldn’t have his strength from BOTW, and it put a twist on tradition to do so.

Sephiroth and Hojo with Cloud and Tifa from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
10 FF7 Rebirth Scenes That Matter Most To The Story

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth had a lot of important scenes to include for the story of both the original game and the new story of the Remake.

Cloud holding a protorelic over his head in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
What Happens If You Find Every Protorelic In FF7 Rebirth?

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth features a lot of side activities that give you rewards. So, what’s the Protorelic questline reward and is it worth it?

Hogwarts Legacy Professor Weasley and Student in from of a Bubbling Lake
Secret Hogwarts Legacy Interaction Brings To Life Harry Potter Character Missing In The Movies

Not all content in the Harry Potter books made it into the movies, but Hogwarts Legacy brings a cut character to life if you look close enough.

Impressed Astarion and Shadowheart with bars of gold between them in Baldur's Gate 3
A Baldur's Gate 3 Bug Gives A Powerful Buff, But You Have To Die To Get It

Baldur’s Gate 3 is no stranger to bugs and glitches, but some bugs can be beneficial, such as this one in Act 2 that gives you a powerful buff.

Aasimar, arakocra and taxibaxi from D&D with a Bugbear and Karlach from Baldur’s Gate 3
10 D&D Races Missing From Baldur's Gate 3 That Should Be Added

Baldur’s Gate 3 has a lot of content, but it’s also missing a lot of races that are found in Dungeons & Dragons, and these 10 should be added.

Baldur's Gate 3 Happy Shadowheart and Astarion with an angry Gale between them
A Completely Different Set Of Baldur's Gate 3 Reactions Are Possible With This Minor Difference

A lot of differences in dialogue come from Tav being different races or classes, but this Act 1 interaction depends on something else entirely.

Zelda with link in the background running and gliding.
Zelda: TOTK Is Still Missing One Important Feature (& It’s Never Getting It)

Tears of the Kingdom is a great sequel to Breath of the Wild, but it’ll always be missing this one important feature from its predecessor.

Aerith and Sephiroth with Whispers from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Every FF7 Rebirth Character Able To Interact With Timelines (& Why)

Alternate timelines play an important role in FF7 Rebirth, and certain characters are able to interact with and influence those timelines.

Cloud with Tifa and Aerith from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Is It Better To Romance Aerith Or Tifa In FF7 Rebirth?

Aerith and Tifa are both set up as suitable romantic options for Cloud, but which one is the better choice to date in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?

Zelda and Link from Tears of the Kingdom with Draconified Ganondorf
10 Incredible Zelda: TOTK Moments We’ll Never Forget

What makes the journey of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom memorable is this set of scenes that stick with you long after finishing the game.

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