Scott Baird
Contributing since August, 2016
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About Scott Baird
Scott has been writing for Screen Rant since 2016 and regularly contributes to The Gamer. He has previously written articles and video scripts for websites like Cracked, Dorkly, Topless Robot, and TopTenz. A graduate of Edge Hill University in the UK, Scott started out as a film student before moving into journalism. It turned out that wasting a childhood playing video games, reading comic books, and watching movies could be used for finding employment, regardless of what any career advisor might tell you. Scott specializes in gaming and has loved the medium since the early ‘90s when his first console was a ZX Spectrum that used to take 40 minutes to load a game from a tape cassette player to a black and white TV set. Scott now writes game reviews for Screen Rant and The Gamer, as well as news reports, opinion pieces, and game guides. He can be contacted on LinkedIn.
Latest Articles
You Have To Play INTERmission Before FF7 Rebirth
INTERmission is the PC/PS5 exclusive DLC for FF7 Remake, yet it's key to understanding future games, as it answers a huge question about FF7 Remake.
Every Pokémon Protagonist’s Official Name
The protagonists that have appeared throughout the mainline Pokémon games have official names that have been used in spin-off media in the past.
Baldur's Gate 3: How Using D&D 5e Changes The Game From BG 2
Baldur's Gate 3 uses the rules from the current edition of Dungeons & Dragons, which are drastically different from the ones used in Baldur's Gate 2.
Legend Of Zelda Timeline: How To Play All Games In Order
The Legend of Zelda has several timeline splits and it can be tricky to track down all of the necessary systems to play them in chronological order.
Witcher 3: How To Find The Deserter Gold Treasure in White Orchard
There are several treasure quests in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and one of the trickiest involves tracking down deserter gold in White Orchard.
Best D&D Classes For Small Parties (1, 2, or 3 Players)
Not all D&D groups can pull together enough players for a campaign, so these classes are the best choice for small parties of 1 to 3 players.
Nintendo Switch Is The Perfect Console For Pokémon Red & Blue
Now that Game Boy titles are officially on Nintendo Switch Online, in the future few would be a better fit for the service than Pokémon Red and Blue.
Witcher 3: How To Get Cockatrice Stomach
If Geralt wants to brew some of the best oils in The Wither 3: Wild Hunt, then he will need to hunt the fabled Cockatrice and take its stomach.
Witcher 3 Alternative Looks: How To Change NPC Outfits
It's easy to change the appearance of characters like Ciri, Triss, and Yennefer in The Witcher 3: Complete Edition, but it's hard to know how.
How to Get Mounts and Pets in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
Animal companions and special mounts can be acquired by specific character classes and subclasses in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
The Witcher 3: How To Complete The Secret Achievements/Trophies
The 100% completionists of the world will need a guide if they want to earn all of the hidden achievements in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
How Long Final Fantasy 16 Will Take To 100% Complete
Final Fantasy 16 won't be released until next year, but the developers have an estimate for long it will take to finish and 100% complete.
D&D's Dragonlance May Be The Most Chaotic 5e Campaign Yet
The classic Dragonlance campaign setting is coming to D&D 5e in 2022 and it has a chance to be the most chaotic of them all.
D&D’s Dragonlance Has Necromantic Dragons (& That Sounds Awesome)
The Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen campaign for Dungeons & Dragons features Death Dragons, who create undead with their breath weapon.
How D&D Onslaught Compares To The Tabletop RPG
Dungeons & Dragons Onslaught is an upcoming mini-based game that uses similar rules to the tabletop RPG but differs in a number of ways.
D&D Playable Races That Don’t Appear In Dragonlance
The Dragonlance campaign setting is coming to Dungeons & Dragons 5e, yet the world of Krynn doesn't have all of the playable races fans are used to.
FF7 Characters You Must Know Before Playing Crisis Core: Reunion
Crisis Core Reunion: Final Fantasy VII features several important characters who didn't appear in FF7 or FF7 Remake but that fans should know.
D&D & Pathfinder: The Biggest Gameplay Differences
Dungeons & Dragons 5e and Pathfinder 2e share a lot of the same DNA, but there are some key gameplay differences that set the two TTRPGs apart.
Ocarina Of Time 3D Deserves Better
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is the definitive version of the game, yet it gets ignored in favor of the original N64 version of the game.
FF16 Should Bring Back A Classic Trope From The PS1 Era
Final Fantasy 16 should bring back one of the hallmarks of the PS1 era of Final Fantasy games, when the developers weren't afraid to mix things up.