Archives for author: Miodrag Kuzmanovic

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII Review – Unnatural Disaster
Has anyone seen Sid Meier lately? I can’t remember the last time he gave an interview, made an appearance, or even peeped something, gaming-related or…

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Review – Proto-Czechian Mega Epic
What is a “niche” nowadays? In 2025, any and every oddity can count on widespread appeal. Twenty years ago, a hard-core, historically obsessive RPG based…

The Rogue Prince of Persia Early Access Preview – Jumpin’ Jack Flash
The second Prince of Persia game in 2024 represents a major lesson learned for Ubisoft from a publishing standpoint. If you shun Steam and insist…

Homeworld 3 Review – Mostly Harmless
World War II shooters, point-and-click adventures, flight simulators… Many gaming genres and backdrops were proclaimed dead over the years; Some were resuscitated, some self-resurrected, and…

Manor Lords Early Access Preview – Feudalism is Fun
City/village building economic and social simulators focused on survival are dotting the gaming landscape, and it seems that people can’t get enough of them. Everyone…

Highwater Review – When the Levee Breaks
The world didn’t end with a bang but with a splash. Gradually, then suddenly, the waters rose and drowned the civilization. The privileged weathered the…

Rise of the Ronin Review – The Gaijin Dilemma
Rise of the Ronin dares to ask a very intriguing question. What if Japan resisted the Western gunboat diplomacy in the mid-XIX century and gave…

Outcast – A New Beginning Review – Old Turf, New Chores
One of many stealthy gems that came out in 1999 – arguably the best year for PC gaming in history – was Outcast. This open-world…

Pacific Drive Review – Style over Substance
The Olympic Peninsula in the Pacific Northwest was one of the last uncharted places in the continental United States, having been mapped only at the…

Palworld Preview – Beastmastery Beckons
Pokémon with guns. That ad-hoc definition was the flying cigarette butt that lit the fuse of the gaming masses’ explosive enthusiasm. Palworld, an unknown and…

Ready or Not Review – “Controversial”
Games glorifying banditry are legion, but only a few lionize law enforcement. Taking a conscious risk of sounding like an average grandfather, I’ll label that…

Cookie Cutter Review – Headbanger’s Ball
Hyperviolent android, obsessively in love with a girl, tearing foes limb from limb and screaming in a futuristic, dystopian environment. Sounds familiar? No? You may…

Flashback 2 Review – Le Désastre
The original Flashback (1992) was one of the most important games of the late Amiga era. This sci-fi cinematic platform game broke popularity records and…

The Talos Principle 2 Review – Brain Busting Beauty
There have been several games striving to emulate the simple ingenuity of Portal. Quantum Conundrum, Q.U.B.E, Antichamber, and others were mostly competent from the technical…

Alan Wake 2 Review – Fire Walk with Me
I’m tempted to use big words when trying to explain what exactly is going on in Alan Wake 2. Almost everybody on the internet does…

Star Trek: Infinite Review – Warp Core Breach
You ain’t going to believe this, but the last decent grand strategy game involving Star Trek is a quarter of a century old. Star Trek:…

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Review – Chromatic Redemption
Everyone loves an uplifting story of rebirth and redemption. It doesn’t matter if the protagonist is a pile of compiled code rather than a human,…

Lies of P Review – Clockborne Rising
There are great many Marlenas in this world, but only one of them is Dietrich. The same goes for Bloodborne, from which the famous “borne”…

Starfield Review – Small Step for Mankind
Perusing the early impressions of Starfield, I noticed the absence of serious attempts to compare it with Mass Effect. As if many esteemed colleagues were…

Baldur’s Gate 3 Review – Undisputable Sovereign
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a beast of a game and a new gold standard for classic, hard-core computer RPGs. Six years in the making, the…