GosuNoob Video Game Reviews
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 not. In his absence, his minions at Firaxis had ruined his life’s work, making Sid Meier’s Civilization VII by far the worst entry in a decades-long 4X series. Did Sid…
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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…
Stalker 2 Review – Beautiful Brown Hell
I’ve died seven times in the tutorial section of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. This hasn’t happened to me in years with any game. But…
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Review – Infantile Banality
Dragon Age series was started by a group of people that loved tabletop Dungeons and Dragons and wanted to translate the experience into a computer…
Star Wars Outlaws Review – Tatooine Raider
Star Wars Outlaws is the first AAA game not made under the supervision of Electronics Arts in more than a decade. Driven by corporate greed…
Wuthering Waves Review – Copy of a Copy
In the very early section of the main quest of Wuthering Waves I was tasked with following an NPC that moved slower than my run…
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…
Serum Early Access Impressions
Serum is a video game made by Polish developers called Game Island and they describe it as a survival adventure game. I like Polish game…
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…
No Rest for the Wicked Early Access Preview – No Rest for the Souls
For someone like me, that played every major Soulslike in the past 9 years and is a veteran of ARPG genre ever since the very…
Botany Manor Review – A Beautiful Dream that Ends Too Soon
Botany manor is everything I like in a game. It’s pretty original, it’s cohesive, it’s clearly the product of a singular vision shared by the…
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…
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Review – Power Fantasy with Quirks
Dragon Dogma 2 is a landmark game by many criteria, the shining jewel that will also be remembered for the embarrassing rift between development talent…
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…
Alone in the Dark Review – Southern Discomfort
Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition states that Alone in the Dark from 1992 was the “first-ever 3D survival horror game”. Those sweet summer children forgot…
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…
Dicefolk Review – Just One More Turn
Ever tried playing Yahtzee or Poker by yourself? You know when you draw cards or throw dice for both yourself and the opponent? Back in…
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…
Skull and Bones Review – Jolly Roger With a Peg Leg
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag was universally praised mostly because of its addition of sailing and ship combat to the main Assassin’s Creed gameplay loop….