GosuNoob Video Game Reviews
Ghostwire: Tokyo Review – Black Hole Sun
In the post-war, apocalypse-themed Japanese fiction, Tokyo, the New York of the east, usually ends up obliterated by towering Kaiju. In Ghostwire: Tokyo, however, the assault is much more subtle, leaving the concrete towers standing, affecting the hapless populace only. If King Ghidorah is the equivalent of a fission bomb that wrecks everything, quiet demonic…
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Tunic Review – Fox’s Awakening
The best way to describe Tunic would be a cute mixture of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening and bits and pieces borrowed from the…
Triangle Strategy Review – A Song of Iron and Salt
Designed around a tactical module similar to Final Fantasy Tactics and visually sculpted to be almost identical to Octopath Traveller, Triangle Strategy sounds like an…
Shadow Warrior 3 Review – Offbeat Goofball
The idiot shooter must be recognized as a subcultural phenomenon to succeed commercially. Shadow Warrior games never quite managed to get there, but not for…
Elden Ring Review – Overwhelming
Elden Ring is From software’s first foray into a truly open world. Every Soulsborne game was “open” to some extent, offering vast, interconnected zones with…
Total War: Warhammer III Review – Chaos Undivided
I wouldn’t bet any serious money on it, but for a long time now, I had a feeling that Games Workshop beats Marvel in the…
Horizon Forbidden West Review – Solid Sequel
Almost a year and a half in the new console generation life cycle, Sony is confidently leading the platform exclusives race. Microsoft could only dream…
Sifu Review – The Way of the Dragon
In the Cantonese dialect, “Sifu “has the combined meaning of teacher, master, and father in the context of martial arts training. The most prominent Sifu…
Dying Light 2 Stay Human Review – Horrors of the Human Condition
You know the story. The artist releases an album that reaches the top of the charts, and now everyone expects something equally wondrous to happen…
Expeditions: Rome Review – Tempus Fugit
To a casual observer, my arrogant roman asshole “hero “is not worthy of any kind of justice or redemption. He’s bullish and always picks a…
Rainbow Six Extraction Review – Protomolecule Peril
In a world of tactical acronyms, REACT (Rainbow Exogenous Analysis and Containment Team) is really pushing it. That “E “feels forced, really. Why use “exogenous…
Monster Hunter Rise PC Review – World of Difference
Simpler than Monster Hunter: World and technically impressive for a handheld console exclusive, Monster Hunter Rise was a major hit on Nintendo Switch. It seems…
God of War PC Review – Evergreen
Five years ago, the prospect of porting major PlayStation exclusives on PC would seem implausible or even insane. It used to be that no dynasty…
Ready or Not Preview – SWAT 5
It has been almost seventeen years since SWAT 4, the last proper single-player simulator of Special Weapons and Tactics. Did the police go out of…
GTFO Review – Take a Deep Breath
I’m glad there are still developers brave enough to create multilayered hardcore experiences like GTFO. This co-op survival exploration shooter demands skill, grit, and extraordinary…
The Gunk Review – Two Broke Girls
I remember the great holiday seasons of ages past, full of platform exclusives, fanfare, and sweet torment of abundant choices. This stupid pandemic screwed everything…
Halo Infinite Review – Recycled
It should have been called Halo Limited. The sixth main title in the Halo universe offers a third fragment of the narrative from the second…
Chorus Review – Space Temple Pilots
No game managed to topple mighty Freespace 2 from the space combat throne after twenty-two years, so it’s safe to assume that none ever will….
Hearts of Iron 4: No Step Back Review – The Motherland Knows
Second World War is the most widely exploited conflict in the history of the media. It provides inexhaustible inspiration for novelists, movie, and game-makers alike,…
Darkest Dungeon 2 Preview – Suicide Squad
One of the finest rogue-lite games in history is a pretty tough act to follow. How, exactly, could you top Darkest Dungeon? By making it…