Joseph Pugh (Gideon's Gaming)
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A very okayish video game and board game reviewer at Gideon's Gaming. Social skills of a Possum. Typo king. He/Him. Email: [email protected].
Website: gideonsgaming.com
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My review of Arc Raiders
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Arc Raiders Review: The Best Game of The Year - Gideon's Gaming
Arc Raiders is an excellent extraction shooter that offers some of the best emergent gameplay the gaming world has ever seen.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My review of Arc Raiders
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Video version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hygk...
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My review of Nature Digital.
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Nature: Digital Board Game Review
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November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My review of Nature Digital.
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Arc Raiders is definitely my game of the year. Incredible game.
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Arc Raiders is definitely my game of the year. Incredible game.
My Ghost of Yotei Review
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Ghost of Yotei Review - Gideon's Gaming
Ghost of Yotei is a safe sequel, and in some ways, that's a great thing and will be precisely what a lot of people wanted.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My Ghost of Yotei Review
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Arrowhead is saying that some players want to have a Chill Experience while playing the highest difficulty in Helldivers 2...and taking that seriously...is just...wow.
So that's where we are now huh?
So that's where we are now huh?
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Arrowhead is saying that some players want to have a Chill Experience while playing the highest difficulty in Helldivers 2...and taking that seriously...is just...wow.
So that's where we are now huh?
So that's where we are now huh?
My review of Lego Party
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Lego Party Review: Breaking a Genre Stranglehold - Gideon's Gaming
LEGO Party is a mimicry of the genre popularized by Mario Party, but that's the exact type of game that non-Nintendo platforms needed.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
My review of Lego Party
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Chaos has always been part of the Battlefield games, and a good part. But in past games, it's been purposeful.
The chaos in Battlefield 6 is entirely incohrent. I'm gonna hate using this phrase, but it definitely feels like Tiktok brainrot in battlefield form.
The chaos in Battlefield 6 is entirely incohrent. I'm gonna hate using this phrase, but it definitely feels like Tiktok brainrot in battlefield form.
October 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Chaos has always been part of the Battlefield games, and a good part. But in past games, it's been purposeful.
The chaos in Battlefield 6 is entirely incohrent. I'm gonna hate using this phrase, but it definitely feels like Tiktok brainrot in battlefield form.
The chaos in Battlefield 6 is entirely incohrent. I'm gonna hate using this phrase, but it definitely feels like Tiktok brainrot in battlefield form.
My review of Hades 2
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Hades 2 Review: Hades 1 With Extra Steps - Gideon's Gaming
Hades 2 improves on the formula in many ways, but ultimately still follows the same song and dance of its predecessor.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My review of Hades 2
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Video version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5mL...
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As part of my plan to form a buffer schedule of content, I have written and voiced 4 reviews this week, two video games and two board games. Next week, I start putting the videos together.
Doing 4 voice-overs in one day was a bad idea. because now I sound like I swallowed a frog.
Doing 4 voice-overs in one day was a bad idea. because now I sound like I swallowed a frog.
October 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As part of my plan to form a buffer schedule of content, I have written and voiced 4 reviews this week, two video games and two board games. Next week, I start putting the videos together.
Doing 4 voice-overs in one day was a bad idea. because now I sound like I swallowed a frog.
Doing 4 voice-overs in one day was a bad idea. because now I sound like I swallowed a frog.
I'm trying to build up a buffer of videos and articles that I can publish on a schedule going forward. That should buy me time to work on future videos in a way that allows me to post consistently so that the algorithm doesn't hate me.
But boy, do I have anxiety in the meantime.
But boy, do I have anxiety in the meantime.
October 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I'm trying to build up a buffer of videos and articles that I can publish on a schedule going forward. That should buy me time to work on future videos in a way that allows me to post consistently so that the algorithm doesn't hate me.
But boy, do I have anxiety in the meantime.
But boy, do I have anxiety in the meantime.
Two games that have been out for years have pretty critical, near game-breaking bugs from recent updates. Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries and Total Warhammer 3.
Having to wait weeks to months for games that I bought years ago to be fixed is...certainly something.
Having to wait weeks to months for games that I bought years ago to be fixed is...certainly something.
September 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Two games that have been out for years have pretty critical, near game-breaking bugs from recent updates. Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries and Total Warhammer 3.
Having to wait weeks to months for games that I bought years ago to be fixed is...certainly something.
Having to wait weeks to months for games that I bought years ago to be fixed is...certainly something.
Two really cool looking recent games by small teams grabbed my attention, and I planned to review them. But they both use generative AI for voice work. Shame, to the bin they go.
September 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Two really cool looking recent games by small teams grabbed my attention, and I planned to review them. But they both use generative AI for voice work. Shame, to the bin they go.
My review of No Man's Sky in 2025.
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No Man's Sky in 2025: Deep Dive Review - Gideon's Gaming
No Man's Sky is impressive and disappointing in equal measure. Its stunning seamless space exploration is brought low by a lack of friction
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September 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My review of No Man's Sky in 2025.
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Video version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNl6...
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The True Potential of Total Warhammer 3’s Sandbox Blew My Mind
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The True Potential of Total Warhammer 3’s Sandbox Blew my Mind - Gideon's Gaming
The complete freedom of Total Warhammer 3's sandbox isn't incredibly obvious, and a recent revelation while playing it blew my mind.
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September 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The True Potential of Total Warhammer 3’s Sandbox Blew My Mind
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Battlefield Definitely isn't Back (Yet)
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Battlefield Definitely Isn't Back (Yet) - Gideon's Gaming
The Battlefield 6 beta's focus on small maps and infantry combat doesn't reassure me that Battlefield is back.
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August 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Battlefield Definitely isn't Back (Yet)
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Hollow Knight is my constant reminder that not every game is for everyone.
Every time I see the Silksong hype, I try to play Hollow Knight again, and every time I bounce right off. It's just not the type of game I'm interested in, and that's okay. I'm still happy fans are finally getting Silksong.
Every time I see the Silksong hype, I try to play Hollow Knight again, and every time I bounce right off. It's just not the type of game I'm interested in, and that's okay. I'm still happy fans are finally getting Silksong.
August 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Hollow Knight is my constant reminder that not every game is for everyone.
Every time I see the Silksong hype, I try to play Hollow Knight again, and every time I bounce right off. It's just not the type of game I'm interested in, and that's okay. I'm still happy fans are finally getting Silksong.
Every time I see the Silksong hype, I try to play Hollow Knight again, and every time I bounce right off. It's just not the type of game I'm interested in, and that's okay. I'm still happy fans are finally getting Silksong.
Critical Role's next campaign is sticking with DnD.
That's certainly...a decision.
That's certainly...a decision.
August 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Critical Role's next campaign is sticking with DnD.
That's certainly...a decision.
That's certainly...a decision.
There is a reason I don't keep or use "gateway games". Some one not interested in board gaming isn't going to become a board gamer just because I showed them something light. Interest and willingness is 90% of the battle and I've taught new gamers anything from Eldritch Horror to TI.
My most contentious tabletop take is that modern boardgames are not that complicated. The issue is a combination of willingness + anxiety. Every adult I know (besides those with cognitive impairment) is intelligent enough to play every game I play, & it wouldn't take years steeped in 'the hobby'.
August 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
There is a reason I don't keep or use "gateway games". Some one not interested in board gaming isn't going to become a board gamer just because I showed them something light. Interest and willingness is 90% of the battle and I've taught new gamers anything from Eldritch Horror to TI.
Pretty disappointed in the maps in the BF6 Beta, they all feel pretty small and borrow a lot from Call of Duty, where they constantly funnel people into each others backs. Hopefully, the full game has bigger maps.
August 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Pretty disappointed in the maps in the BF6 Beta, they all feel pretty small and borrow a lot from Call of Duty, where they constantly funnel people into each others backs. Hopefully, the full game has bigger maps.
My review of Wild Gate
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Wild Gate Review: An Incredibly Unbalanced Game - Gideon's Gaming
I don't see Wild Gate thriving while this is the case, boarding is going to have to be kneecapped severely for the game to remain fun.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My review of Wild Gate
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Video version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w57l...
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My review of Dead by Daylight
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I Shouldn’t Have Slept on Dead by Daylight: Review - Gideon's Gaming
Dead by Daylight is a fantastic asymmetric multiplayer game that is still going strong in 2025, 9 years after release.
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July 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My review of Dead by Daylight
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Video version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVQb...
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Did a test run of recording gameplay with live commentary. I learned that if I want to do those types of videos, I only get one take.
I can retake a scripted recording, but if I try to do over of an ad-libbed video, I start masking and no longer speak organically. It's how my brain works.
I can retake a scripted recording, but if I try to do over of an ad-libbed video, I start masking and no longer speak organically. It's how my brain works.
July 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Did a test run of recording gameplay with live commentary. I learned that if I want to do those types of videos, I only get one take.
I can retake a scripted recording, but if I try to do over of an ad-libbed video, I start masking and no longer speak organically. It's how my brain works.
I can retake a scripted recording, but if I try to do over of an ad-libbed video, I start masking and no longer speak organically. It's how my brain works.
Me: It's pointless to write a review about a 9 year old game.
Also me: I do what I want.
I'll have a review of Dead by Daylight sometime this week.
Also me: I do what I want.
I'll have a review of Dead by Daylight sometime this week.
July 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Me: It's pointless to write a review about a 9 year old game.
Also me: I do what I want.
I'll have a review of Dead by Daylight sometime this week.
Also me: I do what I want.
I'll have a review of Dead by Daylight sometime this week.
The pain of wanting to like a game is real. I want to play more Death Stranding 2 sooo bad.
But I just can't, no amount of self imposed restrictions change the fact that the game has a flat path directly to every destination. There is just no realistic way to engage with its gameplay loop.
But I just can't, no amount of self imposed restrictions change the fact that the game has a flat path directly to every destination. There is just no realistic way to engage with its gameplay loop.
July 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The pain of wanting to like a game is real. I want to play more Death Stranding 2 sooo bad.
But I just can't, no amount of self imposed restrictions change the fact that the game has a flat path directly to every destination. There is just no realistic way to engage with its gameplay loop.
But I just can't, no amount of self imposed restrictions change the fact that the game has a flat path directly to every destination. There is just no realistic way to engage with its gameplay loop.
I want to sit in the camp of "There is no wrong way to play a game."
But today, I watched my partner reload a save in Rimworld whenever something went wrong, and I felt physical pain every time she did.
But today, I watched my partner reload a save in Rimworld whenever something went wrong, and I felt physical pain every time she did.
July 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I want to sit in the camp of "There is no wrong way to play a game."
But today, I watched my partner reload a save in Rimworld whenever something went wrong, and I felt physical pain every time she did.
But today, I watched my partner reload a save in Rimworld whenever something went wrong, and I felt physical pain every time she did.