Noel Lontoc, Author at Sirus Gaming https://sirusgaming.com/author/noel_lontoc/ Video Game News, Reviews, and Features Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:29:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://sirusgaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Sirus-Favicon-32x32.png Noel Lontoc, Author at Sirus Gaming https://sirusgaming.com/author/noel_lontoc/ 32 32 Wanderstop – Review https://sirusgaming.com/wanderstop-review/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://sirusgaming.com/?p=224330 Wanderstop is a weird game… well, that’s what I initially thought after installing and playing the game for the first time. I remember distinctly expecting a warm farming simulation, perhaps something reminiscent of Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon, which is an old classic for me. I imagined growing crops, making friends, and with a little [...]

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]]> Fort Solis – Review https://sirusgaming.com/fort-solis-review/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 07:12:06 +0000 https://sirusgaming.com/?p=189782 It appears that 2023 is a major year for space-themed games. With Deliver Us Mars, Dead Space Remake, and Starfield on the horizon, space has proven to be an excellent canvas for depicting the universe’s wonder. Also set in space, Fort Solis is an interactive game developed by Fallen Leaf, a newbie to the industry, [...]

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]]> Atlas Fallen – Review https://sirusgaming.com/atlas-fallen-review/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 02:51:38 +0000 https://sirusgaming.com/?p=186551 With the success of Lords of the Fallen, Deck 13’s brand new IP promises to bring a fresh new perspective into the action RPG genre. The spotlight now shifts to De­ck 13, a studio renowned for delive­ring captivating action RPG experience­s. Will Deck 13 be able to prove itself being a newcomer in the genre? [...]

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]]> Final Fantasy XVI – Review https://sirusgaming.com/final-fantasy-16-ps5-review/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://sirusgaming.com/?p=180850 Final Fantasy, one of the oldest franchises in the role-playing game genre, has seen many ups and downs in its 34-year history. With each numbered Final Fantasy game being distinct, it has been challenging for the company to bring anything new to the table with each numbered title. Final Fantasy has become synonymous with breaking [...]

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]]> Dead Island 2 – Review https://sirusgaming.com/dead-island-2-review/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://sirusgaming.com/?p=171347 After its first release in 2011, Dead Island quickly became a cult favorite. It stood out from the crowd thanks to a unique take on the zombie game genre and bright yet terrifying gameplay. After a lengthy and problematic development cycle that lasted more than ten years, the sequel is finally here. Will it be [...]

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]]> Dead Space (2023) – Review https://sirusgaming.com/dead-space-review-2023/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://sirusgaming.com/?p=154634 Since its initial release in 2008, the original Dead Space has received a plethora of critical acclaim, not only for being a great horror game but also for changing the landscape of horror gaming as we know it. Its distinct blend of horror and science fiction has earned the series high praise from critics as [...]

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]]> Forspoken – Review https://sirusgaming.com/forspoken-review/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://sirusgaming.com/?p=154321 After a 6-month delay, Forspoken, formerly known as Project Athia, is Square Enix’s new attempt at a high fantasy role-playing game. With the demo released last month eliciting mixed reactions, will Square Enix be able to disprove the naysayers- or are they correct? Frey Holland, a foul-mouthed New Yorker who accidentally traveled to the undiscovered [...]

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]]> A Space for the Unbound – Review https://sirusgaming.com/a-space-for-the-unbound-review/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 18:35:33 +0000 https://sirusgaming.com/?p=152506 Two years after its delay because of controversies, Mojiken’s pixel art game A Space for the Unbound has finally been released. With Atma and Raya, explore the Indonesian pixel art scene. A Space for the Unbound, a narrative-driven game that explores adult issues like anxiety and despair, is set in a small village in the [...]

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]]> Saints Row – Review https://sirusgaming.com/saints-row-review/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:59:00 +0000 https://sirusgaming.com/?p=123437 It has been almost 10 years since the Saints Row franchise released a mainline game. After mixed reactions from Saints Row 4, does the franchise really warrant a reboot? We started in Santo Ileso, an open-world city loosely based in Las Vegas as the Boss who works for an international private military known as Marshall [...]

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