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12. Crow Country [for fun] The fact that Crow Country, a survival horror game, still works so well on explorer mode with all of the survival removed, is a testament to every other area of its design. Aesthetics - on point, atmosphere - fantastic, story - surprisingly great. Play this game!

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Septembers Noob-log is up on the blog! Chatting about everything I’ve been up to this month,which included playing many games.. and finally actually finishing some! ctrlaltnoob.com/2026/10/01/p...

Patch Notes – September 2026

Noob.exe 2.0.10.01

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It absolutely is yes! The atmosphere is *chefs kiss*

I’m pretty sure I’m near the end of Crow Country but I don’t want it to end. Heavy regrets not recording this one, it is absolute Noob candy, but alas.

CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Definitely will be checking out Dungeons of Hinterberg at some point!

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Me 4 days ago: I won’t have time to cover LudoNarraCon this year. Me today: *making plansssssssssss*

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thanks Dave 😄 there really isn’t another game like it

Fellow Traveller @fellowtraveller.games · 28/09/2026

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

❕📸 New Blog Post 📸❕ The gallery for the penultimate colossus is now up on the blog! In a slightly different scale and very different arena to the previous one, this guy presented a fresh set of challenges. But the David vs Goliath vibes were as strong as ever. ctrlaltnoob.com/2026/09/28/a...

Argus – The Fifteenth Colossus

Shadow of the Colossus.

CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

❕📸 New Blog Post 📸❕ The beginning of the end of my Shadow of the Colossus photography playthrough, here is the gallery for The Fourteenth Colossus - Cenobia! ctrlaltnoob.com/2026/09/24/c...

Cenobia – The Fourteenth Colossus

Shadow of the Colossus.

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I loooove LudoNarraCon. It is my favourite event of the year! I won’t have time to cover it this year but you are guaranteed to find some gems in there 🤍

CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

11. Shadow of the Colossus [photography playthrough] This is a special game. My first attempt left me too unsettled to want to continue. But the visual and audio beauty enraptured me so thoroughly that I decided I had to spotlight every Colossus in photo mode. 6 years later and it’s finally done.

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Okkk I forgot how much this game destroys me 😭

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

After like a 2 year mental block I have finally picked back up my Shadow of the Colossus photography run. Yay! Clearly nailing it 📸

CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

📞 Hostage Negotiator First solo boardgame experience! This game relied so heavily on dice that I think it would have felt so terrible to play if I didn’t have some extremely lucky rolls. The problem is, no one got to see the incredible clutch win that I got. Not sure solo boardgames are for me.

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Constantly fighting the urge to start a new save file on The Binding of Isaac, record everything and upload all of my no commentary successful runs. Literally no one wants that, but I’m never going to play Repentance if I don’t make it into a project 🥲

Critical Role Campaign 2: The Mighty Nein That was a lot of listening. I started at the start of the year and just finished mid September. And in that time the cast went through years. Constantly amazed at Matt Mercer’s creativity, memory and ability to just go with it. Very inspiring.

🦑 Arkham Horror: The Card Game Having never played a game like this before, I underestimated the complexity. I think it will be easier once you know how everything works, but there is a bit of a learning curve on the first session. Playing right before DnD was ill advised, but I would play again.

10. Balatro [for fun] Reached my first win and calling it.. well a win. While there is still lots more to do and explore and unlock, I just have so many games that I want to play that I don’t feel the need to go super completionist anymore. It will still be there when I fancy it but for now - ✅

CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Eyyy I got my first Balatro win

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day [cinema] I had low expectations just based on my own disillusioned feelings regarding the MCU. And even then I was dissapointed. There were some cool ideas but I am just finding myself bored of movies in service of setting up other movies.

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

9. Proverbs [for fun] What I intended to be a bridge game for when I have 10 minutes to pass ended up being a perfect podcast game to finish Critical Role C2 to. Super simple but brings out the compulsive side of me. Was not on the backlog but was exactly what I needed right now.

CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

❕New Blog Post❕ There Are No Ghosts at the Grand 🏚️ An absolute amalgamation that is hard to describe but made me laugh numerous times. I always admire a game that is unapologetically itself, and that is undeniable about this demo. ctrlaltnoob.com/2026/09/03/t...

There Are No Ghosts at the Grand – Demo Impressions

An absolute fever dream.

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

❕New Blog Post❕ The August monthly Noob-log is here, where I have been deep in some big series, and remembering my Bonny 🤍 ctrlaltnoob.com/2026/09/01/p...

Patch Notes – August 2026

Noob.exe 2.0.09.01

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

❕ New Blog Post ❕ Am I Nima 🧠 Thoroughly enjoyed the demo, manically sorting through and expanding on our characters thoughts in the moments between uneasy conversations with our Mom(?*). *we are also tied to a chair so… idk ctrlaltnoob.com/2026/08/28/a...

Am I Nima – Demo Impressions

A unique form of narrative puzzle in an uneasy package.

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Shroom and Gloom 🍄 I would have loved to have written an impressions post for this one but while I absolutely loved the aesthetic, I don’t think roguelike deck builders are ever going to be my genre. If they are though you should absolutely give it a try. store.steampowered.com/app/3271280/...

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Shroom and Gloom on Steam

Gather and grow cards in Shroom & Gloom, a moody first-person, roguelike double-deckbuilder bursting with fungal foes and mountains of mega-combos!

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Birdbox [netflix] It was fine. It was fun to watch socially theorising and making predictions as it went on. The concept is horrifying but I would have loved to have dived deeper into themes.

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Ahhh that is so good to hear, definitely saving this one for a rainy day 🥰

CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

❕ New Blog Post❕ Yes I spent way longer than necessary organising every parcel onto shelves for the correct size and location. Yes I knew it was just a demo and I did it anyway. Yes I enjoyed every moment of it. The Cat Mail Co. demo delivered. ctrlaltnoob.com/2026/08/21/c...

Cat Mail Co. – Demo Impressions

Cat Mail Co. gets a Noob stamp of approval.

CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

One thing is for sure, I’m very happy with the decision to record the full playthrough before releasing. That will definitely be the way for me going for forward!

CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Chants of Sennaar is finished! It was such a pleasure getting back to doing what I love. I have nothing else properly in the works yet. In the time since recording life got flipped upside down yet again. Once things level out I have more games I would like to share.

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The finale of Chants of Sennaar went up last week, I hope you enjoy(ed) the series as much as I did! youtu.be/pLIQcblkL7E

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Also, when you are playing DnD and the you just found the forge that your entire campaign has been about so far, and that exact moment a fly dies in the lamp and causes the whole room to smell like burning… to the point we had to stop and look for fires

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CtrlAltNoob @ctrlaltnoob.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

When you are playing DnD and roll a natural 20 for initiative (I don’t like being first), then 1 after 1 after 1 during the combat, then you do a religion check with advantage after the fight and get double natural 20s…