Jasmine Gould-Wilson
Once I learned to talk, I never stopped. The same can be said of my writing career, too, as I think I've wanted to be a writer since I knew how to hold a pencil. You'll find my typing skills far more legible than my handwriting, thankfully. My passion for writing (and a stubborn streak of determination) is what helped me undergo a total career shift in 2021 to pursue my ambition of becoming a games journalist, putting in the hours as a freelancer for TheGamer, Gamezo, and Tech Radar Gaming before finding a full-time position at GamesRadar. When I'm not compiling quirky listicles or trying to work out Game Pass prices in USD, I'll be working on my paranormal history podcast or playing some Dead By Daylight - with the curtains tightly drawn, of course.
Latest articles by Jasmine Gould-Wilson
![A dragon in Dragon's Dogma 2.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xsvEDfGFjvUkk7Gb58JLiW-320-80.jpg)
I lost interest in Dragon's Dogma 2 after 85 hours, so I decided to nuke my playthrough with the infamous RPG mechanic that most players resent
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Opinion Opinion | And no, I don't have the Eternal Wakestone yet
![Manor Lords](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mXwpugvVsdMAvhaNVLyXMe-320-80.jpg)
Manor Lords nearly let you fight rebelling villagers, but the city builder's dev decided against it as "something felt off with rallying militia to fight your own villagers"
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
News "I remember testers making fun that they are basically torching their own homes 'cause food variety was too low"
![Manor Lords Early Access](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nRsJadptboQbAsqJz4gPxi-320-80.jpg)
After seeing his hit Steam city builder get the Shrek treatment, Manor Lords dev admits "you can't deny the potential" of official mods
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
News A whole new swamp
![Manor Lords tips](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pUHw5ipdWMxtHr6Q6aJuE3-320-80.jpg)
10 Manor Lords tips to help you survive your first year
By Leon Hurley last updated
Guide Save time and soar through settlement ranks with these Manor Lords tips and tricks
![Manor Lords scenarios and difficulties](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/USxCZfeaSpVacGM9uLurdc-320-80.jpg)
All Manor Lords scenarios and difficulties explained
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Guide Here's what each of the Manor Lords scenarios entails and how your difficulty setting changes things
![How to get Manor Lords food](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i2i6q6nda7kgiFFcNXLv3n-320-80.jpg)
How to get food in Manor Lords and stock up for winter
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Guide Key Manor Lords food items include meat, vegetables, berries, and bread
![Manor Lords Level 2 Burgage plot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sTQBS5d2cQV2XzvHKcA3A3-320-80.jpg)
How to get a Manor Lords Level 2 Burgage plot
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Guide Got the level too low Manor Lords warning? Here's the fix
![The best zombie games](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bzQGTXgtUYWwZro2Ftdw8P-320-80.jpg)
The 10 best zombie games that will munch your brain
By Connor Sheridan last updated
Features Success in the best zombie games is simple: remove the head or destroy the brain
![darkwebSTREAMER](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MvhTxDew2QbCMEKtr2gAZA-320-80.jpg)
darkwebSTREAMER is a "narrative roguelike" that interrogates the voyeuristic horror fan in us all
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Interview Interview | Chantal Ryan talks 90s cannibal forums, social decay, and how her upcoming horror RPG straddles time and place
![Manor Lords review](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q4hQNTLBYYeBLERhLH5baj-320-80.jpg)
Manor Lords review: "Brimming with the potential to exceed its already broad horizons"
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Not yet ratedReview
![Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ARCGspiuzrzbC5QJkL3Tze-320-80.jpg)
Hellblade 2: Everything you need to know about Senua's Saga
By Kevin Scully last updated
Features Hellblade 2 sees an empowered Senua bringing the fight to Iceland
![Mass Effect 2 Renegade](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kari2gQwNNYtHbhBGpoRYK-320-80.jpg)
14 years later, I'm playing Mass Effect 2 for the first time and loving being a total Renegade
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Now Playing Now Playing | Being a Renegade in ME2 doesn't make Shepard bad – it makes them badass
![Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 announcement](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rKqLsTSfY5NNLtRdFhU5NM-320-80.jpg)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is coming, and it's everything the first RPG "was supposed to be in the beginning"
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
News 6 years later, Warhorse Studios is bringing us back to Bohemia
![The Urbz: Sims in the City for PS2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kvLnYU9j4GySrxhJ4BJaYP-320-80.jpg)
20 years later, I'm rediscovering the best PS2-era Sims spinoff and now I don't even need The Sims 5
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Now Playing Now Playing | If there's one Sims-adjacent game that needs to make a comeback, it's The Urbz
![Upcoming Nintendo Switch games listing images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NBUieY3gsujaM9jDWnr5Hg-320-80.jpg)
Upcoming Switch games for 2024 (and beyond)
By Sam Loveridge last updated
From Nintendo exclusives to ports, there are still plenty of upcoming Switch games on the horizon
![Dead Island 2 Crusher](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z3ZozoYHUBS66oFHQGRw9o-320-80.jpg)
Here's how "the best Friday the 13th film" inspired a scrapped Dead Island 2 mechanic in a game that's re-flipping the script on zombie fiction
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Interview Interview | "We're gonna be an 18 game, let's f*cking earn it"
![Dragon's Dogma 2 Trickster vocation](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Wz99uuxci2HtHFU7Ahi98-320-80.jpg)
After 77 hours in Dragon's Dogma 2, I swapped to the least RPG-sounding class ever to grace an RPG and it was super weird
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Now Playing Now Playing | A vocation vacation
![Fallout 4 power armor in repair rig](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ad9ecba57c6850f7f141ec44f283ac7-320-80.jpg)
The best Fallout games, ranked
By Heather Wald last updated
Features We rank the best Fallout games to decide which one rules the Wasteland
![Fallout 5](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8vCdfnjKzGNjCtsGaphGh-320-80.jpg)
Fallout 5: Everything we know so far, and what we hope to see
By Heather Wald last updated
Features Bethesda remains rather quiet about Fallout 5
![Manor Lords](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7togvQV4Po4fvuMFLvQ6qm-320-80.jpg)
I played the medieval city builder-meets-RTS game that has 2 million wishlists on Steam and it blew my tiny mind
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Features Preview | Ye Olde Sim City with battle tactics? Count me in
![Dragon's Dogma 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DrTV2EL8RqW7iXvyZoYNkL-320-80.jpg)
I've had bad luck with AI companions in games, but Dragon's Dogma 2's approach to party-based RPGs might change that
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Opinion Opinion | Dragon's Dogma 2 makes a strong case for bots in party-based games – as long as players get a say in the matter
![The Sims 4 SpinningPlumbobs mods](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8gLTMnSFXMKUKpombZLtdR-320-80.jpg)
Meet the Sims 4 modder who went from styling hair to styling mermaids, vampires, and werewolves for a living
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Interview Interview | "I basically created what I was too impatient to wait for"
![Star Wars Outlaws main characters ND-5, Kay Vess, and Nix standing next to each other](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6zn3sZNUYRVrjdRrGNsq4i-320-80.jpeg)
Upcoming Star Wars games: Every new Star Wars game announced so far
By Heather Wald last updated
Features These upcoming Star Wars games from various acclaimed developers are coming soon to a galaxy near you