By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. This week, our writers wrestle with the constant menace of Capcom’s Resident Evil 3 remake, uncover a most specific of April Fool’s jokes, and take a peek…
Not that long ago, I wrote a fair amount as a poet, and produced some poetry CDs. Over the years, I’ve quietly been writing poetry about games I’ve played and loved. Yesterday, I talked with podcast host Scott Jones about writing poetry for one of his shows. I thought that, during this time of ascending…
By Ronald Gordon Although I may not be a die hard fan of the franchise, Resident Evil still holds a special place in my heart when it comes to games that know just how to plant a seed of terror into their players. And after playing through the whole game, I can confidently say that…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. This week, our writers venture into a different kind of hell on Earth with Doom Eternal, spend some self-isolation time with Apple Arcade’s growing library, and fill…
By Isaac Espinosa In this time of self quarantining and isolation, it’s best to look toward the games that allow us to lose ourselves in the fun, and temporarily forget about what’s going on outside. For me, Super Smash Bros. has always been that game. I mostly play from a competitive standpoint, meaning I go…
By Matt Gerardi Welcome back to The Roundup, the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s weekly look at our members’ writing and news from around the world of videogames. I’m back on the Roundup beat this week. All the thanks in the world to Harold for putting up with me while I’ve been sick and filling…
By Ronald Gordon Sometimes, you discover a game that’s more than just a game. Perhaps it feels like a sort of playable movie, or a story that resonates deeply within you. In the case of Ori and The Will of The Wisps, the game struck me as an interactive work of art. Ori and The…
By Kimari Rennis Let’s be honest here, gamers. Food and video games together are a wonderful combination. But what if I told you there was a game out there that combined the two in a cartoony anime RPG? Imagine an anime RPG game about food – as you eat food! Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl…
By Harold Goldberg With Matt Gerardi under the weather, I hope you don’t mind that I’m taking over the Roundup column this week. We all wish Matt the speediest of recoveries. Here in Manhattan, many entities – from sports to arts to public schools – are closing down in an effort to stem the spread…
By Zante Barker A bunch of little literary characters on a quest to save the world. That’s the idea behind Bookbound Brigade, a new game that takes on the Metroidvania genre. You know, these are games like Axiom Verge, Dead Cells and Hollow Knight. Bookboung Brigade, created by Digital Tales, came out on all systems,…
By Isaac Espinosa Relive the iconic story of Dragon Ball Z in an all-new beautiful light! Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, a semi-open world role playing game andd developed by CyberConnect2, is based on the long-running series created by Akira Toriyama. DBZ: Kakarot depicts the same story as the anime and manga, following a man named…
By Harold Goldberg Last week, I played about three hours of Final Fantasy VII Remake. The original Japanese role playing game evokes many memories, including the time a hotel worker chatted with me about why the game was her favorite. She said the three-disc, Square Enix offering for the original PlayStation evoked passion and emotion…
