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The Insight: In D-Topia, A Society Designed to Eliminate Suffering, Prejudice and Exclusion Remain.
By Khloe Wilkerson Most people imagine the future of AI as either a technological utopia or a dystopian nightmare. Developed by Marumittu Games, D-Topia is a single-player puzzle adventure game set in an Al-managed society where every system is designed for human happiness, comfort, and ease. While everything appears perfect on the surface, the game…
The Insight: Dicero Is So Much Fun – Except For One Thing
By Mary-Ellis Ryan Are you tired of slow-paced mobile RPGs with endless, unskippable cutscenes? Maybe it’s time to jump straight into the fun with Dicero. In this game, instead of using traditional weapons, your battle power is determined by your luck and strategy with the dice. You roll a set of five dice at the bottom…
The Insight: Why Star Fox For Switch 2 Didn’t Impress Our Newest Writer
By Zhya Colon This was my first experience ever playing a Star Fox game, and might I say, I was heavily disappointed. I am aware that this game is a remake of a Star Fox game made back in 1997, so perhaps this is most likely targeted to older Star Fox enjoyers. But I am…
The Roundup: The Circle’s First NEA Grant, Beatdown City Survivors, Enthralling Roguelike Saros, American History in Games, Xbox Layoffs, Obsidian Pivots, More!
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! This is one of a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the brilliant works of our Members and Interns alike! This time around we’ve got a two-part story on Beatdown City Survivors, our Circle Efforts being rewarded with a NEA Grant, Playing with Purpose Student…
The Insight: Kimari Rennis Returns To Review The Straight Up, Unadulterated, Zombie-Horde Fun Within Beatdown City Survivors!
Editor’s Note: In a Critics Circle first, we are running two reviews of former contributor Shawn Alexander Allen’s Beatdown City Survivors. The first is written by our newest NYVGCC intern, Osaze. And the second (below) is Kimari, who is one of our longest running contributors. By Kimari Rennis Native New Yorkers will confidently confirm the existence…
The Insight: Osaze Says Beatdown City Survivors Is The Embodiment Of NYC, Hilariously Gruesome And Poignantly Cultural!
Editor’s Note: In a Critics Circle first, we will run two reviews of former contributor Shawn Alexander Allen’s Beatdown City Survivors. One will be by our newest NYVGCC intern, Osaze. And the second is by Kimari, who is one of our longest running contributors. Here is the first review. By Osaze Okungbowa In a world…
Happy 4th! Our Students’ Work Is Displayed In A Museum Exhibition!
By Harold Goldberg In late May, I received a message from author Kathy Z. Price. She wrote that she was curating an exhibit at the Woodstock Artists Association Museum (WAAM) upstate, and she wanted to know what student work from our Playing With Purpose program might be appropriate for the show, which would begin on…
Happy 4th Of July: Our Nonprofit Just Received Its First NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Grant!
We are excited and honored to announce that NYVGCC is a recipient of a Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This award will be instrumental in the expansion of our Playing With Purpose games education program, bringing writing-intensive education in journalism and narrative writing directly to underserved…
The Insight: Linette Says Saros Is A High Octane Roguelite That Emphasizes Risk And Reward!
By Linette Marte A colorful, sci-fi world. Running and gunning weird and grotesque creatures. There’s no time for slowpokes in the high intensity rougelite, Saros. You are dropped into a planet called Carcosa where creatures are hostile and intense and a solar eclipse could mean your possible death. You control Arjun, a determined but also…
The Roundup: Summer Game Fest, Osaze’s First Article, Pokémon Champions, Yoshi, Xbox’s Highs & Lows, More!
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s our series dedicated to gathering the stories of interns and members alike to give them a shoutout. Summer Game Fest was a blast for a lot of people, and that means much more news to cover. Featured are stories about Osaze’s time in an…
The Insight: For His First Review, Osaze Became A General During The Civil War!
By Osaze Okungbowa Ultimate General: Civil War was my first experience with a real-time strategy game. I usually play first person shooter games, so fighting a battle via commands instead of shooting was a leap of faith that I thought I was ready for. Turns out I was heavily under-prepared. In this game, you’re given…
The Insight: Information and Gaming News from the ESA!
By Ronald Gordon If you’ve ever encountered a situation where someone just doesn’t understand the positive impact that gaming can have on an individual, we’ve got some very important information for you! For those like me who haven’t heard of them, The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is an organization focused on advocating for gaming as…
The Insight: Aeth Spent Over 70 Hours With Pokémon Champions. Here’s His Long Form Review!
By Aeth Finch Whether it’s through apps like TCG Pocket or games like Scarlet and Violet (S&V), Pokémon has been growing in popularity over the past several years. The next title, Winds & Waves, revealed during Pokémon Day this year, only made the hype wave stronger. Then there’s Pokémon Champions. Released in early April, I’ve…
The Insight: People of Note’s Songs Are More Than Music. They’re About Banding Together!
By Khloe Wilkerson There’s a moment early in People of Note where the screen fades into a fully choreographed musical performance, lights explode across the stage, and it clicks: this isn’t a game that simply uses music as background noise. Developed by Iridium Studios, People of Note is built around the idea that music can…
The Roundup: Titanium Court, Pokopia’s Simplicity, Fallout’s Old GURPS Mechanics, Opinions on Mixtape, Subnautica 2, More!
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s a column made with the purpose of gathering stories from Critics Circle members and interns alike to give them props for the hard work. This time around, we’ve got news on Pokopia’s wholesome fun, the simple addictiveness of Titanium Court, Mixtape’s purposefully unlikeable protag,…
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