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The Essay: How Pokémon XP And Worlds Changed My Perspective On Games
By Saniah Entienne This weekend in San Francisco, I became immersed in the world of Pokémon. I expected to come out learning more about Pokémon–and I did. But I also left with a new understanding of games. When brainstorming my thesis for this piece I grappled with several different ideas. The one that keeps coming…
Saniah’s Final Day At Pokémon XP and Worlds!
By Saniah Entienne Yesterday was Championship Sunday and my final day at Pokémon XP and Worlds. Here are some things I captured: Thank you all for keeping up with my first Pokémon XP and Worlds Experience. I had a wonderful time in San Francisco. Stay tuned for an more in-depth piece on my time at…
Saniah’s Second Day At Pokémon XP And Worlds
By Saniah Entienne Today was a super immersive day at Pokémon XP and Worlds. I got the opportunity to participate in an interview with Chris Brown, the Director of Global Esports & Events at The Pokémon Company International, explore many facets of XP fanfest side of things and enjoy some fun interactive activities. Here are…
Saniah Is At Her First Pokémon XP And Worlds!
By Saniah Entienne Today, I arrived in San Francisco for Pokémon XP and World Championships for the company’s 30th Anniversary. Here is what has caught my eye so far:
The Insight: Zhya Couldn’t Have Picked A Better Game As Her First Splatoon Experience!
By Zhya Colon Shiver, the Octoling, Frye, the Inkling, and Big Man, the Manta ray, are on a mission in Splatoon Raiders, and I was hoping they would keep me happily entertained. This was my first attempt at playing a Splatoon game. I was aware of the franchise for a long time but was never…
The Roundup: Case Solved: The London Files, Tomodachi Life, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynched, Gothic 1 Remake, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, GTA 6 Leaks, Frame1Games, More!
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome once again to the Roundup, a series created to gather the works of members and interns alike to give them a shoutout! Back to School season is starting, and with it comes some last minute summer reviews! This time around we’ve got news on a whimsical noir point and…
The Insight: Case Solved: The London Files Is An Unexpectedly Comedic Masterpiece
By Karoline Castillo-Troncoso I didn’t expect humor in Case Solved: London Files, a cozy noir point and click game where players solve puzzles by piecing clues together in order to crack cases. Despite this game being characterized as noir, often associated with crime, Case Solved: London Files is rather whimsical. The 2D characters, emulating the…
In The Schools: The “Positive Effect Of Our Impactful Work” At M.S. 131
By Ronald Gordon Recently, the Critics Circle had the chance to run our nonprofit Playing with Purpose course over at M.S. 131 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. In the computer lab of the school, we gathered two groups of students and taught them how to create a game narrative. This Playing with Purpose workshop was…
The Insight: Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Helps Isaac Chill, All Summer Long!
By Isaac Espinosa Ever since the Nintendo Wii came out in 2007, the Miis have remained icons in Nintendo’s avatar gallery. The idea of being able to create anyone you wanted through a Mii has stood as their primary source of appeal. And although Nintendo has tried to introduce new avatars for players to use,…
The Roundup: Pokémon Fire Red, D-Topia May Not Be Utopia, Beast of Reincarnation, Star Fox Remake Not as Great, Best Ways to PC Game, A Silly Raccoon in Guild Wars 2, More!
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! This is one of a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the work of members and interns alike! This time around we’ve got news on Theresa’s enjoyment of Pokémon Fire Red, the not-so-perfect society within D-Topia, Dicero being more than just a mobile game, the…
The Insight: In Black Flag: Resynched, It’s Pirates First, Assassins Second
By Saniah Etienne Assassin’s Creed Black Flag: Resynced expects you to be a pirate before you’re an assassin. And that’s simultaneously the beauty of it and the biggest hurdle to overcome. Assassin’s Creed was one of the first videogames I played growing up, so I was very excited to dive into this new version. As…
The Insight: Gothic 1 Remake Isn’t Easy, But It’s Very Fulfilling
By Jatin Gundara When I first saw the promotional materials for Alkimia Interactive’s Gothic 1 Remake, I had a feeling that I knew what I was getting myself into. With the poster showing a conventional group of RPG protagonists (what seem like a mage, warrior, etc) surrounded by hordes of enemies in a red hellscape,…
The Insight: Theresa Still Enjoys Pokémon FireRed, The Classic Game Re-Released For Switch 2!
By Theresa Afful If you are an old-school fan of Pokémon, you might know of the RPG games FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version which was released on January 19th, 2004 on the Gameboy. The 2004 remake was of the 1996 RPG Pokémon Red and Green developed by Game Freak. The game was finally released…
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…
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