By Harold Goldberg One thing was clear from the start. Our group of students at the Mott Hall III school on the edge of the Bronx’s Crotona Park had the potential to be our best class ever. Earlier in the year, educator Ryan O’Callaghan put the word out that the New York Videogame Critics Circle…
By Ronald Gordon I am over 100 Hours into Elden Ring and have reached Level 100+, yet I still feel like I am nowhere close to an ending of any sort. The more I play Elden Ring, the more I feel as though this game will continue to ramp up and kick my butt 16…
By Imani Brown The amazing Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga mainly tells the story of Star Wars through the years. But here, the movie actors are turned into cute Lego animated characters; for over 45 hours, you play through all nine movies. While this game is based on the movie/episodes that you stream or…
By Ronald Gordon Hello, and welcome back to another Roundup, The Critics Circle’s biweekly look at the bits of news that have happened both inside and outside the Circle. From the Best Multiplayer Nintendo Games to a Review of Reggie Fils-Aimé’s book, we’ve got plenty of news to sort through when it comes to gaming.…
By Makeda Byfield If you don’t already know, Reggie Fils-Aimé is former President and COO of Nintendo of America, an Ivy League graduate from Cornell, and a lauded businessman prior to his work in games. His new autobiography, Disrupting the Game, proves he is even more than that – including being a mentor to Bronx…
By Isaac Espinosa In order to save the world from a dangerous force, you must travel through a realm of puzzles and… virtual reality? Moss: Book II is a VR game for the PlayStation 4 developed by Polyarc; it continues the story of Quill, a little anthropomorphic mouse on her quest to defeat the Arcane,…
By Ronald Gordon Greetings and welcome back once again to another Roundup, The Critic Circle’s way of informing you of the recent news that’s happened within the Gaming Community. From a review of the new Horizon Forbidden West to news about Nintendo getting a labor complaint, we’ve got plenty of topics to cover for this…
By Jeison Liranzo The Kirby franchise recently made a comeback with Kirby and the Forgotten Land, developed by HAL Laboratory and released on March 25, 2022. As in the franchise’s other games, Kirby has the ability to inhale enemies and take their powers, and there’s no spoken dialogue. This installment introduces many new mechanics, though,…
Upon release, we ran this Horizon Forbidden West story. In an effort to show both sides, here is another take on the the Aloy saga. By Kimari Rennis I am a woman with simple tastes when it comes to video games. I need a strong female lead and a fresh, jarring narrative to change my…
By Ronald Gordon Hello once again and Welcome Back to the Roundup! It’s the Critics Circle’s chance to gather up seme selected stories from our various members and give them each a shoutout for their hard work. This week we’ve got articles that the Circle Members have published on their respective sites, as well as…