By Ronald Gordon Mobile games often get a bad rap when it comes to their status within the gaming community. While some find them enjoyable and can stay engaged, others are turned away by the predatory nature of monetization that many mobile games suffer from nowadays. Luckily, those who are on the hunt for quality…
By Makeda Byfield Consider yourself a cat purr-son? Have you been super busy and need to take a paws? Looking for a fun, low-stakes game with adorable kitties, endless mini-games, and lighthearted & spirited mewsic? Then let me direct you to Apple Arcade’s “Kimono Cats”! My apologies for all the corny cat puns. I just…
By Makeda Byfield At first, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees was like a virtual vacation in a relaxing forest. Players swing through a crowd of tall, beautiful trees alongside another yellow Gibbon. There is no goal, no rush, no stress – just swinging and gliding through the air with ease. I enjoyed playing Gibbon in between…
By Ronald Gordon Greetings and Salutations! Welcome back to the Roundup! It’s the Critics Circle’s glimpse at news, reviews, and so much more in the vast radar that is the Gaming Community. Last time, we focused mainly on our Members of the Circle and gave them the spotlight, but this time our Interns have come…
Note: Some spoilers lie ahead. By Makeda Byfield My siblings were not pleased with me when I told them I wanted to re-download the Sims mobile game last month. According to them, I “rEtUrN tO tHe SaMe tWo “boring” gAmEs anD bEcomE aBsOluTelY cOnsUmEd wITh tHem.” Ready to ignore their hater-ism, I was about to…
By Makeda Byfield I’m a sucker for mystery. Baldo: The Guardian Owls, recently released on the Apple Arcade, offered tons of it! The adventure game followed a young man named Baldo as he attempted to solve several quests’ throughout his village. What fun! Young Baldo is a chosen kid, and the townspeople need him. The…
By Makeda Byfield From the moment I opened Taiko no Tatsujin (or Taiko Pop Tap), I couldn’t stop grinning. The Japanese drum game lights up the screen – literally – with it’s bright colors, cute characters, and lively music. The point of the game is to feel the rhythm and keep up with it. It’s…
By Makeda Byfield You don’t know why and you don’t know how. But what you do know is that at the opening of Hitchhiker, Versus Evil’s new narrative mystery game, you’ve ended up in a stranger’s car. The driver, Vern, is a talkative raisin farmer. His stories are nice and all but … you just…
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 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 critics was ashore in Nintendo’s new Link’s Awakening, hit the ice for EA’s latest hockey outing, and dive into Apple’s new gaming service. Plus,…