By Desiree Bonilla You can see the movie-like action from the get-go! Shadow Of The Tomb Raider, the latest action adventure video game published by Square Enix, starts off with Lara Croft in a plane. Lara seems to panic as she sees the plane break in half while she runs to the front seat. Sitting down…
By Desiree Bonilla Flipping Death is an engaging puzzle platform game with mild horror elements created by Zoink! Games. Here, you play as a girl named Penny, a very brave and unpredictable person. She used to work at a funeral home but got into trouble and lost her job. Because she wanted to liven things up, she jumped…
By Desiree Bonilla Ever wanted to just lie down with a bag of chips and a drink and play a stress-free game for a bit? Well, Shio is probably the game for you. When you indulge, you feel very calm. There’s never a point in the game where you’re stressed out. I feel at…
By Desiree Bonilla Losing things is part of being human, but did you ever wonder where those missing items go? I lost my headphones once, and I remember being really frustrated because I had no way to listen to music. I spent all day looking around for them. Maybe my headphones ended up in a…
By Desiree Bonilla At times, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life almost feels like Grand Theft Auto. I remember watching the trailer and thinking about how this game would be fun since there was so much action. It reminds me of the fighting in Sleeping Dogs. Although I have never played the entire Yakuza series, this…
By Desiree Bonilla I remember playing pinball at the arcade here in New York. I remember being really excited to play the pinball machine because of how the lights would glow up and the sound of the flipper hitting the ball felt so real. This was a good experience because I remember being really overjoyed…
Editor’s Note: There are spoilers below. By Desiree Bonilla Florence, from Australian studio Mountains, is the most beautiful mobile game/interactive comic I have ever played. I say interactive comic because when you play Florence it does not feel like playing a game. It feels as if you’re just flipping through a comic and picking what…
By Desiree Bonilla At its best, Fe can be an amazing game for people who enjoy action-adventure games. The abstract visuals and soothing music create a very peaceful, comforting atmosphere — when you aren’t hiding from big, glowing eye creatures, that is. But although this game seems very calming at first, it becomes extremely frustrating…
By Desiree Bonilla Hello, Critics Circle members and fans. My name is Desiree Bonilla. I am the new 15 year old intern for the New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC). Perrsonally, I am a fan of video games like Kingdom Hearts and Fortnite Battle Royale. Kingdom Hearts, in my opinion, has a great…