By Ronald Gordon For the last two weeks of October, the talented interns of the Critics Circle had been conducting interviews. Aiming at getting the juicy details of Immortality and how it came about, the various names and faces we talked with were all wonderful people with lots to say on the game. With the…
By Makeda Byfield In August of 2022, Sam Barlow’s interactive gaming experience “Immortality” hit the market. And if the wave of NYVGCC content about it doesn’t get the message across, then I’ll spell it out for you all: we’re big fans! It’s scary, it’s creative, it’s visually enticing. The game’s protagonist is incredibly entertaining, and…
This Is Part 2 Of Our Halloween Week Series Which Features A Deep Dive Into The Creepy Horror Game Immortality. Today, Isaac Espinosa Interviews Producer Natalie Watson, Who Does So Much At Half Mermaid. By Isaac Espinosa Natalie Watson does it all. Immortality is a game that’s unique, especially in how it presents its wonderful…
By Ronald Gordon Sam Barlow, the director behind Immortality and head of Half Mermaid, is an compelling man to interview. I got the chance to sit down with him over Google Meet for our Halloween Week series to hear about how he got his start in gaming and what Immortality meant to him as his…
By Harold Goldberg Here at the New York Videogame Critics Circle, we were gobsmacked by the originality of Half Mermaid’s landmark Immortality, the Sam Barlow-led creation which serves up a mystery stippled with horror featuring a lost actress and her three unreleased movies. After I reviewed Half-Mermaid’s game for The Observer, I realized there was…
By Jade Entien If you’re familiar with the found footage genre of film, you know how creepy and realistic those films can be. From horror movies like “The Blair Witch Project” to YouTube series like “Clear Lakes 44,” found footage has proved to be a significant form of art, building fear and tension as you…
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