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…
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,…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup! It’s a column made with the purpose of gathering stories from Critics Circle members and interns alike to give them props for the hard work. This time around, we’ve got news on Pokopia’s wholesome fun, the simple addictiveness of Titanium Court, Mixtape’s purposefully unlikeable protag,…
By Isaac Espinosa As Pokémon fans desperately await news related to Winds and Waves, it is up to the newly released spin-off titles to hold them over. Pokopia falls right into this niche! The adventure starts off very interestingly, as you tackle it all through the perspective of cute blob Ditto, who upon trying to…
By Ronald Gordon Hello and welcome back to the Roundup, a column created to gather the works of our members and interns alike to give them a shout out! March has been an eventful month, filled with plenty of great games to play and cover. This time around we’ve got stories featuring Romeo is A…
By Ronald Gordon Hello once again from the Critics Circle! It’s been a while and both GG Fest One and 15th Annual New York Videogame Awards were a huge success in January! Not only did people thoroughly enjoy the litany of panels before the Supergiant Unplugged Concert on the 17th, Awards night was bustling with…
By Isaac Espinosa June 13th, 2017. For many fans of Metroid, Nintendo’s juggernaut franchise, this date was highly significant, as it was the first announcement that Metroid Prime 4 was in development for the Nintendo Switch console. But no one could’ve predicted the development hell that the game would endure before eventually being released. As…
New York Game Awards and GG! Fest tickets (which includes the big, Supergiant Unplugged concert) are now available! Get them before they sell out! By Ronald Gordon Hello once again and welcome back to the Roundup, a column created to highlight the work of Circle’s members and our many writing interns! It has been a long…
New York Game Awards and GG! Fest tickets (which includes the big, Supergiant Unplugged live concert) are now available! Get them before they sell By Isaac Espinosa I remember the time well. February 27th, 2024 was an important date for Pokémon fans across the globe. Sure, it was the 28th anniversary of Pokémon Red and Green,…
By Isaac Espinosa My favorite video game character comes from Honkai: Star Rail, and while she wasn’t in its 3.6 version update, I adore her all the same. Previous five-star characters The Herta and Anaxa returned, along with new characters Evernight and Dan Heng: Permansor Terrae. Any of these four would be incredibly valuable for…